Well I was lazy last week and didn't blog so I've got some catching up to do.
Our small group met the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving but didn't do a Bible study - we fellowshipped and played Mad Gab - what a riot. We split into two teams with one team saying what is actually on the card and figure out what saying, person's name, place, etc., they are saying. One team member holds up the card so they can see the true saying and laughs - along with the other team - at the team members repeating over and over what the front of the card says because everyone can "hear" what the saying is except for the team guessing it. All I can remember to give as an example is "wee nurse" was part of Oscar Meyer weiners. Wee nurse - say it really fast and it becomes weiners. We laughed and laughed and laughed during that game.
Dad and I celebrated Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving and the weather was awesome! After visiting for a little bit we headed out to buy Dad's items for his contribution to Bread on the Waters and then to a local restaurant that was open for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The food helpings were so huge we had to take our pieces of pumpkin pie home with us :)
I spent that Friday finishing up my Christmas cards and getting them in the mail on Saturday. I know if I don't get them done the weekend of Thanksgiving I'll probably not get them done at all. And it was my second year to do them without Mike. It wasn't as weird has last year doing them by myself but still was a little lonely.
This past Thursday evening was the first of Valley Junction's three Holiday Open Houses and a good friend from church went with me to it - and it was spitting snow so that helped get us in the Christmas spirit. We ate at the Tavern and then headed out to check out the shops, eat some treats and even got our picture taken with Santa. Luckily the snow didn't amount to anything.
Yesterday was a blucky, gloomy, grey day so Butler and I were lazy. I didn't do my normal Saturday errands (library and grocery store). We stayed huddled on the bed most of the day and I read the latest Tom Clancy novel "Against All Enemies". Last night was our church's first women's Christmas meal/program called Rejoice. Last year when I went to Rejoice we partnered with our mother church (Saylorville Baptist) to attend their celebration. This year we had our own and it was very, very nice. The decorations, food and program were excellent.
Today I woke up and looked out the window at the roof and thought it looked whiter than normal - yep - a light dusting of snow. But again no accumulation - thank goodness. Off to church for the last Sunday for everyone to bring in their food items for Bread in the Waters and it was crazy before service checking in all the items. Wednesday night we'll put the boxes together.
