Yes my cousin and I, normally the family gathering planners, canceled our family’s 50 person Thanksgiving and Christmas in one fell swoop of a grinchy e-mail.

But also, due to the same e-mail, 35 of us showed up on zoom today to say hello and talk online as best a family of Finns can.

And that’s not nothing.

It’s Cheer Pepper time and that insane month of November where I post everyday, even days like today when my brain is tired and my computer is off at the shop!

It’s a rough start to things but I’m using Digital Photography for Moms’ gratitude project as a prompt guide and I think it’s going to be just fine.