I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving. I took two days away from the computer. Wednesday was spent cooking and yesterday was with family. It was wonderful.
The actual meal was at Brad and Mandy's home. Brad's parents, siblings and families, my sister, her daughter and husband and another niece and her boyfriend were all there. It was a houseful for sure and a wonderful time. Everyone contributed toward the meal. We took the turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy and deviled eggs. I forgot the cranberries in the refrigerator at home but there was so much food we didn't miss it at all.
Dennis was at the food bank at the Open Door Mission on Wednesday. It's his normal Wednesday volunteering there, but because it was the day before Thanksgiving, the news stations were there filming. We started getting texts, emails and phone calls telling us that he was on the news. A friend took this photo on her TV and sent it to us. Not the most flattering pose, as he was talking to the gentleman and his mouth was open, but it's proof he was there. :-) That's Dennis on the left and his cousin, Curt, in the back on the right with the bag in his hand. They were there almost ten hours on Wednesday after 8 hours on Tuesday. He was exhausted, but he'll be back next Tuesday.
Tonight and tomorrow we're in a Winter Storm Warning with a possible eight inches of snow. The forecast has changed from 1-2 inches to 2-4 inches and now 6-8! As usual, the weather people are covering all of their bases. It went from the 60's to the teens in a matter of a few days. It's that damp cold outside now that just permeates your bones.
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday if you celebrated yesterday and are looking forward to the coming festivities during December. We're anticipating some events that will be new to us when we arrive in London. At least there shouldn't be as much snow as there is here! I'll leave you with my favorite Bible verse. I'm patiently awaiting the return of my Lord and Saviour.
Blessings and hugs,
Betsy
Lots of food, family and laughter here, too! Sounds like you had a great day!
ReplyDeleteYou had a great gathering! Happy Thanksgiving! How wonderful the Dennis volunteers his time making a difference!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful day with family! You did have a full house.
ReplyDeleteThe ministry that Dennis does to feed the hungry is so admirable. Several of my friends are active in our local food bank and I bet most people don't know what all goes into making it happen day after day. One of my friends husbands is the bread pickup guy. Our food bank is open two days a week and each of the afternoons before he makes the rounds of bread (and other baked goods) distributors who donate items close to expiration and make some good deals on overages, too. Once he fills his truck, he heads back to the food bank, unloads and puts it all on shelves. There is a whole crew of retired guys with pickup trucks doing similar pickups and drop offs. Feeding the hungry is one of the most important service we can do.
I am so excited about Christmas in London! I know you will share all your adventures and as many pictures as you can. We are just getting the 2 inches but the roads are already slick and our scanner is sending out the salt trucks as well as officers and wreckers to get people out of ditches. I'm glad I am not a Black Friday shopper!