dig in!
hmmm. what is mom-in-law saying to mom?
kinda nice when the parents all like each other, eh?
standing room only!
* We survived! We were 36 all told. The earliest ones came by 10. The latest left right at 10...
* It was a lot of family and a few of our friends. But really, that line is very blurred.
* I'm thankful for the 'extra' turkey breast I threw in since Mr. 18-pounder didn't want to give up the fight very quickly.
* We had Too. Much. Food. Really. (urp)
* The kids had a blast. At one point I saw they had made a slide out of two adjoining mattresses and sliding from the ceiling to the floor in the basement. It looked simply dangerous. I got out quickly.
* Lisi hates days like yesterday because she spends most of it looking in from the outside. I needed to convince one family member that she doesn't really suffer... In fact, I disappeared at one point to take a walk.
* There was a definite color-scheme of dark reds yesterday for some reason (me included)
* Folks of Italian heritage can be loud. Really! And a lot of them though polite would have rather eaten spaghetti yesterday.
* I love turkey gravy. And this year my mom made it!
* I took about six pictures at the beginning of the day. And then for some reason I forgot. Busy you know. Did I say there were 36 here?
Now I'm off for some fun with more family! Think birthday cake and the "Nutcracker" and seeing some faraway family that I miss...
I am still very jealous. I stuck my nose out the door on Thursday afternoon and I'm sure I could smell turkey and gravy and potatoes and pumpkin pie. And I could hear lots of laughing. Glad you all had a good holiday. You folks do it like no one else does it.
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wow- you're a cool mom, leaving the basement fast after seeing that matress slide! ;)
ReplyDeleteDitto to what Anita said. She took the words right out of my mouth. I have a feeling I would have been one of those mothers that came unglued. You know. The uncool ones. ;)
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