November

Our missionary girl finished up her MTC at home and left for Houston on November 16th.  We are so very proud of her and miss her already.  

Piper and her mom and dad spent hours raking the beautiful yellow leaves from their lawn in Michigan this month.  Looks like she had loads of fun!

My two favorite things I did this month was...

#1 made these delicious big guys

#2 read two Thanksgiving books to Piper via Marco Polo

Here she is saying "Thanks Grammie! New book, please!"  So in December, she'll get her wish of a Christmas book read to her.

My mom had her 75th birthday.  we (the siblings) got her a huge yard sign to let the whole world know.  We visited with her while wearing masks and ate a little cake.  I also gave her a fun detective book.

Thanksgiving Day 2020 was a new experience for me and Matt.  We spent it all by ourselves.  We cooked a traditional meal (substituting a turkey breast for a whole turkey because two people don't need 20 pounds of turkey!)  It was a quiet day, and we missed our kids and extended family, but it was also nice to be with each other.  I'm thankful for Matt!  We were able to join in on two Zoom meetings with both of our families.  It was fun to connect with them and talk about good things that happened to us this past year, to play silly games, and to learn about our lineage connection to people on the Mayflower.    

During the Thanksgiving week, President Nelson taught us in a social media message that gratitude and prayer can heal and bring true happiness.  We were encouraged to use social media to share what we are thankful for and flood the earth with gratitude.  I am truly blessed, and I need to remember that each and every day.