Over the River and thru the woods, To grandmother's house we go!!
Not anymore! Grandma and Grandpa have moved to town. We used to live in the woods and every Thanksgiving we always had a big group of relatives at our country place. We always had a great time and it was fun watching the kids grow up and get together there every year. After a big Thanksgiving feast, everybody helped clean up and then we went walking in the woods. On Thanksgiving night there was always a big bon fire and weiner roast.
After we moved to town, and the nephews and nieces grew up and got married and started their families, the Thanksgiving Get-Together started getting smaller and smaller. Then in 2004 we sold the farm and moved to town. Thanksgiving is just not the same anymore since Grandma moved to town.
Our last big Thanksgiving family gathering was in 2006 when we celebrated James' 50th birthday a few days early. Pictured here are the Thrasher family who all came from NC for James' party.
This year we are going "over the river an thru the woods" to get to South Carolina to spend Thanksgiving with our youngest son and his 3 teen agers. He has been a single parent for 12 years since Nov. 17, 1996 - the year his wife Barbara died. Either we go there for Thanksgiving or they come here.
A couple of weeks ago I asked Bill and the girls to send me their favorite cookie choices. For the past 2 days I have made chocolate chip cookies, peanut brittle, peanut chocolate clusters, wagon wheel choc. cookies, brownies, and a 7-layer choc. cake. I've had two requests to make a pumpkin pie from scratch (not a bought one). And stuffing (dressing) outside the turkey, like we always have in Alabama. And today I made a favorite - homemade Concord grape jelly with juice from our vines. We will arrive in SC late Tuesday and I will have Wed. to do last minute grocery shopping for the big meal on Thursday.
When I was young, Thanksgiving Day was just another day on the farm and I've written before about the things we used to do on Thanksgiving. We never had turkey.
My birthday is usually around that time but it comes a little early this year on Nov. 25. My brother's is the day after. I have asked for a new queen size pillow top mattress set for my birthday this year so I can start sleeping on "Cloud 9". Actually I have no trouble sleeping or getting up. But I hope the new mattress will help my weary bones and I will wake up feeling energetic and not so many aches and pains. I'm sure all of this all comes from getting older.
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Our last big Thanksgiving family gathering was in 2006 when we celebrated James' 50th birthday a few days early. Pictured here are the Thrasher family who all came from NC for James' party.
This year we are going "over the river an thru the woods" to get to South Carolina to spend Thanksgiving with our youngest son and his 3 teen agers. He has been a single parent for 12 years since Nov. 17, 1996 - the year his wife Barbara died. Either we go there for Thanksgiving or they come here.
A couple of weeks ago I asked Bill and the girls to send me their favorite cookie choices. For the past 2 days I have made chocolate chip cookies, peanut brittle, peanut chocolate clusters, wagon wheel choc. cookies, brownies, and a 7-layer choc. cake. I've had two requests to make a pumpkin pie from scratch (not a bought one). And stuffing (dressing) outside the turkey, like we always have in Alabama. And today I made a favorite - homemade Concord grape jelly with juice from our vines. We will arrive in SC late Tuesday and I will have Wed. to do last minute grocery shopping for the big meal on Thursday.
When I was young, Thanksgiving Day was just another day on the farm and I've written before about the things we used to do on Thanksgiving. We never had turkey.
My birthday is usually around that time but it comes a little early this year on Nov. 25. My brother's is the day after. I have asked for a new queen size pillow top mattress set for my birthday this year so I can start sleeping on "Cloud 9". Actually I have no trouble sleeping or getting up. But I hope the new mattress will help my weary bones and I will wake up feeling energetic and not so many aches and pains. I'm sure all of this all comes from getting older.
