Holidays Just Aren't The Same

The Holidays were my Mom's favorite time of year.  She would start cooking the week before Thanksgiving and the once a year food didn't stop until after New Years Day!  There was all kinds of meats, veggies and of course the sweet stuff!!!!  Fried Apple pies were always there,real homemade banana pudding(not the jello version), you name it cakes, candy and it wouldn't be Christmas without her potato candy.  Oh and my son's favorite was the pinch cake(monkey bread) that was made to start the day!

Since she passed away a few years ago Thanksgiving and Christmas just haven't been the same. The weekend before Christmas was out annual big family gathering it was the one time of year that we all put away our differences and acted like a real family.  We haven't done that since she passed away, she was the glue that held us all together and without her we do not have a common bond.  I miss my Mom and my Dad and the Holidays are hard for me.  I sometimes close my eyes and think about those times and hear her laugh and smell that wonderful smell that came from her kitchen.

Make some memories with your family this year, give them something to hold on to when you're gone!!