Day 24. Happy Thanksgiving! Departing from the alphabet today to celebrate Thanksgiving. Hope your day is blessed and filled with all the things you love – turkey and the trimmings, big screen football, sweet reminisces, and barrels of laughter. Love on your family. Have a second helping of dressing and a whole piece (or two) of pumpkin pie. Jump in …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 23
Day 23. The Letter W. Today is a grab bag of things that I’m thankful for that begin with the letter “W”, and at the end of the post, a special surprise for you. Words: No secret here – I’m in love with words. I’m in love with Writing words. I love it when I think about it for two …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 22
Day 22. The Letter V for Dream Vacation. Last May, Max and I had the trip of a lifetime – a week in Maui. We had not really intended to plan such a trip even though “everyone” said we should. Then, to our surprise, Max found out his company wanted him to attend a leadership conference in Maui – on …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 21
Day 21. The letter U for Unicorn. When my boys were young, Roger Whittaker made a children’s album – fun, silly songs like Google Eye, Boa Constrictor, Puff The Magic Dragon, Winken, Blinken and Nod, and my personal favorite – The Unicorn Song. The kids loved it, and truthfully, so did we (We still have the album!). Today I’m thankful …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 20
Day 20. The Letter T. It’s no secret that I have a special attachment to the little state south of the one where I now live. Although I’m a Sooner born and bred and proud of my Oklahoma roots, I moved to Texas when I was two and grew up there. Max and I honeymooned in Dallas and later lived …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 19
Day 19. The Letter S. Today I’m thankful for my son Scott. He came twenty-four tension-filled minutes after his twin brother, Brett. Their differences were apparent from the beginning, being fraternal for one thing, but I’m amazed at how early in each of our boys’ lives their personalities became evident. Scott has always—ALWAYS—been a competitor and understood the concept of …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 18
Day 18. The Letter R for Random. Some random things I’m thankful for today. Here goes: My iPad! My awesome new hairdresser! My friend Debbie remains cancer free after her latest checkup (along with my sis and my cousin) – Yay!!! I love elastic waists . . . . and spandex. My mammo came back A-OK. …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 17
Day 17. The letter Q for Quilts. We’ve been having an on-again/off-again start to autumn. The leaves are falling at a steady (frantic) pace, and some days are sweater days, some aren’t. Today was a chilled-to-the bone curl-up-in-my-favorite-quilt kind of day. I brewed a cup of green tea, crawled under my favorite throw, and logged on my computer to check …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 16
Day 16. The Letter P for Pumpkin. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love pumpkin pie. It was one of my mom’s favorites, and she made yummy ones every Thanksgiving. I’m happy to say that today I still use her recipe – the one straight off the side of the Libby’s ® can. It’s smooth and rich, has …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 15
Day 15. The Letter O for Opportunity. As Thanksgiving Day draws near, I’m glad that I’ve set aside a few minutes each day to reflect on specific people and things for which I’m grateful. To be honest, I don’t always feel like doing it. I have a lot of projects going on; I made a trip in the early part …