The Day Before Thanksgiving

So what did you do the day before Thanksgiving?

We had school. A very light day, but it never hurts to insist on a math and grammar lesson. Besides, piano lessons and Tae Kwon Do were still on.

We ate leftovers in a futile attempt to make room in the fridge for today's gluttony.

I recovered the dining room. No longer is it buried beneath loads of school stuff, instead it gleams with emptiness. The family room on the other hand...

My evening was perfect. By 8:30 my children, all freshly washed were sleeping. The fire was burning just so, the dog curled by our feet, a little cocktail in hand and just a glance out the window would show, snow. I'd love to say it was falling gently and making a pretty snow globe setting, but it wasn't. In fact it was whipping around rather furiously.

This morning we woke up early. Someone has to get the turkey going after all, and found that we were covered in snow. More than an inch blankets the out doors. And, seeing as that it's a holiday, the kids were up really early. They were really excited and rambunctious. And, they were outside in the snow by 7:30. I'm sure the neighbors were amused at the least.

It's pretty hard to resist the first snow of the season, and when it falls on Thanksgiving day, it's even harder.

Our peaceful morning will soon be replaced with a house bustling with family, food and football. Go Pack!

And Happy Thanksgiving.