Thankful for My Crazy Life

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, this years' dinner was again, a success.  My husband has asked we always host Thanksgiving, to begin a tradition of dinner at home for our children to follow for many years to come.  Although this year was a little more stressful with a one year old underfoot when ever I was cooking, and towards the end she wanted to held the whole time! I took on some challenges to do all my dishes from scratch.  Dessert, I haven't braved yet with the whole dinner, that was brought by my aunt, and the pies were delicious.  I have to give credit to the Food Network for introducing me to a brine recipe for brining the turkey, it was so tender and juicy.  My family was a great support, trying to keep the kids busy while I was preparing the food, and my husband was setting the table.  There were a few scary times, when I thought I had overcooked the turkey, but it was great, and when a glass pot lid got to hot, popped and shattered all over the stove in the middle of cooking many Thanksgiving dishes!  Well I can't be cooking a major meal, without some sort of disaster, can I?

Sadly, I have no pictures to share right now, because although we took tons of pictures, my camera is missing. This is the second Canon, that has disappeared, oddly.  I last saw it on the table while everyone was eating pie, I snapped a few more pictures, and that is all I know!  I have looked through every basket, trash can, and cabinet I can think of.  I even looked for the camera in the freezer, the fridge and the bathtub. How could it just disappear from the apartment like that?  My husband is over it, but I am really bummed.  Sure pictures are just pictures, but it feels like years later, that this year wont be documented.  Last time, the camera was left in my husbands old car door pocket, and I think it probably just fell out one day.  I was very upset about that one, since for years I used HP cameras and found out how much I loved Canon.  Then later, I realized it was sort of a good thing it was lost, because I got a better newer camera out of it!  I am a gadget girl at heart, I love to have my digital camcorder, my 10 megapixel camera, my husbands iPod and my HTC Incredible Android phone.  So, perhaps it will be another blessing in disguise, but in the meantime, I am back to using my Nikon Coolpix, camera which I like, but do not love!  My complaint is the shutter speed is too slow, and I find I am constantly missing great pictures just by a few seconds.  Well, I am still hoping my camera will show up, and thankfully I had emptied it right before Thanksgiving, so I have a cute pilgrim to leave you with.  Now, on to Santa pictures, there will surely be tears, then on to Christmas and New Years, its going to be a busy fun crazy time.

Happy Holidays!