countdown to thanksgiving......

ok, so last night i had this wild idea to make my sister-in-law lisa a little memory book in honor of her 25th wedding anniversary...which just happens to be this weekend......and so i started in on the photo albums...only to discover that the first photos i have of her and her spouse are of their eldest child.....and so i called my 'outlaw' fred in upstate new york, and he emailed photos of their wedding....and at this point i have quite an accumulation of group shots with all of the weber siblings, all of the weber clan, all of the steinker/c-dub cousins.....these are the best lineups.....4 little boys all in a row in random states of mischief.....just precious, especially the lineup at the funeral home when auntie sylvia died.....they are likely aged 10-14...and are drinking coffee out of syrofoam cups because nobody told them not to.......priceless.......and then there are the photos with our daughter and their youngest mitch, who came along about the same time give or take......yeah, well...it looks homemade, but then things that come from the heart tend to be rough around the edges.......but the photos are great....i made copies at the kroger store at one of those fancy-smancy photo kiosks....wow...worth every dime.......and now i can place these relics back in the albums from whence they came........and then....i made my spinach artichoke casserole....and pickled red cabbage.....and now...i must pack because we leave as soon as i get home from work tomorrow......it will be a motley crew of in-laws and outlaws......including my mother who had to be convinced that she could neither take her dog, nor leave her dog in her house while we are gone....wtf?.......if she cannot get the dog into the kennel we will leave her in our fenced-in-yard with food and water......and will not involve the next door neighbor who has become snippy to my spouse of late......gentle readers.....anybody who could possibly become snippy to my sainted spouse is suspect at the very least........we have no idea as to the gravity of our crime against the circle...but it must be quite heinous to merit the reception my spouse received yesterday......ah well......must move on.....to packing for the short trip to tennesee.....24 hours or so.......for those who are away from home know that you are in our prayers, and that we are thankful that you are safe and sound wherever you may be spending this holiday........