Anticipation

Well, Thanksgiving is here and we await the coming of "family." This year we will have three new members of our group. They include two grandchild, who only became aware of each other yesterday, and the grandmother of our SIL.

Included will be the parents of SIL, the parents of DIL, MIL, daughter and husband, son and wife. Including the babies that should add up to a rather manageable fourteen.

Four years ago we had forty, with the garage turned into a dining room. Now that was a Thanksgiving to remember.

Niece will have some of the scattered members of the family to Fort Collins, for Turkey day. and brother in Corvallis, Oregon, will have members of his family there.

There is a multitude of people for whom I give thanks. They played a major role in my life that cannot be measured. Without their help and counsel, I would have been nothing.

"For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in."

Good-bye Mom!

My mother-in-law (first marriage not current marriage) is in hospice, shielded from considerable pain by drugs. She is not expected to live more than a few more days.

I bow my head as I think of the women she was. Surviving with one child while her husband was in the South Pacific, fighting for our country in WWII.

She survives the deaths of both of her parents, the death of her husband, sister, brother, daughter and one grandson. Though it all this woman with an indomitable spirit kept on deeping on.

I can have no greater respect than this. Good-bye mom!

Well....

We have been in Sacramento for the past few days. Here for Thanksgiving and will have about twenty people at our house here if all invited come.

Spook is safely under cover here in Sacramento and will have an additional cover if the one I ordered ever gets here.

New grandson is thriving and getting better looking each day. (He is now seventeen days old.)

We will have to return to Reno pretty soon, if the snow and Caltrans allows. Have to get the snow off the sidewalk in front of our house there. (The homeowners' association is a bit touchy about this kind of thing.)

I really enjoyed the "BIG GAME" last night. Both teams deserved to win and played very well. Daughter, Stanford graduate, did not enjoy it much, but such are the vicissitudes of life.

Must wander on now. Y'all take care hear?

This is a place called Biltmore. It is the estate of the Vanderbilts.

Great trip

Fall Time

It is a bit foggy in Sacramento this morning. It began with a bit of beautiful sun, but the fog came in on creeping feet.

Took Spook to the shop this morning. The engine is not running smoothly, there is too much exhaust noise and I somehow picked up a broken glass in my left front headlight.

You can bet that my wallet will be a bit lighter after this experience.

Nobel Peace Prize

Hmm! For what? Do you suppose that Rangel will win it next ypear?