We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day here at Maks and Becky’s… Everyone (but me) woke up early to start in on the meal. Max smoked a turkey and some fish in there smoker… And that involves some early morning prep

Once that was done diane gabe and I Decided to go out for a run. We took Zora The dog that Max and Becky are sitting for

We took a 5 mile easy run on the trails towards the hidden Canyon… Is a great way to prepare for a big dinner

I realized I was wearing my father’s running shoes

The trail was beautiful high desert and lead to very beautiful canyon way out in the middle of nowhere. We put the samstone there

We got back to the house and each of us took some tasks

. Everybody else cooked but I chopped wood.

BY about 3 PM the meal really had come together. It was a great family effort

Sam Was with us as always

We sat down around 330 feeling very grateful

Soon after we started our friend Willa From Vermont stopped in and stayed for several hours… It was great seeing her… She was here in time for dinner around two and dessert

Rest of the evening we just cannot wait on the floor and work through dinner. We played Dixit. And now most of the family is down watching Kubo and the two strings.

I’m up ready for sleep… It’s been a long fun day

I’m sitting here thinking about all the friends we have who are with family but missing somebody. My heart goes out to All our friends and relatives who lost a loved one around this time of year. I don’t know what it is about Thanksgiving but it seems to be a marker for many people. You’re all in our thoughts

I’m very grateful for what we have

Night all, night Sam

-me