After the feast

I hope everyone celebrating Thanksgiving had a lovely day.  We fed 20 for dinner, which included Grant, me, son Nick, two of my brothers and their wives, 5 nephews, 3 nieces, two grandmas, one grandpa, and a family friend.  It was the kind of bedlam I love about being part of a big family--lots of talk and laughter, eating and sharing.  I even got to play a board game from my childhood with two of my nephews and son Nick.  Today we had some helpers over to eat up some of the leftovers and this time the girls got to play the game.  Here's my niece making her mad face for when someone sent her game piece back home.  

What a scowl!  Her older sister doesn't seem too afraid.  After they left I went to the shopping mall--but not to score any Black Friday deals--it was to pick up an order I placed a few weeks ago.

 

I took advantage of a coupon deal at Michael's and got this cross-stitch from years ago framed.  Last year I had posted intentions to make this into a pillow, but I think it will last longer as artwork.  It is approximately 9 x 14 and looks so much better hung on my wall than on a clothes hanger in my closet.  Soon another round of leftovers will get served --this time to the newlyweds.  I hope to settle into some quilting thereafter.  I'm thankful for this four day weekend, and for family and friends, at home and in blogland.