My Thanksgiving was great considering I was sick as a dog. My wifey worked until 6PM last night, leaving me to do all the cooking. No big deal, I'm ALWAYS the holiday cook, and probably 75% of the other cooking as well. The Turkey came out juicey. Sean was excited about stuffing the turkey, so we did (I normally cook the stuffing seperately for speed of cooking and dangers of Salmonela poisining). I made two pumkin pies and one sweet potato pie including a homemade crust that I honestly still need to work on. The meal was great though it was just four of us (my 12 yr old son went to NC to spend the holiday with his mom. Afterwards, again at Sean's behest, we watch the George C. Scott version of "A Christmas Carol". This is actually becoming a tradition with us every year, but he brought it up LONG before I did.
This year was the first time Sean had been present to see a T'day meal prepared, though he has eaten one with my family before. He's righteous JW dad would buy a turkey roll and make stove top stuffing and say it was because that stuff was just sooo Cheap at this time of year.
Today Sean and I made "Christmas Pudding" ala what you see Mrs Cratchet make in "A Christmas Carol". It was our first attempt, it came out like a cake, I think I need a smaller mold and a better way to keep the moisture out of the works (the pudding is steamed). Sean is reading the books given to him by the priest and seems excited about starting the inquiry classes Wednesday. I go see a Lawyer wednesday about becoming Sean's guardian. I'm preparing for the storm when Garry finds out about that and the fact that Sean is taking the inquiry classes. Prayers and well wishes are welcome. In his last phone call Garry had threatened to come down here and pick Sean up, I half expect to see him either this weekend or next. Before all this blew up with Sean Garry had said he would come down to see Sean at Christmas. I wonder what his reaction to the Decorations, etc will be? I will not compromise my Christmas one iota for Garry's sensbilities, all the kids get Christmas gifts, and they open them on Christmas morn just like every year.
YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]