Amber and Mike hosted a Wednesday Thanksgiving gathering and all four of my children were there along with Ilene and Pam and the Bell grands!
Amber is starting her Christmas decorating and her staircase was already hung with garland!
Kailey welcomed us at the car door, escorting her Grandad in!
I love the greeting she had made for the foyer entrance.
She took our drink orders and made sure LD was seated comfortably
The girls all played their instruments for pre dinner entertainment!
They are playing so well and have winter concert coming up soon!
Ilene and Pam and I....
Amber served huge Sheperd's Pies and lots of sides.
After we ate and visited we grouped up and headed to the movies!
Years ago that was one of our traditions and Amber is bringing it back!
This was a cleverly done movie and I really enjoyed it.
Louis Dean....not so much.
Too much sensory overload and too loud for him.
He was sitting by Kailey and asked her to take him to the lobby.
He was a really good sport and insisted he would be happy to simply sit and 'people watch!'
Here we all are!
Except Jesse was getting the car and Harrison was taking the photo.
Poor Louis Dean was a bit shell shocked and when we got home (around 11:00) he went straight to his room and puttered around for a few hours. His room is his haven and he loves it.
Since he stayed up so late, he slept really late!
Summer and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving morning together watching the Macy's Parade by the fireplace.
She went on back to Arkansas and Louis Dean and I went to the Cumby's.
The food was delicious and there was a LOT of it!
We all went home with leftovers.
The mac and cheese and Brenda's green beans were two of my favorites!
There were 9 of us altogether and we gathered around the den, held hands, and Billy said a few words before he said grace. Being together with them means so much to me.
God has a way of establishing new traditions as our lives change.
Now let me show you her lovely home!
Living room....
living room.....
Dining room.....
Hall
Master bedroom
I love her style!
Billy built this sunroom a couple years ago and finished it out into another living area this year.
This is where we ate.....with LD in the end chair - after much encouragment to leave the sofa - so he could watch football!
Alas, he had not recovered from the trauma of the movie experience so he was not really himself.
Things are changing and I am praying for wisdom and discernment in seeing his needs and finding ways to keep him comfortable. He was clearly wanting to go home and escape back to his room so that's what we did. Normally we would have stayed for the Cowboy football game - but not this time.
We did watch the game together in the den and then he went to his room and shelled pecans until the wee hours of the morning.
Shelling pecans is relaxing for him.
By Friday he was nearly back to his old self!
I went ahead and met Brenda for a Black Friday Thrift store adventure.
With everything at half price - it was a win! Win!!
I got three of the red and black chargers - $0.35 each!
I love buying out of season so next year all this will be 'new' to me!
I'm a sucker for signage!
The Fruit of the Spirit - beautifully framed - was just $2!
I bought this small coffee pot for just $5 and the key holder was only $1!
I'll be taking them to the ranch with me when we go.
When we go.....and I'm not sure when that will be.
I meant to be there for the Christmas Pot Luck with the bee club.
Now I'm wondering if that's a good idea.
Making decisions is not easy but God seems to direct me in the way we should go.
When we go to the country, I think we need to be able to stay for a week or longer.
That's why I'm thinkng we may not go until after Christmas. I would love to be there for New Year's Eve.
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.”
(Lamentations 3:25)
