I am thankful:* for my family and the time that we are together. With D at U of M and M making his own college plans our family time seems much more precious. Any time we are all together is a time of thanks.* that so many people are willing to give of themselves to make our community a wonderful place to live with many great opportunities for our children.* that I have a home to keep out (most of) the wind and weather. Although our home is old, drafty and needs much work it is more than many people have.* that we have a pantry and cellar full of food to help get us through the winter months. However, I do wish those hens would start laying again.* for the friends and inspiration I have found in this online community. This really is a special place. Thank you to all who leave a comment or send an email and let me know you are out there. I enjoyed a recent email conversation with someone who moved to my hometown years after I left.* for my health, eyesight, and ability to work with my hands.* for the unending support of family and friends -especially my sisters who are always there for me no matter what, even when I am sure they would rather be doing something else.Wherever you are, I hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends.
Six Thousand Days
Over the years we have tried to celebrate the 1000 day anniversaries in our family. It is sometimes hard to do as they are of course not annual events and always occur at different times of the year. This also makes it fun. Kids who have summer birthdays get to celebrate during the school year and vice versa. Yesterday, M turned 6000 days old!
Also on the theme of celebrating at different times of year, we had our Thanksgiving dinner yesterday! D will have his wisdom teeth out Wednesday so it was nice for all of us to enjoy the turkey with trimmings.
Really, can there be such a thing as celebrating too often, being too thankful or having too many wonderful meals together?
We also enjoyed a walk in the new county park near us where I took these photographs.
