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thanksgiving

gee, when my aunt said she still reads my blog i felt a bit of guilt.  july was my last post!  so, i thought i'd get back into this whole blogging thing.  i could catch ya up tonight but instead i'll just do some thanksgiving wrap up!

each year we watch charlie brown thanksgiving and prepare the feast charlie and snoopy fixed.  this was our night before thanksgiving fun!  in case you have never seen it, we eat popcorn, jello, jelly beans, toast and pretzels.  it is a tradition i hope we still have when our kids are bringing home their future spouses! (by the way - we are in our state of refinishing floors so the room is a bit crowded!)

on thanksgiving day we always head to my in-laws.  this year was no different, except for the trip the kids and i took to my folks to catch up with some cousins and my dear aunts and uncles!


at the garner clan my sweet mother in law started this tradition the first year i joined the family.  we pass around this ear of indian corn, pull off a kernal, say something we are thankful for and pass the jar on.  this year sweet girl was thankful for her teacher, tweener was thankful for zippers and his quality education, my hubby threw out a random shout of thankfulness for nd being #1 and iu being #1, i was thankful for being able to feed 200 kids with blessings in a backpack. 

we had a great time laughing together, eating lots, and being with our families.  i think each year this holiday gets more and more meaningful.  we truly are blessed!

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Anonymous said…
Thank you!! I enjoyed reading this.
Love and hugs!
Aunt Pat
November 25, 2012 at 8:39 PM
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