How often are we practicing thankfulness? It’s November and like many of you I’ve been thinking about thankfulness. I have so much to be thankful for now and every day. This post I wrote a few years ago kept coming to mind. While my kids are older and some of the issues are different the… [continue reading]
Our Thanksgiving Dinner
Our second ever family vacation–that was strictly a vacation. My family has always been very traditional about Thanksgiving. Everything was always cooked from scratch. My family kind of snickers at the fact that I use a box for the dressing. The dressing was never my favorite thing about the Thanksgiving dinner and seems to me… [continue reading]
Extending our Thanksgiving Table with Cardstore
Oh I love to have family over! This time of year I can’t help but remember our last Thanksgiving dinner. My parents and niece joined us for Thanksgiving and then stayed with the kids while I went to the hospital to have our fifth little blessing! I am quite proud of the fact that… [continue reading]
Thanksgiving Dinner 2011
So I hosted Thanksgiving dinner four days before I plan to deliver baby number five! Ha ha. I love saying that. In all, actually I may have organized it, but everyone pitched in. My husband was designated to keep the kids entertained. My dad was in charge of the tea. My mom did the turkey,… [continue reading]
Thanksgiving Feast
Thanks to my mom Frieda for sharing this funny story with us today: My parents loved to eat, and my mother was a wonderful cook. She was famous among all our acquaintances for being able to make delicious meals with very little to work with. They had to come back to the States after working… [continue reading]