Thanksgiving and beyond

We definitely had one great Thanksgiving at Barb & Steve's, all 25 plus extant family members from California showed up, and we all got along great. We suspect that Heather's presence with her family made the difference. Brian took Shea home and we left at about 6.

Saturday, Heather & the gang wanted to go to the aquarium, but it was too expensive. That's when I started getting signs of a cold or flu - no surprise. I learned that on Sunday, we could get in free with 3 guests per, so Sylvia took them and got them in ... free.

During a session for Torben on what could be done to prevent an environmental disaster, Heather's hubby chimed in: "close down the U.S." Otherwise, things were perfect.

Monday, Sylvia got up at 4:30, got them to LAX on time, taking them to arrivals - or as Anders phrased it, "departures is just an elevator ride away." Off they went.

And I've spent the rest of the week with this exciting cold. Oh, well. Tonight, Shea is our guest for dinner and it looks like rain, in that order, of course.