A penny in the old man's hat

Thanksgiving went well here. We didn't encounter too much bad weather in our travels, and the time we spent with our families was a lot of fun. My brother Steven told us that he'd like to get a handheld tape recorder to record all of the funny things we say when we're all together. It is pretty much a comedy gold mine--I think there's money to be made there.

I was right about Evan digging Christmas this year. The other day when Mike and I were in the kitchen, he took it upon himself to decorate the bottom half of the Christmas tree with Kleenex. He's really getting in the spirit of the season.

He's even got the spirit of giving. Everytime we pass a Salvation Army red kettle he wants to drop some coins in. If I have any, I let him, and today the woman outside the post office even let him ring her bell after he dropped in his quarter. He was pretty excited about it--don't be surprised if you see Evan outside your local KMart one of these days.