Thanksgiving

As I sit and try to write this … I have little words. Thanksgiving for us this year was not your normal Thanksgiving. Yes it was spent with family, yes we had the traditional turkey dinner, yes I tried keeping things normal for the kids and doing a craft or two with them, but as my mother in law Jackie grew sicker and more frail, we all truly counted our blessings (and even questioned them) as we spent our last days with her.

We spent the day over at Kent and Jackie’s along with Krista and Bobby (Kasey’s sis and her husband), Jackie’s parents Cheryl and Bob, and her brother Randy. We all pitched in and brought dinner. It was simple and delicious.

The kids made little egg carton turkeys for everyone a few days before and loved showing them off!

Every year Jackie makes the kids something to give them on Thanksgiving along with a new movie. This year she had Aunt Carla make them their own little sleeping bags. The kids LOVED them! They immediately unrolled them and set up camp. The sleeping bags had a little tag sewn onto each one that said “grandma loves me”. She never wanted them to forget.

 

All in all it was a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am so grateful to have spent it with people I love and to have created lasting memories.

 

Here is my attempt to get a good picture of Kasey and I . He was determined to not let that happen! This is why I love him … he keeps me smiling even during the toughest of times.