Thanksgiving and the Rest of November

We have had a very busy month, especially on the weekends.

On the 13th we went to a quilt shop to hear someone talk about quilts and how they were used in the Underground Railroad and see a woman's memory quilt using her great-great-grandfather's slave papers that she had copied onto fabric.

Then on the 14th we packed up and went to Olathe, Kansas until Sunday with John's parents to see Aunt Suzy and Uncle Mike as well as Grandpa Neely and Cleo in their new apartment and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal out at Perkins.

On the 22nd and 23rd we celebrated Dad Neely's 60th birthday. John sister Jane's family came to town along with Mom Neely's oldest brother Uncle Bill to help celebrate. Mom rented a couple cabins in Delhi about an hour east of us to stay overnight Saturday. We all helped write 60 memories for dad and shared them throughout the weekend. Sunday we attended Mom and Dad's church before the 2 of us headed off to attend Handel's Messiah at the Gallagher Blue-Dorn. Jane's family had to return home, but Uncle Bill stayed through Thanksgiving so Mom invited us over for meals every night. :)

Wednesday we packed an overnight bag, pumpkin pie and Cool Whip, green bean casserole, and a cranberry jello salad to help celebrate Thanksgiving with John's family. We ended up staying Thursday night as well because we were enjoying doing sudoku and crossword puzzles with Uncle Bill as well as playing a few games, visiting, and watching MacGyver and Monk shows.

Friday we packed up again and went to Elizabeth's Iowa cousin's Thanksgiving with about 60 cousins ranging from 2nd cousins twice removed all the way to 4th cousins. John preformed a magic show and we stayed overnight at one of Elizabeth's cousin's.

It has been a busy, but fun month spending it with family and friends and it's going to continue on into December.