thanksgiving

I love my family. We are big, loud and sing off key but we love each other none the less. This thanksgiving, the whole family was there. My brother and his three children, ours with our daughter, and my other brother with his new addition.

My parents house once felt big and roomy, however with all the kids, spouses and grandkids - it felt suddenly small.

The food was flowing and a fun game it to watch how long it takes us all to serve ourselves and then how long it takes for the first person to clear their plate. Hours and Hours or prep and cooking results in 7 minutes for all 21 adults to serve themselves and 9 minutes for the first adult to be finished plate number one. No, we don't body check each other or race around the kitchen like crazy people. We all sit and pass dishes around, but the food always look so good that we eat like it's the first food we've seen in years!!

It was wonderful and filled us all up! My daughter was so full that by the monday morning brunch, she looked at me and asked

Grandma's just cooking breakfast right? I don't have to eat lunch too?

You know we are all full when my bottomless pit of a daughter is so full she can't fit in another meal.