This is an NBC series that is now in it’s third season. I don’t seem to follow any shows on a regular basis, life keeps getting in the way (Life is always more important than television). As the temperature has begun to drop and the days have grown shorter, we were finding it difficult to make time outside for exercise. We were actually not very motivated to exercise at all. It seemed that we were dreading the treadmill and the time spent on it. A friend suggested HEROES as a way to pass the time as we endured our nightly walk/run. After watching the first night we were hooked. The new rule was that we could not watch HEROES unless you were on the treadmill. Each episode is about 42 minutes long and that time seems to fly by. I finished Season one last night and I am hoping to start season 2 tonight. I’m not sure what the plan will be after Season 2. If you have any suggestions, let us know. We will probably have to turn to Hulu.com for a while. They have a few episodes from season 3, but not all of them.
With another holiday weekend in the record books, it is time to reflect on the last four days. The first thing that I am thankful for is the fact that I had four days to spend with family and friends.
We got an early start on Thursday. For the second year our family served at the Coastal Rescue Mission. The volunteers that help support this organization are great. After months of planning their hard work was repaid with smiles as more than 250 meals were served.
Thanksgiving was completed with a late lunch with my family and a relaxing afternoon. It is always nice to get outside with the kids and walk around the old farm. The kids love to hear stories about the trouble my siblings and I managed to get into growing up.
Friday was a lazy day. We did not battle the lines for the not so deep discounts. I don’t think we left the house all day. Actually the kids did, they enjoyed an outing with the grandparents and Madagascar 2. We ended the evening sitting around a small fire on the back deck. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Saturday was a Family Reunion for the McDaniels side of our family. Great food and fellowship. The mood couldn’t be dampened by the wet weather. The kids had a blast as kids usually do and to top it all off, The Clemson Tigers declared victory over the Gamecocks. The only downer to this event was that our car ended up in a ditch on the way out. I was covered in mud from head to to in 50 degree rain for about 30 minutes, but it was all good.
On Sunday we enjoyed lunch with the Rabon side of Tabitha’s family. After riding the tractor, checking on the cows and a few games of checkers we were ready to head home. We were missing some one though, Jessie and Tyler had been gone for a while. The golf cart was also missing. We did manage to find them at the pond. The golf cart was stuck with about to inches of mud covering it from top to bottom. They boys didn’t look much better. They were hosed off in the front yard with the golf cart and we were finally heading home.
With three Thanksgiving Dinners and a Family Reunion this weekend, I don’t expect the scales to be very kind in the morning. I passed on a really good opportunity to ride on Friday and only managed to run twice during the break. It’s back to work in the morning as the Christmas countdown begins.
Go Tigers !
I wish we had started this. Maybe next time.
Don’t try this at home. Try it at a friends house 
He has been putting in some long hours as he prepares for mid term exams. His hard work will pay off though.
I know it is hard to believe, but we do allow the kids to venture outside for things other than spelling B’s. This is another example of our families interacting with others. There aren’t as many pictures of the kids as I would have liked. They were enjoying their freedom gathering leaf samples for a school project and quizzing each other on physics facts. You know how kids are. They had a blast.
