First snow
Well there are some very excited people here at our house. We have the first snowflakes (that aren't flurries) falling! Jamesey is determined that he wants to go outside without shoes and socks, D is insisting that this means Santa arrives soon and Anna-monkey can be found frantically searching for her American Girl book about Samantha that has Christmas in it because that's all about snow too. Hot chocolate is probably somewhere in the rotation for the morning chaos before we head to church. Although D is insisting that the roads are covered and church is cancelled - goofball.
Thanksgiving is this week and I'm excited to see family on both sides. Recipes are being shared across the miles, plans are being made and it's been fun to hear about traditions that families have. Having been so many miles away from family for so many growing up years it's sometimes hard to pinpoint exactly what family traditions we have established. It means there has been much more of a 'if we're together let's do this' approach. We'll often bake cookies together (did you start your list? I started mine and I'm excited to bake!). There's always jokes with my side of the family about are there enough vegetarian options because even after Hope has been a vegetarian for I think nearly 20 years it's still hilarious and novel and absolutely inconceivable that one would voluntarily give up bacon. Students have been sharing some of their favorite dishes with me - from pineapple stuffing (looking for this recipe) to fried onion casserole (similar to scalloped potatoes - sounds yummy). Kiddos will build their Christmas lists...those Amazon and Target catalogs have been well-loved these last days. We might go Black Friday Shopping. Hope to support some Small Businesses on Small Business Saturday (if you have a golfer in your life - message me - wink). Overall though, I think my favorite piece of Thanksgiving has to be the crazy. We have been so blessed with amazing family on both sides and we've been fortunate that amidst the crazy is a lot of love. I know the holidays can be hard - missing family, discord with family etc and so I don't make the mistake of thinking my sentiments about our family hold true for everyone. That means I choose to be thankful. Thankful for amazing grandparents (missing quite a few this year), thankful for siblings with the travel bug that are world-changers (that's you Hopester - we'll miss you around the table!), thankful for weird family jokes, kids that are tired from playing with cousins, thankful for weariness from travel and busy days. Thankful for all this and so much more!
Thanks for wandering this post with me. What are your traditions?
Thanksgiving is this week and I'm excited to see family on both sides. Recipes are being shared across the miles, plans are being made and it's been fun to hear about traditions that families have. Having been so many miles away from family for so many growing up years it's sometimes hard to pinpoint exactly what family traditions we have established. It means there has been much more of a 'if we're together let's do this' approach. We'll often bake cookies together (did you start your list? I started mine and I'm excited to bake!). There's always jokes with my side of the family about are there enough vegetarian options because even after Hope has been a vegetarian for I think nearly 20 years it's still hilarious and novel and absolutely inconceivable that one would voluntarily give up bacon. Students have been sharing some of their favorite dishes with me - from pineapple stuffing (looking for this recipe) to fried onion casserole (similar to scalloped potatoes - sounds yummy). Kiddos will build their Christmas lists...those Amazon and Target catalogs have been well-loved these last days. We might go Black Friday Shopping. Hope to support some Small Businesses on Small Business Saturday (if you have a golfer in your life - message me - wink). Overall though, I think my favorite piece of Thanksgiving has to be the crazy. We have been so blessed with amazing family on both sides and we've been fortunate that amidst the crazy is a lot of love. I know the holidays can be hard - missing family, discord with family etc and so I don't make the mistake of thinking my sentiments about our family hold true for everyone. That means I choose to be thankful. Thankful for amazing grandparents (missing quite a few this year), thankful for siblings with the travel bug that are world-changers (that's you Hopester - we'll miss you around the table!), thankful for weird family jokes, kids that are tired from playing with cousins, thankful for weariness from travel and busy days. Thankful for all this and so much more!
Thanks for wandering this post with me. What are your traditions?
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