Happy Turkey, Almost No Ham and Hair Curlers Day

As I write this I am relaxing after a very long but very good day of food, fellowship and family. It started around 6 a.m. with me getting up to put the ham in the oven. (Another family member was bringing the turkey, I don't do well with cooking the turkey). There was a little scare about the ham so I was very thankful to have "one". Kelly and Greg had gone on Wednesday evening to take care of some Christmas items for Anna and I asked them to stop and get a ham for me. Of course, as usual, nothing is really simple for me. That's what makes life "exciting" around here. Kelly called about 5:15 p.m. to say they were at WalMart to get the ham and they were OUT of hams. Oh my, Oh my!

I began to panic. Yes, I should have gotten it earlier in the week but my refrigerator was so full that I did not have room for it and was waiting until the "last minute" to purchase it. Charlie was somewhat perturbed when I told him I had to make another run to the grocery store in another location to get a ham. After a record time to and from the store, I secured a ham.

The morning was pretty hectic as I was preparing the ham, the dressing, a squash casserole and a broccoli casserole. I took a quick shower in between getting the ham in the oven and starting the casseroles and dressing. As I was getting dressed, I put curlers in my hair (yep, I am really telling my age there). My plans were to leave them in about 15 minutes. But as I got back to the kitchen to check on things, I got so busy trying to finish up I didn't have time to go back and take them out. Well if the truth were known, I actually just slap forgot that I had them in. The next thing I knew our guests begin arriving and, yes, I greeted them at the door with the curlers in my hair. It's a good thing that all of them were family and I didn't have to worry about making a good first impression. They love me anyway and that's a good thing.

Hope you were blessed today with family who love you just the way you are!