Hubby cooks dinner, and I stay out of his way! My parents come up to dinner. Hubby and my dad tease my son over his Lions getting masacred once again (Son is a MAJOR Detroit Lions fan). Dad sits amazed watching the cats... he always thought cats were evil creatures and each Thanksgiving he comes one step closer to actually thinking they are neat creatures. Mom does her best to convince Nicki to sit next to her, and Nicki does her best to cling to hubby

Growing up, it was much the same. Grandmom made dinner while I stayed out of her way.

Usually the day after Thanksgiving, mom and I would go shopping. I miss that, but we are just too far away now. So we have re-created the tradition to being the weekend before Thanksgiving. Mom and I are hitting the store Sunday.