THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving is a very special holiday to me. Has been for as long as I can remember. I know why. We grew up poor so poor that we didn't get a lot of presents a lot of anything, but always had a traditional dinner . Or came close. But on Thanksgiving we never had to worry about presents so we had food and plenty of it. probably the only day of the year that it was like that. So Thanksgiving means A LOT.
Before I get into this story let me just remind you that I am a control freak when it comes to my kitchen and my food in my house. I like it MY WAY and to me there is no other way. All day Wednesday, I cooked when I had energy. For a few reasons,but mostly because every year I get yelled at for not spending time with the family and spending the day cooking. Well isn't that what the day is about? Well that is how I see it but my family ( well technically Greg's but I am married to him so they are stuck with me) thinks we should spend time together. We don't when we are at his parents house. His mom is in the kitchen all day. Plus they get mad when I don't ask for help. I don't for a couple of reasons. If I am actually asking for help, I need it now not 20 minutes from now when this quarter , this series is over. It is only football and not teams we watch any other day of the year so who the hell cares? The other reason I don't ask for help because I like things done my way. Not your way. Greg's parents use only skim milk even on the holidays. EEEWWWW gross! The use margarine instead of butter. The do not use salt. Yuck. They eat healthy and that is fine the rest of the year but in Thanksgiving? Christmas I think not! They came up early Thursday . When they got here every single side dish and dessert was done except the mashed potatoes, and the turkey. The stuffed mushrooms had to cook but that was it. They got mad when I did not have a veggie plate to put out for snacks. My kids won't eat that, I don't so why waste the money? I wasn't moving fast enough for them. Whatever. Crackers and a cheese ball, chex mix, weenies and stuffed mushrooms oh I forgot deviled eggs. That was all ready when they got here and put out but apparently not fast enough for them. GGGGRRRRRR. The rest of the day went okay while the turkey was cooking really without incident . While every thing else the stuffing and casseroles and all that stuff were cooking and the turkey was done, I got dizzy felt like I was gonna pass out. I had to let my mother and father in law finish the dinner. Something that killed me and ate me up inside. That is how sick I am . Anyone who knows how much I love to cook and how I am about my kitchen knows what this did to me and how sick I am. Oh and a side note. his mothers gravy was horrible worst gravy ever on the planet. She used milk?! I n Thanksgiving gravy never heard of it and won't ever use it like that because it was gross. I mean gluey , gloppy , yucky eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww just thinking about it! Dinner went great. Then Brayden found the Wii remote, while Greg was putting up the food. Greg's dad told me to t take it away. !. He is my kid I will take it away if I want. 2. It can't harm it, so let him go easier then fighting him the way I feel. Anyway when I told dad he can't hurt it and it is easier just to let it go the way I feel. He very nastily said " Well who's the damn parent around her.?!" I know the look of shook on my face, must have been bad like my face was gonna melt off but it gets even better. He then said " That is not the first time you have said just let it go and that's not being a parent and its why everything here is such a mess." The man is very lucky I am sick and I didn't have a knife otherwise he would be no more. I am not kidding I would have lost my mind and killed him And folks I am from Brooklyn , I know how to hide a body. Okay enough rambling. I am getting off my soap box now , but think I will post more about Greg's dad tomorrow. It helps me fell better.

Still sick

Okay so I have been sick for almost 2 weeks. Don't have a clue whats wrong bad cough till today now my nose has started running. Yeah fun, just in time for Kaitlyn's last football game tomorrow. I am so tired of being sick. I have so much to do and can't get any of it done because I am coughing so hard or my neck. Oh did I forget to mention my neck. Sore as all get out from cough . Can' t turn all the way right or left now. Fun times , Fun times! So sick Greg's mom and dad finished Thanksgiving. But I will talk about that in another post!

The Gators!

Poor Greg is not only catching whatever the heck I have had for the last two weeks, but his precious Gators lost the SEC title tonight to Bama! UGH! He feels so crappy he didn't even get upset. Now not many of you have had the ummm.. pleasure, no that's not it the wonders no that's wrong to the discomfort of sitting watching the Gators play with Greg. He gets awful, horrible, mean, horrendous just all around monkey ass like when the Gators are not playing well to say the least. It can be scary. I am not kidding. My hubby has displace anger issues anyway ( sometimes) but never as bad and scary as during the Gators! I am telling you an alien takes over that man's body and brings me something that will give you nightmares. Throwing things screaming cussing, it is terrible. The kids get scared, the fur balls run away and hid where ever they can fit ( let's face it onyx fat ass can't fit anyway but out in the open { poor thing}). I watch the game in the bedroom not to deal with him. But tonight. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. I was getting worried about him . Then I took a look at him he looked pitiful, to say the least. WE love our Gators in this house. WE start training them right at an early age. But my goodness tonight was different . Interesting to watch , it with him like he was. We bleed orange and blue in this house and I just want to say we still love our Gators and are proud to say we are fans! Tebow is better then anyone else out there and for all you Bama fans making fun of Tebow crying, doesn't that show you what this means to the boy? How much this game , all games in his senior year mean to him? He is a fantastic kid who does more for this world in one day then most of you will do in a lifetime. LEAVE. HIM. ALONE.!!!!!!! He is broken hearted. You would be too. So shut up! Oh and GO GATORS FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing Giveaway from Fantabulousy Frugal

Okay Okay I know my last 3 blogs have been about giveaway but I couldn't help myself with this one it is amazing! FF has 3 fantastic spoil you rotten giveaways go check it out!

http://www.fantabulouslyfrugal.com/2009/11/you-deserve-best-giveaway.html

What brings me joy?

That is a very simple question to answer. Gregory ( Greg) my wonderful hubby who works harder than any man should have to to pay those bills, put food on the table, a roof over our heads and smiles through most of it. He is a wonderful, kind man. No matter how much we are struggling he is my support ( most of the time anyway) and for that I am thankful. My beautiful daughter Kaitlyn brings me more joy than I ever thought possible. Thankful for her goofy, smart, a active beautiful little behind.
she is 5 and a giant pain in the behind right now but I love her more then words can ever say. Brayden my baby well, not really a baby anymore so I will say my youngest brings me so much joy too. He is kind, sweet smarter then your average bear, respectful, curious, just the best all around 2 year old you ever want to meet. My family life growing up sucked. Those of you who know me know that, so to have this much joy from my hubby and kids shows how much I have grown. I am so happy and joyous to have them in my life that no words none can ever truly express it. Now the idea to write this post was because I am entering a contest/giveaway on another blog barking mad but it is something I meant to do last week for Thanksgiving and with this deadly cold/ bronchitis/ killer disease ( lol) I have right now didn't get the chance.


The link to the giveaway

http://www.iambarkingmad.com/spotted_dick_and_other_mu/2009/12/barking-mads-crazy-christmas-300-target-giftcard-giveaway-.html

Jenna'sJourney Giveaway!

One of the blogs I follow Jenna's Journey has the cutest Santa linen giveaway! check it out! http://jennasjourneyblog.blogspot.com/

Thanksgiving Weekend

Thanksgiving was, interesting. To say the least . Mom and dad got here about 930 in the morning from Jacksonville, Florida. We live in Oxford, Alabama. How flipping early did they leave ? 3 am. . 3 am . I didn't even get up that ear to make the turkey. Oh yeah that's because they had the turkey. Mom had called me about 10 days prior and asked if she could bring the turkey. I said yes because well we are broke and every little bit helps. But anyway they get here like 2 hours earlier then expected and the house was a mess Well it is always a mess but more so this week. I am sick . I think it is bronchitis, not really sure self medicating. But I have been sick for a week at least or my whole life depending on who you ask. Greg and I keep cleaning with snide remarks from his dad and mom playing with kids. Dad says couldn't you have picked a better paint color? It took me 5 years to get the house painted and it only got done because I did it myself and stopped waiting on Greg. He didn't even know what color was going up till it happened or that we were painting the house for that matter. Which I think was his plan so I would do all the work. They are hungry when they get here and looking for snacks, really? Seriously? I am sick and I haven't even had breakfast or tea or anything and you want food? Here's some Chex mix go away. Well not really had bunches of munchies but still too early to be messing with me and my paint color. Especially since I stayed up late the night before cooking everything but the turkey. Get turkey in oven after it comes up to room temperature because it was on ice for 7 hours. They say why? I say because. I knew it was gonna be a long weekend. Turkey in oven feed hungry people shower. Front door opens. Baby brother is here. Well I am naked he can wait. Get dressed he is playing with kiddos. Kaitlyn just loves him and has a grand old time so cool. I get half way through heating all the casseroles and things up and I hit the wall . I am done. I mean I thought I was going to pass out. So I the queen of control freaks( when it comes to my kitchen) walked away and had mom finish everything. I felt that bad. We eat have some dessert they go back to hotel. I go to bed leaving hubby and brother asleep on different couches.
They next day we went to an Iron Bowl party. For of you not from Alabama the Iron Bowl is Auburn Tigers Football against The Alabama Tide. Close game but the Tide won. Greg and my brother were drinking so now no Nacallulla Falls which is fine because I fell like donkey dew but not so much with the stuck up pain in the ass in laws