My oldest sister was in a really bad car accident in Phoenix on Wednesday. She is my new profile pic.  She took a hit on the passenger side from a shuttle bus doing 45-50 mph. Shattered right side pelvis, fractured left side, injured vertebrae, internal injuries. Her husband was driving and was injured too.

This is an update from my niece last night:

Ok everyone we made it here to Phoenix and got an update on everything that is going on.  To keep it short mom and Bill both had surgery today.  Bill is out and doing ok.  They had to stabilize his neck more than planned and went in from the back and side to fuse the disc.  He made it through and will go in again tomorrow to go in from the front. He has no nerve damage as of now so things are looking good for him.  Mom is still battling and as of now we probably wont be able to see her while we are here this visit.  She went in to today to reconstruct her shattered pelvis and while doing this they hit a vein which caused more internal bleeding. They fixed a blood clot she had in her leg and couldn't touch her neck.  They said they will attend to her neck later on down the road when her pelvis heels.  She is not breathing on her own as of now because of all the pain.  She is hanging in there but still not doing as well as I would like her to be.  But I want to thank all of you for all the thoughts and prayers going out on mine and her behalf.  I appreciate them and I will keep you all updated as time goes by.  Thanks again.

The Holidays are rapidly approaching.  I make absolute kick butt turkeys and such but I am constantly looking for improvement and new ideas.  What are your kick butt turkey recipes?  Side dishes? Dressing delights?  Yummy desserts!  Give up the info people!  Let's do this!