This will be the first Thanksgiving without Mom and frankly I wish we could just skip the holiday, but we can't. Might as well, just jump right into it, because then there will be Christmas. Oh, me.... I think my whole family is experiencing this melt down, because nobody wants to get together this year. I think everyone is afraid to experience the absence. The thought of not having mom's favorite recipes, i.e., her oyster dressing, her overloaded table of desserts, her miniature ham and biscuits, I could go on on. Tori can tell this is effecting me and she came to me the other day and said, "Mom, don't you remember, I wrote down all her recipes in this book". (Tears being held back). We spent the rest of the afternoon looking at the recipes. What I'm learning from this is, life has to go on and new memories can be made. I'm going to try some of the recipes and I will be making her favorite cake this year, the Hummingbird Cake.
Another picture... We finally had to break down and purchase a piano for Tori. She had outgrown the keyboard and needed to start with the foot pedals. Sweety loves sitting with Tori as she practices. Love to all.
