As I said in my previous post, Thanksgiving always meant a road trip to my grandpa and grandma’s house in PA. Back then, road trips did not involve electronics as they do today. Nope, we had to entertain ourselves from Michigan to Pennsylvania and back home again. My sister and I would sit in the back seat and get along perfectly. Um, well, okay, we did do some of the “she’s touching me” type of stuff, but the trips weren’t that bad. At least, I don’t think they were. I’m sure my Dad might have a little different take on…
Category: Family
Gearing up for Thanksgiving
Posted in Family, Holidays, and Homemaking
Our Thanksgiving preparations actually begin way back in October. You see, we decorate for harvest starting on October 1st. When the 1st of November arrives, we start to add in some Thanksgiving specific decorations. The beginning of November also means that we’ll be doing some sort of a thankful craft. This year, we did the Gratitude Tree. Last year, we did the Giving Thanks Turkey craft. Whatever craft we do, the purpose is to remind us to remain thankful during the month. Going gluten free changed how I prepared our Thanksgiving meal. For years, I used doctored up store products…
Food, Family, and Football As I was looking for the Pretty, Pretty Princess picture of big T, I had the opportunity to look over many pictures from the past. It got me thinking about past Thanksgiving traditions. Growing up, Thanksgiving meant that we were heading to my grandparent’s house in PA. That’s where my Dad’s side of the family got together each year at Thanksgiving. We would eat a huge Thanksgiving meal, watch A Christmas Story (“You’ll shoot your eye out!”), watch some football, and play lots of card games. We’d also head up to the mountain. Sometimes, just the…
Today, my sister and my brother-in-law had to put down their family dog. He was a larger than life black lab who loved to play and get into trouble. We have very fond memories of him as he entered our lives shortly after Munchkin was born. He and our puppy got along well, and they enjoyed playing together whenever we were able to visit (after we moved away). He was 11 1/2 years old, and he will be missed. We are thankful for the time he was in ours lives. Our “puppy” has been a bit down today. It’s as…
Trip to Sea World Part 4
Posted in Family, Homeschooling, and Outdoor Adventures
I’m finally getting the last installment of the Sea World pictures up. I’m sure I’ll have a few random animal pictures to share later, but for now, this wraps up the trip. The final show that we saw was the Sea Lions Live show. The stage looked like a television studio, and all of the show names were spoofs of real tv shows. We cracked up at the crazy antics from the animals. After we finished up at the Sea Lions Live show, we headed over to the Arctic and saw some penguins and beluga whales. We thought the beluga…