Even though it was late when we went to bed last night, I laid there for awhile thinking about Logan. I'm so proud of him for joining the Navy and serving our country, as well as the many men and women who have served and are serving. Dean was tired and he fell asleep pretty quick, but it was probably at least 20-30 minutes before I drifted off. I was afraid I might oversleep, so I set my alarm to go off at 5:00.
....and when my alarm went off this morning, I was sound asleep, but only for a second. It really startled me. After laying there for a minute or two to gather my thoughts, I came downstairs to start the coffee pot. I have a lot to do this morning. I had hung some clothes in the shower last night to dry, so I folded those while waiting for the coffee to finish. Once it was done, I set down to follow through on my morning routine.
After Dean came downstairs and had I had my second cup of coffee with him, I got up and dusted the entire RV. I wanted to vacuum later, but the dust cup/container on the vacuum was full, so I asked Dean if he would mind taking it outside to empty it, since I didn't want to create more dust after I just dusted. After he finished his coffee, he took care of it. It was raining and had been off and on, so he had to put the awning out in order to empty it. He's always so great to help me and I appreciate him! I made our breakfast smoothies, then did the dishes before I went in to clean the shower. Afterwards I vacuumed. Now I just had to get me ready before our guests arrived. Timing was just fine because they showed up just a short time after I had set down to wait. Heath (Dean's oldest son), Casey and their boys Abram, Gideon and Roman stopped by and visited for a little over an hour. We were thrilled they did. It was cozy with all of us in Bentley - but we had just enough room. All of the boys were sitting on the couch with Casey, so I said one of them could come and sit in the chair at the table by their dad if they wanted, and I moved to the other side of the table. Roman came over and we visited quite a bit. He likes games and playing with his brothers, but sometimes his brothers want to do their own thing. I asked if he knew he could play some card games by himself? He didn't, so I got a deck of cards and showed him how to play solitaire. Gideon came over to watch and told me he played this game on his computer sometimes. I told Roman when we get together for Christmas I would show him a couple of other games he could play by himself, as well as one that several people could play. By then it was time for both of us to head to our Thanksgiving dinners. They are going to Casey's grandma's for dinner. All of her family lives here in Oswego which makes it nice that we get to see them when they visit here (that is, if we are not traveling).
Dean and I left a few minutes after they did, and were parking at Lonie and Crystal's a few minutes before noon. Their son Rye, wife K'eo (pronounced KO) and their son Dempsey was already there. We enjoyed visiting with them while we waited until they called us in to fill our plates. What a feast! Lonie does all of the cooking (well, Crystal made the deviled eggs) and he loves doing it. We had turkey, two kinds of dressing (bread and cornbread), gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry salad, green beans and homemade rolls. And if that wasn't enough Lonie made pies. Our family LOVES his pies. We had chocolate, coconut cream, peach and cherry. Dean and I both had coconut cream and peach (we only ate half a piece of the second one), and they sent four more pieces home with us. Thank you both so much for opening your home to us. We enjoyed catching up with Rye and K'eo and it was fun talking to Dempsey who turned 4 yesterday also, sharing a birthday with Great Uncle Dean.
We headed back to Bentley about 1:30. We watched TV most of the afternoon. Marc had called me earlier just as we were getting ready to eat, and he called back to visit for awhile. Jaxson has his Christmas program Monday night at school, and Kamron has a basketball game in Chetopa. I'm going to pick Jaxson up from school and take him to the program. He'll either come back here with me and Marc will pick him up after the game, or he'll go on home with his Mimi (Jen's mom), after his program. We'll see how tired he is.
After we left Lonie & Crystal's, I sent Misti a text and asked her to stop by when she left her Aunt Patsy's house, where she went for Thanksgiving lunch. I told her I had something for her and Haleigh. I think they stopped by around four or so. Crystal sent some cookies home with me that she had Lorrie B make for Misti & Haleigh. I know Misti likes chocolate pie, so I gave her the piece they sent home with us, and Haleigh got the cookies. Dean ate the coconut pie and I had the peach pie. That was our dinner tonight! There is one piece of peach left. Dean and I will share it after dinner tomorrow night.
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| Here are my Mini-Me's!!! Misti and Haleigh, before they left last night. Oh how I love them! Misti wanted a pic for Logan. |
After Misti and Haleigh left, we watched a couple of Hallmark Christmas movies. We enjoy watching them, but after the second one we were both tired. We were in bed before 10. Dean has a big day tomorrow, so he needs some rest. It has rained off and on today, and we are supposed to have more tomorrow.
Today I am so thankful and grateful for our families. We are blessed to have wonderful children, their spouses and grandchildren, and it's always wonderful spending time with them.
So glad you are back! I have missed reading your blog! You look great. We don’t see many pictures of you
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue. I always seem to be the picture taker! Lol!
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