Thanksgiving

It is great when family get together for the holidays. This year we had Thanksgiving at Carrie's house, where we have had it for the past several years. It was different this year because Carrie and her family were not here.  They are in Boston. We had the dinner as usual and it went very well. Just not as organized as Carrie would have done it. Here are a few of the pictures taken of this great day.

Here is Jennifer getting ready for the carving of the turkey.

Naomi and Jennifer examining the turkey.

Vonda getting into the act of carving the turkey. She ended up using her fingers. It was easier.

Here is RJ, Vonda and Jim, Vonda's husband, after the dinner feeling stuffed.

Here is Ron and his daughter Dana after the meal.

 Here is James, a close family friend, and Kathy, Ron's wife, sitting at the grown-up table.

Leslie sitting at the table enjoying his ice tea.

Naomi enjoying a visit with the others in the living room.

Here is our annual picture taken at Thanksgiving. Will be the one we send with our Christmas cards. We survived the day but look forward to next year when Carrie and the family will be back home. She is a better planner than I am. We missed you Carrie.

Christmas came early

I have a Christmas cactus that I have had for quite a long time. It almost died. But it came back slowly and I noticed that it had a few buds on it. Today I saw that there was one bloom. I was so excited. At one time it was covered with blooms. And all of this is from one leaf of the cactus. I hope I can keep it going till Christmas.

The cactus is sitting in my bathroom window by the whirlpool tub.

family gatherings

We went to Yates Center today to see RJ's family. We had lunch with his folks. It was a Thanksgiving dinner by the VFW. Was great to see the town folks turn out for the dinner. The afternoon was spent watching football, of course. Ivan flew into Wichita today and Vonda picked him up and took him to Yates Center. It was good to see the family.

Here is RJ, Vonda and Ivan, half of the kids.

Here is the family picture. Can you find the turkey in the group? Gobble, Gobble.

JOB INTERVIEW

I did something today that I have not done in over 22 years. I had a job interview. I was nervous and did not sleep well. Had to get up at 6:00  am to be there at 8:30. Of course I got there a little early. RJ drove me there in case I could not find a parking spot and he could drop me off. I thought I was going to interviewed by a elderly lady. She was not that old and had 2 other persons with her to interview me. Was not expecting 3 people. I was shown a book in the lobby while I was waiting that had items about the job and what questions that would be asked of me. That helped some but I still didn't have all the answers. By 9:00 I was back in the car with RJ. Don't know how it went or when I will find out about the job but I felt great. Had a new haircut, color job by RJ and a new outfit.  I knew the first one would be the toughest. Will keep you posted on the outcome.

Turkeys

I love this kind of weather. It is cool with no rain. You can tell that it is getting closer to Thanksgiving. Need to start making plans for Thanksgiving.

You would think the turkeys would be hiding instead of walking the roads. RJ says that they are thinner this year due to the economy. They always looked bigger in the stores.