The Calm Before the Storm ...

T-day minus 1 day and counting. T here is obvious! Happy Thanksgiving to all of the faithful readers ... some of whom may be joining us at Plum Pond at the Preserve for a very special family holiday. And it's special because my mom, 88, will be here ... two of her grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a nephew, a great  nephew and niece ... and three of her daughters. It's a "wonderful time of the year" ... even if I'm a bit early in my quotations. 

I doubt if I'll have time to write on the thanking day ... which is what the Italians called it one memorable Thanksgiving spent in Rome. Still ... that Thanksgiving involved the two of us ... so memorable or not, the best memories are always those that involve as much family as possible! 

As I told Rob this morning, over our last leisurely cup of coffee before the next 6 days of intense camaraderie and cooking ... I may have been a general in a previous life. Definitely bossy enough. But the amount of pre-planning that went on ... because we do intend to cook every day, including my birthday ... to let Sabrina enjoy as much of the celebrating as possible ... well, the amount of pre-planning seemed to match that of the D-Day preparations. 

If you are reading this before Thanksgiving ... have a wonderful one ... and my picture for the day is of ... me. I am fast approaching midnight on this 65th birthday thing. Thankfully, my daughter and two of my sisters are here to help assuage the pain. So here I am ... not quite looking like I did at 16 ... nor even 50 ... but grateful that I'm still able to orchestrate a fun-filled few days for family ... and a Thanksgiving feast! 

P.S. Over the next 3 weeks, I'm going to be like the garden gnome that goes around the world ... but in this case, my building. :) Memories ... are made of this.