This Thanksgiving was very special in that we have a new baby to be thankful for. Children are a gift from God. Nothing else on earth teaches you so much about unconditional love, strength, and tolerance. People ask me how things are going with a newborn and I always reply, "It's amazing what you can do when you have to do it." I am thankful for the time in my life to learn to bend without breaking, to love without thinking, to give without expecting. And never until I had Katie Rose did I think I would actually want to learn those things. I'm thankful for the bond I have with Robbie now and forever. I'm thankful for the gift of grandchildren to our parents and for how our family is growing in size and in love. I am thankful for her health and the health of her parents. I'm thankful for the hormonal tears that were shed at the mere thought of her being 27 days old...27 days old...It's the only day in her life that she'll be 27 days old...how glorious!! Silly, I know, but very real to me in the moment.
I am thankful for more than I ever thought I would be and I am thankful we celebrated with so many family members. We had my mom and dad, Robbie's mom and dad, Robbie's grandmother, Grandma Betty, and even Ross who flew in on the 21st. He was hoping to be here for the birth, but oh well. I enjoyed spending time with him. We don't spend much time together and I think there's alot we can learn about one another. He's a proud uncle. Ross was hoping to get some videos of Katie Rose but the camera wasn't working. He has some fun audio clips from KR's birthday from Mom and Sonya and Murphy Elliott. Sonya's is not suitable for the general public to hear.
We all enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving. At one point I told Mom I was glad we had a baby in the family. Dad, Arnold, and Robbie had all fallen asleep downstairs watching football. Vickie and Gma Betty were in the living room quietly knitting, and Mom and I were talking quietly in the kitchen. I told her this crowd was getting a little old (us included) and we needed some new life, energy, and noise among us. Katie Rose was also lounging on her Boppy on the coffee table, but I bet next year when she's 1 it will be a different story. I can't wait to chase her around, or rather ask Robbie to chase her around while I sip on spiked hot chocolate.
Robbie and I were in charge of the turkey. The HUGE turkey. We ordered an 18 lb bird from the Hutterites, but Ross got so excited about the turkey that he suggested we order an even bigger bird. 23 lbs we ended up with and I think eventually it all got eaten, but it was the running joke of the weekend. Dad called wondering if the black smoke cloud he could see over Belgrade was our turkey baking. He ate his words when he proclaimed it to be the most tender he had ever eaten. Muah!
The whole weekend was wonderful. The weather was good and it got us all in good spirits for the holiday season.
I also want to include a note to John Howell. His memorial was on Thanksgiving Day last year. We miss you John.
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