Day 25, Turkey and the Grassy Knoll

It’s been a long time since our last blog post, and I am sorry for the long delay, but honestly we have not been doing anything worth talking about. Madelyn went through a long stretch of hives, which kept us at home most of the day. Luckily for us, the hives have subsided, and the turkey has digested, and it’s time for an update.



Thanksgiving was a busy family-a-thon tour of Texas. We went down to my grandma’s (outside of San Antonio) for a Thanksgiving lunch. It was nice to see the family, especially those we did not see at our Texas wedding reception. It was a genuine Scheel family Thanksgiving, with Jell-O and Cool Whip as dessert. That’s fine country cooking! We made it back in time to watch the traditional Thanksgiving Cowboys football game, and eat one of the best Thanksgiving dinners I’ve ever had. Kevin’s mom and dad came down for dinner, and we were treated to an Elaine Spencer Thanksgiving dinner. Everything was so good, and up until yesterday I was still eating at least one meal of leftovers.

On Friday we went to Dallas to visit my grandparents and my dad who flew in for the holiday. On Saturday Madelyn and I decided to take in some US History, and we went down to the Grassy Knoll. Not only is this an important place in US History but it is also the most famous Knoll in the entire world. I don’t think I could name any other knoll…… I was also trying to figure out if “grassy” is a word….. Who came up with the name Grassy Knoll? Are there knolls that are not grassy? What a strange name……

Anyway…… Madelyn and I took two pictures to commemorate the event. The first picture is us standing in the place where JFK was shot, with the window where Lee Harvey Oswald supposedly shot from. The second picture is of Madelyn in front of the spot the conspiracy theorists say the second gunmen was standing. Oooooooooo……. Conspiracy! This is a kind of a morbid tourist destination, but you have to visit at least once in your life!