Part 1: Holiday Weekend Wrap Up

 
Well, Thanksgiving finally came.  No mishaps with the food and I didn't hear anyone gasp in horror over a cobweb hanging off the bathroom lighting or clump of dog hair, so I think I did ok.  :-P
 
A fun thing that happened was that I decided to go play some Christmas carols on the piano, which is not something I normally do with a house full of people.  However, I've been thinking lately that it's a bit of a shame to have spent all those years learning to play, and then not using that talent.  In the past there have been times where I have played in church, but it's been quite a while now since there's been an opportunity in my life where my talent has been needed.  So, anyway, I figured what the heck - maybe it would be nice to play for my extended family, maybe some of them would enjoy it.  Well, much to my surprise, right away my brother came over and started singing!  Then my Dad came over and grabbed the guitar and started playing along.  Then my mother-in-law came in and joined the singing too!  Eventually even my brother-in-law came in to add his voice.  I had such a great time making music with family - what a blessing that was to me! 
   
At one point my sister-in-law brought in a tip jar.  We didn't get any actual money but we did get a bottlecap, a poker chip (other family members were playing poker) and a Ferraro Rocher candy.  Oh well, better than "boos".  :-D
  
Also I wanted to mention, before the big day, DH and DD opened our glass-topped coffee table in the sunroom and took out the seashells and put in my "doo-dads" I took last time we were up at our Adirondack property to remind us of our special place.  So as promised, here is a pic of how it turned out:

  
DD I think pretty much laid it all out herself.  She did a great job, huh?  And if you look closely, we have the bonus of having a "fungus among us" all the time now.  Har har.
 
There is more to tell yet about our weekend, but it will have to wait until the next post...
 
The end.