Thanksgiving Weekend

Thanksgiving weekend is winding down. Wednesday night we played cards at my parent's house. Thanksgiving day we spent in Groton at the house of Wendell's sister. It was great to see his family. We drove to Aberdeen that afternoon for some shopping. Ceci and I have been busy cleaning and playing.

My running partner, Carrie, and I had wanted to go to Warner Saturday morning for the Wobble Gobble 5k, but our husband's schedules didn't work in our favor. Instead, we went for a chilly 3- miler around Britton. Exercise is a must after all the good food I enjoyed this weekend!

We have a busy week ahead, as the holiday season gets into full swing. Hope everyone had a great turkey day weekend!

Ceci loves playing with RJ's Transformer toy. Maggie, the dog, also enjoys it!

Since I didn't get a Wobble Gobble pic, I decided to share RJ and me preparing for my first 5k in 1995. Ugh, has it been that long ago?

The Holiday Season has Begun

Today was an interesting day at school. I can definitely tell the holidays have arrived! People tend to be stressed out during this time of year. Ceci and I went shopping this weekend in Aberdeen. She was a trooper! She also loves McDonalds--saying da-da-da when she saw the golden arches. We did stop in for some french fries. Her other new activity is stacking cups--I took the cans away and gave her cups. I think she stacked them for two hours the other night.

RJ is flying to St. Louis on Tuesday. He plans to look at some colleges while he is there. He will return on Monday, just in time for basketball practice. Wow, the year is flying by!

Hope everyone has a blessed, happy Thanksgiving!

Secretary of the Department Health and Human Services

I think it is pretty exciting that Barack Obama has offered Tom Daschle the position of Secretary of HHS. Tom has been a long time Barack supporter, so I guess it is no surprise he was offered a position. No matter what you think of Tom, I think it is good for South Dakota to have a South Dakotan in this position of power.

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Random Thoughts

I haven't blogged in a while. Life has been busy-----Wendell is busy trucking, school continues to roll along, RJ is busy studying for an Adv Bio test, and Ceci is playing with Legos. I haven't taken any good pics lately, so I began looking at some older ones, and found some I wanted to share, thus, random thoughts. Enjoy!

Here are the TZ girls in the big apple a few years ago. A trip to NYC sounds fab right now! A great time was had by all!!

This is RJ's 3 on 3 champion team in 2005. Our foreign exchange student, Rico was on the team. Boy, he loved basketball.

RJ took a baking class a few years ago. He will not be happy if he sees this pic. I love it!! This is a typical RJ look!

I couldn't resist sharing this pic of our new head boys basketball coach and elementary principal, Shad Storley. This was taken after he took our girls team to state a few years ago. I don't remember what he did or didn't do to deserve the shave, but now he actually wears his hair pretty short by choice! We look forward to an excellent basketball season with Coach Storley as our fearless leader! He and I go way back, and I am sure he will do a great job with the boys.

Can't Leave Her Alone for a Second!!

"Gee, Mom, look what I can do, all by myself!"

Wednesday night, as I was trying to watch the all-important show America's Next Top Model, Cecilia decided she should clean out the cupboard and stack all of the canned goods! Thank goodness they didn't land on her toes when they fell!

President Elect Barack Obama

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Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States. Wow! I am so happy and excited! I knew four years ago when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention that he was special. I never dreamed that he would be president four years later! When he decided to run, I thought, "Oh, it's too soon." Well, America has proven me wrong! Below is a link to a slideshow of Barack and his family before the results were revealed and at the speech he gave in Chicago.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGxQ9X

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Rock the Vote

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!!!! What a monumentous time to be a citizen of the United States of America. Do your part. Rock the vote.

A Beautiful Sunday

The lake was like GLASS!!

On Sunday, Cecilia and I went to Celine A's First Communion. Afterward, we went to Buffalo Lake for dinner. The weather was gorgeous. Check it out!

3 on 3

Brogan and RJ

The Winning Team

Ceci and her Big Brother

Saturday has been a BEAUTIFUL day! We spent most of the afternoon at the BST 3 on 3 tourney. RJ and his teammates won their division. Hard to believe he will only be able to play in one more in the spring. The championship game came against a Sisseton team including his good friend Brogan. It was a fun afternoon! Can't wait for BB season!

Halloween Fun

Pumpkins from Bette

Dads and their kids

Ceci had fun trick-or-treating. She dressed up like a butterfly. The weather was gorgeous. We took her to a few houses. She didn't want to get dressed to begin with, but once she started getting candy, she thought it was fun. Now I just need to find a spot for all the extra candy!

RJ and I started the day in Fargo-Moorhead touring Minnesota State University Moorhead. It was an interesting tour and a very nice campus. We visted the athletic complex but didn't get to talk to any coaches. It is on the list! RJ is still pretty undecided about his plans for next year. He is visiting some schools in St. Louis over Thanksgiving break. Only time will tell where he ends up!