Through the woods and over the river

Our trip to my Mom's for Thanksgiving was great. It's always wonderful to be with family. I inevitably come away uplifted and inspired to be a better person. Although the weather was cold, cold, cold, our hearts were warm.

We didn't do anything too strenuous or exciting. We did do a lot of this:

and this:

Lauren was a big help when it was time to clean up:

On Saturday, a group of us ran the Warner Wobble Gobble. Warner is a teeny town 10 miles south of Aberdeen. Janet's blog will have the full details. It was very small townish and lots of fun.

We are thankful for all of you. We wish we could be together for every holiday, but are happy for phone calls, emails, blogs, facebook, Skype, and letters to keep us close. You are all an essential part of our happiness and we think of you and pray for you always.