A Grizzly Thanksgiving

I don't mean to post on top of my previous one, but I had to put this up here before I forgot. Due to Nate's lack of common sense, he lost many a bet in the Cat/Griz game this year, and this was one of them. For those that couldn't be in attendance, he had to wear this shirt throughout the entire grilled cheese cook-off on Friday, and he wore it well I must say. I think maroon is a great color on Nate.

Family Photo Album

We have been having some discussion over this Thanksgiving weekend about pictures and sharing them among the family. There are always people taking pictures, and we occasionally see some of them on the blog or Facebook, but Grandma talked about never seeing them so we came to the solution of a family photo album online. I have set up an account on Snapfish for all of us to upload our photos from family gatherings so we can enjoy everyone's pictures. If you go to www.snapfish.com, you can log in with the following Email address: jbuyske@yahoo.com Password: moorefamily

Hopefully all of us will start to use this site to share our pictures and memories. We will try to get the ball rolling with pictures from this weekend.

Just a couple more days ...

After considering all the logistics, including travel, I think we should plan for the Thanksgiving feast to start at 4 p.m. If this time really won't work, please comment right away.

Mary will need to let us know when we can start using the school kitchen. I'm sure there will be some cookin' going on before we go there. Those coming from out of town should post special needs regarding pots, pans, ingredients, and so on.

It's gonna be great!

BURN THE BIRD - REGISTER RIGHT NOW!!

Des and I just registered for the Burn the Bird run (or walk) on Thanksgiving morning. Registration ends midday on Tuesday, so sign up now!

To register for the race, click here

Looks like there will be event t-shirts for sale at the race, so we elected not to do special Moore shirts.

Finally, as Meg mentioned below, we could have some nice volunteer pick up the packets on Wednesday. If everyone's busy on Wednesday afternoon, we can all just arrive a little early and pick up the packets before the race.

Let us know in the comments section here if you've signed up!

Reality Check Update....

Maybe next year.........but probably not. Go Griz!

The Trophy For The Winner Of The Moore Family Grilled Cheese Throwdown

Reality Check

I was going to be all mature and facilitate a nice discussion on where everyone was watching the game.... but forget it. As "sophmoric" as it may be, enjoy the picture. Here's to a Cat's VICTORY!!!!!!!!

Burn the Bird Run

First - apologies to Nate for going over his Cat/Griz post. I needed to post it now or I would forget about it.

So...onto the run.

Hot Ticket had an article with more details in it today. It stated that "Racers" can register on Active.com by searching "Great Falls, MT." Registration is $20 and includes socks for the first 150 people. After socks run out, racers can pay $10 or $20 and received a T-shirt. Other prizes will be scattered throughout the registration packets.

Packet pickup is Wednesday Nov. 25 at Fish, Wildlife, and Parks headquarters, 4600 Giant Springs Road, from 3-7 pm. There is also packet pickup and late registration before the race from 6:45 to 7:45 AM at FWP.

I was thinking it would be easiest for everyone to register themselves and then designate someone to go pick up packets and have then in a central location (i.e. Grandma's house or Wingerter's?). I talked to one of the organizers and she said 1 person can get all packets.

What is the thinking on this?

And what is the latest with T-shirts???

I'm SO excited for this thing!!! Oh - and Ryan isn't having surgery anymore - woohoo! So he'll be going along with (most) activities. He's opting out of the race.

Brawl of the Wild.

Well... it's here. The annual family divide. Where is everyone watching it this weekend? (Go Cats)

Grilled Cheese

Seems to me that mother would be the most impartial judge for the grilled cheese cook-off contest. I vote myself in as chief judge!

Menu for many (update)

Looking forward to a great weekend! Here's how the holiday menu stands so far. Thanks to y'all for signing up. I think we have all the bases covered now -- great! Feel free to add personal touches as the creative urge strikes you.

Turkey #1 - John and Ann
Turkey #2 - Geigers
Turkey #3 - Mary & Jim
Dressing - Kit
Potatoes - Miranda & Nate
Gravy - John
Green salad - Maurika
Fruit salad - Kit
Pretzel salad - Jake
Hot vegetables - Tom & Jeanine, Bri & Peter
Cold vegetables - Mary & Jim
Cranberry sauce - Shannon
Bread or rolls and butter - Nick
Sweet potatoes or yams - Leo & Sharon
Pumpkin pie - Connie & Bill
Pecan pie - Connie & Bill
Apple pie - Geigers
Pies - Kit
Pi - Nate Meunier
Appetizers - Abe & Dez, Nate, Bri & Peter
Milk - Mary & Jim
Wine - Connie, Mary, Maurika, Abe, Miranda
Coffee - Mary & Jim
Juice or other soft drinks - Mary & Jim
Beer - Joey
Paper napkins, paper towels - Joey

Ten Years After!

Happy Anniversary and Congratulations to Hannah and Jerry! As of Thursday, November 12, they've been married ten years and have quite a lot to show for it (such as this picture).







With four great kids and a life of faith, Hannah and Jerry have done quite well. I want to be the first to wish them all the best and say, "We love you."

Happy Birthday, Will!

Happy birthday to this special 4 year old! He got to go fishing with Dad today and tomorrow he will dig for fossils. He is quite the boy. We hope that you had a special day, Will. We love you much!! Gramma and Grampa

'Tis the Christmas Season

Happy November everyone. Johnny, Annie and Joey were over for dinner last night and Annie suggested we draw the names for Christmas. Being the compliant person that I am, we did. Below are the names of the "Giver" first and the "Receivee" second. Last year we chose to do it by families so we stuck with that premise this year. Here it is - read and cheer!! :
Marurika and family Jen
Abe and Dee - Meunier family
Hannah and family - Nick
Briana and family - Molly
Mike - Shannon
Matt and family - Jake
Joey Philpot family
Meghan and family - Ben
Jen - Madison
Molly - Sam
Nate - Michael
Shannon - Matt Buyske family
Randa and family - Joey
Ben - Abe and Dee
Jake - Schulte family
Nick - Borten family
Sam - Wells family
Madison - Nate

Adults:
Connie - Jim M.
Bill - Jim W.
Jan - Jeanine
Marc - Ann
John - Tom
Ann - Bill
Tom - Jan (lucky you!!)
Jeanine - Connie
Jim W. - Johnny
Mary - Marc
Jim M. - Mary

There you have it. You can start bugging for Christmas lists at any time!!!
Have a wonderful holiday season!

Are we all in or folding?

It is decision time.  Do we want t-shirts like this guy or not?

If we do: I need you to post by WEDNESDAY November 11th the following info:

• name
• size
• quantity (these make lovely gifts...)
  

If our orders can be narrowed down to 12 per size then we will get pretty slick pricing of $15/shirt.  

Shirt design is NOT completed, and if you have photos or suggestions, please email them into Abe or Maurika.

Nate, this may be the perfect comfort blankie for you when you lose the grilled cheese competition...  thinking of you.  

love, maurika
 
 

The menu for many

It's time to start planning the feast. Everyone contributes. I'm going to suggest some items, but if you have a great idea for something to bring, add it to the list! Keep in mind that oven space may be limited, so the more preparation beforehand, the easier it goes.

Turkey #1 -- John and Ann
Turkey #2
Stuffing
Potatoes (mashed, please no prefab)
Gravy -- John
Green salad of some sort
Hot vegetables
Cold vegetables, including olives
Cranberry sauce
Bread or rolls and butter
Sweet potatoes or yams
Pumpkin pie
Pecan pie
Apple pie
Pi
Appetizers (be creative)
Milk
Wine
Coffee
Juice or other soft drinks

... add to the list as you see fit.

Looking forward to seeing y'all!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Just thought we'd send along a lil' belated Halloween bliss! Hope ya'll had a fun one.