Thanksgiving Feast - with Pickle Hors D'evours!!!!

We all had a great time on Thanksgiving Day. We picked Big Mama up around 9am and made it back to Viriginia's (my mother-in-law) around 10:30. Big Mama walked in the door and said "Okay, I'm ready to cook. What do you want me to do?" She made her famous Pickle Hors D'evours. By the time she was finished she had cream cheese up to her elbows but she did a great job and they were delicious as usual! She also helped me make a pumpkin cheesecake and helped with a few other simple little tasks. She still has a lot of spontaneous movements that she has no control over in her right arm, hand and leg so things did get a little messy. But all in all she did very well. The food was excellent and I saw her eat more than she has in the past couple of months. The blouse that she was wearing was given to her by Sue Collison and we heard that SEVERAL times throughout the day because she does still have some short term memory loss. The one thing she did not forget was that she was going go to the Community Choir Christmas Cantata and stay overnight in her own house!! After lunch we all just lazed around and watched a movie which Big Mama really seemed to enjoy. All the way back to the ranch Tucker (my pug that she calls her granddog) laid in her lap and slept. We got her back to the ranch around 6pm and she was a little tearful. This was the first trip where she got to stay away from the ranch all day. It really wore her out but she really enjoyed it. She said to tell everyone hello and she loves them and to come to the Christmas Cantata and listen to the beautiful music!