Ours was good.
We had the Thanksgiving holiday at my sister's house. Her boyfriend's family (two brothers & their SO's), along with Mom & Dad and the Typhoon. My sis lives in the hills outside the metro area. It was misty and foggy up there, but that helped set the tone of the holiday.
Sis raised quite a bird for the event: a home-grown, range fed 50-pounder! The cooks opted to cut the bird in half and *only* serve up 25 pounds of roasted bird. And it was GOOD!
R and M were the only children present. They spent most of the afternoon playing in the pole barn with my sister's barn cat (really, just a very socialized kitten) and rough-housing with the four dogs. But then there were the horses.
See, my sister built her horse paddock in such a way that three sides of her house are contained within the paddock. That's not such a big deal,except that the horses and my sister have developed a trait in which the horses feel safe sticking their head inside one of the windows, looking for a treat. Sort of a horse-based fast food drive-up. The kids really got a kick out of that!
Football was on, naturally. That took up the attention for the three brothers, and Grandpa. I watched some, but took the opportunity to take a nap as well. M brought her Whoonuu game, which got a lot of play with the ladies.
The kids got to play some Nintendo Wii for the first time in almost four months (ours has been put away until just this weekend - parents had to make a statement) after all the football games were done. So, we didn't leave on the 30 mile drive home until almost 11pm.
It was fun, though. It was a good time. Thanks for hosting a nice, jovial, harmonious event, Sis. We sure appreciated it.
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