Thanksgiving :Chapter three

Wednesday morning , we all got up and got ready

for a ride over to Marshall county

where Michael W. Hall

would finally meet his Great-grandmother

Mam-maw Kadle.

But first a quick "chore"

putting up the tractor...

Michael investigating Mam-maws phone

We tried to make a picture with
4 generations...

Mama & Baby

Elizabeth came over to the house to see us

& meet Michael..she has been practicing

camera avoidance..

and did a very good job..

we were already back in Rye before I realized

she was not in a single picture..

however,

I do have a copy of a picture taken at Mamas last

Birthday extravaganza!

Elizabeth brought us some Muscadine jelly

she put up this summer!!!

It sure is good and helps add a little

southern sunshine to a cold

Rye day!

She also gave Michael a sack full of books!

Thanks Elizabeth!!

We did not get to see my brother Lawrence

and his wife Jimmie..

Wish we could have!

Lawrence & Jimmy

(Same birthday party)

We also did not get to meet young

Zachary Noah Slaten

due to his being such a tender

young age..

we will catch up with him later..

but, I thought I would also

insert a picture of him on his birthday

with his Granny Slaten

and one of him

during thanksgiving

week.

Mr. Zachary

When we got to Mary & Doyles

we were treated to

pecan pie a la mode

& apple brown betty.

Michael "loved"

Apple Brown Betty!

And Aunt Marys Chicken & Dumpling's*

*(Mary makes the Best Chicken and Dumplings

in the world...

And believe me, I have tried a few!)

Cathy Jean and Eric

came to visit , too.

Uncle Doyle came into a big

Welcome home

from

Michael!

Cathy Jean and Eric brought

Michael a book that the

pictures

"move"

Thank you Cathy!

We had to say "goodbye"

and get back on the road..

Gennifer was coming up to the house that afternoon

and we were behind schedule...

I like the fact that we,

now have,

the George Jetson "stuff"

like the web cam..

however, I still wait with great

anticipation on

"beam me up, Scottie!"

On the way back to Cullman county

I got a phone call from my

niece Cheryl..

she, her daughter Amber, & Richard (Amber's husband)

came to visit...they got there about the same time as Gennifer..

We all sat around ,

some in the old porch rockers ,

some on the futon..

(I had put together on the last trip home...

O.K. so maybe its put together a little

upside down...or backwards, and its hard to get out of..

Hey, at least there is something to sit on...

you can quit snickering now ,Cheryl...)

We had a big time talking and laughing and

telling stories!

Cheryl, Amber and Richard

brought Michael a gyrating reindeer

that sings "Felice Natividad"

if you push his hand..

but, be careful

if you grab it by the ear...

it Squeals like a pig!

Thanks y'all!

And thank you for the pecans, too!

Gennifer grew up across the field..

she was a big help in keeping

"the path"

worn down..

She was like one of my own...

She brought 2 beautiful

scrapbooks

she had made ,

one for Michael & one for us..

of pictures taken of

Michael and Chloe since

Felice & Bill

first got Michael home!!

I will always treasure mine!

Thank you Darlin"!!

Michael was ready to "eat" supper...

Come to find out Mary

had sent Chicken and dumplings

with us!

Warmed up with 1/2 a banana

on the side and

Wa-La

Supper!

Thank you Mary!!!

next time Michael will have

a play Buddie...

Company left..

Ba-ba & Mama went to town,

Michael stayed with Papa and Gamma..

Cheerios makes a wonderful

"sack mix"

Michael, shared some with his Papa!

This entry has seemed quite a bit like a large

Thank you card...

We did have a wonderful trip home and so

enjoyed seeing everyone!

Now I need to jump up , start laundry,

(after all it is Monday)

and move some furniture around

so we can have a place for the tree

and see the fire place...

Next entry will be Thanksgiving Day

with "my other side"

The Ryans!

We had a great time that day, too!

footnote....

yesterday it snowed all day..

turned out to be little more than a dusting,

we went to a local tree farm and cut our first live

tree in years..

(the things you do for children!)

pictures will follow after Thanksgiving is through..

this morning we got up to 9F..with

wind chill -8!!

"OH, I Wish I Was in Dixie...."

Love to all of y'all!!!