Joel and Melanie at Pismo Beach.
Joel and Melanie sitting on the bench where they had their first date....13.5 years ago!
The view out our bay window, the day after we came back from California.
12-14 inches of snow...we spent all day digging out.
Wesley, off to a blazing start, at the annual Moore Thanksgiving 5K.
Joel, somewhat of an "elite" runner, creaming Debbie...who is off in the distance.
Emery "Rocky" Flake coming across the finish line...after a brutal fall.
Cindy Loo Hoo, wearing her "participant" medal for running about 35 feet.
Joel soaking up some California sun on the beach outside our hotel.
Melanie, starting to "feel it," at mile 18.
Melanie, just after she crossed the finished line: 3 hours and 26 minutes...4th in her division, good enough to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
Melanie and her father, Russ, reviewing her pace times after the marathon.
After the marathon, ready for a nice dinner.
It all began in July with the apricots that I picked off of a wild tree on our road (for yummy jam)...
Followed by blackberries that I picked several different times for more jam, tomatoes from our garden...
and finished off the summer with grape juice, pears (from a tree at Joel's office), peaches, and today I ended with applesauce! I am so grateful to have a pantry full of fresh summer food for the winter and to be done until next summer!