Happy Thanksgiving, Part 2

They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Here's the 2nd half of our Thanksgiving Day. Squirt and Scooby were delighted to finally see their cousin, Richie and his sweet girlfriend, KP. We had tons of wonderful food! Uncle V made me giggle when he stuck his croissant in is pocket! What was up with that? According to him, he didn't have room on his plate for it, so it went in his pocket. Too funny! Kathy had the table set beautifully, and Papa Bear, myself, and Richie were assigned to the "grown-up" table with the siblings. She wanted Richie to spend time with his grandparents (which was a good idea!). Uncle V and Aunt Pat, Uncle Willie, Aunt Nettie, and Mama and Daddy were also seated at the big table. That left 2 open spots -- and Kathy said Papa Bear and myself would be dining at the grown-up table because we never sit with my parents. It was nice to hear them chit-chat, although it did get a little politically heavy. ha ha! And even though I have bought into Al Gore's global warming idea, they are all convinced "he's a crook." Me and Papa Bear had just seen a program on that the other night, but we just kept shoveling in our food and decided it best not to comment on that conversation. We had to be on our best behavior -- we were, after all, at the grown-up table. We actually got a good laugh when they started talking about the couple that somehow made it past White House security to attend a state dinner that President Obama hosted the other night. Other topics of conversation also included a story about a Timewarner employee who rode down the road, just past Uncle Willie's house, spotted what appeared to be a bear in the field, rode by, turned around, and confirmed that it was indeed a black bear. BEARS!?! In Midway?!? I was fascinated by that story. Sure hope my pups don't run across the big mean bear one night.