Oh the things I have to be thankful for this year!!
First, I am thankful to actually be in the country and be able to celebrate for the first time in three years.
Next, I am very thankful for Ken and Ellie. I cannot express how happy I am that we are all together and healthy right now. A large heartfelt thanks to the many doctors and nurses that have worked very hard and very long to make that happen (both in the US and in the UK).
Most of all I am thankful and blessed to have such a supportive group of family and friends around me. This last year there was always one of you guys there to talk or cry with and I never doubted that I had support and help, I had only to ask.
All of that and my Thanks Giving Dinner actually turned out well. I got to use my wedding china for the first time. The turkey was just right, Ellie couldn’t stop eating it.
Even my first try at making a homemade pumpkin pie was yum, yum, yummie – thank you Paula Dean!!!
How completely lucky am I!!
I hope everyone had as happy, blessed and yummy of a Thanks Giving as I did.
Dear Colleen:
What a lovely day you’ve had! I remember the day you opened most of those packages containing that beautiful china. We thought you were a strong woman then . . . and were so happy that your had found your Prince. Little did we know then that the first time you used your beautful dishes, it would be in the time in your life when your strength and “mettle” had been put to the test in a way none of us could have foreseen then. You are an extraordinary woman, mother, wife, daughter, niece. Blessings to you and your family on this very special Thanksgiving. You all look so happy.
Love & God Bless,
Auntie Alice
We have so much to be thankful for!! THe picture of Ellie with both of her hands in her mouth is so cute–she looks like she’s sneaking yet another handful of turkey while Mommie’s back is turned…:)
Happy Thanksgiving from Colorado. Loved the pictures.
Thanks so much for the pictures! Ellie just looks great! What a beautiful turkey dinner Colleen. You outdid yourself. We are so thankful that you three are in the states and away from the hospital. We can relate.
Much love,
Cynthia