I cooked a turkey.

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Today is "Black Friday."  But here at the Geil Acres in Grandview it's going to be our Thanksgiving meal day.  Yesterday to eat we had chili and cheesy potato soup, corn bread, cookies, and pineapple upside-down cake.  Today will be the traditional turkey, ham, dressing, green bean casserole, rolls, mashed potatoes, veggies, and pumpkin pie.

We have lots of people: Amy' Mom from Tuscon (Charese), Amy's sister and her family (Rory, Molly, Shelby, Shelby's fiance' Derrik, Emma, Jacob, Katie, Ben, & Chloe.) All of our family is here (Me, Amy, Eric, Jaron, Wesley, & Christian) and our honorary son Luke and his wife Stephanie (who is 8 months pregnant) are here.  We are also looking forward to Megan & Rana this afternoon for a grand total of 20 to feed.

Many of the kids went to the "Black Friday" sale at Target at Midnight.  Jaron and Wesley had sved there money an had even scoped out a gameplan to get thier "Xbox" paraphernalia.  We all stayed up until ab out 4 am.

It is good to have Eric Home.  He went immediately to the boy's room and I didn't see him for a while.  It was fun for all of us to stay up and talk.

I don'r have any pearls of wisdom or insight.  I just am having such a satisfying time with everyone around me and the goal of getting heinously stuffed with food.

It will happen.

chris