Today was a wonderful day. Woke up to a beautiful morning, not too hot, not too cold. Managed to have fresh bread in the bread machine done by 9 am, so the house smelled like freshly baked bread.
Got the turkey in the oven by 10 am, anticipating that it would be done by 3 pm. The fully stuffed 11.5 pound turkey was fully cooked by 2 pm and all but the second loaf of bread was ready at the same time.
Have been gorging myself on turkey, yam casserole, green beans, fresh bread, stuffing, and all the other fixings since 2 pm today. Have had one heck of a time keeping my eyes open and my belly not stuffed.
Even sat outside this evening, right after sunset to watch both the space station and the space shuttle fly overhead. That was an awe-inspiring experience. Makes you realize exactly how lucky we all are.
All these things reminded me of how wonderful it is to be alive. Even in these tough economic times, we can still do things on our time and enjoy the food we cooked without fear of harassment. We can pray to our own God, we can talk to whomever we wish, we can even express our opinions without fear of retribution. It is a wonderful time to be alive. There is so much potential for what we can do, all you have to do is choose a path. Then, if you don't like the path, change. We can do that, it is wonderful.
Tomorrow I will get more serious again, but today I wanted to let you all know how thankful I have been and I really appreciate your friendship and guidance. Thank you all and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Until tomorrow...
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