Great Thanksgiving

Yesterday, my family celebrated Thanksgiving with Meat Loaf, Fried Chicken, Ham, Fried Turkey, Macaroni and Cheese, Mashed potatoes, green beans, buttered rolls and banana pudding. (And that's just the food I could find... there was more.) We fellowshipped better than we have in as long as I can remember. We even got to see the Cowboys whip the Jets 34-3.

Rachel stayed with her "Maw-Maw", so Josh, J.J., Jessica and I returned home, played "kick-dodge ball" with a beach ball in the living room, watched Ratatouille, and drank coffee, hot cocoa and ate chicken soup.

What's "kick-dodge ball"? This is a game invented by J.J. You basically kick the ball toward the other players (usually your siblings) hoping to hit them off guard. They, in turn, try to do the same thing to you. Catching the ball is allowed, but you must kick it to hit someone else. (Hey, when the kids are 2 and 4, it makes sense.) The nature of the game demands that a beach ball be used. We managed to play for an hour without damaging any major electronic appliances, or spilling hot cocoa. Wow!