{"id":39198,"date":"2021-11-30T15:32:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T20:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=39198"},"modified":"2022-06-10T23:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T03:00:02","slug":"thanksgiving-2021-it-all-came-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/30\/thanksgiving-2021-it-all-came-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving 2021-It all came together!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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table set, ready for dinner<\/p><\/div>\n

What a joyous, satisfying Thanksgiving we had!\u00a0 All the cooking and sewing and preparations proved to be worth it as it all came together and our family arrived.<\/p>\n

We had some close calls and a lot of tension before that, though.\u00a0 One week before Turkey Day, the thermostat in my stove died!\u00a0 It would likely take a week to get a replacement part#$%&!!!!\u00a0 Dear husband Bob decided we should just get a new stove, but in this era of widespread shortages, that was like a scavenger hunt!\u00a0 He finally found one that fit our need and it was delivered Sunday morning.\u00a0 Hallelujah!<\/p>\n

While we were waiting on the stove, at 11 p.m.Friday night, we discovered a flood in the dining room coming coming from under the china cabinet!\u00a0 YIKES!!! We spent the night rotating 4-6 beach towels soaking up the water, spinning them in the washer then drying them while others replaced them with another set of\u00a0 beach towels.<\/p>\n

God bless the wonderful plumber who showed up at 11 a.m.Saturday and fixed the kitchen plumbing which had a 1\/4″ hole in the pipe!\u00a0 All the while I was praying the kitchen stove would be delivered the next day as promised.<\/p>\n

Before all that angst, there was so much excitement as we readied everything–new curtains were made for one guest room, new pillowcases were made and embroidered, flower beds were weeded, fresh flowers placed in the guest rooms and front hall.\u00a0 The dogs and cats were well aware that something was going on.<\/p>\n

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Sebastian eagerly awaits guests’ arrival<\/p><\/div>\n

Before everyone arrived, the dinner table was set. I made free standing lace “ornaments” or “dingle dangles.”\u00a0 They were tied to the burlap napkin rings which coordinated with the burlap table runner.\u00a0 The burlap rings were wrapped around linen hemstitched napkins.<\/p>\n

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Burlap napkin ring with free standing lace pumpkin from Embroidery Library’s Fall Favorites collection. I’m going to have to press that burlap runner into flat submission with heavy starch and my press!\u00a0 UPDATE:All the starch in the world won’t make burlap lie flat.\u00a0 The trick is to pull a burlap strand just 2 threads inside the fringe, like pulling a gathering\u00a0 thread.\u00a0 THEN starch and press the edge flat.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Burlap napkin ring with fsl acorn from Embroidery Library’s Fall Favorites collection. I’m going to have to press that burlap runner into flat submission with heavy starch and my press!\u00a0 See update above.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Family came from Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, and Texas, from college students to 88 yo grandmothers.\u00a0 I love having the whole spectrum of ages represented!<\/p>\n

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Our handsome Florida Southern basketball player with his 87 yo grandmother (can you believe it?), my beloved Aunt Rheeta<\/p><\/div>\n

For each of the ladies who helped me cook an embroidered souvenir apron was made.<\/p>\n

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Another souvenir gift was a dishtowel for each of the women.\u00a0 Adriana, who will soon be moving to her own apartment, will have this reminder of gratefulness for family.<\/p>\n

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Everyone pitched in with the cooking and clean up.\u00a0 Texas cousin Missy made perfect gravy with her Omaha brother Pastor Jeff supervising.<\/p>\n

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Cousins Missy and Jeff, making gravy<\/p><\/div>\n

Recent Texas A&M graduate Adriana helped with everything, specializing in cleanup.<\/p>\n

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Adriana, recent Texas A&M grad assigned to kitchen duty, still smiling<\/p><\/div>\n

After dinner, pumpkin, pecan and mincemeat pie, we sat around on the back porch, letting dinner settle, telling family stories and laughing.<\/p>\n

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relaxing after dinner<\/p><\/div>\n

Then pictures, soooo many pictures, were taken.\u00a0 I’ll spare you all but this last one, taken at the end of a glorious Thanksgiving day.<\/p>\n

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Sebastian was convinced everyone came to see him. In the back are the Nebraska clan and my guy Bob. They are all sooo tall, even Sebastian who is still growing!<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, the family has all\u00a0 gone home.\u00a0 Aunt Rheeta flew to Indianapolis yesterday after we said our last sad farewells.<\/p>\n

I love Thanksgiving and all this holiday is meant to represent.\u00a0 May you all enjoy your many blessings as we are.<\/p>\n

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