Thanksgiving Turkey

We didn't do well at all on our turkey feathers on the wall. Life was so busy that I forgot nearly every night for a month to put our feathers up at dinner. Still, some of the thoughts make me smile so I will share them here.

I am thankful for...
My bed - Jacob
Not having to wory wher my food will come - Ben
Ink to stamp on paper - Jacob
I'm thankful for: a famiLee - Madison
I'm thankful for the Earth - MM2 (backward Z)
We live in a developed contry - Ben
I'm thankful for Jesus dying for us - Ben
Food to eat - Jacob
Everyone can have a mom - Jacob
That food can make us healthy and strong - Madison
that we could rase $ for the Philippines - Ben
That the Philippines can pray to God that he can help them build their house - Jacob
Daddy's nice Saturday breakfasts - Angie
I'm thanekful of: a school to lrn in - Madison

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Thanksgiving Across the Globe

Just called a customer service line about shutting off power in our house in Houston since we just sold it last week in the US. Guy asked, "How was your Thanksgiving?" I chuckled and said I live in Singapore so it was great but a little different. I asked how his was. "I live in Mexico." was all he had to say and we both laughed. Funny how connected the world is. 

Piggy, Piggy

I'm not quite sure what type of people I spent Thanksgiving with this year. Seriously, I'm reading everyone else's blogs saying they stuffed their faces until they couldn't eat another bite, then they had dessert anyway. Normal. I know I'm super, mega pregnant and delivering in a few days, but it was Thanksgiving, people!! Why was I the ONLY person in the entire house that had seconds? I guess I'm just the pig in the group. That was a pretty fantastic dinner. How could I possibly let it all go to leftovers? It's never as good when we rewarm stuff in a microwave. We spent the day with the Hyatt family and their cousins Monica and Drew from Centreville, VA. Monica is nigh unto a gourmet chef. I just sat back at the bar and watched her work. She owns all the fancy kitchen gadgets that we all want to have but when we buy them would never actually use but once a year. She took care of the turkey cooking. Did you know after the turkey cooks, it is supposed to "rest" before you carve it? I had no idea. She actually seasoned the bird, not just unwrapped the plastic and threw it in the oven like I may have possibly done in the past. She made gravy that was fantastic with those fancy drain off the fat type measuring things and it was so much better. Maybe that is one gadget I'll find worth buying now. After dinner the guys went out in the yard and cut down a super huge tree. It was somewhere near three stories high, certainly taller than the house. It was in such terrible shape that as each branch crashed to the concrete and lawn below, it looked like someone had thrown an icicle rather than a tree branch. They shattered into a million pieces. What an exciting mess. When the tree was down and everyone was safe we had pie, relaxed and then headed home. It was a pleasant day.