We are doing something HUGE this Thanksgiving. Well, really this holiday season. We are staying put. Staying home. Doing our own holiday things. We would LOVE to go back East & of course spend it with our extended family, but it just isn't necessary when you have the expenses of flying on top of the costs of Christmas & Santa. And with time off, it isn't really worth it to pay lots in flying for a whopping 4-5 days to see loved ones just to return home again. So we are staying home & getting the chance to start some of our own traditions.
One we got underway already although we will "make" it on Thanksgiving day. We sent feathers to lots of our family back home requesting them to color them, decorate them, & write on them what, exactly, they are grateful for. I thought it would be a fun way to incorporate our family into our Thanksgiving Day by using their feathers to make a turkey for the crazies on Turkey Day. As we read who wrote what we will go down roll call of various members assuring the crazies that they ARE a part of our holiday!
So, we printed off lots of feathers & directions & got them in the mail. Already they have started coming into our mailbox & the crazies get excited. We can't wait to post a picture of the turkey on Thanksgiving Day!
The feathers we found online by looking for "free printable turkey feathers". We cut them out & sent the right number to each address.
Deacon got them all mailed off for us!
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