Pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. It's going to be nice to have dinner with our family in the dining room we painted this spring. Last year was fun -- Dixie and I went to the Macy's parade in New York and had Thanksgiving dinner at a diner -- but it's going to be neat to do the traditional things again this year.

I am thankful for so many things this year. My family. My friends, both old and new. The fact that Marty and I both have jobs. My health. Music. And so many other things.

It is rainy, gray, and cold here today. The kind of day you expect from Connecticut in November, but the kind of day we haven't seen too many of yet this year. It's quite a rude awakening. Brrrrrr.