Happy Thanksgiving....in April

Kinda crazy...but I couldn't help it. I was having a majoy craving for my favorite dinner of ALL TIME! I have had an extra bag of Pepperidge Farm stuffing since Thanksgiving...a bag of whole cranberries and Ziploc bag of corn from the farmer's market from last summer in the freezer. They've been calling my name softly for several weeks now. I had the potatoes....all I needed was a turkey breast and a batch of Marzipan's dinner rolls and we're talkin' Thanksgiving feast over here. I made the cranberry relish the other day....click HERE to get the yummy recipe for that. The only thing missing is the pumpkin pie!

so much to be thankful for

This is a picture that Cub made last year at preschool..........he brought it home and I had to frame it....I love framing stuff the kids make me ...it makes it so much more special and important......the blessing on it says:

We fold our hands,

We bow our heads,

We thank you God for daily bread.

Amen

I have so many wonderful blessings to be thankful for every year and I always like to stop and think about them at this time of the year....our lives always seem so crazy, and getting crazier by the day....and sometimes I feel like I just can't keep up....but the other day as I was rushing around making lists for my lists....it dawned on me what a blessing that all is......I have such a wonderful family and such treasured friends....we are healthy and happy.......and so much of what I do every day is for all of them.......if it weren't the doing and helping of others what would my day be like?????.......very solitairy and boring are a few adjectives that come to mind......so at this time I'm very thankful for the most important things.....family, friends and health.....thank you all for keeping me crazy busy every day!!!! :)

.....also,I want to share a new favorite recipe ....a friend shared it with us a few years ago.....and now I can't imagine Thanksgivning without it!!!...Cranberry Relish.

4 cups fresh cranberries

1 cup chopped oranges

1 cup chopped apples...I leave the peels on

1/4 cup raisins

1 Tbsp. white vinegar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. ground ginger

2 cups sugar

Bring all ingredients to a boil, stirring a lot....simmer 30 mins. Let cool. Chill in container.