Thanksgiving

So tomorrow is Thanksgiving day. I am pretty excited about it. I am doing all of the cooking for my family which includes, me, my husband and kids, my in laws and my mother. Normally it's just the four of us but I went a little nuts this year and decided to invite everyone else too. We always have too much food anyway so we may as well share it and then I wont have nearly as many leftovers. LOL
My menu includes the ever important turkey, which is huge this year, I've injected it with Cajun spices and it is now sleeping peacefully in the fridge awaiting the sauna tomorrow. Next and almost just as important are the mashed potatoes. I debated on whether the dressing should come before potatoes but for me, potatoes are way more important then dressing. So yeah, there will be dressing that I am making from scratch this year. Normally I use stove top stuffing but I wanted this years to be, well....good. LOL Also there will be green beans with bacon, rolls and gravy. That is the Thanksgiving dinner anyway.
Next is the dessert. I am making three, count them, THREE pies. One pumpkin, one pecan and one cherry. I figure that covers everyone. I just hope there is plenty of pie left over for evening snacking. Most people want leftover turkey, not me, I want leftover dessert. :)
But my main thing this year is that we will all be together enjoying this homemade meal under my roof. I am loving that whole thing. It's a total Norman Rockwell fantasy I guess. But it's going to be great. And my kids will grow up remembering our homemade thanksgiving dinners. And that thought makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. I am thankful for all my friends, old and new,  I am thankful for the health and happiness of all my family, I am thankful for my husband who is the best husband ever and I am thankful for my two beautiful, healthy children. I hope you all have long lists of things to be thankful for and wonderful people you are thankful to have in your lives. May your holiday be the best one ever...until next year. LOL Ya know one thing I forgot to mention I am thankful for....not having to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving. Now that's something. LOL Happy Thanksgiving everyone!