We are now at Lake Norman staying with my brother Rick and his wife Denise in their beautiful home overlooking the lake. There was no place nearby to park the motor home so we parked on the horse farm of their friend, Carole Earnhardt. While we were there we got to watch her daughter break a young pony that had never been ridden. It is the first time in four months that we have not slept in our own bed. Next week Nanc and I both have birthdays and, as a gift, Rick and Denise had a masseuse come to the house for 90 minute massages for each of us. Wow, talk about relaxing, Annette worked out all the kinks. For Thanksgiving the four of us went out to dinner. We had a wonderful buffet at Upstream in Charlotte with all the traditional dishes plus a whole table of fresh shellfish and shrimp. It was a great day with good company, good food and no dishes to clean up. We really do have much to be thankful for. On Friday we went to Lowes Motor Speedway and got to drive on the track, which is only allowed the day after Thanksgiving each year. It was quite a hoot. They put about 20 cars at a time on the track and you are permitted to drive around as fast as you like as long as you don't pass the pace car. We got the CRV up to 80 mph (woohoo) going through the high banked turns. It was wild with everything from sports cars to mini vans driving the three laps together. On Saturday the four of us went to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville to see the house decorated for the holidays. We took the audio tour which gave a lot more information than the tour with just the pamphlet. We were there several years ago and this time much more of the house was open to the public. The holiday decorations were beautiful but, unfortunately, no interior photography is allowed. If you are into estate tours this is definitely one you don't want to miss. It is spectacular. 
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