tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post7621797630413439580..comments2023-09-16T07:29:44.901-05:00Comments on The Stone House Scribblings: What's For Dinner?Arlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06271437379396526716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-55292232799764277472011-11-22T09:29:31.856-06:002011-11-22T09:29:31.856-06:00I am sooo with you about food. But on the other ha...I am sooo with you about food. But on the other hand, take it away and the day isn't half the fun. So, we slave away in the kitchen until the middle of the afternoon, then laugh the rest of the day over coffee and candy and party mix and puzzles and table games. Its a *rich* heritage! <br /><br />I loved this post (as always.)innacanoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549312567708723330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-22016336971766674532011-11-21T16:48:03.265-06:002011-11-21T16:48:03.265-06:00I just read your idea of a good Thanksgiving and I...I just read your idea of a good Thanksgiving and I will tell you all<br /> of my idea of a good Thanksgiving Day!; and also my idea of an<br /> enjoyable evening together with any group.<br /><br /> Personally I liked when we had a Thanksgiving service in the morning<br /> at church and then come home for a real dinner. I lived in a time<br /> when this was how it was done! But it always made the Wisconsin deer<br /> hunters mad; not thankful. Also so often it was a too long thing of<br /> a one man service; which made us all impatient not thankful either.<br /> It should of been a real shared service of thankfulness from all us<br /> being allowed to speak of our thanks. So we went from Thursday<br /> morning to Wednesday night service until it went out the window. Read<br /> your history of how Thanksgiving came about; and be glad our nation<br /> still has a Thanksgiving Day in word and deed.<br /><br /> Now my idea of a good Thanksgiving Day is: Dinner at least by 1:00<br /> pm. I still like a table center piece showing the occasion; place<br /> decor too. I like having turkey and ham and mashed potatoes and<br /> gravy and peas and veggies and dressing no one eats anyhow and sweet<br /> potatoes which no one really likes and cranberry salad which no one<br /> likes either and a good green salad and apple sauce for those that<br /> like applesauce and apple pie and pumpkin pie and ice cream and coffee<br /> and a good honest drink of cold water.<br /><br /> This should be eaten slowly with a lot of good gab and laughter and<br /> joy and thankfulness. Slowly then we should slowly turn to games and<br /> talk of things that matter to our hearts; the state of our country<br /> and church and school and raising our children and husbands and wives<br /> love to each other and our likes and disagreements and how we mend<br /> them and our relationships with our babies and teenagers and our<br /> married children and how to treat our older people and mom and dad<br /> getting older and what is next and heaven which is closer than we know<br /> and heaven which is our real goal and how to attain this goal and<br /> Jesus Christ and him crucified and which we know so little about and<br /> we want to learn more.<br /><br /> While we are doing all this talking the children will be playing<br /> loudly and at times will have to be subdued and the teenagers will<br /> drift off to their talk world but some will come around and listen and<br /> learn what we are from our conversation. Also at times some of us<br /> will take walks and have show and tell of our things and the girls<br /> will put away the debris and fill the dish washer and the mothers will<br /> change diapers and take little ones potty and put on and off snow<br /> clothes and hang them somewhere to get dry and board games will happen<br /> here and there to all age groups.<br /><br /> The kitchen Will be raided at times and we will tell the kids "wait<br /> until supper" and finally about 5-6 pm the leftover from dinner will<br /> come out and we will eat some more we don't need and then a good movie<br /> maybe.<br /><br /> But I forgot the thing I love the most. I like singing. We can sing<br /> and play the piano, yes, but the best is singing harmony just for the<br /> love of singing and singing and singing. This is from my childhood<br /> preciousness of singing. I love the harmony but the togetherness of<br /> singing, even though I cannot sing now I love to listen to the singing<br /> and sing along any how. This does my heart good. At least 3 songs.<br /><br /> On the farm we always had the cows to bow down to two times a day.<br /> When we moved here to Idaho I had to learn Thanksgiving and Christmas<br /> were all day occasions and no one went home for chores and we all<br /> stayed for supper and beyond. Each time of life has it's<br /> preciousness.<br /><br /> I suppose I could go on and on but what for? To tell you all the<br /> things I am thankful for. I love you and want to meet all of you in<br /> heaven some day! Love momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-7508147334750889992011-11-20T10:16:22.010-06:002011-11-20T10:16:22.010-06:00How can she not be a good cook when I'm suppos...How can she not be a good cook when I'm supposed to be 7'3" (give or take a few) by the charts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-814476956371405122011-11-18T23:57:32.748-06:002011-11-18T23:57:32.748-06:00Ultimately its about being with friends and family...Ultimately its about being with friends and family and thinking about the many things to be thankful for, but ya know, there is something about good looking/ tasting food that is a big part of it for me! I love to try new food and someday when I have the time, I'm gonna make a new one every week ! <br /> Hand me all the cranberry stuff ,I love it, and I'm usually the one eating most of the jello into the next week! Mmmmmmm...<br />Happy planning!Sharon Skrivsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719242707672598252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-39604509142356345032011-11-17T19:18:59.164-06:002011-11-17T19:18:59.164-06:00You're a smart gal, Lisl.You're a smart gal, Lisl.Arlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271437379396526716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-78207652150700198502011-11-17T18:59:20.453-06:002011-11-17T18:59:20.453-06:00This post isn't at all about food, Mom, althou...This post isn't at all about food, Mom, although it's mentioned. It's about Thanksgiving and what it's supposed to look like. Craig and Rachel aren't here and we are hopelessly floundering in an attempt to know how to celebrate. IGo's getting together but that just feels like "not the same"...and we thought about just doing something with the neighbors but Thursday is in the middle of their week and...well, I don't really like to cook real well either, but if you would all just come here for the day I'll gladly plan a menu. I can't offer you any snow or cook stove... but we're here.Lislhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365375294399886488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-15259079048780860142011-11-17T16:15:30.944-06:002011-11-17T16:15:30.944-06:00I'm all for the puzzle idea and having the gir...I'm all for the puzzle idea and having the girls bring the food. Ruthie S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-36870040914384536352011-11-17T12:29:36.813-06:002011-11-17T12:29:36.813-06:00Well said!Well said!Connienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-85281281267638706232011-11-17T12:12:50.386-06:002011-11-17T12:12:50.386-06:00How big of an army are you planning for?!How big of an army are you planning for?!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677836690564370629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-21453757524846382972011-11-17T10:47:33.731-06:002011-11-17T10:47:33.731-06:00I agree 100%!!!Let's just forget about all thi...I agree 100%!!!Let's just forget about all this food that is forever so handy that by the end of the day(dinner)you're so sick of it....Kaylanoreply@blogger.com