I don't want to go into too much detail, but I enjoyed a very happy Thanksgiving! I made a rare trip to visit my folks, and was surprised once again by how much everybody had aged. And they claimed that I had aged—which was all in their imagination, because (as Aggie would say), other than that, the same. A few extra pounds, lighter- looking hair, that's all.
The best of all were the nieces and nephews! I was seeing some of them for the very first time; one of my siblings lives out West, and another lives in New England, so visiting them is difficult.
My goodness; once they had decided that I was interesting, it was Auntie, this, and Auntie, that; basically the munchkins wanted an audience for their silliness, and man was it silly. So I played along, and it was more fun than the adults talking about politics. (Some of them were conservatives, who were beginning to seriously doubt that Trump's team could run the country.)
The little people's playing involved a lot of running, which I managed to get out of. I can't remember ever having that much energy.
Well, even taking into account all the faults of my family, I have to admit I had fun, even watching all the running. Some of the older cousins sat round the TV, watching football. The tiny kids were infinitely more fun than that, though I certainly watched some football when I was in college. One of the littlest ones crawled up in my lap, and looked into my face, and she said she loved me! Well! What can I say? I guess I have that kind of face.
Kay
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