For almost a week, we enjoyed my mother's company and that of her dog as well.  We ate too much, and talked a lot. I had planned on going to the Lights of Christmas because in the 18 years we've lived here (gsp it's been that long) we've never seen that. Well it didn't open until she had already left and so we will go another year. Our kids were their usual busy selves with work, some school, lots of friends and sleeping in. When we have company is when I really want a kid cabana in the backyard to kick them to but we don't have the space or the allowances for that. But we all survived and Cocoa was great about greeting the late nighters back to the house. A week ago, John and I went to the Improv Theater for a "James Bond" play. We laughed so hard and immediately knew we wanted to bring the whole family. So we took everyone who could go, unfortunately Lona had to work.  It was the same play but totally different. Some of the actors were the same, the basic plot: James Bond takes on a villian bent on some kind of world domination was the same, like all good Bond stories go and that was all that was the same.  Oh yes, the stage and props where the same which meant you needed a great imagination and it was wonderful again.  We all agreed that it was well done.  It wasn't crass or vulgar.  The humor was witty, off the cuff and it made it that more enjoyable.  Sometimes it's hard to find humor that isn't tied to swear words, like saying the f-bomb is funny.  Maybe when you're 12, but after that it ceases to be funny and it boringly overdone.  For Thanksgiving day, we of course ate our turkey and sides that Job's work so graciously provided and then we played a game called "Whose most likely?" There are no winners.  Each person chooses a card reads it and the rest name a person the card should go to.  I've pulled a card or too that just does not need to be in the deck.  One card read, "over reacts"  So then the question is, "Whose most likely to over react?"  And we all yell out a name.  Later after the game is done and we again are doing our own things, someone will jump up shouting are you kidding me, and the rest will say "Most likely to over react."  It may come back to bite us in the butt, though it sure was funny and accurate. It was good to have my mom here.