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andysandmikesmom writes:

Hi there Loddy...just a short note, to wish you and all those crazy folks on DD-Freeoples, a very Happy Thanksgiving Holiday....

I just finished shopping, and as is our custom I went hunting for the biggest turkey I could find....24lbs, is what I finally got...its hard sifting through all those big, cold, frozen turkeys, trying to find the biggest one...I am confident I got the biggest one....and also a nice big ham...seems like quite a lot of meat for just three people, me, Dom and Andy..but both my men are big, tall men, who love their meats, and love to eat...How Andy got to be 6'5" is a wonder, tho Dom is 6'2", and my own brother was about 6'6"....I am considered to be the midget at 5'6"....when I try to kiss Andy, either he has to bend way over, or I have to stand on a little 'kissing stool'...otherwise if we are both flatfooted on the floor, I wind up kissing his chest....now thats a sight....

Andy is coming down this evening, and spend the evening with one of his best friends, who still lives down in Olympia...the two boys are going to go out, and cause as much trouble as they can in tbe wild boonies of Olympia...then tomorrow afternoon, Andy will come over here, and pig out on lots of eats, and of course lots of beer....Dom will stoke up the beer cooler, and I expect, they will both eat like pigs, drink like souses, and wind up joshing around, as they inevitably do....they make me smile, they way they act, and I can see, how much they do really do love each other...Andy admires Dom so much for his military time and service...And Dom admires Andy for his intellect, his daring do attitude in life, and the successes he has had in life so far....I just love and admire them both....they are both a handful to handle, but hey, its my job, as wife and mother....

The strong bond that holds us to close together, in our thoughts, is of course, ,the tremendous loss, when we lost our Michael....we were all so devasted, all in different ways....but as a family, we held each other , and consoled amd comforted each other, as we all made our ways, back to seeing any joy in life....at all of our Holiday gatherings, whatever they may be, we always hoist a toast to Michael, and speak of him....he may be gone from earth, but he is safe with the Lord, and for that we are so thankful....his memory, his spirit, is ever present with the rest of us....

And so, on this Thanksgiving day, should one ask me what I am thankful for, much does come to mind...I have much to be thankful for....but what I am most thankful for, is my family, my Dom and my Andy who have stood steadfast with me, when I was crazy with grief when Michael died....without their love and support, I am sure I would have slowly died....And I know that Michael would not have wanted that...and I am thankful that I had my Michael for 15 yrs...it was not long enough, thats for sure, but those 15yrs, were a true blessing for me....Michael was a blessing, and I am thankful that the good Lord blessed me with him....

So, to you and yours, and all those crazy folk on DD-Freeoples, I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving, ,and hope that you all know and feel the love of family and friends.....that is the thing to always be most thanksful for....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING....GOBBLE, GOBBLE...