For the second year in a row, we watched the Christmas parade with Paisley and her mama. We got there first this year, and it was a beautiful evening of catching up and celebrating this fabulous little town we live in. I cherish having been asked by Melissa both last year and this year. We don’t get to see Paisley too often, but Katriel has a sweet spot for this creative girl.
holidays
Shepherd’s Treasure
Asa made his appearance again this year. I do think this is likely his last year making daily visits. We love him dearly, but the girls are sort of past the delight and whimsy. But we steadfastly love the little guy. I am sure he will adorn a special place in our Christmas henceforth.
Post Thanksgiving good things
I worked again last night. And then slept in the morning.
The kids had a LOT gong on… And so did we.
John drove Johanna to join her AHG friends ringing bells. Technically it is not an AHG event because it includes fund raising.
Meanwhile, I got myself awake, and around, and we walked down to Anna and Condy’s to watch THE BIG GAME!
What is THE BIG GAME?
OHHHHH – How could we never had known about THE BIG GAME?!
It was the annual, Saturday after Thanksgiving football game between the University of South Carolina Gamecocks (the underdogs) and the Clemson Tigers (the favorites).
And the Gamecocks won! As people who don’t really know anything about either, we were strongly encouraged by Anna and her kids to root for the Gamecocks. It was very exciting, and the Richardson’s had a feast.
We headed home for a while, and then later they joined us for dinner at our house (originally we’d all imagined the game would have been at dinner time).
Oh – and here are our trees for the year.
The theme of the year was, “Um. Yeah. Let’s get some decorations on the trees.”
Katriel and Nigel were big helpers this year.
Thankful every day
I worked my first independent shift last night. It was a hoot, let me tell you.
First, when I got there at 7PM I was told they’d tried to call me at 5PM to tell me I was not needed. I was also told it would be exceptionally unlikely that I would be called back in to work. In fact, I was the seventh in line to be called back in.
Imagine my surprise at 10PM when they called and asked me to be there by midnight.
I’m not really laughing.
But it was a decent night, and I had an extremely lovely patient whom I prayed with. She said I was there for a reason, and I’d have to agree.
I came home with donuts for my crew, and I slinked off to bed for a few hours.
After I got up around 12:30PM, dinner prep was well underway. We worked on some finishing pieces and around 4:15PM we sat down to our feast.
Stewart is in NY with Noelle. Nan is in NY now. The Hoyt’s are in NY.
But we were here, in our home, thankful for what we have.
Harvest Party–walk through the Bible…
Storms kept it from being held outside like it was supposed to, but the event went on and was super immersive. People from church each took a story from the Bible and brought it to life. I should have taken more photos.
We were just about the last ones to visit. The Hoyts were having dinner at our house and the time kept slipping away.
That worked out really well for the kids; they got pretty much all of the left over candy at the end.
Tab had a paper due so she responsibly stayed home while Marie, Johanna, Katriel, William and Victorious went. Marie collected enough candy for the two of them, and they put it all on the floor and divvied it up.
July 2nd–Nigel is 20 and Fountain Inn Fireworks
The day started with some cake making!
And hours later we celebrated our not-so-little boy.
Twenty years ago tonight we were in the hospital waiting for him to go to ICU…
Tonight – it’s cake and presents! God is so faithful!!
Nigel wasn’t interested in fireworks, and Stewart was in NY. The rest of us headed to downtown Fountain Inn for a while.
it was hot
not everyone was patient
But then the show began
And they were actually better than Magic Kingdom’s!
Mother’s Day
It took 9.5 months before we made it to the beach.
We packed a lunch.
We found a beach restaurant before we headed back.
We will be back!
Easter 2022
Happy Easter, from South Carolina.
It was promising to be a very full day. Only Katriel and Johanna’s baskets were hidden.
Here in SC it is common for churches to have these floral crosses outside for decorating and photos. They get it started, and the congregation brings more to add in.
After church, we joined our neighbors at their house for lunch. It was delicious! What a spread! It was so nice out.
Tab and I had to scoot out at 2PM to head for NY.
I packed a winter coat, and left the sandals at home.
John hid eggs for J and K. K asked for hers to be indoors and J had hers hidden outside.
Tab and I drove as far as West Virginia for the night.
Oh–that the whole New Year would be this fun!
What a thrill to start 2022 with so much fellowship!
Mid-day, Stewart got a text from Dustyn that he and his fiancé Abby would be driving through Greenville. We were tickled that they could join us for dinner. Meanwhile, we had been looking forward to the Magins joining us for NYDay for weeks.
Weather nice enough to eat outdoors is for SURE delightful in January!
These two in particular really warmed my mommy-heart. They’ve always gotten along so sweetly.
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