The last couple of days have been awesome -- spent Thanksgiving with great friends and then on Friday we went to feast with the Grant masses. My grandparents didn't really do much for Christmas, had to do with the church my grandpa grew up in. But, they both overdid Thanksgiving!! As a kid, it was pretty much known that we would always be at the grandparents for Thanksgiving. Thankfully, that hasn't changed even though they are both gone. One of the five kids hosts and all the grands and now their families show up. This year we were able to celebrate 3 new babies!! The girls were asking different questions about various aunts and uncles on the way down --- it amazed me to realize that I knew most of the questions, I had actually been around longer than any of the married into's!! Yeah, I'm getting old -- but it's fun to see the new generation starting.
Then it was hurry and buzz around the house to prepare for Sabbath company. The girls were playing their violins for special music and their teacher was going to play, so I invited her for lunch and also another couple. None of that happened, but didn't know that at the time, so was busy making lunch and house preparations. The girls did play for church -- the very first time they've been able to play a duet with Hannah playing something other than just open strings and whole notes :-)
We Gather Together
Today is the end of the girl's break and it also marks the start of the Christmas season around here. We went out and got our tree, are making tamales and then decorating the tree.
I think we're going to start a new tradition -- tree and tamales!!!
The academy faculty family parties are this week and I usually try to have the tree set up by then, so even though it seems early, such is life!!
Tomorrow -- it's full speed ahead with watch-making. I have several orders that I need to get finished!!! I'll post some pictures later :-)
Yum! I love tamales, but have only tried to make them once, and they were a disaster! I applaud them!
ReplyDeleteWe've made them a couple of times -- I have yet to perfect the consistency or get them exactly the way I want, but so far nobody complains and it's lots of fun to try and then eat the results!!
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