Day 97 of 1000
Gladys will go stay with her dear friends in Hillsborough after meeting this afternoon and we will not see her until the next time she visits. We had an incredibly good time.
Tag: Gladys Christie
Day 96 of 1000
Gladys, Lorena, and I went to the Rembrandt exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art (Hat tip: Andrew). I do not have time to go into any detail. Just suffice it to say it was AWESOME and we highly recommend the audio tour. Rembrandt was an absolute genius and we are thankful for having had the chance to see this once in a lifetime exhibit.
We had a great Thanksgiving dinner. Here are a few photos:
First the guests of honor. We were profoundly humbled that Gladys was able to spend Thanksgiving with us.
Also my old boss Andrew and his (soon to be) veterinarian Sara. We were especially thankful these people were so gracious to listen to Grandpa Milo’s and Dad’s stories. We are hoping they make this a tradition with us!
It does not seem like it is Thanksgiving if Grandpa Milo is not taking charge of the cooking.
Lorena cooked, too!
Grandma Sarah is her usual joyful self.
Kelly gives instruction to Kiwi about not bothering the guests while they are eating.
We all have a great time. This must have been during one of Grandpa Milo’s “true” stories.
We sat at the table from about 2:30 PM to about 8:30 PM. It was an awesome Thanksgiving!
Update: Warren (who is often with us for Thanksgiving) has a wonderful Thanksgiving post here.
Day 94 of 1000
Last night, we had a wonderful dinner of French onion soup, french bread, cheddar cheese, and pizza. It sounds a little odd writing it, but it tasted great. We all sat around the table and talked for a couple of hours after dinner, then made our way to the couch and continued talking until about 1:00 AM this morning. We got the turkey in at around 9:00 AM. Andrew and Sara will show up just in time for dinner. I will put some cooking and eating pictures up later.
Day 87 of 1000
For the first time in five years we will have a fairly big group of people at our house for Thanksgiving. Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah will get here on Tuesday along with our dear friend Gladys Christie. That makes seven and we expect to have an additional three to seven people beside that. It is not as big as we did in Oregon, but it that is OK because we need a medium size one to get back in practice. Lorena had me do a little work on a clogged shower and she has been preparing like crazy for a week. Studies should slow down a little after the weekend, so I am sure she will put us all to work.
We purchased a Wurlitzer console piano for the family about eleven years ago for about $2500. It was a big financial hit at the time, but has been an absolute joy ever since. Kelly took piano lessons for ten years with that piano and Christian took three years of lessons as a little kid before he switched to guitar. Kelly still plays the piano frequently, but, since she no longer takes formal lessons, we have let it get out of tune. We decided that everyone would probably want to sing hymns or play the piano during Glad and Grandpa and Grandma’s visit we would use that as an excuse to get the piano tuned. That happened on Tuesday so we are all set!