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Our holiday weekend has started. Charla's kids are staying with us tonight. We made pizza and played Yahtzee. We're keeping Melissa's grandmother's dog while she's visiting relatives in Kentucky, so it's a full house.

Tomorrow it's Thanksgiving dinner at my mom's house. She's thrilled to have it. Her vision is deteriorating, and this could be her last year to make Thanksgiving dinner entirely on her own. Two years ago it was an early turkey day at Melissa's mom's, then a late dinner at my mom's. Last year it was a combined family Thanksgiving at mine and Melissa's house.

Mom's making the turkey, Melissa's making the ham, and I'm trying my hand at duck. My dad was a big fan of duck, and I learned to like it at an early age. If you're in Knoxville, By the Tracks Bistro has a lip-smackingly good duck dish. In fact, one of the ways I try to spot good restaurants is to check the menu and see if they serve the excellent fowl.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I'm going to blog very little or not at all over the holiday weekend so I can spend time with friends and family. I hope you can do the same.