Thankful

I ask you, what kind of sicko invented a holiday based on FOOD!
I know whats its supposed to be for, but lets face it, Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that basically is a big sign saying LETS EAT!!
And eat whatever you want!
Dive into that pumpkin pie!
Swim in that creamy gravy, after all, its covering the oh so healthy turkey!
Ham, stuffing, sweets of every kind. Oooh..it makes me ill just thinking of it. Also a little hungry...

Now in our family we actually do make an effort to make healthy choices for dinner.
Tomorrow I'm making a dish of stuffed acorn squash. The stuffing is made of wild mushrooms, dried cranberries and sauteed onion & garlic. Fresh sage and a TINY bit of wheat bread crumbs. Just enough to bind it together along with a few egg whites.
No butter, a tiny bit of olive oil to saute in, and that's it.
And its good.
Were also having steamed cauliflower and green beans. Cheese sauce optional..
The traditional dressing along side the turkey, which is smoked on the green egg ( yum!) and your standard cranberry sauce and yeast rolls...
OK, no joke..I am a yeast roll junkie...I feel like I could eat an entire pan of yeast rolls...maybe 2...
I'm also picking up Luscious Lemon bars and Fantastic Fudge brownies from our local sin shop, Southern Sweets.
So some good and some bad...and the yeast rolls are just EVIL!!

Its time to be thankful.

I am thankful that I have a wonderful family that supports me mentally and financially when necessary.
I am thankful that I have a nice house and the sweetest baby dog in the world to come home to!
I am thankful that I have a job, even with the hours being cut, that I like to go to, and that I can afford nice things ( shoes) and live very comfortably.
I am thankful that I have food to eat, all be it too much and the wrong foods a lot of the time, I know there are people out there, even in America, that will be going to be hungry tomorrow night on what should be their fullest day of the year.
I am thankful for my friends that I know will always be there to put things right and make memories with.
Finally, I'm thankful to just be alive. Alive, relatively healthy, and happy.


Happy Thanksgiving.