Thanksgiving Day 5

Here we are - the big day! Thanksgiving! Of all the holidays, this one, though not of Christian origin, is a very Christian day. We ought to be thinking of all our blessings and privileges often. We have so much to be grateful for.



I let the boys sleep in and wandered into the kitchen to do some clean up. My energy levels are not always supportive of work and household, but since I had half a day off yesterday and will have Friday and Saturday to relax, it is time for me to try and straighten up and get things back into some semblance of control.



I spent three hours working on putting things to rights, inbetween setting a spell to regain my energy. It felt so good to be able to know that everything was clean and in the proper place! When the boys got up, they kept the momentum going. I am so thankful to have the house neat and proper.



We did our Thanksgiving dinner by going to Wegmans and selecting only what each person would eat. There was of course, turkey and gravy and mashed potatoes. Kiel and I like stuffing and cranberry sauce, but Drew does not. He loves black olives and dinner rolls which Kiel does not. We all selected a bottle of sparkling cranberry juice. Once we arrived at the house, it was a quick spin in the microwave and voila! A delicious feast.



This is the first year I have neither cooked nor traveled (my immune system is too fragile for being very far away). I am thankful for my parents, for their faith, their welcoming home., their supportive prayers. I would love to be able to visit with them this holiday, but decided the better part of valor was to stay home.

I thought it might seem oddly sad and empty, but it turned out to be a restful and appreciated day. Turns out it was fortuitous that we didn't go to Mom and Dad's. We got a call in the late afternoon from my sister who was at my parent's house. Dad was having difficulty breathing again even though the pneumonia he was being treated for a few weeks ago seems to have cleared up.

They took him to the ER where he was admitted for further testing. Besides not wanting to be exposed in case he has something contagious, I was relieved that we hadn't added to the noise and confusion of the day when he was not feeling well. He will definitely be in my prayers over the next few days. I am grateful he has a good hospital nearby and that they are taking good care of him.