tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post8703692039002480846..comments2024-03-22T14:46:37.849-04:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: It Would be Silly to Miss the TToT on the Biggest Thankful Weekend of the Year, TToT 128Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-69807805285213967052015-12-05T09:58:39.109-05:002015-12-05T09:58:39.109-05:00I'm impressed that you have the photo albums u...I'm impressed that you have the photo albums up to snuff! That is the sort of thing that looms over me for months--even years.<br />Glad you had a safe and happy trip! My husband and youngest are in Indianapolis RIGHT NOW for the Iowa game!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-81656987136607476772015-12-04T01:01:07.415-05:002015-12-04T01:01:07.415-05:00We had one of those very long trips home from a tr...We had one of those very long trips home from a trip over the mountains one year! I'm so glad you didn't have the experience of one or more tires being flattened on your drive home! What a horrible experience for all those drivers. Birthday luncheons with friends are so enjoyable. Your mothers certainly will enjoy looking through those albums. :-)Pat Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760779673175109204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-13200385360201520402015-12-01T23:17:57.568-05:002015-12-01T23:17:57.568-05:00Glad the trip went well and you didn't have yu...Glad the trip went well and you didn't have yucky weather beyond rain to drive in. <br />You never have to drive Star to bb practice late on Sunday night? That is the best Christmas present EVER! Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-27621691285858324982015-12-01T23:11:37.222-05:002015-12-01T23:11:37.222-05:00I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME THING!I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME THING!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-22669288256847122622015-12-01T20:46:56.234-05:002015-12-01T20:46:56.234-05:00It is one of my favorites, Chocolate Delight. I wr...It is one of my favorites, Chocolate Delight. I wrote about it here: http://a-fly-on-our-chicken-coop-wall.blogspot.com/2012/07/if-you-are-on-diet-just-come-back.htmlChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-67860882202441811872015-12-01T20:45:33.182-05:002015-12-01T20:45:33.182-05:00We most certainly did. :)
We most certainly did. :)<br /><br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-49545754792616398372015-12-01T19:44:19.498-05:002015-12-01T19:44:19.498-05:00What was the desert on ice???What was the desert on ice???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630958840521397718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-55208190277015565252015-12-01T19:43:43.023-05:002015-12-01T19:43:43.023-05:00And dont forget the classic... To grandmother'...And dont forget the classic... To grandmother's house we go...the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630958840521397718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-11325949556639949152015-11-30T23:08:09.579-05:002015-11-30T23:08:09.579-05:00Sounds like you had a busy and eventful week.Sounds like you had a busy and eventful week.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162949369536716651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-10804652194582928332015-11-30T21:55:42.890-05:002015-11-30T21:55:42.890-05:00Thanks. I'm OK most days, but every once in a ...Thanks. I'm OK most days, but every once in a while, still, I'll think, "This is my life from now on, not just temporarily." I get a bit teary all over again. <br /><br />I had never seen anything like it. I don't know what was on the road (and I even tried to find a news story online), but it made traveling very unhappy for many people.<br /><br />The difficulty mostly came before I even got to Canton, so by the time Thanksgiving dinner came, all was fine. We could enjoy ourselves. There pretty much always has to be some sort of problem or difficulty with my family. We're getting used to handling it. :)<br /><br />Ha! As I put it all together, I tell the kids, "You will appreciate this someday. And if you don't, your wife and kids will. And if they don't, I don't want to know about it." Seriously, I don't know who I'm putting all these together for besides me. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-51109955742881811992015-11-30T21:52:03.189-05:002015-11-30T21:52:03.189-05:00Yikes!! That could have been horrible. We've m...Yikes!! That could have been horrible. We've made mad dashes back home to beat blizzards more than once. Very nerve-wracking. I'm sorry you missed seeing your sister and grandparents, but I'm glad you made it home safely. How are your sister and grandparents doing with the ice?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-29955808592668701642015-11-30T21:50:42.270-05:002015-11-30T21:50:42.270-05:00That sounds like a great way to spend Thanksgiving...That sounds like a great way to spend Thanksgiving. You two are all about alternate forms of transportation, aren't you? Boats...trains... I wouldn't be surprised if one day you say you took a snowmobile to Christmas dinner. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-30079266611755400542015-11-30T21:34:17.448-05:002015-11-30T21:34:17.448-05:00Good for you Christine for finding the silver lini...Good for you Christine for finding the silver linings :)<br />No way! 12 cars with flats! I'd be one majorly unhappy traveler if that happened to me! You guys were lucky and as long as you all made it to your Grandmother's house safely and in one piece, then that's all that matters.<br />Sorry there was "more difficult and problematic". <br />I admire all those who organize their pictures and ...put them in albums! Good for you! It's something I aspire to :)<br />Have a good week!!GirlieOnTheEdgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226101556766074271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-86275550301224349802015-11-30T21:16:58.144-05:002015-11-30T21:16:58.144-05:00Ha! We have more than one grandma's house. Wel...Ha! We have more than one grandma's house. Well, my kids do. I only have on grandma left, but I'm thrilled to have her, even if her house is now an independent living apartment. :)<br /><br />So, so glad we missed it.<br /><br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-34350233134290767812015-11-30T20:39:26.442-05:002015-11-30T20:39:26.442-05:00Ha! We've known each other long enough to know...Ha! We've known each other long enough to know that both you AND I are busy ladies. :)<br /><br />I'm so sorry he wasn't able to make it. That had to be hard for you. He is always welcome to come with us to any holiday. We can swing by and pick him up on our way through Columbus! You know, in case he'd rather be with a rowdy group of strangers instead of his friends. No joke, though. He's welcome. There are always people showing up at our family gatherings.<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-84949680194628571622015-11-30T20:36:32.083-05:002015-11-30T20:36:32.083-05:00It really was a nightmare for those poor people. W...It really was a nightmare for those poor people. We got very lucky.<br /><br />An Advent wreath actually has 3 purple candles and one rose (pink) candle. Each Sunday another is lit (in the order purple, purple, pink, purple). Tradition says each candle represents 1,000 years of waiting for Christ to come (Adam to Jesus, 4,000 years). Purple candles, in general, signify a time of penance, prayer, and sacrifice. The rose candle reminds us of the joy the world experienced at the coming birth of Jesus. For us, Advent is a time to prepare for both Jesus' birth, but also for his coming again.<br /><br />All but one of the problems and complications were dealt with before the actual day, so our Thanksgiving meal really was fun. Seems our family always has problems and complications. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-58247636840303113962015-11-30T20:24:47.723-05:002015-11-30T20:24:47.723-05:00Oh, leaving at that time of night, on a Sunday, in...Oh, leaving at that time of night, on a Sunday, in the middle of winter...no thank you! <br /><br />I was saying prayers of thanks for sure. (Right after I prayed for their safety, of course.) :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-45802172705926474562015-11-30T14:47:41.704-05:002015-11-30T14:47:41.704-05:00Glad that you had a good trip and made it safely h...Glad that you had a good trip and made it safely home! I went to see my family in the Midwest and dodged ice storms to get home. (Luckily my roads were dry, though I had to give up seeing one of my sisters and my grandparents who were both supposed to have 1/2 in. of ice)Catholic Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254315970336710941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-29009850947760117782015-11-30T11:36:14.853-05:002015-11-30T11:36:14.853-05:00I'm glad you had a great Thanksgiving. We did...I'm glad you had a great Thanksgiving. We did too. We took a train ride on Thanksgiving day and had a fabulous turkey dinner. We're going to do it again next year.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-79755879050067389832015-11-30T06:38:09.523-05:002015-11-30T06:38:09.523-05:00no way!! (you have an actual 'Grandma's h...no way!! (you have an actual 'Grandma's house'!! damn! how cool is that!*)<br /><br />also good that you missed the Flat Tire-paloosa no one should have to change tires in the dark (and the rain).<br /><br />*how many of our childhood references (well, olden childhood references) have a 'grandma's house' to a) make it to on time, 2) be possessed of such 'big eyes you have' ! lol (yes, I will stop typing now)Clark Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606902779389446947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-78476020019148205432015-11-30T06:12:40.700-05:002015-11-30T06:12:40.700-05:00WOW you are a busy lady. Glad to hear your travels...WOW you are a busy lady. Glad to hear your travels went well and you had a good time with family. My college son is not able to come home for the holiday because he goes to Ohio State and we live in NC 11 hours away. He gets one plane ride a semester. Although I miss him, I'm thankful he made friends who invited him to their home in Columbus. We enjoyed a very quiet Thanksgiving at home and played the annual turkey flag football bowl with neighbors.Just Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-56331013910992280292015-11-30T01:14:14.811-05:002015-11-30T01:14:14.811-05:00What a traffic nightmare! Glad that you were able...What a traffic nightmare! Glad that you were able to get by without a flat tire (or more!) <br />I'm familiar with advent calendars, but not with advent wreaths with purple candles. <br />Sorry about #7, but glad everyone ended up having a good time. Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-16007458223604971792015-11-29T22:51:39.129-05:002015-11-29T22:51:39.129-05:00I can't imagine forcing myself to leave the ho...I can't imagine forcing myself to leave the house that late on a Sunday night, that's usually when I'm scrambling to get the last of getting ready for the work week done. . I would be just as thankful as you for not having to do it!<br /><br />So happy for you that you weren't one of the unlucky ones to get a flat-tire, especially with such a large van. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664909801454351135noreply@blogger.com