Pictures of Thanksgiving

I only got to see 9 of the 15 classmates who said they were going to show but others showed up to take their places. It was great seeing everyone and I think we need to do more activities as a group in the future.

These aren't the best pictures but they'll do. The group picture didn't turn out that well, but we didn't have much time before we got in trouble for standing in front of the doors that lead to the kitchen.

Can't wait to see others again AND have more classmates attend.

Toga! Toga!

Watched Animal House tonight and laughed like I haven't laughed in ages. So grab a brew. Don't cost nothin'.

Well........

Anything new to post from the Thanksgiving gatherings? I thought you guys would have posted how it went by now. Any pictures??? Gotta post something to keep this blog alive.

For all you Happy Hunters

Here is a picture of my husbands big buck he got it a few weeks ago during archery season and is quite proud. It's an 8 pointer and it weighed near 180 pounds dressed.

Happy Thanksgiving

so sorry Steve (and all you other Eagle fans) - hope you can manage to "choke" down some of the scrumptious bird you are being served. and to those of you who find yourselves in the hometown for this holiday i hope you thoroughly enjoy some time with old friends - cheers.

But wait, there's more...

The Pilgrim Fathers came from Yorkshire too.

Okay, technically they didn't. They came from a village called Scrooby which is in North Nottinghamshire, but it's so far north in Nottinghamshire it might as well be part of Yorkshire anyway.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

No! Not Another History Lesson! Aaarrrgh!!

Oh yes. As long as I have to celebrate Thanksgiving vicariously through this blog, you're going to have more English history. Well actually, this is American history. Ready?

The American Revolution began in Yorkshire.

It's true. It's a little known fact (at least to most Americans I know - maybe I don't hang around with enough history buffs). I didn't actually learn this until I moved to Yorkshire. George Washington's family were Yorkshiremen.

There are some people who would dispute this, because the family originally came from Northeast England. County Durham to be specific, from a town which is now called - you guessed it - Washington. However, at some point the family moved south to Yorkshire, and there is evidence of this in a couple of places. The first is Selby Abbey, just down the road, where the Stars and Stripes hangs below the de Wessington Window. Another is in the church where my daughter was christened, the (12th century!) Church of St. Lawrence at Adwick-le-Street (the next village over). It contains the Washington Family crypt, as well as their coat of arms carved into the wood above the main door.

So, there you have it. The First President, one of our Founding Fathers, was a Yorkshireman.

But then, as my husband likes to remind me, God is a Yorkshireman.

Who's to blame? (Passing the political buck.)

Doing some garage cleaning, came across an old T-shirt.

Plans for Thanksgiving

After receiving tons of emails, it was decided that Wednesday night worked for more people. Sorry to those individuals where Friday was the best day. I will miss seeing you and hopefully we'll have another time that we can get together as a group.

PLACE: Blue Monkey
DATE: Wednesday, November 22
TIME: 8:00

The Catty bonfire starts at 6:00 so I thought 8:00 would be a good time to start the activities so those attending the bonfire could show up while most of us are still there. I have 15 definites for classmates and hopefully others will just show up.

See you all next Wednesday!!!!

WARNING: (tasteless) Political Joke.

i must admit i found it odd, but completely refreshing that nobody posted anything politcal or made one political comment during the past election. actually it was nice to be able to go somewhere and not have to look at politicians. although truth be told, we had to look at Guy Fawkes for a few weeks and he is a pretty politcally polarized figure but that's neither here nor there. anyway to make up for all that lack of politics i submit the following...

President Bush and Rumsfeld are sitting in a bar.

A guy walks in and asks the barman, "Isn't that
Bush and Rumsfeld sitting over there?"

The bartender says, "Yep, that's them."

So the guy walks over and says, "Wow, this is a
real honor! . What are you guys doing in here?"

Bush says, "We're planning WW III."

And the guy says, "Really? What's going to happen?"

Bush says, "Well, we're going to kill 140 million
Muslims and one blonde with big tits."
The guy exclaimed, "A blonde with big tits? Why
kill a blonde with big tits?"

Bush turns to Rumsfeld and says, "See, I told you
no one CARES about the 140 million Muslims".

Tastes better than Ben

I'm tired of you silly humans putting words in my mouth, went and got my own blogger account. Steve I love ya man but that Kitty hat was kind of lame. Vicki Baby, hope you like this hat better. And another thing Steve how about taking me out for a walk once in a while?

This is a couple weeks late but i think this guy is pretty funny.

ps. Sorry about that mess in the garage last week.

- Scout

Goodbye Guy, Hello Matt & Joe!

Remember, remember the 5th of November

Little history lesson for you. This is Guy Fawkes. On 5th November 1605 he tried to blow up King James I and both houses of Parliament in what was called The Gunpowder Plot. He failed, was caught, tried and hung, drawn and quartered.

Tonight my family and I, like thousands of families all over Britain (but especially here in Yorkshire, because Guy was a Yorkshireman) went to a bonfire and fireworks display. People barbecue, have parties, and kids make effigies of Guy Fawkes and sit outside the supermarket with him asking for "a penny for the guy." Back in my husband's day, kids used to use their pennies from the guy to buy candy, but nowadays it's cigs and beer.

In 2002, Guy was named one of the 50 great people of Yorkshire and one of the 100 Greatest Britons, putting him on the same list as Winston Churchill, John Lennon and Johnny Rotten. Happy Bonfire Night!

Steve's new Choker collar!

GO Birds!!!

YO Stevie boy! they......................SUCK!!

GO BIRDS!!

um, yeah, from me too.

happy happy mr. president. oh, nice disappearing act at the reunion, btw. but you can do whatever you want – you're the president!!

Happy Birthday.

Bob Roberts (not related to John) - the movie

It's election time. If you haven't seen Bob Roberts yet, I highly recommend renting it. A very entertaining and amusing, somewhat unknown movie (1992).