This Thanksgiving was quite different for many people as the effects of Covid-19 and the increasing high number of cases warranted changes in many people’s plans. Since we have not lived near family for many years, we are accustomed to having our own version of Thanksgiving and making it uniquely ours. In many ways, this […]
We had a quiet Thanksgiving weekend around these parts. Bill worked on Friday. I ran and did yoga. The boys played games together and separately. We watched movies. I did a lot of laundry. Bill started the Christmas shopping with the boys, taking Walker to Louisville on Saturday and Mason around town on Sunday. (Pompom […]
Well, it’s time to wrap up the Thanksgiving break. After the delivery of the chairs on Saturday, we all became elves and made fast work of sprinkling holiday decorations in and around our home. Bill is a maniac, I tell you. He cleaned the gutters first and then put up all the lights outside. The […]
This year for Thanksgiving we stuck close to home. We missed spending the holiday with the Sandersons but it was also very nice to have a long weekend in our neck of the woods. Mason really wanted to return to our tradition of seeing the circus so we made a family outing of it. The […]
A few years ago when we went to Michigan for Thanksgiving with the Sandersons, Jordan made us a very special turkey. Bill’s office is having a Thanksgiving themed potluck tomorrow and he always likes to take something vegetarian and healthy. I offered to make him a turkey. I have a very sizable tray from Crate […]
We are grateful that we have such good friends! We invited ourselves again to Michigan to spend Thanksgiving with the Sandersons. We had such a good time last year that my kids begged to go back. Good friends of theirs offered to host dinner since Kristina and Bob are just settling into a new home. […]
Thanksgiving would not be the same without the circus! The performance was three rings of whirling lights, sounds and smells. Over the last eight years, our visits sure have changed. For the first time, we rode no animals and bought no crazy light up toys that would last for only a few days. Instead, we […]
When we decided to visit the Sandersons, we had no idea their Michigan home was so close to South Bend, Indiana, a place we have wanted to visit for quite some time. South Bend is home to Notre Dame University which boasts a superb fencing team. After a mere 45 minute drive, we arrived to […]
Early this morning we headed north to visit the Sandersons. We’ve been friends for so long that I thought nothing of calling Kristina and saying, “You just moved to a place where you have no family and we have no plans. How about spending Thanksgiving together?” It was an easy trip and before long, we […]
It is good to have hearts full of gratitude. Our day was traditional in the Selby sense. For the second year in a row, we ran the Turkey Trot as a family and again Kim joined us. It was very cold! We bundled up with several layers. Once we were moving, the cold was manageable […]