We had a wonderful time with Jonathan home. Always fun to have the family together. The day before he left, actually the night before, Bethany Abler drove all the way up to Sioux Falls after work. We kids, and a bunch of friends hung out at Haugaards house after church as we awaited her arrival. That was fun. Staying up til 4 is not my forte, but I survived.
That next day (Thursday) we celebrated our Thanksgiving, with all the fixings, including my ABSOLUTE favorite, Krem! (This is a Scandinavian grape jello type thing.) Following our big dinner, we gathered for family photos, which is always a fun adventure.
In the evening Jonathan and Bethany left. She would be taking him to the airport in Omaha, so he could get back to work. :(
On Friday Mom and us kids traveled to my Grandpa's house in Minnesota for Thanksgiving there. We also pulled off an awesome surprise party for Grandpa, who turned 70 on the 6th of Nov. He was SOOO surprised!
So I have come to the conclusion, after eating 4 really big meals for Thanksgiving, that thats how it always should be. 3 or more Thanksgiving meals every year. And this actually fits in with the first Thanksgiving meal. When the Pilgrims celebrated their day of Thanksgiving they actually celebrated for 3 days in a row, with feasting, and games and prayers. So thats what we should do, have 3 big meals, with lots of people and play games and have time devoted to prayer. And turkey was actually a side dish for them. They had venison, wild turkey, duck, eel, and lots of fruits and veggies. Can you imagine what eel would be like? Yuck!
And now December has arrived, with all its snow and cold. My mom's 4-H club had their tree decorating and Christmas Caroling "party" already. So we started the month off just right. :)
Tomorrow is our church's Christmas program. I am really excited! We've worked a long time on it. And I am hoping it all turns out wonderful. All the songs are really pretty, and sound great. Especially with Pastor Schuurmans directing us.
2 comments:
Yay!! Cynthia's back!! *smile* Sound's like you've had fun.....
CYNTHIA'S BACK!!!!!!!
YUP! December is FINALLY here! And holy cow! It's only 2 weeks till Christmas! I still haven't finished shopping!
Well everyone certainly did a great job with the Christmas Program. It was so much fun!! Can't wait to do it again!
Great post Cynthia! Hurry up with the next one!! We want more Cynthia posts!! Luv ya!
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