Reno was where Jack wanted to go for his birthday so we did. I surprized him with tickets to see Athlion in the Eldorado Showroom. Athlion was a Cirque du Sole type show and was great. Jack had never seen anything like it. We also drove up to Virgina City and spent the day going through the mining museam, the town itself, and even a walking tour of the least productive mine there! Aside from that we ate good food and gambled just enough to bring back what we took for gambling money! All in all a good trip!

We drove into quite a snow storm on the way home! I guess we timed that trip just right. It has since all melted way but it remains cold most days and snow covers all the mountain peaks around us.

This last weekend we attended a funeral for a friend that lost her battle with heart disease. It was an amazing service. She had planned the music and many aspects of it herself. What struck me was how she could exude love from the casket that set before us! It was very positive and comforting. Jack had known her for 30 years and he said she'd always been that way. Amazing.

That same day Shiloh somehow managed to cut her shoulder! The ten stitches and drain are covered with a very chic looking tee-shirt tied at her mid-rif. Makes me think of aoreobic's teachers every time I look at her! She got used to the tee-shirt fairly quickly but the not being able to run, jump, or fetch anything for two weeks is a different matter. It's been two days and she thinks she is "well". I'm hoping she won't pull the stitches out!

We are going to spend Thanksgiving Day with friends here in Klamath Falls. The boys are going to family dinners in Coquille and Coos Bay.

Traveling to and from Klamath Falls in the winter is always so risky! It's the greatest drawback to living here. Once winter sets in we're pretty isolated.

Later this morning (8 am) I go for a two hour glucose test... again. I told them the results of the one I took a few years ago...that it takes three hours for the "drop" to hit me but they want to do the two hour test anyway. They are testing for diabeties...I have the opposite - hyper-glycemia. Oh well.

Good news is my liver enzymes have almost returned to normal! Jack's are back to normal! We are jazzed about that!

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Murder Amoung the Mateys was a great sucess I believe! Signe and I marveled at having 20 friends that would be willing to participate in a murder mystery pot luck dinner and I was thrilled at how creative everyone was with their costumes and characters!

Rebecca, aka Jean Golddust, lead a revolt against the Govenor when he wouldn't cave in to her blackmail efforts and the Napiers were stripped of their jewels and mystery money. The booty was returned to the pirates - the 'rightful' owners!

Karrin, aka One-Eyed Wanda, had alliances with everyone and even got Jack, aka Cutthroat McPherson, and Judy, aka Gurglin Uma Scarr, to make a blood pact! She really drew blood on their fingers! Alan, aka Buckaneer Bradshaw, had the most outlandish outfit with a nose ring and a huge antique light switch cover on a chain worn as a necklace!

The pirate ship cakes were a surprize for everyone. Several people thought they were just props...like the galley rat on the table!

Signed did get all the candles blown out - after a couple trys!

Jack had a great time with 'Uma', 'Wanda', and 'Breathless Betty' all attempting to win his alliance to their various schemes! I ended the night with a big slice of chocolate cake and ice cream which gave me a sugar hangover the next morning! I really had a blast planning the party and all the guests exhuberent participation made it a birthday party the Signe will remember for a long time.

Thanks to everyone that came and played their part - which was everyone!

Commodore Clearing (Brad) won the Men's Best Costume award and Julianna Napier (Cary) was voted Women's Best Costume. Cary and Michael (Mrs. and Govoner Napier) and Karrin ( One-eyed Wanda) took the Most Dramatic award - a three way split! And four people correctly identified the murderer! Tracy, AJ, Carrie, and Rebecca are super slueths!

I enjoyed this mystery dinner even more than the Chicago Caper dinner we did a couple of New Year's Eve's ago!

Now I'm back to finishing up the Angels in Whiskers web site. I'll be posting our fur kids graduation pictures soon! We got our names in the local paper as the latest graduating class of therapy dogs in the Angels in Whiskers program. I have to close now because Shiloh and I are going to visit the folks at Pelican Point Retirement Home at 6 pm!