Ahhhhhhhhhhh, what a wonderful Thanksgiving we had. Thank you Trace and John and the wee ones...Samantha & Brandon.....for sharing your home, your lives and your table.
Gommy had to work in the morning and was thinking of Tracey scurrying around the kitchen, preparing the components of the feast we all eventually enjoyed. Gommy thought of the Thanksgiving Day Parade that was on TV and the anticipation of family and friends getting together later in the day and it made Goms think of past holidays when my own mother and grandmother were the ones doing the preparing, cooking and fixing the meal to make the day so special for all my grown up memories.
It truly is a rite of passage that we do pass the baton to our own children and that is how it should be. One day, we will no longer be at the festivities, but we will be in the hearts and memories of our children, who we had made so many memories to remember and pass on.
Yesterday, my mom, Grandma Katie, and on Tracey's Dads' side, her grandmother Marilyn, were there in memory, if 'not in the flesh' as my mom was known to say . We had rutabaga (that is yellow turnip for those who don't know) that was always the fare in any holiday meal that my mother and grandmother made......and we had cranberry-apple jello mold that was always made at Tracey's Dad's side and was actually handed down by her great-grandmother Nell, who was Tracey's grandfathers' mother. It was heart-warming to see that Tracey will also hand down those memories to her own sweet little ones. So, we do all leave part of us for the next generation to remember us by.
I can still see my own mom, watching the parade while sitting at the table, stuffing celery with cream cheese and olives and my own children coming by and 'sampling' them as she made them. And mom always made our holiday feasts with love. Thank you Mom for all the wonderful memories I have of our family times growing up.....I miss you and I love you. I realize now how much we do miss those who have gone on. So Goms' advice is t0 enjoy and appreciate our family while we do have them. That is why this time of year is so joyful.....even the smells and aromas of the season can bring us right back to our own wonderful childhood memories.
It is a blessing, a joy and a gift to be with family at this special time of year. And although we remember those who aren't with us any longer with a heavy heart, they are with us in our fond memories of happy times we did share together. My own children are missed especially at holiday times and get togethers but they are with me in spirit always. Miss you Ter and Tiff.
So, Goms hopes everyone had a splendid and gobble-iscous day with family and friends. This is a 'wonderful time of the year' to coin a phrase. So, don't take it for granted. Make those wonderful memories with and for your own children. They will last a lifetime......Goms knows ((*.*))
