We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Wilcox side of the family here being most thankful for the answered prayers for no sign of ovarian cancer in Lou. We even got to see A&M beat tu on Friday and the Wilcoxs on the couch celebrated by jumping up and broke a leg off. But the craftsmen, Keith and Jim, quickly repaired the damage and the leg should be stronger than before. Keith worked on loose boards at the Halsell House, Jim repaired a tail light fixture on my pickup and Keith and Jim helped me move my firewood to the porch to prepare for the predicted cold blast. We had a nice warm toasty house with the fireplace for the last 3 days. Got a little snow/sleet that is mostly gone today. We walked today after skipping yesterday because of the ice. Lou walked to the gate in spite of her back pain that we think is related to a cold cough spell for the last few days. I got over my cold in four days, but Lou's immune system is a little slower to recover.

On a literary note, Lou's essay on Tom Lea published in the Roundup (the Western Writers of America magazine) has been submitted to the Cowboy Hall of Fame for one of their writing awards. If she wins, I will have to rent a tux to go celebrate with her next Spring. She is also on the program for Literay Lubbock for her Rushing book. She wrote a blurb Thursday for a book which will get her some publicity when it is published. So she is staying busy on her computer.