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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  Hope you had a great day with your family and friends.  I know we had a crazy Seger Thanksgiving.

Michael and Henry.

Some of the kidlets..Garrett, Allye and Hailye (Nathan/Tabbi), Sophie (Michael/Nicole), and Elyse (Matt/Donae).  The house was packed so we had them eat outside just to keep the noise level a tad bit less than a just plane inside the house during the meal.

Nathan smoked the turkey, which is better than boiling it in oil.  No waste and there's no oil to dispose of afterwards.  Pretty tasty, too.  The turkey was deboned prior to smoking so it looked a little bit too relaxed.  But, it was very good.

Mike St. Claire, Donae's Father, was there and ws watching the games while most of use were talking and eating stuff.  I think he feels like most of the Seger's are pretty crazy and very loud.

Let the feeding begin.  Turkey, ham, nathan's secret scalloped potatoes and stuffing, gravy, and lots of other things.  Pumpkin cheese cake, caramel apple pie, cookies and lots of desserts.

Grandpa Sheldon Turner and Avrye getting ready for the meal.

Good thing we're not having corn on the cob, huh, Elyse?

Michael, Kate and Jeffrey.  Jeff and Kate just announced their engagement a couple of days ago with a planned wedding in May 2017 sometime.  Yeah.  We all like Kate.  Jeff has a real keeper on his hands.  Welcome to the family, Kate.

People everywhere.

After dinner we got to doing pictures.  Here are the brothers, all together, once again.

...and, of course, the picture with the old man!

So, what's the golden rule of photography?  Never take only one picture of an important picture?  I didn't take this and when I went to look at this, there was only one shot of the fam damly together...so...it is what it is.  Well, it's better than nothing!

So, in addition to all the family drama, Jon/Angéle did a "reveal" for the sex of their child that is due in February (I think).  Sorry this didn't come out so well, it's kind of difficult to focus on a video across a room on a TV...but, you will get the idea, I hope.

At any rate, to catch you up on stuff:

We have given our report to the HIgh Council on November 10th along with 4 other returned Elders.

We gave our mission report to the ward on November 13th along with Kevin.

We are almost finished with our mission paperwork for our next mission and only lack our physicals and then the submission.  We have been doing all of that pre-mission medical stuff that needs ot be done so we can submit the mission forms online.  It does take quite a while but we are now "experts" at doing it.  It's a bit easier this time around.  Hopefully, we will be able to do a Family History Mission somewhere and have a fun sort of mission with a little less work and pressure.

We will start work in the Family History Center in Placerville, CA this coming Tuesday afternoon and we are working in the Sacramento Temple on Saturday evenings from 4 till closing at 10 PM.

That is what is happening right now...probably no more reporting till Christmas is over.  Best wishes to all of you for the holidays.