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| At the end of a short, very wet hike where they had to lay branches out to climb over stretches of flooded path, out to the Saugerties lighthouse. Griffin's jungle hiking instincts kicked in, as did Ken's. At least there were no leeches in Saugerties. |
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| Oh, my birthday! Nanny and Papa made my birthday cake and dinner. Always makes the kids equally happy to celebrate my birthday as it does me, making my birthday feel so festive and me feel so loved. |
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| Thanksgiving, a la Freemen. These turkeys were the creative product of Julia! We all somehow stuffed 21 of us into Mary and Harv's upstate place, with me tiptoeing over sleeping adolescent bodies when I took Shadow out for his morning run. |
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| Lots of chats round the table after meals |
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| The prince of the cousins - our oldest nephew, Avery - returned from his first semester at Michigan, thin from not having eaten enough and partied too much, going through hazing as a pledge at a fraternity. Gotta ask - is this hazing a necessary ritual? Avery insists yes. Ken probably agrees. |
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| Family hike, to the tower |
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| Paint job on Mary's mailbox, which has been repeatedly whacked by bored neighborhood teenagers who whizz by, drunk, in their cars and hit the mailbox with a bat |
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| Much beloved Thanksgiving football. We also have a great annual soccer game too. Note here that Ken and Bruce get to relive their glory days on the football field, in a match pitting brother's kid football strategies versus brother's. |
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| Bruce rallying his team, planning out a key maneuver. To see the hilarious maneuver, click HERE. |
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| Harvey joins, as does Alice. Alice freaked out, crying some, when challenged by this new game. Her perfectionism makes it tough for her to learn a new activity by trial and error, involving many mistakes, especially public mistakes. Ken talked her through it, and typical of Alice, she left the boys in the dust (and for one, in tears) repeatedly, with her gazelle running. |
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