How Do You Keep A Turkey In Suspense?

This is the thanksgiving phone call I have called my Aunt Ann with nearly every year, for years. :-) Tradition...I guess it comes in many shapes and forms.

This was a Thanksgiving I was really looking forward to this year. Although emotionally reflecting was painful at times, I took comfort in being able to freely be with my family this year. I was like a kid at Christmas time anticipating the moment we would all be together again.

My sister Kara, my brother-in-law Clay, and my niece and nephew Payton and Scott were all coming from Colorado, so I spent two days painting the "creepy green room" getting it ready for them to sleep in. I'm glad I had a project, or I would have been climbing the walls. :-)

Everyone arrived safe and sound and we went to my sister Kathy's house for Thanksgiving dinner. As always, the food was wonderful (special thanks to bro-in-law Steve for being quite the baker this year!). My Mom and Russ, sister Kristin and nephew Kameron, were also there. My son Tyler came later in the day and I was so excited to see him as I didn't think he would be here until that Friday.

Way too much to write about! Below are some pics I took with my handy dandy cell phone!