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Yesterday Mom & Dad had to put their kitty Prudie to sleep. She had been sick for awhile and had the vets flummoxed. She was a very loving kitty and I think they had her for almost fourteen years. In Lucky’s later years, we used to bring him down to visit Mom & Dad, and he and Prudie got on well, so she’ll have a buddy up in Kitty Heaven. Rest in peace Prudie, we’ll miss you.

The annual feasting ritual that is American Thanksgiving is upon us. Cooking schedules have been made, trips and extra trips and extra emergency trips to the store have been executed. This year marks a first— because Jakki is working, she will have to sleep all day to prepare for her graveyard shift tonight. The downside of that is no magical Sweet Potato Corn Bread Stuffing with Greens. Emelie is on point for most of fixings this year, so we are looking forward to sampling her wares. Another first is Mom blogging the whole procedure on their new blog. It’s been over five years since this blog began, and it’s finally starting to rub off on the late-adopters.

This year, I’m thankful that everyone [EDIT: everyone in our time zone] can be together so easily, and that everyone is healthy. How about you?

This year we are going to try to use online Christmas lists using Amazon’s Wish List functionality. Feel free to browse:

• Kelly’s list is here.
• Jakki’s list is here.

Let us know if there aren’t enough choices or price ranges. This sure beats circling items in the Sears catalog (like we used to do years ago)!

Today we are mourning the loss of Lucky the Cat. He had gotten progressively more sick, and after a rough night, we decided to send him home this morning. He was a good boy and nothing will ever completely fill the hole in my heart he has left. I have put together a special album of all the pictures we’ve taken of him over the years. Please visit and hold his memory in your heart.

Lucky, I will miss you and love you always…

“No heaven will not ever Heaven be, unless my cats are there to welcome me.” —Author Unknown

Yesterday was the lovely Jakki’s birthday. Today we are having a party with a bunch of friends. I am smoking some chicken wings (it’s really hard to get them lit, har har), and we are having home made baked beans, corn on the cob, cajun style polish sausages, potato salad, and a cheeseburger shaped cake for desert. I’ll try to post some pics after the event. Speaking of pics, I also uploaded a few shots from Jakki’s trip to Arkansas over Spring Break. Happy Birthday wishes also to my uncle Tom. He is now officially “as old as the hills”.