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Turkey...turkey, turkey, turkey TURKEEEYYYY!


Showing off her craft night art work

Huge pot of white chili I made for the homecoming chili cook off at DBU.


It was the month of turkeys.....turkey cards, turkey trots, turkey eating. We had turkey twice because Aaron wanted me to cook one that was in our freezer and then we had turkey at Mema's house. I used to get tired of turkey but I actually really like it now. I made all kinds of turkey soups and casseroles out of the leftover turkey we had here at home. Maddy loved making hand turkeys...you know the ones where you trace your hand and then color it like a turkey. Maddy also discovered that she is a fan of pumpkin pie. Oh! We also had turkey for our church's thanksgiving meal the Sunday before Thanksgiving so make that triple turkey dinners for us this month. I thought of that because I was telling Maddy what we were going to have for lunch: "turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and stuffing..." and Maddy piped up at the end and said "And pumpkin pie!" I didn't even know she really knew what pumpkin pie was until she was excited about eating it.
Abstract turkey. We had to find the turkeys in Maddy's finger paint creations.
We spent Thanksgiving in Farwell and Lubbock and had a great time eating, relaxing, napping, watching football, playing scrabble, and talking. Maddy kept us entertained. She knows all the great grandparents now and gets excited to see them. We left really late on Wednesday evening to go to Farwell so we didn't get in until 1 a.m. and of course everyone was in bed. We went in quietly as we could (kinda hard to go in very quietly because Tuffy the dog always howls and yowls when anyone shows up at the house) and I put Maddy in her pj's and started to lay her down in bed. Maddy started sobbing so I asked her why she was crying and she said, "Wanna see Mema!" She was crying so hard because she didn't get to see Mema when we got in that she could barely talk. I had to laugh pretty hard about that. When I told her Mema was sleeping and we'd see her first thing in the morning, she settled down and went to bed just fine.
A couple of Maddy funnies from the holidays I want to remember:

At lunch on Saturday Maddy informed Granna that she was a "granna granna" and grandad that he was a "grandad grandad" and etc. for everyone at the table. Then she got to me and said, "And mamma is a llama llama."

Maddy got into my shower stuff and brought a razor and a bottle of toner out into the living room. She held up the razor and said, "I'm going to scrub Mommy's legs."

Dolled up for the Russell Perry dinner.
I ate way too much this trip and sat around way too much, but I will pay for my sins on Sunday. The White Rock is on Sunday and I will be doing the half marathon for the third year in a row. Dreading the race but so excited about all the family coming in to do the relay and half marathon this weekend! Aaron is a crazy person as usual and running the full marathon.

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bee said…
You and Aaron look very very nice! Loved going back over some of the Thanksgiving memories. Fun stuff! Maddy, your "granna granna" misses you. : )Have fun this White Rock weekend.
December 1, 2011 at 8:19 PM
Drs Meyer said…
love the pictures and maddyisms :) you guys look pretty spiffy in those duds, by the way!! can't wait to see y'all again...hopefully sooner as opposed to later! love ya'll!
December 5, 2011 at 12:27 PM
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