Chatty..has your ex hubby flown the coup, then???

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and CONGRATULATIONS on your book..4 months ahead of time!! WOW!!!! I am usually at least 4 months behind with most things

Way to go Chatty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome...4 months ahead of schedule? How in the world?!?!?!?!?!

You truly are an inspiration, Chatty! Whoo-hoo! Happy Thanksgiving, girl - I'll be thinking of you tomorrow, thinking of that turkey you're cooking up for anyone who drops in (sure wish it could be me!)....and I always think of you with a grateful heart for YOUR amazing heart and spirit. Enjoy your well-deserved break.

Thanksgiving Day was an resounding success. I ended up with seventeen friends adropping i n for a meal. I had tons of food and was happy to see so many arriving. I am also happy to report thst even though I shamelessly overate, I didn't gain an ounce, probably due to running around making sure everyone had everything they wanted. Them after all the guests had gone home my ex (YES Humlan, he is still here) wasa helping me clean up the mess and saw a small dsog out the kitchen window running loose. I waa able to tempt it with a piece of turkey, she is a small Dachhound, no tags, she seemed so frightened. She spend the night with us and today I will take her to the SPCA shelter where she will be safe and available for anyone looking for her. Looks like a pet that got out with all the holiday commotion.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now I need to get started planning for Christmas. No rest for the wicked, as my dear mother would say!

i forget how close thanksgiven and christmass is. Must be a double edjeged soard getting the whole partie organised twice in such close time fremes

celtic, yes, they are very close together this year. Tomorrow is already December 1st. I can't beleive it. Time to get the Christmas decorations out!

My mother, 88, and her sister who's 91, and my cousin Mike whose 50, I think, just got back today from visiting my Uncle and Aunt who lives in Maryland. They spent Thanksgiving on a three acre estate with my Aunts family and all had a wonderful time. But like my mother said this morning, no matter where we go, or what we do, or who we see:

THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME!

I have to agree and am relishing just relaxing and watching all those sappy Christmas movies that have started.

The 25 days of CHRISTMAS...

Hello, again, to my old and new friends. I have recovered from surgery on both sides of my upper jaw (no surprise there). I lost 3 weeks from work and am now back and eating. I managed to cook and eat a turkey, which I am grateful for receiving from my place of employment. This is the first year they have given us the bird for a holiday and I thanked the universe.

Hard time of year for me, emotionally.

Even though business is thriving, the losses I have endured leave empty spaces in my heart.

It's really, really hard for me to "shake this" and do any decorating and celebrating. DH wanted to do a tree, but I did not. As kids, things were so perfect that, since none of it can ever be repeated or replicated, I cannot bring myself to "do" Christmas.

Sorry for the whine......it's how I feel. It's easy for me to "fake it", but deep inside I hurt.

Di my heart feels for you. I lost my Mom Christmas Day night. I decided to use that time of year to really celebrate her life. It worked for me but I realize we are all not alike. If you don't want to then don't. One day you may feel differently like I did. Blessing dear Di...many many blessings to you.