a Thanksgiving day to remember. . .

We had a G-R-E-A-T day of thankful celebration.  Dinner was easy-peasy! Huh uh! nope no turkey for this family. . . .another time, another story! We enjoyed honey glazed ham, and simple fixings.  I didn't bake any desserts; purchased them from Sam's Club! and it was the best dinner ever! We played many rounds of Ping Pong; I never did win one game, came close. . .Den, Ben and Emily were Ping Pong Champs (a big hearty "thank you" to the Wrobel's for blessing us with that gift).  I love that my family, especially the manboys, never get to old for hide-n-seek.  We have a 3000 sq. ft home and 11 of us hid in every nook and cranny, in pitch blackness.  It was a whole lotta fun, until it was my turn for the seeking, well actually Jacqueline's but she didn't want to go it alone so I volunteered to accompany her, then it turned into a three-some with Victoria.  We inched our way throughout the house, with Victoria saying the whole time, clinging to both of us, "I'm scared, I'm scared, almost to the point of tears."  It was so sad, so much so that Ben and Bryan both gave up their hiding spots to come and comfort her.  I just love how these manboy's, no matter how old, still enjoy simple games, and with their family.  We must have played 8 rounds of hide-n-seek!  Truly a wonderful day.  The house is back in order now, the laundry is humming away, the kids are all tucked into bed, one manboy is upstairs watching a moving in his room, several are in the living room watching a movie with their dad and I'm headed up to finish reading book #1. It was truly a thankful day to remember. . . . .