Happy Thanksgiving everyone! DS1 was all gung-ho to run a turkey trot this morning, until it was this morning. We hadn't registered so we bailed. It was cold out and the coffee maker was calling so I didn't push it. Plan B is a better one and that is 6 miles or so along the creek in the sunshine. I'll head down to the trails once the baking is done. Pie #1 in the oven (apple, pear cranberry with a streusel topping) and the pumpkin pies are next.

qotd: Favorite part of Thanksgiving ? Me, it's pie. I like fruit pies best, I could skip most of the rest of it, as long as I get pie. And without question, must be homemade.

(forgive me for not asking about thankfulness, but I suspect our answers may be very similar-- family, friends and health).

Weights in the gym this morning.

A hike on the AT with the fam this afternoon.

My favorite part is the big plate with turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, corn casserole, green bean casserole, and cranberry sauce in a never ending quest to get the perfect ratio. I will probably have some pie and pumpkin roll, but I don't really have a sweet tooth and am almost indifferent about dessert. My 16 year old daughter is really into making pies and the past few she's made have been the best of their kind I've ever had, so I'm looking forward to trying her pies today. Everything is homemade. Including ice cream. We'll make egg nog ice cream, and butter pecan ice cream tonight.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Just got finished with lunch.  Turkey breast from the slow  cooker with microwave mashed potatoes, peas, corn, filling and biscuits. All provided by one of the bosses who didn't want to see us hungry.  Now if the pager will be quite, I'm going to try for a nap. Should really go out in the parking lot and do laps in the sun.

QOTD: Hmmmm..........Really thought about saying pumpkin rolls, and that has become my favorite dessert. However, i still have to go with the good old standby, the turkey. DW likes ham better but for me it just doesn't seem quite like Thanksgiving without the turkey.  Probably is a childhood thing.

Speaking of Pumpkin rolls, DW isn't getting any this year.  Instead the place where she gets them has a new one, chocolate peanut butter .  When she told me that I told her to get one of those instead.  I might just think I died and went to heaven. Hope it's as good as I anticipate.

Did the 10 k turkey trot... the biggest race in our town 13 years ago Micheal Bratton killed himself, he was just out of college.  So his family puts on this race to raise money for crisis centers.  So we all cry before we run as his Dad talks about his son and others with depression who have taken their life.  Like my cousin's son did at 21.   12 years ago our county was #1 in suicide.. now we are 17.   Seems the # candiate are white males in their 50s.  they have easy access to guns.  Any who thankful that I get bummed out but nerver seriously depressed and thankful for my trailer trash group!

Turkey in the oven, off to walk the dogs, then hit the dive bar and back home to chow down!!!

Qotd: Stuffing!!!! Yea stuffing!!!