Trotting with the turkeys

This year we started a new tradition the high school close by built a new track and so I decided we should all go after dinner and run a few laps. It was really fun we called it a turkey trot. The weather was beautiful and the company wasnt so bad either. Even my niece who is 15 said that was pretty cool . Rob was the winner he in his own words "smoked the family". As you can see by the picture we all had to wear turkey pins (yes I am a dork I made them ok) anyway pictures of the big finish and the participants. Happy Thanksgiving....gobble gobble,

Conflicting memories

I have a memory one of my favorite that comes back this time of year it is of my brother and I driving around in my Old little dodge omni looking at Christmas lights it seems we did this a few times maybe it was our way of getting out of the house minus all the chaos that was out family during that time. I just remember being happy looking at those lights maybe even honking at the houses ( I am not sure why we did this but it seemed ok at the time) one house even had music they played in the yard so you could hear it as you drove by..which was good cause the Omni had no radio..I wonder what my memories will be of this year. My moms wedding that is all too close and all she thinks about...I hope not. I wonder why looking at lights with my brother is such a vivid memory in my mind, and I wonder why our whole family didnt go. It almost seems that I have erased most of those years and the holidays other than that.I am really going to try to have a good holiday season this year minus the wedding. Maybe I will drive around and look at a bunch of lights I wonder if the one yard still plays music.......