Thanksgiving 2015

Thanksgiving, what a day.  Much to be thankful for of course and much to celebrate on this fine day.  I am so very grateful for my family, for my sweet children that are such a joy in my life.  I am a TurkeyBowl football fanatic.  It is one of my favorite things to do on Thanksgiving though my body hasn't been such a fan of it for the last few years.  Well more than just a few.  I have learned to take things down a notch so as not to get injured too badly.  The body has a way of letting me know I'm getting older.  I had great set ups at least three times to make an interception, should have made them but each time the ball was just out of reach.  I could not longer jump high enough to make those grabs or ever deflections.  It was quite sad.  I could read the plays and I could get in position to make the play but then I couldn't get my fat butt up in the air to make the grab.  So the hops are gone but I can still move fast enough to be competitive and I can even throw a pass on a dime a time or two.  It was a lot of fun to be out playing and to make it even funner Natty, Jack and Andy all came out and played as well.  Jack scored a touchdown (granted he ran the ball to the wrong end zone but I knew better than to take that moment of glory away from him), Andy boy scored a touchdown on a ferocious run where he didn't stop until he was at the base of the hill, 40 yards or so to the back of the end zone.  Natty made a few incredible grabs out there and was a big part of moving the ball.  It was a lot of fun to have them out there participating with me in something I love to do.  My body doesn't love how it feels right now but we will survive.  Grateful for my children and for my family, they are wonderful people.