Today was Thanksgiving.....one of my favorite holidays...along with Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine's Day.....OK ...so maybe I like ALL holidays...but today was Thanksgiving.....a day to enjoy your family, be thankful for all you have, and for all those that make those things possible. We had a great day with the kids. This year they were amazing assistant chefs. They cooked, they cleaned it was wonderful to share the day with them in the kitchen. We had nowhere to drive, no extended family nearby to visit and that was OK. We relished in the holiday, cooked, drank mimosas (sparkling cider for the teens) listened to music, played with Bandit Love Puppy Extraordinaire and were thankful
to have the time together. Our opposite schedules make days like this few and far between. We were thankful for many things, to have Tim home with us, it wasn't too many years ago we were having Thanksgiving Dinner while he was in Iraq. Thankful for those brave soldiers that are still away from family and loved ones during the holidays, thankful for our health, everyday it seems we hear about someone else who is ill or who has family members that are ill, thankful to have each other....and thankful for our loving extended family who although are not nearby are always close at heart....I was also thankful for sillier things...thankful the kids will still watch Elf with me (and still find it as funny as I do)...thankful for my new Ikea lamp that I absolutely had to have but have absolutely nowhere to put.....it makes me happy....looks like the moon....I keep moving it around the house so I can look at it..... thankful for toasted turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce and for my cuddly puppy.....today was the most splendid of days to give thanks for all things big AND small...Happy Thanksgiving my friends....
to have the time together. Our opposite schedules make days like this few and far between. We were thankful for many things, to have Tim home with us, it wasn't too many years ago we were having Thanksgiving Dinner while he was in Iraq. Thankful for those brave soldiers that are still away from family and loved ones during the holidays, thankful for our health, everyday it seems we hear about someone else who is ill or who has family members that are ill, thankful to have each other....and thankful for our loving extended family who although are not nearby are always close at heart....I was also thankful for sillier things...thankful the kids will still watch Elf with me (and still find it as funny as I do)...thankful for my new Ikea lamp that I absolutely had to have but have absolutely nowhere to put.....it makes me happy....looks like the moon....I keep moving it around the house so I can look at it..... thankful for toasted turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce and for my cuddly puppy.....today was the most splendid of days to give thanks for all things big AND small...Happy Thanksgiving my friends....
Nice post, Mama stress. I like the toasted turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce. Having Tim home, of course, is the biggest blessing. Happy Thanksgiving weekend to you too.
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