We celebrated Thanksgiving 2009 at the lake house. We feasted on turkey and all of the traditional fixings. Along with the turkey we enjoyed sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry jello salad, gel cranberries, stuffing, corn casserole, and hot rolls. Even though it was a bit of a challenge with my injured hand, I kept with tradition and made homemade pumpkin pie for dessert. We also had chocolate chip cookies and pumpkin cupcakes.
Ken's mom Marilyn always gives everyone in the family a Christmas related gift on Thanksgiving to help them get into the Christmas spirit. Everyone was delighted with their gifts this year and the Christmas CD, candy, and holiday snacks helped me get into the Christmas spirit! Mom and dad gave Marilyn a holiday apron with cardinal birds and holly on it. The apron matched the shirt Marilyn was wearing that day!
Marilyn's holiday apron.
Dad helped decorate the lake house for Christmas by making a beautiful gold bow for Marilyn's wreath and surprising Howard and Marilyn with golf themed stockings that are now hung by the fireplace.
After eating our yummy Thanksgiving dinner we got ready to shop. We went to the outlet mall at 10pm on Thanksgiving evening and shopped until 2am! Ken was the best bargain shopper. He got several pairs of shoes, shirts, and a sweater. We also went shopping on black Friday but since we stayed out so late the night before we didn't hit the stores until noon. We found that Target still had many of their blockbuster sales available and Marilyn and I took advantage of the sale and bought some games for the boys. 
Shopping at the outlet mall at 2am Thanksgiving night.
We also celebrated Ken's 35th birthday while we were together at the lake house. Ken enjoyed a chocolate chip cookie cake on his birthday and a lemon raspberry cake from a French bakery.
On Saturday we drove through Osage City Park and enjoyed the Christmas light display. When we returned home we enjoyed eggnog and a variety of fruitcake sent to us from Aunt Dixie in Minneapolis. The pineapple macadamia nut was my favorite kind! Then we watched the movie "Holiday Inn," a 1942 movie staring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby with music by Irving Berlin. The movie features the song "White Christmas."
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