Happy Thanksgiving

How was your Thanksgiving?

I spent much of *the Turkey Day* with Chris and his family. Chris, Richard and I went to the FW Turkey Trot early in the morning. It was COLD, but we enjoyed the short course. Richard and I did the 5K. Chris warmed up for the 10K by running with us. I was the steadying pace (read: I slowed down our little group), so the youngsters (read: under 40) didn't place so well in their age group. With an official time of 34:59, I placed 50th in my age. Chris timed us at about 32 1/2 min, unofficially. That's because it took about 2 1/2 min to cross the start line.


Of course, Chris did much better in the 10K, placing 2nd in his age group (behind only the overall winner). In fact, his time was only marginally slower on the 10K than it was on the 5K. **sigh**

We spent the afternoon at C&C's house, making and eating a feast. Here are some pictures of the festivities:



We decided to indulge in a traditional dinner, with, of course, a turkey course. Chris did the honors, preparing most of the dead bird carcass for consumption.






Most of the crew is pictured here...









with the stragglers found in the next frame.









The kids set up tents to camp out overnight. It ended up hailing and raining most of the night, but we only lost a few campers to the comfort of a heated house. The rest stayed out and braved the elements.






With cold weather and a general apathy settling in, conversation ruled the day, especially for the adults not named Chris. But, in a rare moment of stillness, this picture shows what could-have-been :)






Even Burke & Mandi joined in on the fun, making an appearance just after lunch and staying until the kids dropped like flies...


















We did talk to Grandma & Grandpa via Skype. They are enjoying a new laptop with integrated webcam. I sure do look forward to being able to talk face 2 face like this over the next few years.





We had a real fun day, and it was nice to be able to see a lot of family. Too bad we can't all get together all the time... hmmm, those were the days. I'm looking forward to seeing some of what the rest of the families did.

Family Pictures

Yep - we took new pictures. I found a cool place on one of my biking trails, that is evidently popular with the professional photographers as well. I've been watching it for months now, waiting for a sunny Saturday when the leaves were turning. That was last Saturday. So, we took a new Family Picture, and individuals of everybody. Here they are - for your enjoyment:

Can I post again?

I was talking to Mom & Dad this afternoon about some family pictures we took this afternoon. I mentioned that I could just post them to my blog and they could download them. Mom actually asked if I even had a blog. **huff** I do believe that I was the first to have one. Just because I haven't said anything for about 2 years...

That said, I will try to get the pictures reformatted and up here by tomorrow. It will be everything I can do just to re-publish the family website by tonight's date.

I have enjoyed reading the various family blogs in the process of getting the site back updated. I look forward to more of that kind of communication...I've always thought that blogging was the perfect medium for it.

Love,
John