November has been a great month getting settled in for the winter and renewing our “Winter Desert Friendships” The weather has been in the high 80’s the majority of the month and we have had some beautiful sunsets!We got quite a scare this month when Mike’s brother-in-law John Soukup had a heart attack. I’m glad to say John is doing very well and is already back to work.
Mike and some of his buddies went up to Las Vegas for the SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Manufactures) The guys had a great time checking out the latest and greatest gadgets that are coming to the market. Mike also saw some celebrities - he shot this picture of Ron (his brother-in-law) with Clint Boyer (NASCAR driver) 
Stoli had an infected cyst removed from his back but is now totally healed and is back to off-roading in the desert – He is as good as new!
Mike went on an off-roading trip out into the desert east of here and they found the remains of a cabin that General Patton used when he was training his troops during WWII.
We went to Mimi’s Café for Thanksgiving with great friends….it’s not the same as a big family gathering but we had a good time none the less.
We ended the month with a Palm Springs Tailgate party for the Oregon State Beavers / U of O Ducks Civil War Football game…………Bad news – the Beavers were over run by the Ducks and lost their bid for the Rose Bowl. Oh well – maybe next year!
