Thanksgiving

We remembered to pack the camera but for unknown reasons, forgot to retrieve it from our bag so there's no visual documentation of our visit to the land up North.

Mary - the Martha Stewart of Midland - went all out with Thanksgiving dinner. Homemade rolls, two types of stuffing (wild rice and bread), green bean casserole, baked yams with apples, berry crisp, and the mandatory pumpkin pie. There was even a backup turkey. Picture around the table our three nephews home from college, John & Donna, Ira & Dora with their two daughters, and the Crissmans and their son (who fell asleep immediately after the meal).

Craig & I ran to the mall earlier in the day to purchase a new wireless router for the MacInnes home. The first store we stopped at was Best Buy which happened to be closed but there was a line of 5 or 6 shoppers already lining up outside the building in preparation for Black Friday. They were obviously expecting to spend the evening outdoors and were already covered with a light layer of snow. CRAZY!!! While I might be willing to camp all night in snow to guarantee world peace or a cure for cancer, I just cannot imagine exposing myself to the Michigan winter just so I can purchase some nonessential item.