Thankgiving is over

Yes, it's over and we are moving on to Christmas. However, I will tell you a little about our Thanksgiving. It was busy. Marcus and Elizabeth got in on Wednesday night. Ed and Tina got in very early Thanksgiving morning. We had our family Thanksgiving meal at our church because none of us really had room for everyone to be together and be comfortable, especially the kids. The church was great because it has a gym and a fellowship hall so we had a place to eat and place for the kids to play. Each child had their own place for quiet time, except my kids who shared a room, which they are used to. On Friday we were all at Mom's most of the day. Doug had to work and since we only have one working vehicle, Marcus and Elizabeth picked the kids and I up since they were staying with Elizabeth's parents which is only about 6 minutes from us. After work Doug came down too. On Saturday, we had an Open House for Ed and Tina' new baby Jack Stephan Curtis. Not too many people came but we enjoyed getting a lot of time to visit with those who did come. Afterwards we were invited to friends for pizza. it was a relief not to have to worry about supper. Sunday saw departure for Ed and Tina and Melody and Joe. Marcus and Elizabeth are still around. they are in no rush so they will hang around and do some things for Mom and try and get some meetings in the area.
We have some pictures. I think Doug may put them on his site soon. If not, I will try to post some.
The most recent news is that our van is in the shop. The power steering went out on Sunday morning. Doug tried to put more power steering fluid in it but it leaked right out onto the ground under the van. So, we had to put the car back on our insurance but we are still not driving it unless we have to. Our neighbor has offered to do the work on the car for us for only the cost of the parts but since we have to pay to get he van fixed we wont have the money to get the car fixed either.
We are back to school now although we haven't done any yet today. Ia m taking a break this morning since I need to do some clean up before we can do school.
This should catch everyone up for now.