Turkey and Football

He liked the food, the company, and the way Uncle Marc did his hair!

He also liked to sit really close to the tv to watch football!

Future Pirate?

Who knows, but he sure was cute wearing my t-shirt!

Thanksgiving is around the corner, I can't believe. If only it didn't still feel like summer outside I'd be a little more convinced. There is something wrong when the weather man considers temps in the 70's to be a cold front. Geez.

Jason is almost finished at the VA, where long hours and grumpy patients have been wearing him down the past month. Hopefully a hospital switch and an influx of family and friends will give him the boost he needs to finish out this rotation.

I have been thoroughly enjoying JOY program and having conversations with the women. I wrote out some sentences phonetically for them and they really laughed when they saw: Whaddaya wanna do? I had to repeat it several times until they understood what it really meant! We had a Thanksgiving lunch with them afterward and they loved saying squash. It is such a fun group.

Halloween

We didn't go trick or treating last night. I was thinking it would be nice to delay a candy fascination as long as possible. Clara was going to be dressed in a poodle skirt, so we pulled dirty clothes out of the hamper and dressed Eli to match. They were cute together even if they didn't get it.

So begins the holiday season. I was explaining to my Joy Program class (english as a second language) about holidays/festivals here and they told me about some from their home. I was surprised to realize that Americans have a holiday every month, sometimes two. We also have three big ones in the last three months. I was thinking about how we jam big extravagant stressful family get togethers at the end of the year and wonder if that is healthy. Perhaps we should space them out. Give the turkeys a break too.