Thanksgiving

We were on the go all day Thursday, getting ready for Thanksgiving. Ceil and Matthew and Anna were cooking. Caleb had cooked the turkey. 

Anna fixed a dip. M had brought a buttercream pie. He made an apple crisp, macaroni and cheese, green beans. C made the dressing, homemade rolls, cinnamon rolls, and mashed potatoes. 

Will arrived from work around 6 and we ate soon thereafter. After everyone left we were cleaning up until 9 pm. We were worn out. Terrible photo...

MC had the girlies up with her family up in Cartersville. Will had spent the night up there Wednesday night before driving back for his shift. Since he had to work again on Friday, we thought he might spend the night at our house.

With Will working, we didn’t know if we’d be able to eat before 730 - otherwise we could’ve invited out of town family members to eat with us. Just don’t have enough bedrooms set up to accommodate a bunch of people. Plus all three dogs. We’re just not good at having people over.

Friday: slept past 930 am. Leftovers for brunch. No plans for today. C was trying to buy things online. Will had to be back at the ER at 6 am. Anna and Matthew had to work Friday as well.

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” —John F. Kennedy.

Denison: a Harvard study reports that thanksgiving leads to emotional and social well-being, better sleep quality, lower depression risks, favorable markers of cardiovascular health, and may even extend lives.

Francis Bacon, the father of modern science, observed: “It’s not happy people who are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy.”

LLOYD WANER [SABR Bio] set the highest batting average by a NL rookie, hitting .355 for the Pirates in 1927.  The team made it to the postseason that year with a lineup that read, in part, “Waner, Waner, Traynor”. Lloyd Waner was born in Harrah, Oklahoma in 1902. Waner set the rookie record, but it was broken by the Cardinals’ George Watkins who hit .373 three years later. That year the Giants Bill Terry hit .401, the last NL player over .400. Waner holds the major league Modern Era rookie record for runs scored. He scored 133 times that year, more than Joe DiMaggio’s 132 and Ted Williams’ 131. Lloyd’s older brother Paul broke into the majors the year before Lloyd. The writers put Paul in the HOF in 1952. Lloyd was inducted as player in 1967, voted in by the Veterans Committee.

Places to Travel inexpensively: Minneapolis. Myrtle Beach. Denver. Atlanta. Houston. Orlando. Vegas. Portland. Chicago. Austin.

How to stop taking everything so personally:

1. Learn what actually belongs to you, and what never did.

2. Most of what others say is a reflection of their inner weather, not a judgement of your worth.

3. When a storm passes overhead, you do not ask What did I do wrong?” You simply let it pass. In the same way, another person’s moods, words, or actions are often storms that were brewing long before you arrived.

4. Your peace isn’t threatened unless you hand it over.

5. Taking things personally comes from believing you most control how others think, feel, or receive you.

6. You are not responsible for managing the emotions that live inside someone else’s mind.

7. The moment you stop trying to be understood be everyone, you reclaim your freedom.

8. Respond from clarity – not from old wounds.

9. Be curious, not defensive. Be grounded, not reactive.

10. When your heart is steady, even harsh words lose their power.    

11. Do not let someone else’s chaos decide the temperature of your inner world.

12. Protect your inner peace.

13. You are allowed to walk away from anything that tries to pull you into a battle that isn’t yours.

14. Repeat this truth: nothing others do is because of me. Everything they do is because of them.

Passed on a cheap pair of like-new adidas Cloudfoam sneakers. Nice, but I try to stay away from grey shoes. Plus they didn't have stripes on the inside part of the shoe. And the last thing I need is another pair of shoes.