Thanksgiving

Everyone had a good appetite for lunch after the Turkey Trot. After having turkey some of us went for a little walk around the neighborhood (leaving the others to nap). It rained just a bit, but it was fun. We had dessert (pumpkin pudding and pie, pear tart) with coffee in the afternoon and were ready for our first round of turkey sandwiches in the evening.

Turkey Trot

The Turkey Trot is a fundraiser for the Red Cross held on Thanksgiving morning. The kids ran the 1 mile course and some of the grown-ups ran the 5 K. Helena ran "really fast." There were so many people. I did not expect thousands to want to start the holiday this way. I waited at the finish line to meet the participants. Penny was there too, wearing my coat.

Thanksgiving Eve

We had a mini-Christmas celebration since we will be scattered at Christmas time this year. It was very exciting to open presents early.Salmon, potato leek casserole, green beans, coleslaw.

It snowed today!

Not much, all the snow is already gone. But it was fun to watch while it lasted. We had cookies and tea to celebrate the occasion.

Fall

Mark cleaned up the yard today and the kids had a chance to do some jumping in the leaves before they were bagged up. Fun!

Negotiating

There has been a lot of trading going on here with the loot. They are pretty good at transactions that leave everyone happy.