December 8, 2004
Thanksgiving was very nice, minus the weather factor. We had thunderstorms and hail, in November! I dorve to Chelsea, as Chris does not have snow tires and we didn’t know what we would face when we got there. My top speed on Interstate 89 was about 50 MPH. I actually joined the “four-way parade” at one point as my speed had dropped to 30, yes, 30 MPH. Once we got off the Interstate in Barre however the weather pretty much cleared up. It was still pouring in places, but there was no more hail.
This was the first year we had Thanksgiving without Hannah. It was different, but we still had a good time. Our family friend Eileen Haddon was a guest at our table this year, as she has been for many years. We played our annual game of Scattergories while the men napped in the living room. I neglected to take an “eating habits of America” photograph, but we had a very nice spread, complete with Chocolate, Apple and Pecan pies. Hannah called almost exactly as we finished saying Grace, so we couldn’t talk. She did call back later to relate her difficulties with the dishwasher. Let’s just say that Dawn is for the sink…not the floor. You should ask her about it.
Chris and I are next planning to go to California for Christmas, sadly leaving my parents to their first ever childless Christmas. As we will be gone for a week, we will have to board Sophie, which will be a traumatic experience (though I’m sure more for me than for her).