Sunday Smiles

Dear Blog Friends,
I know that it is almost the middle of December.
I should be doing Christmas blogs....
but I still have Thanksgiving smiles I want to share.

Aren't these some of the sweetest smiles ever!
I know that I am a wee bit biased....
but this Grammy thinks I have some of the world's cutest grand kids...
(I think our kids aren't too bad either.)

My biggest smiles on thanksgiving came from just being
together with family. What a blessing that was.
...
In my last post I told you how we passed the time waiting for
our dinner to be ready.
It was a great day but we were all glad to stop the playing
and join together for our feast.

After thanking God for our bounty and asking him to bless it....

We filled our plates...

....and found a place to sit at...

...one of the three tables....

...I had set for us.
I am glad that I have the room and supplies to set
places for 23.
(I used 18 table clothes, 46 cloth napkins,
23 Fine China plates and stemware glasses)
That makes me smile.

As you can see.... we pretty well licked the platters clean.

That made me smile too.

I was glad that everyone enjoyed the food....

...and I was glad that I didn't have a lot of it to put away after dinner.

And...even though we were all stuffed...

We still found room for the desserts.

After the meal.... I got another big smile...

I went into the kitchen to find that Jalen and Jordan had started
cleaning up and doing dishes without even being asked to help.
What sweet grandsons!!
They make me smile.

That evening, with full tummies and happy hearts...

...we held a family home evening.
Grampy and I shared our testimonies with our dear ones once again.
We told them how much we love them and all our family....
and how much we love our Heavenly Father and His Son,
our Savior, Jesus Christ.
This meeting was the highlight of our day for John and me.
It made our hearts smile to be together with all our children
and know they love the Lord the way we do.
It truly was a blessed day for which we are thankful.
...
However.... here is a little warning...
Grampy learned the hard way that "old men"
shouldn't try to play football like they did when they were in high school.
Grampy and all the boys played football while they were waiting
for dinner....
Grampy made a mad touchdown run and then found himself....

...in agony.

This is what his leg still looked like ...

a week later!
Oh well, he said he made a killer run....for a few seconds.
Smile....smile
...
Have a great week.
I know that we are all busy as we get ready for the holidays,
but keep a smile on your face and in your heart.
Remember the real reason for the season which is to remember
the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Let's show love for one another as God shows love for us.

P.S. I started blogging to document our activities
for my kids and grand kids.
Unfortunately, I don't think any of them read my blog any more.
They are all so busy with life that blogging doesn't fit in any more.
I wonder sometimes why I keep posting. ????
I have made a few very dear blog friends....you mean a lot to me...
... but I know you are all busy with your lives
and my simple activities are probably not that interesting to you.
I am thinking of stopping blogging.... but at the same time
I am drawn to it.
Do you understand what I am feeling?
What do you think I should do?