Thanksgiving was wonderful around here. Our 2 oldest sons have slept away most of our Thanksgivings and Christmases in the last few years. They would get up in time to eat, but exhaustion would send them back to sleep shortly after we prayed. (We pray after meals at this house.) However, for some reason they felt good and were even actually alert. :-) We enjoyed laughing and talking and eating together and then we ALL went hiking. I literally cannot remember the last time all 6 of us did anything together. We even rode in the same car! I can't remember the last time that happened either.
It started to get dark while we were out hiking, and because I'm an old woman now, my depth perception isn't what it used to be the closer to "dark" it gets. All 3 of our big guys were so sweet-they kept waiting for me and helping me over the rough spots. (Chivalry is not dead!)
I realize this is probably terribly boring to most of you, but I wanted to write about it anyway. Only God knows how many more holidays we'll have with all our boys together at the same time. Two of them are adults now. Moving, marriages, friends, etc. could all take away time from "this" family. If you still have little people around, soak up the time you have with them.
Thursday was a sweet gift to me. And you know what the whip cream on the pumpkin pie was? Later in the evening our oldest son actually watched a chick-flick with me!
What chivalrous blessings you have, Jan! So what was the chick flick you watched and which knight watched it with you?
ReplyDeleteWell Sniz, I don't know if you'll come back to see if I answered you, but just in case, I will. Benjamin and I watched While You Were Sleeping. He even laughed at the funny parts! :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you'll get this post ... since I'm reading it a year after you posted it(!), but just wanted to say I LOVED IT! ... NOT boring at all! I'm also in love with your sons ... so that makes EVERY story about them great!!!! ;)
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