Grammys Corgi Country

Well, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. I got to sleep in, since I’d been up until almost 3 a.m. the night before. We had breakfast and watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the National Dog Show on TV. THAT was very disappointing because, as you know, we are Corgi fans and they skipped right over the breed (even in the herding group part of the show) and didn’t even show more than a glimpse or two.

After taking care of the animals, we took off for town and my sister’s place where we worked together to make mashed potatoes, candied yams, carrots, and other vegetables while the turkey cooked. We have such a large gathering with twenty family members plus other invited friends, that we usually get the church basement to hold the actual dinner in. All three of my sons that live in this state were able to come and join us for awhile, and we got phone calls from the others that live across the country. It was great to see my grandkids again.

There was a ton of food… a roasted turkey, a deep fried turkey, a large baked ham, yeast rolls, all kinds of veggie plates, and as many kinds of desserts as there were main food plates. All of us are weight watching now and everyone had a new low fat or low sugar dessert to try as well as some of the traditional desserts. There were a couple of strawberry cheesecakes, a couple of traditional pumpkin pies, a pumpkin cheesecake and three kinds of pecan pies…including my brother-in-law’s special chocolate pecan pie. There was a Weight Watcher’s pumpkin pie recipe and Spice Pumpkin Cupcake recipe. There were a couple of sugar free desserts like Chocolate Cream Pie, and Jell-O salad. After a bite of each, I really don’t know how many calories were “saved,” though…

After eating and playing a couple of games, we (the women) all worked together to get things cleaned up and the left over food divided. Everyone went home with plenty for several days worth of eating, and there were still enough to take plates to other friends that weren’t in good enough health to come out.

We got home pretty late, and were very tired, but all in all it was a very nice day. It was such a blessing to get to spend time together with family and friends. I praise God for the life and loved ones He has given me. I hope that all of you enjoyed your day as much as we did.

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