Lonestar Lagniappe

hello :) Well, it's been quite a while since I've updated.  I really have no exciting or interesting reason why.  I guess life is just happening and got in the way.  So, I'm diving right in. As we approach Thanksgiving this year, I got to thinking about our Kates family traditions for this holiday.  We always eat the same meal (very delicious, mom!), sit in the same seats at the table and find ourselves stuffed from our feast and napping in front of the T.V.  That is what I have thought of Thanksgiving for years.  Of course, I am, as I'm sure everyone else is, more aware of what I am thankful for on this day (like the fact that our country is extra-proud to be American and extra-thankful for our troops and their sacrifice on say, July 4).  When we were younger, mom made us pass around a basket of corn (as I recall...) at the dinner table.  When the basket got to you, you took out a corn husk and had to say 1 thing you were thankful f...