I've been lolling around in "holiday mode" for the past two days, but today I need to get busy. See, while for most of you Thanksgiving dinner is a fond memory triggered by a step onto the scale or the sight of leftovers in the refrigerator, we have not had ours yet. Today I need to clean the house and make pies and cranberry relish because our family Thanksgiving dinner is tomorrow.
We've had our family dinner the Sunday following the traditional Thanksgiving Thursday for the past several years. Thanksgiving is a big, busy day at the Blue Willow Inn and Jessica usually has to work. She's been there enough years now that she could pull rank and get the day off, but it's just easier if she works it. Also, that keeps Jodi and Jeremy and their family from having to eat two big dinners in the same day and keep an eye on the clock so that nobody gets upset. By Sunday, they're all ready to eat another feast and we can enjoy leisurely time together as a family.
This year I'm going to start a new tradition. Given the ages of the grandchildren now, and my fondness for arts and crafts, I decided that after dinner -- when we're all stuffed with stuffing, etc. -- we'd sit around and paint Christmas ornaments. Jerry and I put the tree up the other day and there is nothing on it but lights. Everyone will get to hang their own ornament wherever they want to on the tree and those will be the first decorations up this year! :)
3 comments:
sounds like so much fun! Can't wait to see the ornaments.
With a four-day weekend I finally got a chance to check out your blog and was pleasantly surprised to see that Matt, Alice and Taylor were on your prayer list. Thank you!
I'd like to ask for a special prayer for them--to find a new rental house. They have to vacate their present rental by January 1 and they are struggling to find something in a good neighborhood that they can afford. The other requirement is that the layout allow for a space for Taylor to play that gives her the room she needs, but doesn't separate her from the normal family activities. It's a small request but one that could make a big difference in their lives.
you always come up with the neatest ideas! sounds like a fun new tradition
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