Thanksgiving

You know what they say about the best-laid plans. . .

We had our Thanksgiving planned out pretty well. Wednesday morning I had to go to K-Light to do some voicework, but most of the day was scheduled to bake some pies and dinner rolls to take to Mom & Dad's. I arrived in Coos Bay at 7:45 a.m. and thought I'd just swing the van by the shop next door and have them check out the squeeking sound I'd been hearing lately. I did all my work at K-Light, and then sat on the couch in the lobby and read an entire book while I waited for the van to be ready. Finally, a few minutes after 4:00 I was on my way home. So much for baking!

I did get one pie done that evening--a delicious apple sour cream pie. Thursday morning we headed to Gold Beach and spent the day there with Mom, Dad, Auntie, Hap, Laurie, and adorable little Braidon.

The food was spectaculor, as usual. The kids played games, the guys watched football (and then fell asleep), and the final event of the day was teaching Igor a true American guy sport: towel snapping fights. After teaching Igor how to snap a towel (which he quickly became quite good at), Brad, Hap, and Igor engaged in an all-out war. When they finally called a truce, they compared their battle wounds....and I must say, I've never seen a towel fight result in anything like this before. Their legs were covered with welts, and in a couple places the skin was nearly broken. All I can say is I'm glad I was a spectator and not a participant!