Arrrgh!!!

Day is done, Gone the sun.....

Thanksgiving Dinner was a rousing success. As usual, we had enough food left over to send full dinners home with four families, and more than enough so that I don't have to cook tomorrow.

We had most of my oldest sister's family, and all my youngest sister's family with us. Two of Dear Husband's children joined us, and my stepdaughter and her husband brought their daughters for everyone to coo over. I think almost all the ladies had a chance to hold the two month old.

I'm not going to list all the items that made up our buffet. There wasn't a single dish left untried. Even the new dressing that I tried seems to have been a hit.

There was one very sad note to the day. We were in the middle of meal preparation when the phone rang. Dear Husband answered it, to learn that his only brother had just passed away. He is now the only one of four children left in his family. DH is very stoic. Let me rephrase that......DH is VERY STOIC. He doesn't want me to commiserate. He chose not to tell my family what had happened. After dinner, I asked if I could share it with my family. They were very empathetic, and seemed to realize that he didn't want them to go overboard with their response. I'm sure they will find ways to tell him that they are there for him.

Sooooooo.....The good and the bad. I'm glad that my brother-in-law lived to see his granddaughter born. I'm sorry that he won't have a hand in raising her, but I'm sure his son and daughter-in-law will do a good job, and share stories of Grampa Dan.

I hope that you all had a good celebration, with family or friends, and I hope you will remember how fragile and fleeting life can be.