It has been a huge blessing to be able to be home for
Thanksgiving…even if that does mean a full house of ten adults, four kids, two
cats and four dogs. I’m not sure which group is causes the most ruckus. I mean,
it’s not the dogs or the four kids bringing home the Nerf machine guns!
We drove out to Indiana on Friday, making good time. Abby
and her little Benny (8 months) have been here for the weekend. Katey and her
two boys Jay (age 3) and Curtis (7 months), plus my grandfather, joined us
Monday. Emry is the only little girl among her boy cousins. I think she’s also
the smallest of them all, even if Benny and Curtis are a year or more younger.
For while she’s taller than the youngest two, she weighs in about the same.
Curtis doesn’t bother her (he’s smiling and easy-going), but Benny can be a bit
aggressive. He doesn’t mean to be, of course…he simply wants to grab, touch,
push, yank and pull up on anything. Jay is at least twice her size, being large
for his age, but he loves “Aggie”. And “Aggie” loves following him around,
happy to be a part of whatever the bigger kid is playing.
If she’s not following Jay around, she’s following one of
the dogs or cats. The cats and Aunt Grace’s old Golden Retriever Keats are her
favorite to follow about for they don’t turn around and suddenly lick her or
knock her off her feet. She’s busy all day long, happily roaming about Grandma
and Grandpa’s huge house, playing with the different toys and eating her weight
in Clementines.
Meanwhile, Ed gets to sleep as late as he wants and nap as
he wills. I get to play Scrabble and Rubikub. And we all get to enjoy a
creative Thanksgiving meal, which is what happens when the oven gives out
Tuesday afternoon. We quickly learn that you can make both stuffing and sweet
potatoes in the crockpot. And we’re all thankful for Caleb’s girlfriend who let
us use her oven to bake the pies, rolls and other things today. So, it will be
a wonderful Thanksgiving meal tomorrow – a good ending to a week at home.
“Aggie” and Cousin Jay at the playground.
Emry and her Great-Grandfather Sturm.
Emry – the future artist.
Emry and Jay drawing on Aunt Jenny’s “special wall” while Curtis and
Benny provide the musical accompaniment.
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