My Lucky Day

Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close.

This weekend was marked by a traditional family feast on Thursday, a trip to Leavenworth WA on Friday, our first annual non-traditional weekend after Thanksgiving Lasagna fest Saturday and today, a surprisingly quiet day. Michelle and her sister felt it was necessary to go to the mall this afternoon, I on the other hand was quite content to be nowhere near the mall.

The highlight of my weekend was a couple of hours with oldest granddaughter, Genesis. She went to Anacortes with me to retrieve Christmas decorations from our storage unit. Along the way we talked about some of our favorite books. I remembered back to her age and the first time I read Dove by Robin Graham; the youngest solo sailor to circumnavigate the world at sixteen. I knew there was a used book store in Anacortes, so on a whim we went looking for the book Dove. Not only did they have a copy, it was hardcover and on sale for half price; my lucky day.

My good fortune was to spend the afternoon with my granddaughter. The evening with seven of my granddaughters and the weekend surrounded by family.

Like I said, I'm a lucky guy.