Here is Dad and Angela during Thanksgiving, oh and Buddy, Mom and Dad's sort of new addition to the household. For being a mostly outside cat, he sure behaved well inside the house. Even when no one was holding him, he did not stray too far from Dad or the living room. It might be because it was the warmest room, but who knows for sure. He was a pretty good little kitty. Dad really seems to enjoy him a lot.
We were able to visit my Mom and Dad over Thanksgiving. We actually got to see both families for the holiday and that was a treat for everyone. We got up at 5:00 am on Thanksgiving morning to catch our flight leaving Des Moines at 7:00 am and arriving in Memphis a little after 9:00 am. Then we drove down to Angela's grandma's home in Water Valley, Mississippi. We arrived there around 10:30. From there we went to have dinner at Tim and Andrea's new home in rural Water Valley. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving meal and good time with Angela's family. Her parents were also there. They came from Houston a day or two before and stayed until Monday or Tuesday. They drove from Houston. I think if we were to drive, it would have taken us probably 13+ hours to get to Water Valley. So we opted for flying to Memphis, plus it gave us the opportunity to see how it me be to see both sides of the family since my folks live in Moody, MO. Just outside of West Plains, MO and a few miles N of the Arkansas border.

We stayed in Water Valley until Saturday at lunch and then drove to my folks in Moody. It took us about 4 hours from Water Valley, so it was not all that bad. We were unsure what it was going to be like, that was the main reason we tried it, plus we did not want to drive all that much and this gave us the best chance to see both families. It really was a nice time. I definitely think we will do this again.
We were also able to give Mom and Dad part of their Christmas. Morgan, Andrew, Jeff, Tina, Angela and I all chipped in and bought them a digital camera with a printer. We wanted to give it to them early so that I could be around to help them figure it all out. I hope it worked. I have not seen any pictures yet, but she seemed to have a pretty good idea of what she was doing when we left. I hope they enjoy it and I hope they enjoyed having us there as we enjoyed being with them.