Although I could see his men edging back from their tables, my focus was totally on George. I could see a fleeting look of indecision cross his face w...en he was completely on his feet facing me. Suddenly, the indecision changed to a snarl, and down went his hand for the gun that he wore.I know that time plays a big part in this story, but I swear that as George went for his gun, time just stopped, and everything except him and me became a frozen tableau. It was as if the universe hiccupped. I. About an hour later, I was just getting out of the shower when I heard a knock on the door. I pulled on a robe and answered it. They said their power was out and the house was getting cold. Since I was using my fireplace, I had not noticed. I invited them to come in and make themselves at home. I handed out beers and we started chatting. They mentioned that the fire was helping but since their clothes were all wet, they were still cold. I suggested they take their clothes off and hang them up. Even now, there was an empty spot in my heart that I knew was shared by my sister, parents, and pod two. That empty space that would have been filled by Pey.This needed commemorating. I called John and asked if he would take a few minutes to come out to the farm and photograph all of us together. Kate and her parents arrived just a few minutes before we gathered in the waning sunlight of Thanksgiving Day and managed to get all forty-one of us in one picture.Epic.It had taken Em some work at the. Pinbu aval enathu veetil irukum pozhuthu appa amma veliye sendru viduvaargal appadi avargal veliye sendru irukum pozhuthu ethavathu paiyanai azhaithu matter podalaam endru paarthaalum akkam pakathil irupavargal solli viduvaargal athanaal ennaku thirumanam seithu vaithal mattume ennal matter pooda mudium. Bhavana ennai vida vayathil periyaval ennaku avaluku mun anubavam irukum endru nenaitu irunthen. Naan avalai peyar ittu than azhaipen siritu naatkalal naangal nerukamaaga pazhaga arambithom..