Hi folks, I hope your Thanksgiving Weekend is going well. Mine it. Overall it's been a very nice weekend.

Ok this is obligatory: GO COCKS! WE BEAT THE CLEMSON TIGERS TODAY! WHOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been a while since we've beat Clemson so we're very glad for this victory. Plus, they're #15. Or they were. I know, they're still going to the ACC Championship but today WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an upset.

On another note, Rick and I really thought Auburn was going to upset Alabama last night but it didn't happen. Oh well. Their game against Florida at the SEC Championship next week should be quite a good game.

Ok, moving on from football and rivalry weekend ...

We had Thanksgiving with my folks, which was very good. Thought my sister-in-law was going to have to be logged into work (she works from home) all day, but they released her mid afternoon, so they were able to come for supper. It was a typical Thanksgiving Day with my family. Fun and low key. Good all around.

Yesterday we braved the crowds and did some Christmas shopping. We didn't get out at unearthly hours - actually, we didn't even leave the house until 10AM, but we still got some great deals. We knocked out a lot of our lists too. I still have a few things I need to get, but I'll probably do that next weekend.

Today we cleaned up the yard. We've been trying to clean up around the house over the past week in preparation for putting up Christmas decorations tomorrow. I think we're ready so after church and the grocery store, it's time to get in the attic and drag down the tree and decorations. Zack always gets so excited when we put up the stockings by his cage. He starts dancing and doing the jig.

So the holidays are in full swing in our corner of the world. Still, it's a bit hard to believe we're coming this way again. Hard to believe we just had another Thanksgiving, another Carolina/Clemson game, another round of Christmas shopping. Advent starts tomorrow - that's another church year starting. I'll be giving the registration exam in a little over a week and it's hard to believe that's coming around again. Time flies. I tell you, the saying is right: Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it rolls. It seemed to take forever for the holidays to roll around when I was a kid, but now they just come at you, one after another, in lightening speed. Goodness!

Ok, I'm off to watch the Georgia/Georgia Tech game. Enjoy what's left of your weekend and I'll see you later.

Bye!