The holidays are upon us. Wow!! Where did 2013 go to???
Last week we ventured off to western PA to visit my in-laws for Thanksgiving. Of course, the biggest reason we avoid going out there at Thanksgiving is the risk of bad weather, and wouldn't you know it, Wednesday, the day we planned to travel, there was a big storm between here and there!! We were debating up until about 8:30 that morning whether or not we would risk it, but we did and we were glad we did. The roads were fine and we hit very little snowfall on the way. Now that's not to say it wasn't cold. It was FRIGID!!! But we made it.
Traveling with all 5 of us for a trip like that requires two cars to carry all of us and our stuff and two hotels rooms for all of us to sleep. Not an "on-a-whim" excursion for sure!!
But despite the weather, we were so happy to finally see everyone. It's been over a year! My brother-in-law and his wife were there from Indiana, so it was the whole family. My Mother-in-Law got a new house this year with some help from her kids, and we were so thrilled to finally be able to see it. She has lived in the same mobile home that Pat grew up in, with horrible insulation, old furnace, leaking roof. But she's on SSI, so there was no way she could afford anything on her own. Well, now she is in a wonderful new mobile home and she is beyond happy. She hosted Thanksgiving in her new house, and despite the fact that we completely took over her house, she couldn't have been any happier.
I am so thankful this year that my Mother-in-law is comfortable and warm in her new home, and that we could all be together for Thanksgiving.
Jocelyn was thankful to spend time with Uncle Scott and Aunt Rachel and Nemo the fish.
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