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I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to make this a memoriable day for my children. We weren't able to get our turkey until 1:30 this afternoon, as Monday I was in the emergi care with my 4 year old daughter. She has strep and the flu, so I rushed her home to get her all snuggled up with me. Smart move on my part because I woke up wedensday with the same symptoms. Anyway, we got the turkey home cleaned and seasoned and put to bake at about 3pm. I knew it wasn't going to be done till late so I tried to pass the time with my 9 year old son. He was feeling down because this year it was just us 3. No friends, the occasional forwarded text on my phone saying "happy thanksgiving" who knows who the text originated from, most likely from someone I don't even know. No phone calls from my family which isn't something new, but this year it was very lonely, as their dad is in jail. So my son wanted to go to bed at 5pm because he said we weren't going to have a thanksgiving this year. I told him that this was a more special one since it was just me him and his sister, there would be no traveling from place to place and getting home late, it was special because we have more to be greatful for than alot of others even if it isn't that much. I felt in my heart that I was feeling the same way he was but at the end of the day we stuffed ourselves until we couldn't move after of course saying a lenghthy prayer of thanksgiving for not only what we had but what we could offer to others, kindness, love, and support, and watched movies until both children fell asleep.