Flexibility Has Its Benefits

   Thanksgiving week and a week for us to do some traveling. Our plans called for us to go to Blacksburg on Tuesday and Charlotte on Friday before returning home. Or so we thought.

   Late on Sunday afternoon Doug called, wondering if we could move our plans up a day and come on Monday. A weather front was moving in Monday night, and Tuesday could be an iffy day to be on the road.

   No problem. We were almost packed, and it would not be hard to leave early on Monday and be there for supper. So we did. Eight hours of driving did the trick, and we were in Blacksburg at 3:30, just as the kids were coming home from school.

   Doug had called while we were on the road, wondering about our arrival time, because he said that Drew had a basketball game, and we could go if we could be there by 5PM. So we were, and we did.

   That was a treat that we had not anticipated. His middle school team was traveling to Shawsville to play Pathway Academy, and it would be the first time we had seen him in action. An added bonus was that I could practice taking action shots inside a gym and play around with the settings on the camera.

   Another bonus was that his school team won the game in convincing fashion and he got to log several minutes on the floor. With 18 guys on the team and being one of the younger ones, Drew does not see much action in close games, but he got in quite a bit in this one.

   We are retired, our calendars are fairly empty, our time is flexible, and we are proud grandparents. That lineup works well for catching a game 450 miles from home on short notice.

   And, Oh yes, we woke up to this on Tuesday morning.

   Our car is parked outside, and the house is warm. Doesn't get much better than this.

   Thanksgiving coming early this year....