Thanksgiving Haiku
Thanksgiving HaikuNew Family TraditionScaring the In-Laws*That's right. New to Howktown family gatherings is the Haiku recital. No pressure, just 5,7,5. Unless of course you are the patriarch, in which case you recite Howku, usually 8,7,7, but "You take what you get."So come one, come allA house full of friends and food. Don't forget Haiku.Visit Howtown.blogspot.com to get the full experience! Vote in polls, see pretty pictures, and leave comments!

Pre Thanksgiving Warm Up
The wind is blowing and snow is flying. When I returned home on my lunch, potatoes were being peeled, the brine prepared, and the turkey being thawed.  The guest list is being finalized and it looks like it will be one of our biggest gatherings ever.Tonight, I start the pies and set the tables so that the sides can be focused on tomorrow. Oh, and possibly cutting the boyfriends hair because he waited until the last minute to call for an appointment, and surprise they were closed.  *edit* Oh snap! Just called and got him an appointment somewhere else! Thank you.It is tempting to go crazy maniacal over the set up we've got going on, but I decided I'm going to

The POTLUCKEN
So this last weekend we had a Family Get Together a.k.a.  POTLUCK.  I brought the meatballs... that my mom made. Oh, and the chips... that my mom bought.As you can see, I'm not that good at potlucks. I've only recently entered Potlucken*.I'm pretty good at bringing things to a Party. I can BYOB with the best of them, and I can even bring a snack to share... that one is easy, cause I love snacks. Unfortunately, I usually eat part of the snack before I get there, and then I'm mowing down on it the rest of the time... it is the sharing part that gets lost.

It's for The Babies! *SQUEEE* with Pictures!
So, when I got the literature in the mail about the event that I 'volunteered' for with the March of Dimes, one of the instructions was to "BRING YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR".Hmmm.Well, I do have a sense of humor, but I wasn't sure what this was supposed to mean.Kylie and I pondered over it a day or two before the event. "What are they going to make us do?"  No one was really clear about what was going to happen, aside from needing to bring phone numbers, a sense of humor, and that lunch was provided."Oh, well", I said, "it's too late now."Then when we walked into the site, it all became clear to us... and we let our humors out of the bag.

In Howktown, you must past this test.
Showing Doug the National Geographic RopesIt has come to pass in Howktown, that in order to be fully integrated into The Family, you must complete an unmentioned number of tasks.  I'm sure every family has their little tests to see if you made it into the fold, and far be it