But still, I wholeheartedly hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. And if you are outside of the US, I hope you had a great Friday today. Yesterday was one of the nicest Thanksgivings we’ve ever had. It was small and quiet. We woke up early and I made cinnamon rolls from scratch for the band breakfast. I’m not a big food-picture-taker. Here’s a shot of them before I put them in the oven. I was pleased with how they turned out. Apparently, they were a HUGE hit with the high schoolers. I made an orange frosting for them. The frosting recipe calls for Frangelico, but I skipped it because, 1 – minors, and 2 – nut allergies. It was not missed.
The recipe is from “Baking Bread, Old and New Traditions” by Beth Hensperger
Being a senior in the band means that the underclassmen come around the night before the Thanksgiving game to TP the house.
We Made Him Clean It Up.
We went to the game. Of course, being typical band parents, we went to the first half and the halftime show. This was DS the Elder’s last regular-season game as drum major. Sniff! He did a great job. I’m so proud of him.
Panorama Shot of the Halftime Show – We Won, Yay!
After halftime, DH dropped me at home so I could get the turkey going. My sister joined us, and the boys came home after the game. We had a lovely, low-key dinner, with lots of laughter and great times. I hope your Thanksgiving (if you celebrate it) was just wonderful. And I am truly thankful for all of you that I have had the pleasure to meet on the Internet, and in person!
On Wednesday, I had a boatload of work to do before knocking off (well, sort of) for the long weekend. But it was one of those days where I walked into my office, looked around, said, “Damn, I hate this layout!” and rearranged everything. Yes, I was tanked on caffeine, but it needed it and I really like the results.
After Rearranging, From the Door
And From the Back Wall. Much Better!
My sewing room in my house needs a complete redo as well. I started that today, but I am suffering a tryptophan hangover, so I’ll try to finish it up this weekend.
Meanwhile, DH and I set up the lights on the house. This year we added two flamingos with Santa hats. I love them!
The Santa Hats are Removable, so We Can Use Them for the Sick of Winter Party and All Summer Long
Oh, and in other DS the elder news, he got into Penn State!!!! That’s his first acceptance. Actually, that’s the first of all the colleges we’ve heard from. He loved Happy Valley, so we’ll see if we have a Nittany Lion at this point next year…
Happy sewing!
LOVE the flamingos! Happy Thanksgiving!
Congratulations to DS the elder! I got my masters degree from Penn State and could not be happier with my choice to go there. I know he would make a great Nittany Lion and we’d be thrilled to have him. Congrats to you and DH as well!
We are Penn State!
Glad you and your family had a nice Thanksgiving. Congrats to DS the elder, too! We’re big Penn State fans, originally from PA, but because of past rivalries, it can be dangerous being a fan and living in AL
Have a great weekend!
Can there be a more stressful time in a parent’s life than the years earmarked for applications to schools? In our house, we have the A plan, the B plan and the C plan. Isn’t it funny how the school in the A plan always seems to be the last one to respond?!
Congratulations on getting through the hurdle of applications and receiving your first of what I am sure will be several positive responses….