Scotland and Thanksgiving

By the middle of November, I was ready to put up a Christmas tree.  I bought a small tree and a simple strand of lights.  Magical and heartwarming no matter what size tree!  I also caught Alex dancing with Savannah - another heartwarming thing.  

Alex was gone for another business trip the end of November - back to Scotland.  He got rained, hailed, or sleeted on most days!

But rain brings beautiful rainbows!  I don't know if I have ever seen a full rainbow before.

We celebrated Thanksgiving with another American family, who also invited the missionaries and one other family for dinner - 20 of us!  (Alex missed out).  Here is what my friend Heather posted on FB:

 Thanksgiving by the Numbers

Days Late: 2 📆

Friends and Family Around the Table: 20 🍽

Countries Represented: 5
(America🇺🇸, Great Britain🇬🇧, South Africa🇿🇦, Mexico🇲🇽, and Norway🇳🇴)

Turkeys: 2 🦃🍗

Pies: 5 🍰

American foods Imported: 2
(canned pumpkin🎃, ranch dressing🥗)

"White Christmas" for the first time: 5! ❄️

Games of Air Hockey and Foosball: lost count

I brought rolls, sweet potatoes, fried chicken, green beans, and a couple of store-bought pies (I didn't make the pies...it was a feat to cook the other items in our little oven!).