POST-THANKSGIVING REPORT

I hope that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. The day itself was spent by us at my uncle's lake house, as planned. There was a record number of people attending (53) ranging in ages 6 weeks to 80 years. You may wonder how that many people could be seated at one table. We were crammed in shoulder to shoulder around a table that stretched all across the back (or front) glassed-in porch overlooking the lake. Of course, the food was delicious and of course, there was plenty of it, and we all came away stuffed!!

My sister MA was there in spite of the fact that she was in pain. Her joints are acting up, swelling and hurting, so she wasn't her usual energetic self. My other sister BJ has also been in bad health lately, with this mysterious blood disorder she is fighting. It seems we are all falling apart. They both have told me to hang in there and stay healthy, and I'm trying, but age is catching up with me fast.

I'll keep you posted on their progress. Both have doctors' appointments this week and we should know more in a few days.

Right now it is a fight to get my rest. Last Wednesday I was looking forward to sleeping in since the genius was home on holiday and could look after the dogs. Alas, I had forgotten that the pest control man was coming at 8:oo. When the genius came into the bedroom, I just barely awoke and told him to just spray around me -- I wasn't budging!! (I tend to do things when I'm asleep I wouldn't dream of doing [no pun intended] when I'm awake and alert.) So the genius had a good time telling all the family at the lake house that I stayed in bed even with a relative stranger walkng around me with a spray can.

Oh, well! It probably gave that man a good story to tell at the Thanksgiving table -- they could all be thankful that their family members weren't so lazy!!