Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I cooked my very first turkey ever today by myself!!!! It came out really good, surprisingly! It was just a turkey breast, but it was a turkey nonetheless. Travis doesn’t eat dressing so I made homemade mashed potatoes as well. We also had peas, mac and cheese for Anya, cranberry sauce, crescent rolls, and apple cobbler. Everything was yummy. Also, we didn’t do too much today, we just stayed home with Anya and let her play and watch Shrek 2, while I cooked, Anya tried to help a couple of times. She helped stir the peas and mix the mashed potatoes. She’s quite the kitchen helper, until she gets bored and realizes there are toys in the other room.
I’d like to say a big Congratulations to my friend Holly and her husband Matt on the arrival of Chase Matthew. He was born yesterday, Nov.22nd at 920am. He weighed in at 8lbs 2oz and was 20 and 3/4 inches long. He’s doing great and breastfeeding like a champ. Way to go Holly! And I’m happy to say that I am the one that suggested the name Chase, so I helped name the little boy. Chase was a name Travis and I loved for a long time, but we have since come up with other names for a boy that we like more, and no we are not going to say what they are and no we are not planning to have another one for at least another year or two. We are enjoying Anya right now and we will have another one in a couple of years. Congrats though to Holly and Matt, I’m very proud of her. I have known Holly since she was born and we grew up together in Opelika, so we have been lifelong friends and I’m so thrilled for her to be a Mommy now, she will be a great one!
Finally, Ellie. Ellie is a German Shepherd that Anya and I have fallen in love with at the Henderson Animal Shelter. She’s a four year old sweetheart and I am praying she gets a home soon. Ellie is a wonderful dog, as they all are at the shelter. I can’t stress enough how important it is to adopt from an animal shelter. Ellie is $65 and is so needing a home. Here’s a link to a very good documentary video done by a local Las Vegas animal lover. Its not for the faint of heart. Its not gory but it will give you a good indication of how many animals die everyday in this country. Almost 15000 animals a day are euthanized in this country because there are simply not enough homes for them all, but if everyone would spay and neuter their animals, then the problem would get significantly smaller. I feel this is my job, to let others know about how important it is to rescue these animals, God gave me a love for animals and the least I can do is everything I can to help shelter animals, and sharing this dramatic clip is important to me. It will make you cry.

http://www.borntodiepets.com/html/shelter_video_wm.htm