Thanksgiving is almost here

Today is Tuesday and we have 2 days to go before Thanksgiving Day..I can't believe that it's here again. Time flies so fast. I saw my cousin Monica and her family this passed Sat. They flew up for a family function on her husbands side. We met for breakfast. It was great to see them. Family is so important, can't wait to see them again soon..
I stepped out earlier to get some last minute ingredients for the stuffing that I have to make, I'll also be making a green bean casserole and my mother-in-law is bringing me a Flan..The weather is really gross. Rainy, chilly and just blah..Temp. wise it's not too bad. For Thanksgiving I will be taking to girls and myself to my sister Madeleine's house. My in-laws will not be there, they will be at home this year..I will miss not sharing that day with them. It's so hard for them being without Otto..I know what I feel as his widow, but I can't imagine them as his parents. My in-laws always have hosting Thanksgiving at their house since we married back in 1986. We have only had Thanksgiving twice here in our home. The first one was in 2006, after we had finished all the renovations to our house. We had a great time having it here. He was so happy hosting it in the home we worked so hard on. We had the thought when the plans were drawn up for the renovation that it would be done in a way that the family could enjoy our gatherings without any separations. So, the kitchen, dining room and family room are one big open floor plan..
I am really glad that he wanted to do Thanksgiving here that year, it was the last Thanksgiving we had with him. I will never forget the prayer of Thanks that he said that day..I really miss him. Holidays were so important to him.
Last year in 2007, my sister Madeleine had the idea to have Thanksgiving again at our house. I really wasn't up to doing anything. It was 6-7 weeks after Otto had passed and I couldn't think of cooking for everyone. So she came over and did all the major cooking, I only made the stuffing.
I have started making some of my Christmas cards. I usually send them out the first to second week of December. I haven't made them since 2006. Last year I didn't send any out. We left for Florida on the 18th of Dec. to spend Christmas and New Years with our family. It was just too hard being home for the holidays without him. So, I feel very creative lately, I know it's comes from some of the healing that I have done. I will not ever forget him, what we went through, the love, the trauma I have experienced from seeing so much, the fight, but, I know I heal little by little..What choices do I have. We have 3 daughters. 3 daughters he gave me, 3 daughters he left me, so I have to be here for them and finish raising them like we planned..
So, as of the creativity, have many projects in the works that are for Christmas. I have to do what my BF Barbara says, I HAVE TO GET CRACKING !! I will post the projects as I finish them. Oh, I almost forgot, I will post a picture of an art project that my daughter Megan made for school..It had to be a collage on extinction. I turned out pretty cool...She is so talented, and so gifted.