Thanksgiving

We started our Thanksgiving day with a nice breakfast casserole and some time with the newspaper ads for the Black Friday sales.

We then headed over to the Newhall Library, where the parking lot had been transformed into a dining hall, (free) clothing store, and craft corner, with live music as well. Local residents who might not have a Thanksgiving meal were invited to come out and eat, receive donations and have fun, and thousands did so.

We helped out in the donation area for a while, and then in the craft area. Stace did face-painting and hand tattoos (with Sharpies), and eventually, Violet began doing tattoos, also. It was awesome to look over and realize that she was actually drawing on the hands of children twice her size.

She even created a menu of tattoos she was willing to draw - a candy cane, a whale, a "hart," a cat, a dog, a pumpkin, and a bat.

I love my girls!

Then we returned home to put the turkey in the oven, clean the house, and finish preparing for the family to arrive.

The dinner was delicious!

Uncle Nick brought over the Garfield Thanksgiving Special, and the Peanuts holiday specials - Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. While my mom cleaned the kitchen and handled the leftovers - THANKS, MOM! - we relaxed with cartoon nostalgia.

It was a special day, and we have much to be thankful for.