(lots of shooting noises)
"Do you have any guns?" (Able)
"My mom is going to buy me 100 guns." (Sam, a little unsure, for good reason)
(lots of shooting noises)
We really enjoyed having five days off for the holiday. It was great to sleep in, and spend time with each other, and relatives. On Friday we went over to the DeHarts, where Jenna made gingerbread houses with the kids. Its the kind of project I definately don't want to tackle. But they had a lot of fun. Here are some photos.
Sam's house was made by Jacquie and me, mostly. He ate a lot of candy.
Abby's house looks great front and back...
Madeline's had beautiful decorations all over the roof, but then there was some structural damage...It was still fun.
I made myself a purse that I am rather proud of. I needed something bigger than my very old leather one, and I got some fabric and zipper for less than $5. Jacquie gave me the lining fabric, which I love.
For the last month or so I have been reading from my Norton's Anthology of Early American Literature. I realized that I had very little awareness of the timeline for American events, like John Smith's arrival in America, and whether or not it was before or after the Pilgrims. So, I've been reading all these journal entries, and official documents. It has been fascinating to me. I am really gaining an appreciation for how America started, and what the hopes and dreams of the people were. It is making me value America more. So this Thanksgiving had a lot more meaning for me than usual. It definately put into perspective a cross country move. At least I'm not on a boat for months from Holland, stuck with 100 people below deck the size of a volley ball court, arriving at an uninhabited country in the dead of winter with no food. It a miracle the Pilgrims survived at all.
I made my first full Thanksgiving dinner for our family. Granted, I did use a 7 lb chicken instead of a Turkey, but the process and side dishes were the same. It was fun to realize that I can make good gravy and stuffing. I feel more confident for future years.
Oh, I also have to include this photo of some soft pretzles I made. They tasted great.
5 comments:
Looks and reads like a lot of fun! I don't know much about John Smith myself. Pilgrim is such general term too. Which pilgrims? They need a more specific name, don't they?
Thanks for sharing all your fun pictures! Yes, it's true that we're a nation of "movers"... so maybe it's not so odd to head across country. But it is a new chapter for our own family, that's for sure! We'll be learning new ways of keeping up with each other!
Hi Nathan,
I was thinking of the Puritan Seperatists who separated from the Church of England, and moved to Holland for religious freedom. After 12 years there, they decided to come to America to start a new colony. They are the ones who came on the Mayflower. There were other people who came too, at different times. But the Mayflower separatists called themselves "Pilgrims" because they were strangers in a new land. OK, that's a lot of details...:-)
I like your purse, Heidi - really cute!
ur like martha stewart!
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