What's everyone doing for Thanksgiving? Staying home, going away? Do you have a special tradition that you do, something that you always have for dinner that you would like to share with us?

I know it's a tough time of year for a couple of our members...and maybe talking about it will help get them through this. If not, I am sorry to dredge this up.

I know when I lost my dad, getting through the holidays was a real hard time. It still is. I have memories of the things that we did together and they will always be in my heart and that keeps him alive in my heart. I love my dad very much and miss him every day, I now remember the good times we had and it makes getting through the tough times easier.

We are going to spend Thanksgiving with some friends who have a cabin up near McCall, ID. Not sure how many people will be there, it just sort of evolves into a large group. She cooks a turkey the regular way, and we do one in the deep fat turkey cooker and it turns out wonderful. I also help her with dessert - Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle. Last year for Christmas she gave me a real trifle bowl to serve it in instead of my waterford bowl that I've been serving it in! (she's afraid that someone will break the waterford!).

We will go up Wednesday night and come back Saturday morning. Friday afternoon we will all gather at a neighbor's house to watch the last Boise State football game of the season - BSU vs. Hawaii. We are both undefeated in conference. It's in Hawaii....going to be a "real edge of the seat" game.

What are you all doing?