Thursday 13

{Yes, there are more than 13
on the list but the 13 IS in there.
Don't you judge me. ;-) }

1. Turkey - roasted upside down. {end result is supposed to be a much more tender and moist turkey breast. We shall see}
2. Crescent Rolls - with Thankful notes baked inside to be read around the dinner table. {hopefully grandpa doesn't eat his. That really happened. ;-) }
3. Cranberry sauce - jellied. {I don't care for chunks in my sauce}
4. Olives - black and green with pimentos. {Do they come without that?}
5. Butter Pats molded in the shape of leaves. {molded myself with the help of the freezer}
6. Apple Pie baked by the kid's girlfriend. {I need a name for her, yes?}
7. Sweet Potato Casserole {a first try with this recipe so we don't know how it tastes. Hopefully good!}
8. Cake. {It isn't a lie.} Frosted with buttercream and decorated with fall sprinkles. {Or they will think Fall sprinkles but in reality the yellow are lightening bolts and the orange are nimbus 2000's from the Harry Potter sprinkles collection. The brown is just your normal every day sprinkle. ;-) }
9. Deviled eggs. {I am not sure when we started making these for Thanksgiving but I would be in deep trouble if they don't show up on the table today. Plus they are yummy! }
10. Wine. Of course. How could there not be wine? I have two bottles of Pinot Noir, a white zin,a chardonnay and a Riesling. {I wonder what the other people are going to drink. ;-D }
11. Green Beans. I have no idea about this. The marrieds are in charge of beans.
12. Potatoes. Yukon Golds I have been told. My sister is in charge of those.
13. Pumpkin Pie - The marrieds other parents are in charge of pumpkin. {My daughter refers to them as Warilynn. A combo of their names. ;-) }
14. Stuffing. My sister makes this as well because she makes a vegetarian dish using the stuffing for her vege people. {And a regular one for the rest of us. }
15. Sparkling apple and grape juice for those who don't drink.
16. Gravy. I don't make it from scratch and hopefully you won't tell. {crap. I wonder where my gravy dish is. *sigh}
17. Extra dinner rolls for when the crescent's run out. {can there ever be enough bread? }
18. 13 people for dinner. {plus one in Alaska - We Miss you Rudy! }
19. We are blessed.

Indeed.

Friendship isn't about whom
you have known the longest.
It's about who came,
and never left your side.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love and hugs,
~ blondie

Thursday Thirteen.

It's all about I.

1. I have had a most difficult week which included writing an extremely sensitive and pain-filled email to my siblings.
2. I did so because my brother and his partner added my X to their personal fb pages.
3. I told them of the abuse I suffered by my X's hand.
4. I told them that my X cheated on me repeatedly.
5. I told them how sad and hurt I am.
6. I am outraged that my brother ordered my siblings to delete the email without reading it.
7. I am confused yet not surprised at the obviously powerful hold my brother has over the others.
8. I am laughing about the fact that my brother is telling me that I must have an adult conversation with him and my siblings. Apparently email discussions are not Adult-like. Go figure. I bet the real business world will be shocked when they are told about this. HA!
9. I have not spoken to any of my siblings and have no plans to do so. I have not lost anything but rather just confirmed what I already knew. They are horrible people and I am better off without them in my life. Sadly this is a choice that they have made but I will respect their obvious wishes on this. Don't get me wrong, I am sad that they have chosen not to be in my life. I will miss the parts of them that is good. I am just, after all these years, finally strong enough to stand up for myself. It feels good.
10. I have deleted them from my FB. As has my daughter. The kid refused to friend them in the first place. And technically I only deleted the partner. My brother deleted me from both his personal page and his business page. My X remains on all their pages for those who are wondering.
11. I am laughing at the bit of Karmic retribution that I saw happened to my brother on Monday. Nothing like a flat tire on a snowy/rainy day to put a kink in trying to run a business that depends on the ability to get from here to there. HA! {Yeah, its petty. Don't you judge me!}
12. I am relieved that it is all out in the open and I no longer need worry that something may slip.
13. I am basking in the outpouring of love and support I have received from my children, my Rudy and G.{and all of you as well as I know that you would have been right there with me had I made you aware of what was going on with me} Y'all may never understand just how grateful I am to have then {and y'all} in my life.