Title: November 28, 2024 - Salem, Thanksgiving Day
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| Corn Man Lawrence |
Today is Thanksgiving Day. Which means the two F’s-Food and Family. I got up a bit before 7. David was already out for a walk. The rest of the clan, the record, is: Andrea, Lawrence, Steven,Rachel, Sherri, Gary, Friday and Korra.
Anyway, the reason why we are all up is that we will be taking part in the Salem Run’occopia. All humans in our group, except for David, will be participating in this, but at different lengths and different methods. Andrea, Lawrence, Steven and Rachel will be running-at least most of the way. Sherri and I are walkers. Poor Korra and Friday were not invited.
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| The Event People |
The longer runs start first around 9:15. Sherri, Steven and I wait around in the cold for the other two runs to start. Steven starts off running. Sherri and I walk together about 50 yards, but I feel I need to pick up the pace. Off I go at a little faster pace. Later on Sherri told me she really was not feeling energetic at the start, but picked up later on.
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| Going towards Minto-Brown |
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| Andrea Finish |
As I get close to the Finish
line, Rachel joins me and my legs do not feel as heavy. I come under
the Finish Line at an hour and 12 minutes at an average of 3.4 mph.
The official results has me at an 18:55 pace-I am happy with this. I
am glad I downgraded my event to 6K instead of 10k. I would have been
a lot slower. My leg and hip did not feel bad.
But did Sherri come in? Yes!
She remembered what I have preached: it does not matter how badly you
have done throughout a time, when you come in, come in strong. She
came in right at my pace and 21:50 pace over all. I think we all are
happy.
Rachel helping her Dad finish
Back to the car we go and back to the house. We rested for a while. At least for those of us who do not have turkey making responsibilities. David and I make a trip over to Jason’s house to pick up some tables. This rest time is a couple of hours, until the Thanksgiving Festivities start.
Cooks
That is when Sue, Jason, his
fiance Lisen, and kids come by and the chaos starts. The chaos is the result
of the combination of four active kids, two active dogs, nine mostly
sluggish adults and Thanksgiving dinner preparation. That is the
recipe, if you ever want to recreate it. That is also the time of
love coming together as a family. And I? I just try not to add to the
chaos and enjoy the energy.
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| Desert |
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| Chief Wizard |
Dinner is turkey and potatoes and stuffing, and string beans and onion, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Topped off with dessert of pies and cheesecakes and good stuff. We are all content, celebrating a year passed and times years ago when the gatherings were larger and the people seemed older. It is a time of remembrance.
And then there are the games. Lawrence plays wizards with the children in the basement. I am not sure who is the biggest child. And then there is a pseudo card game with adults and just plain old talking.
Several hours later and much fun under the bridge, Jason’s group left. We help clean things up. And then it is back to jigsaw puzzles until bedtime. As the poem said, not a creature stirred, not even a mouse-I guess that is for Christmas-we are practicing.
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| More of Rachel and Gary |
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| Andrea close to finish line |
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| Sisters-Rachel and Andrea |
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| Going back towards Riverfront Park |
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| Rachel, Lawrence and Andrea |
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| Lawrence, the Corn Man, and Andrea |
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| Gary at the Finish-Rachel had already crossed it once |
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| Sherri and Gary |
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| Steven the Cook |
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| Games |
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| Pre-Thanksgiving Meal Food |
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| Thanksgiving Food |
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| Thanksgiving Food |
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| And still more food |
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| Any of that for me? |
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| Korra saying, where is my food? |
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| Games |
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