November 22, 2007
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Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!
It's turned into winter all of a sudden. This morning was chilly but clear, then clouds began to move in. After the Thanksgiving lunch at Elaine's house I drove Brianna and Bridgette back to their home, and was surprised beyond measure when I realized the pinging sound I heard was sleet hitting the windshield!
Driving home along the Trinity river there was not only sleet but snow. Amazing!
A couple of photos from today's Thanksgiving; first, my sister, Jeanne, holding Bridgette:
And here's one of Dmitry chatting with his Aunt Jeanne, with his eldest brother, Jonathan, at far left, who is talking to my sis-in-law, Mary, and on the right is our host (i.e. Elaine's husband), Hal, talking with Dad:
Here's a picture I took yesterday morning (Brianna and Bridgette had spent the night with us):
Note the missing two front teeth. Say...! Isn't there a song about that?
Last night I decided to make a Thanksgiving dinner, having seen a recipe for an apple-cranberry glazed turkey that looked enticing. The turkey turned out fine, but that's likely to be the last time I try to glaze a turkey, at least with a glaze applied the last 20 minutes of cooking. The taste doesn't seep into the turkey meat, and while it makes the turkey look pretty, it makes the had-been-crispy skin all limp. Who the heck wants to eat limp turkey skin?
Jeanne's nephew, Evan, came in town for the holiday; he was the one who visited here briefly last spring on leave from Iraq. Well, his deployment is over (presumably for over a year....we'll pray so!), and he came home safe and sound, thank God. He and Justin (Jeanne's youngest son) visited the family for a little bit prior to heading off to Texas Stadium for the Cowboys-Jets game. Justin had the makings for a tailgate party, the Cowboys are winning, so barring the cold and wet, a good time is surely being had by them.
Hope y'all's Thanksgiving is as nice as ours!
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