Simply Salas: Thanksgiving 2012

We had a fun and enjoyable Thanksgiving in Cedar City this year.

Kevin and Cheryl invited the family to spend Thanksgiving at their house this year. Cheryl indicated that this was her first year to host a family Thanksgiving dinner and it turned out great. We only had one burnt pie and that was mine due to not knowing that Grandma’s oven is hotter than it says (oops)

One week before Thanksgiving, Grandpa had another heart attack. For awhile we thought this might be it, but thanks to Grandpa’s strength and willpower to live, he made it through and is on the path to recovery. We were all able to breathe a sigh of relief and were able to not only celebrate Thanksgiving but also celebrate that Grandpa is still with us. With a newly installed pacemaker, those close to him say he hasn’t been this mentally awake in years. He just needs to recover his strength from the heart attack and things will be much better (still not fully out of the woods yet).

As for our Thanksgiving celebration, we spent the day at Kevin and Cheryl’s place enjoying the company of the Garrets and all the Cedar City Clarkes. We had a great feast with plenty of pies for all. Afterwards Aunt Cindy lead us in playing games. It was noted, that even Cheryl and Debra joined in the games and we all had great fun.

Because Keith was born on Thanksgiving Day, many of his birthdays have been celebrated on the road as was once again this year. Happy 20^th Keith. We Love you!

Due to School and work, Eric, Keith and I had to return to Latyon the day after Thanksgiving and Debra is staying in Cedar for anohter week or two to help take care of Grandpa.