An Indiana Thanksgiving!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING,    YA-ALL!!
Gram G has lots of family to visit in Indianapolis!
And lots of fun things to do!
Haven't been here for a year and a half....
Modern participants....Lynn and Betty, Gram G...baked turkey....

4 sisters
Betty, Kate, Gram G, Paula...
brother-in-law, Frank, and sister, Rosie...

More participants, young and old....Nick and friend, Ashley. 

                                                     

A Friday visit to southern Indiana, Nashville.




4 sisters
Kate, Sally, Betty, Gram G

Nashville antique store....

A stop in town to view the pottery shop of Beth, a member of my long ago foster family.

Beth doing her craft...


A bowl for me to take home.







It's SO good to be back home in Indiana!!









A Saturday evening excursion to a historical theater to watch 
Home Alone and be cheated out of my long distance prize.  

Pizza
first.

Jim, Gracie, Jacob, Stephanie

free 
popcorn 

fun movie

G for my missed prize!  I KNEW I should win the prize for traveling the longest distance, BUT....2 high school girls determined a fellow from Seattle was the furthest. BUT...computer computing showed Seattle 1867.68 miles northwest and Portland 1880.93 miles northwest.  But....driving distance shows 2283 miles to Seattle and 2239 miles to Portland.  Seattle fellow got to go on stage to "pin" Seattle and get an ornament and certificate.  But....kind nephew Jim bought Gram G a G from the original marquis for the better prize!  The End.  
Jim asked if the evening got me into the Christmas spirit.  I said, "Yes, my heart just grew two sizes!"

Sunday dumpling dinner!!
Where ever Gram G goes, dumplings seem to follow!!  Drying the bread and breaking it into small pieces. 

More family togetherness!!  I have 5 sisters and a brother, 4 "in-laws" to visit along with numerous nieces and nephews and "greats", and a dear friend!! So sorry I missed seeing a few.




The mother lode of pumpkin seeds.....

Indiana pumpkins remaining from a hayride..
such tiny pumpkins..SO many seeds...traveling back to Washington for the Miller family....

Monday afternoon to downtown Indianapolis...

 Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure Opens at Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art  

Where oh where did
 Gram G go??

An exhibit of railroads, Indianapolis and National parks made of all natural materials....

A bit of Grand Canyon with Nick, Betty,
 Gram G 
and Kate

                           

A Monday night drive around the Racetrack to view Christmas lights....

Colored lights on the Circle Monument.

You gotta do it!!
Can't leave Indy until you do!!
Yummy way to socialize Tuesday, my last evening!

3 sisters and a brother

Kate, Betty, Gram G, John

deep fried pickles

chocolate nachos and 
ice cream, Baby!!
Niece, Stephanie....our devoted chauffeur wherever we wanted to go!!  Thanks, Steph!


I'm home once again, adjusting to a 3 hour time change and fighting a cold.   The weather in Indy was sunny and mild.  The joy of bonding with family, wonderful!   I will miss my "back home in Indiana" family very much, but will relish the memories of our visit until the next time we meet!! 

This has been a good 7 "Indiana Thanksgiving" days in the life of Grandma G.

"Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.  Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it."  (Hebrews 13:1-2)