Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, yesterday! I missed being with my family, but it sounds like everyone had a wonderful day, so that is good. We had a nice day as well. Greg and I got up bright and early and drove to his Aunt Linda and Uncle Steve's house in Farmington, Iowa. It was fun to see Greg's cousins and everyone, and we had so much delicious food! We also enjoyed watching some football and exploring Linda and Steve's property. They have a lake which is really pretty! It was such a nice, relaxing day. Our drive back to Springfield last night was very quiet until we reached Springfield at about 10 p.m.--then we entered a world of Black Friday madness (but it was still Thursday!). The traffic was insane, but we finally made it home. Today we had to venture out to have a CD player installed in my car (it is awesome!!), and it was pretty scary out and about. But we did stop at Denny's for some bread pudding French toast and pumpkin pancakes--divine! We also went to the mall and Best Buy (crazy, I know) because we had some coupons to use. But we made it back home in one piece. Now it's time for some leftover turkey sandwiches--one of the best parts of Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow I have to work, but I was glad to have the day off today. I'm kind of nervous about work these days because some pretty weird stuff has been going on there. On Wednesday I was opening up the museum by myself, and I turned on the lights in our conference area. I then went down the ramp and was turning on the lights in the bathrooms when I looked back over my shoulder at the conference area . . . and I literally watched the lights turn off by themselves. It was super creepy! My co-worker Peter has been hearing footsteps upstairs, and the elevator keeps running on its own without anyone in it. I don't know what's going on, but it's giving me the creeps!

But anyway, at this time of year I enjoy reflecting on all of the many things I am grateful for. I am especially grateful for my family! Yesterday I was remembering all of the fun Thanksgivings we had when I was growing up. I am also grateful for Greg and our animal children, our friends, our nice house, our jobs, and our cars that don't break down. And I am of course grateful for the gospel in our lives! I am so very blessed. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!