We had a good thanksgiving, the guys worked at the farm, I went to Mom's, looked through some things she wanted me to go through and then the guys came and had lunch with us. Very simple but very nice. The snow was falling and it was just a good day. The year my dad died, it snowed on Thanksgiving. We went to my aunts for lunch that day but not before the Fulton boys came down on the snowmobiles and we got to have some fun in the snow. I'm still a fool for snow much to the disliking of some of my family, friends and coworkers. I honestly love living in Illinois. We truly get to have 4 distinct seasons. When we lived in Pennsylvania, we had two; Winter and August. It was either really hot and dry or really cold and wet, there was no middle ground. There truly is no place like home.
After lunch on Thanksgiving, Robert took me down in the bottoms to cut greenery and weeds. There is a place down in there that seems to be a million miles from anywhere. I love it, God's country for sure. I tried to capture the feeling with pictures but it just didn't do it justice. The snow was ever so gently falling. This was truly a place where there was peace on earth.
Andrew also turned 50 on Thanksgiving, we celebrated on Saturday though so he still had his own day. He got a new air compressor for his birthday, I guess it was what he wanted but I find it the equivalent of getting a vacuum for a present, but oh well, he is happy.
We also took in a little shopping on Thursday evening. Robert had wanted a tv for his bedroom at the farm and I was wanting one for over the fireplace. I didn't think I would ever do that but I can't seem to get anyone to just go sit in front of the fire so maybe we will use our living room more if there is a tv. I know I will at least on Sundays when I have had enough of NASCAR or football.
Black Friday was a first for Andrew to be on the other side of the cash register. I was really leery of how he would behave but he did great and actually outlasted my old partner, Robert. We left at 4:30 Friday morning and got home at 5 Friday evening. We just really had a good fun day. I LOVE the fact that he finally is his own boss and can take off when I have a chance to so we see each other more.
Saturday is our 23rd wedding anniversary, we are going to Evansville to the Acropolis for dinner, it is our favorite place. I was just in Evansville on Monday with Mom for a doctor's appointment and I think that is what caused us to want to go.
About time to get back to work so I will close with a couple of notes (okay, so I totally ran out of time and now it is 9:15 p.m). I have picked this year's theme song for Christmas...Holly Jolly Christmas. It is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's 50th Anniversary, of course we have special ties to Rudolph because Sam the Snowman, who narrates Rudolph was our very own Burl Ives. We celebrate Holly Jolly Christmas here in Jasper County every year, tonight is our first night. I chose this not only because of the anniversary but because of Andrew's business, we joined the Chamber of Commerce, which is responsible for Holly Jolly Christmas. And I chose it a little bit because John Cougar Mellencamp's "Small Town" isn't a Christmas song. I am so very, very proud of my hometown, while the world was going crazy just two short hours from my house in one of my favorite town's to visit, we had a 9 year old member of our community fighting big battles on the medical front. Ironically, he is in St. Louis in the hospital. His name is Jack and I have known his family for a long time, his aunt is married to one of the Fulton boys mentioned earlier in this post. Jack and his parents spent Thanksgiving in the hospital. The morning after, Jack had major surgery. The amount of support from this little spot in the world has been priceless, not only to his family but to us standing on the sidelines cheering them on, holding them up and bringing them before the Lord.
I learned a long time ago, when we were what seemed to be a million miles away, again, there's no place like home.
So, we are well on our way into the Christmas season. We have already had our Christmas party at work and I feel officially behind because my house isn't finished. I am hoping by the time I go to bed Sunday night I will be there. I am, as usual, making many of my friends homemade things for Christmas. The only thing I have completed is these little sock snowmen, thanks to Pinterest. I leave you with our little contribution to #jackattack, my snowman army and at least one random picture of Gibbs
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| Gibbs is giving Robert a wet willy. Robert is his second favorite person in the house. I think he will always remember that Robert (and Garrett) is the reason he is alive. |
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