Getting Ready for Turkey Day

It's been a fun two weeks leading up to Thanksgiving here in South Georgia. We've had two Happy Apple parties, a party at Ms. Julie's, the Wild Game Dinner for church, a picnic by the waterfront, and a birthday party for our little friend, William.

Elsie was a turkey for her Happy Apple party. She wasn't really into singing with her class but certainly enjoyed the eating afterwards! Mary Grace was a pilgrim for her party and did a great job singing at both her party and Elsie's.

On Wednesday night, I enjoyed a girls night with a new Bunco group in town. Stephen was shocked when I told him that we didn't actually play the game! Yes, women can enjoy hours and hours of conversation with no real purpose other than getting to know each other better. This was a nice treat for me because I rarely do anything just by myself or with other women, no kids, no husbands!

Last Thursday night, the UM Men put on their annual fundraiser, the Wild Game dinner. It's held at a hunting plantation just north of town. The men cook all sorts of wild game in all sorts of ways and everyone gathers to sample it. It was a fun evening and Mary Grace especially loved the "wild turkey and hot dogs", as she put it.

I had a great birthday on Sunday. We went to the early service at church then had a picnic by the waterfront for lunch. Afterwards, we went to a birthday party for William NeSmith, who celebrated his first birthday with a farm party. His parents had brought in a goat, a pig, and a bunny for the occasion. What a fun time! My slideshow doesn't have photos from that because I forgot my camera but William's family took PLENTY of photos with their fancy professional camera, so hopefully I can get my hands on some of those.

Miss Julie treated all her kids and their families to a home-cooked Thanksgiving lunch today at the daycare house. It was a special time with all our friends there. Afterwards, Stephen too Elsie back to work with him, where he thought she would take a nap. He has already returned her to Miss Julie's! And Mary Grace has gone to her friend, Mary Margaret's house to play for the afternoon.

Tonight, we'll be packing and tomorrow we'll be heading out to Raleigh around noon to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Fralix clan. We'll return to St. Marys on Monday and we'll be in full Christmas swing by then. What a wonderful time of year!

We have so much to be thankful for and the past couple of weeks has really made me remember that. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!