Thanksgiving time...

doesn't this remind you of school days and family gathering...

we drove through the snow...

and in Ohio...

there were many years we had snow for Thanksgiving...

most of them were snow covered...

and we went to my grandparents for dinner...

over the hills and through the woods...

because for a time...

we lived in a different town...

and we would always sing that song in school right before gobble day...

and we traced our hands and made the most wonderful turkeys to take home to mom...

but time moved on...

and I took my kids over the river and through the woods to my grandparents home...

and sometimes, other family members were with us...

but soon...

time moved on...

and they were gone...

one by one...

and the chairs became fewer around the table...

and this year there will be four for dinner...

just our family...

small, but together...

and this will be the first Thanksgiving for just the four of us...

and it could be the only one that there are only four of us...

because time moves on...

someone may not be here next year...

or there may be someone new...

a new daughter in law...

even a new child...

you never know...

we are going to have a grand time...

just the four of us...

and the boys are going to be cooking...

and they can do it well..

I will step in every now and then...

but they have already told me they are doing it...

I get the day off....

we are doing ham...

they are not big fans of turkey...

and all the trimmings...

and hopefully...

leftovers for several days...

but I doubt it...

and we will remember this time...

until there is no time left...

and when the boys move on and have families of their own...

they will look back and say remember the time?...

when the dish washer broke down?...

and mom made us do the hokey pokey?...

and we did the cooking?...

and their kids will drive over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house...

because time will keep moving on...

I may not get to blog much this next week until this is all over...

Craig is off for 9 days and we have much to catch up on...

so I wanted to wish you all...

THE VERY BEST THANKSGIVING YOU HAVE EVER HAD!

and blogging will get back to normal after it's done...

because time moves on...

Hugs- Tete

This is a letter to the editor in a local paper here...

Someone gave up a very special dog for family:

To the folks who dropped off a brown puppy on Mount Gilead Road 12 years ago, our family would like to give you a message of thanks.
You left us with the most loving and wonderful dog anyone could ever want. Those of you who do not enjoy the love of a special pet might want to skip to the next letter, but if you do know that kind of love, this was a special friend.
We live on 13 acres, and she loved to run with the horses and keep other animals at bay. She kept our yard clear of raccoons, opossums, coyotes and any other animal that might venture too close for her liking.
When we moved into town four years ago, she had to get used to staying in her yard. That was a learning process, during which time she developed a passing relationship with the local animal control officer until I completed a fence that she couldn't jump over. Her running was now confined to going with me along the lake shore, where she would take every opportunity to go in for a swim, even if there was some ice on the lake.
As she got older, I had to tie her at the halfway point of my run or she would be so tired she couldn't move the rest of the day. I guess it won't be long before I will be turning around at the halfway point myself, but I will always go at least that far just to see if she is waiting there.
She was loved by everyone who knew her, and we will miss her very much. We buried her in our backyard today.
Her name was Biggs.

Letters to the Editor for Friday, November 19, 2010
http://www.herald-review.com/news/opinion/article_367f2d6c-b81f-58a5-94e1-8bb4f40a54e3.html