It is 5:30 pm thanksgiving day. The roommate from hell won't be home for 3 more hours. YEAH!! The pie is cooling, the jello relish is made and chilling, the turkey is in the oven. The rolls are rising on the stove to be put in the oven just before dinner. I have time for a quick trip to the store for sodas and I get to relax. Christmas is hectic and spent with family I barely talk to. It has been a very bad year physically and emotionally. There is no spare money for anything and not even for some necessities. Presents have been fought for to make the grandkids and my mother happy. So thanksgiving is my day to cook what I want and spend quiet time all by myself. Some of my friends don't understand that alone today isn't lonely. The food I cook will allow me to not have to cook as much over the next 2 weeks. I get to flip thru the channels or just not watch. I can surf the net and catch up with friends all over the world. Hallooween is the party holiday. Christmas is the have to be here and here and here and here holidy. Thanksgiving is my day. And I am enjoying myself with just cooking and vegging. Hope all my friends and family have the thanksgiving they want.
