Malinda took this photo of me and the turkey after we walked in the second annual Turkey Trots (sponsored by Bloomington Bagel Company). After Bob Z (my boss at the HT) told me about the Turkey Trots, we couldn't resist! Malinda, Gregg and I drove over to begin at 7 on the 5K walk/run. Walking through the quiet campus, along Dunn Meadow, was such a georgeous beginning to the day! Afterward, free bagels and coffee at BBC, and running into lots of friends. Even met some neighbors from our new neighborhood, friends of Bob Z, who I had never met before.
Then home to begin a tranquil and wonderful Thanksgiving Day...brunch with Lee, Eric, Ruthie, Gracie, Mom...a nap and playing around with the leaf vacuum for a while, as the kids and mom put together remaining dishes for dinner (I figured if I stayed inside, I'd be in charge and I wanted to empower the kids to do it. Adam did the stuffing and the noodles, Abby did the green bean cassarole. I had done the potatoes the night before, and Jordie did the turkey.) We bought pies and I had made cranberry walnut bread. I also made a big dish of fried potatoes and onions, ready for brunch.
So we had a good Thanksgiving dinner about 5, really relaxed, and then Jordie played a game with the kids while I read...then we watched TV together.
It was a wonderful day. The only thing that would have made it better would be if Amalia had been there, but we'll have her home soon for Chanukah!
