We drove for five hours yesterday to hear our nephew sing in an opera workshop production at his college. He has a nice voice and had a leading role, playing Don Giovanni in one and Escamilo from Carmen in the other.

Time off from working is such a blessing. Relaxation is not an option on most days, but with a whole week off, you can sleep or laze about without feeling guilty about it. Yea! We almost worked the LA Times crossword puzzle yesterday. Only had a couple of words that were stumpers.

We have extra thanks for this Thanksgiving since our children are doing so well with their jobs. It is exciting to see them doing well.

The new Georgia aquarium is open today and being featured on the Today show. It looks amazing. On the other hand there are protestors about the big fish being captive in a relatively small space. The only sad thing is that a ticket is $25 and you can hardly get one right now. There will be huge crowds because 80,000 people have bought season passes! They say 15,000 people a day will see it. Sounds like a mob scene.

The funniest scene of the day is the photo of preznit Bush in Mongolia with a yak. He was there to thank them for sending troups to Iraq. I picture 14 Mongol troops with bows and arrows, riding those little short ponies, galloping across the desert.