I am thankful for my Mom and Kenny as they orchestrate and continue our family tradition of "Thanksgiving on the beach". (We look forward to spending it with you next year, how about the Bahamas?)
Traditions are such an important part of our familial existence. I firmly believe that traditions are a vital ingredient in keeping family values alive. Traditions are something to look forward to and continue on through many generations.
I am also thankful to God for keeping all of you safe, fed, healthy and happy this holiday season.
I am grateful for Dana and Eric for hosting my family this Thanksgiving Day. Please send me good thoughts as I try to prepare the apple sausage stuffing today. This is something I have never done before.
We woke up this Thanksgiving Day morning to something completely out of the ordinary for us. COLD weather and a YUMMY FIREPLACE. It was so nice to have coffee on our sofa, cozy by the fire....Ok, it is not a chop the wood up, haul it and stack it on a rack fireplace, it is gas, and it lights up by remote, but HEY, it is a fireplace. Something we have really missed about Texas.
We also have a brick house, something Tim has longed for since the very day we moved to Tampa.
I am thankful for my children's artistic abilities. Bella painted this Turkey from scratch, then named it Tim. Did I mention that I am also thankful for their sense of humor, and their intelligence for not naming the turkey Charisse?
We are thankful that "Fluffy" (the girls named this strapping young buck) let us get close enough to him so we could feed him apple corn feed. We are thankful that Fluffy lives in our neighborhood so that we can enjoy feeding him and teaching our girls about nature, without getting poison ivy.
I want to thank you for reading my blog. I hope that each of you have a list of somethings to be thankful for today, and every day.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving Day!
I'm thankful to have you as a friend!! And I hope you guys have a wonderful holiday.
ReplyDeleteReally, though, is there any other way to have a fireplace?
I am also thankful to have you guys as our friends and SO VERY thankful to have you guys back in Texas!Hope your family has a nice day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Charisse - you bring me smiles year round with this blog - I am thankful for YOU! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope You had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeleteCharisse:
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time and making the effort to share your life with us through these postings on your blog. Yes, you are closer, but even with the phone calls and cards it adds a special dimension to have photos and stories of everyday events to enjoy. We are so thankful for all the wonderful Thanksgiving holidays we have spent together in years past and know there will be many in our future. Even without your presence here, you and Tim and Bella & Lexi were with us in a special way this year! Love from Pa-K & Nan-E.