It's very cliche-y but this by far my favorite time of the year. We have so much to be thankful for this year, it's nice to have a holiday to remind ourselves of that. Thanksgiving plans as of now are dinner at our friends Tara and Loren's house (Tara is a teacher in the Junior High and Loren is the president of the Wells Fargo). There will be a bunch of teachers there and should be a fun day. We may stop by another friends house for breakfast, but we will see how the cooking process is going. We are bringing the turkey and an assortment of gluten free goodies (which sort of seems like an oxymoron). It will be a short school week Monday -Wednesday, and then Wednesday after school, Andrew and I are chaparoning the Junior High Sadie Hawkins dance. It's bound to be a good time :)
Last night we went to a house warming party of a teacher, Erika and her boyfriend Tyler. Looking around the room at all the people there, it seemed that there would be very few places in the world that people would all be wearing their snow pants and boots, eating moose meat kabobs, playing with sled dogs, carrying babies in their jackets to keep them warm and quiet, and enjoying every minute of it. Outside there was a huge fire and people playing bean bag in the dark. The most unique part of the evening was that if you needed to use the restroom, you had two options. 1. find your favorite quiet place outside and become one with nature or 2. use the honey bucket inside which was a big 5 gallon bucket for you to squat on. There is running water in the house, but no sewer or septic tank.
Here is a short list of the things that we are thankful for this year, feel free to add your own:
Jobs in the same area that we both find challenging and enjoyable
a new baby on the way
safe and clean housing that is affordable
family
new friends that make living here worth while
old friends
our health, and the health of our families
a childhood that was 'functional' and stable
an education that allows us to experience new things
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! We hope to talk to lots of you Thanksgiving day at the various celebrations.
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I am glad to hear your thought your childhood was functional and stable. Even though at times as a teenager you must then have thought otherwise. I know what you mean though when you talk about your students whose lives may not have been the same as yours. I am thankful for many of the same things, including being a grandma and Skype.
um...cassie has a very interesting question for you, erin, about the name of your child. i think that you'll like it. (just setting the stage cass...all yours)...
No, we are not naming the child Logan or Mary Anne if that is the question :)
As far as turkeys go, I bought one in September for .99/pound which was a great deal. Normally they are $3/pound, on sale this week they are $1.28
I love baby names....the one baptized on Sunday was Macie Loretta! Marty bought 4 turkeys here for .88 a pound. He's bummed though because Dave always talks about good deals he gets on ham. No such thing in the northwoods! The Cedar Rapids Seiferts are here for Thanksgiving week...we are doing the Iowa/Minnesota Thanksgiving exchange.
That’s a good thank-you list. I guess I’d say, “Ditto.”
Your description of the party and the Honey Pot brings a few questions to mind. Was there just one Honey Pot that everyone used, or were there separate facilities for the genders? If there were two did they have names like Queens and Drones on the doors? Would it be politically correct to use a term like Queens in Nome? If there was just one, who was in charge of emptying it? Did you empty your own effluence, or was this an end-of-the-party job for the host? Probably not too many keggers at that house. Was it safe to go out to empty the Honey with everyone out there communing with nature in the dark? You probably wouldn’t want to wear your prettiest party pumps. One 5 gallon honey pot for the group. Do you suppose that’s where the expression, “Don’t be a party pooper” came from?
So many questions. Such a hippy-commune-like lifestyle. I can’t wait for your next blog entry!
Dad G
Only Steve's questions can get a laugh out loud response from me at 5:30 in the morning. Some of those questions would be interesting to hear the answers.
Happy Thanksgiving! Did Andrew think his childhood was functional and stable too??? He didn't really say. Oh well...it was what it was and he turned out great (so far). I'm very thankful to have the chance to be a mother-in-law and grandma all before I hit the big 60.
See you in a couple of weeks. Love, mom G
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