I had looked forward to this Thanksgiving because I knew all my surviving siblings and father would be together for the first Thanksgiving in over twenty years! I just wish my mother could have been there too..how perfect that would have been! Hopefully next year??? MOM???
Anyway, as I was saying, I was looking forward to this one..I had been extremely ill and bed ridden for three weeks between October and November, I was in and out of the hospital, had various blood work and procedures( they even checked to see if North met South ) done trying to find out what the heck hit me so hard, seems it was some kind of infection...they never did find it, just gave me some heavy duty antibiotics and prayed they would work! I'm still not one hundred percent, but I am back on my feet, and fighting mad! needless to say I was slightly panicked that I would miss Thanksgiving. fortunately a week before, the fever I had had for three weeks finally broke, and on the road to recovery I went!
Now, Thanksgiving ..The food was wonderful, my FAMILY was exceptionally wonderful, and I was able to pull off the dessert surprise I had had planned before I got ill. (I will insert pictures at the end of this story)
My sister had decided that this year was for the ADULTS only (meaning us old farts) and that her children our children, and my sisters children and all their children (the grand kids) were on their on for the first time ever! This I may add did NOT greatly amuse the children of the sister who was our hostess! Not in the least, as a matter of fact one of her grandchildren threw the biggest hissy fit at having to leave with her mommy to go to her aunt's house for dinner! Couldn't help ourselves we laughed our asses off! My poor sister has these kids on top of her day in and day out and deserved to enjoy us and have some peace and quiet, even if only for a few hours! She made us laugh after dinner as she actually sat down with a bottle of wine, took a BIG swig and then said " SHHHHHHHHHHHHH! You hear that?"..to which we all kinda said "what?".. she said "It's quiet!" lol oh what a belly laugh that gave us all. I have to say overall everything was perfect..escept for one little blemish...
My sister in law....
The bane of my existence! I really despise this woman, I can't help it, she singles me out to try to make me look stupid or to try to piss me off to get me react in a negative way to upset me and ruin the gathering...she has always done this and has for years kept our brother far from the family, I think he stayed away because she is so embarrassing to him..but only he knows that for sure. I do know that you could have cut the tension with a knife between those two!
I tried my best to not have to talk to her, and to keep her away from me, I have this problem with holding my tongue and really didn't want to ruin anyone's day. Man O Man I wanted to pop her right in the kisser! My poor guy was squeezing my leg under the table to keep me steady as this bitch planted her ass right next to me at the dinner table! she knows I don't like her..it was done to annoy me, she took the seat away from my brother in law...I was NOT amused in the least. unfortunately this is the stuff that kept me away from my family for years, she wasn't suppose to be there but she followed my brother in a separate car and just kinda showed up. I don't think anyone was happy about it. And I could see how upset my brother was as I think he was trying to get the hell away from her, and just enjoy his family he rarely gets to see. Needless to say she did a lot of annoying things, apparently pissed my brother off pretty good, and left without thanking the hostess or saying goodbye! not that I care personally, but geez that was rude! There is a lot more to the story, but alas not really for the internet.
Suffice to say I made it through in one piece...Barely. I did not have my Xanax to lean on, and biting my tongue really hurt! But the emotional toll it took upon me was worse then I let on to my family. When dealt with this kind of upsetting stuff I can get physically ill from the stress. I kinda slept in the whole next day just to get back on an even keel. Next family gathering you can bet your ass I wont forget to bring some Xanax!
Then when we got home..my guy decided to "surprise" me with a planned ( I was the only one in the dark) visit with his oldest, his wife and the grandson...It was better then usual, but after one hour I couldn't take the kid anymore...he just does not listen to NO, and still at two is not talking! I did get him to play for a few with the magnet letters and numbers I got him for here, but sitting on a hard kitchem floor in front of the fridge wasn't the best move on my part! lol yup, getting too old to sit like that, getting up was...memorable to say the least!
Well now that I am done whining, I will say this...I LOVE my family, I am blessed that we are finding each other again, I didn't realize how much I was missing out on staying away because of the mean people that I couldn't deal with, two are passed on...now I just have the one to deal with, My sincerest hope is that my brother finds a way to deal with her so that he can also be happy for once in his life, I know she was his choice and have to respect it...but I sure don't have to like it! I feel bad for him, and I miss him and wish him the best.
OK, now to the pictures! This turkey is comprised of 28 sugar cookie maple leaves adhered to lollipop sticks with milk chocolate, a sugar cookie with coca mixed in for the front and wings, and two pounds of chocolate molded into a hollow bowl and filled with molded chocolate in shapes of leaves, pumpkins, turkeys and other fall things.
The next day, my sister, the hostess, called to tell me how wonderful this desert turkey was! then she told me that the chocolate was so good that she couldn't stop eating it! then said" I HAD to send it home with the kids or I would have eaten it all!" Oops! sorry sis! lol but so glad to know you enjoyed it.
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