I know what you mean, I two am not looking forward to Thanksgiving this year also.

For years our Thanksgiving where big family events, brothers sisters, there kids etc etc etc. Not this year, this year it will be 4 of us, My husband, me, Father and his girlfriend. It's so small that my father wants to just go out to eat, instead of cooking at home. To me that's not Thanksgiving!!

But we are not on speaking terms with my sister-in-law's live in boyfriend now, because of some damage he did to our home and our feelings, refusing to even apologize for anything. So that leaves my husbands side of the family out of thanksgiving.

And my brothers and their family are in Chicago or New York city this year. Aunts Uncles and cousin are going to be at the cabin in Michigan.

Christmas is going to be the same way also. I miss the days of big family events. Kids running around the house, football games on TV, cooking in the kitchen and just plain family fun.

I guess we just have to make the best out of what we have for now and hope that next year will be better.