Day Before

We had the family over the day before Thanksgiving, because they have other family to see too, on T-day.

3 girls sitting, 2 girls and a dog in motion. 

[the X is to mask the spotlight that was on outside]

2 girls holding up ornaments they made at Aunties house.

[glue had to dry]

2 grands, 2 daughters, 1 MIL

{1 new pair of glasses for #3}

 Preparing plates for children.

Grandfathers and Granddaughters.

1 son, 2 SIL's

Open Wide!

Different moments.

"Pretend you are really chowing down"

#1 showing #3 how it's really done!

Then I put up my tree. Basket of driftwood for the base.  Old saw blade for the top.  Cardboard-corner-protectors from packaged furniture.  Dan helped a friend assemble a new bunk bed. In exchange, we got the old bed for one of the granddaughters and a whole bunch of Styrofoam and these cardboard bits.

A lot of the foam went into the heater vents. After spying a RAT in the duct this summer, we decided NOT to use the furnace, because there is a hole in it somewhere, Dear Liza.