Giving Thanks....

The only time of year we have "stick" margerine in the house is either Thanksgiving or Christmas. That's how we know it's the holidays! Things have changed around here. With Mom & Grandpa "Buzz" no longer with us....and Jeffrey is heading for Tennessee with Brooke's family. So we had to get a little creative so that it wouldn't be just the three of us sitting around a table. So...the Scudders and Romaines split the meal and we all ate together at our house.

Of course, JR headed down the Newport News early Thanksgiving morning and was back in time for our festivities. The Scudders came over about 2pm. We ate, played board games & drank raspberry wine. It was fun and relaxing.....

Allie is home for a few days. She FINALLY starts with the Colonial Heights School System on Monday as a sub...boy, that was a long, drawnout process. She is about to go crazy! She is thinking of auditing an Arabic class next semester at VCU....

Now is the time for me to start on my project. I have a photo scanner and am going create a present for family members. We have a new computer program that workcamp uses for evening media shows. You scan the photos, pick a song and the computer automatically adjusts it to the length of the song. You get to pick how the photos fade in and out, but the program times it all. I remember that rough VCR tape I made for the Plotts about 25 years ago. I tried to photograph their photos and then set it to music....WHEW!!!!

I love going down to the pool and scooping leaves....it's worth it to see the water all year long. I hate to see it covered up with a tarp in the winter and it looks like this is going to be fine!

I go on Tuesday to visit two more residents that may be candidates for next summer. One is familiar to me and the other new. It feels good to get a head start on things!

Of course, Al and I went to see the new Harry Potter movie....fantastic....

Still looking for a way to get to Great Britain in February....We have enough air miles for one free ticket....keeping our fingers crossed. Besides, Allie is all about trying to foil the royal wedding before William makes a mistake and doesn't marry her!

Laundry day!