Thanksgiving with the Wrights ... About Half of Them

 

Ordinarily, I think of my family as rather small ... until Thanksgiving, when just the relatives from my brother's side comprise a gathering of almost two dozen people, ten of whom are teenagers, or nearly so. It was decided this year that the cut-off age to sit at the kids' table was forty-one, meaning Joseph was finally allowed to sit with the other grown-ups. (Really, we need a sarcasm font.)

The teens are all involved in sports ranging from taekwondo to lacrosse to wrestling. It should be no surprise that they wanted pictures of themselves in a pyramid. It began innocently enough when my nephew, Joseph, posed for a picture with his wife Laura, and their triplets, Knox, Lennex, and Tallulah.

Then Joseph made a stack with his brother's daughters, Audrey, Kinley, and Maggie plus a couple unidentified stragglers (i.e., grandnephews).

The girls then contemplated a pyramid because, you know, a mysterious cult called "cheer". As it turned out there were just enough kids to make that particular stack.

With some engineering guidance, the kids began their pyramid.

TA-DAH! In no particular order, they are Knox, Lennex, Tallula; Audrey, Kinley, Maggie, Dylan, Declan; Luke and Savannah.

Happy Holidays! May you find cheer in the coming year and always thereafter.

Autumn Is Here, For Sure

 Yesterday, my big adventure was to go downtown for a vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), as well as an updated pneumonia jab. Luckily, the pharmacy is located inside the neighborhood grocery so I could buy a couple packages of salad, apples, and a bottle of pop before I left for home.

The walk from the bus stop to the store passed under a line of lovely trees displaying their response to the changes in light and temperature. Consequently, I walked along with my eyes taking in the little cathedrals of color as the sun passed through the jewel-like leaves.