Now don't think I'm crazy, I saw Emeril do this on TV. Take your leftover turkey, cranberries and dressing and make a panini or grilled sandwich out of it. It's pretty good. I was tempted to add the sourkraut, but I didn't.
While I was writing about our Thanksgiving this year, I realized how many traditions we have, even though we went to Aunt Jan's this year instead of Grandma Struves. Here Aunt Mary and Aunt Helen and I took a break from cooking for a quick picture. Who knows what Aunt Betty was doing. I think Aunt Nancy was probably working hard and didn't take a break for the picture. Get the idea that there's lots of Aunts (and Uncles)? We usually all get together and then meet up with the Smiths later for pie, which we did again this year.
Here Jacob is explaining to Uncle LaVerne where the shoeboxes we collected will go around the world. Uncle LaVerne looks VERY interested.
Here we are in Aunt Jan and Uncle Marvin's basement. Blake got to answer all kinds of questions from Aunt Helen about college life.
Both Grandmas were with us for Thanksgiving. We were glad they could both make us with all that went all this fall. It was a good day. We had lots to eat, turkey, potatoes, cranberries, pie, green bean casserole, brussel sprouts, sourkraut, etc. Good stuff.
Jacob and cousin Philip played chess. It's a good thing they were together, cause they both are always looking for someone to play them. We were a few cousins short this year, but still had a good time with the ones that showed.
Jay was sitting on the couch, watching football when Milo and Bob (yes, Bob) climbed up on his lap. Thought I'd never see anything like this.
More football being watched with cousins Joe and Martin. They left the house with a shotgun for awhile earlier. Luckily they all came back alive. Kevin drove to Montana to be with Elise for Thanksgiving.
One of our main traditions is going out looking for extra pie to be eaten. We found a few extra pieces and took them over to the Smiths to eat with them. We can't tell you where we got them.
After almost three months of both of our mothers being in and out of the hospital (Jay's mom with a broken hip, and mine with a nasty bacterial infection and something else going on with her muscles that we're stilling waiting for a diagnosis for) I am finally trying to catch up on our blog. Both moms are now home and finally recuperating! You don't want to see pictures of all that. :)
Jay and Jacob and I got away on a sunny day for a canoe trip down the Maquoketa River by Monticello . It's a fun place to canoe, it took about three hours, the leaves were turning, and it's not very deep. Next year we would like to go with a bunch of families and stop and play in the water and cook out. Mark your calendars! Thanks for the canoe too Kains!
Blake took advantage of Thanksgiving break to borrow a scooter from a friend of his going out of town. He goes back and forth to his dorm on it and can park it easier than a car. Jacob went with him one day holding on for dear life and Mom praying as they rode off down the street.
Well, that's it. Hopefully the next posts won't take so long. I guess we did do quite a few things this fall, more than I realized.
Jacob and Shelby come to my work after school most days. Sometimes we are ready to go quickly and leave. Other times, like today, they have to entertain themselves for a while. I'm not sure what this is all about, but they were racing down the hall. They always find something to do.
