Whirlwind Day… gobble gobble

Hullo! I am still trying to recuperate from yesterday’s festivities. We had a great day celebrating Thanksgiving with both sides of the family.

Hi Baby No-Name Dunbar. You ate lots of goodies!

My parents set up a Family Trivia Game. They had typed up rules, time limits, and had a $5 pay out for each question answered correctly. They said they had sat up the night before drinking a bottle of wine putting it together. Isn’t that a great thing for empty-nesters to do?

Questions included things like, What is your dad’s degree in? What was your mom’s address in high school? Where did your parents meet?  What was your grandma’s maiden name? How many first cousins do you have? (Answer is 28.)

This is my brother being “resourceful” he went searching for the diploma (that my dad had taken off the wall in the office.)

The boys enjoyed playing outside. Baseball was the game of the day.

       

Even the dogs were grateful for all of the loving they were getting. Look at my niece’s face, doesn’t that look like a little girl who needs a dog?

And of course there was wrestling.  

Later in the day we went to the Dunbar’s.  A slightly more calm environment. There were games and dessert and good conversations to be had.

 

Of course there was giggling and chasing too.

I read a quote last week that said,

“On Thanksgiving we announce our dependence.”

And I just love that. It resonated with me all week. My dependence on the One above.

Here’s to a brand new Christmas season and remember that HE is the reason.

~mrs. dunbar