Fantastic Thanksgiving

Big Daddy took us to see the early showing of The Fantastic Mr. Fox on Thanksgiving -- it was fantastic indeed.

I am thankful...

for a husband who voluntarily and gleefully (even if not a little giddily at times) braves black Friday shopping. I, on the other hand, cut the lawn. Ahhhh... all is as it should be.

Giving Thanks

I am thankful for
1. My husband
2. My children
3. Our family and friends
4. The Gospel and Our Savior
5. Our full pantry
6. Our (cushy) van
7. Our comfy house that keeps us safe and warm
8. Our (over-abundance of) clothes
9. My washing machine and dryer
10. My PTA friends and our elementary school
11. The blessing of being a stay at home mom
12. My crossing guard job
13. Our yard and flowers and our neighbor's shade trees (but not the neighbor's leaves)
14. My computer
15. Facebook (most of the time)
16. Health insurance
17. Our king-sized bed and flannel sheets
18. a holiday weekend coming up
19. family home wii-venings
20. laughter
21. chocolate
22. antibiotics
23. airplanes
24. portable dvd players
25. the entertainment system in our van
26. the city we live in (and most of the time, the state)
27. twilight saga (music only, thanks)
28. my lawnmower
29. my vacuum
30. libraries
31. bookfinder.com
32. the 4th of July
33. summer trips to Utah
34. sunglasses
35. hairspray
36. my kitchen aide
37. oreos
38. pringles
39. pasta
40. NPR
I'll be adding updates as I go through my day and remember more.


The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.
~H. U. Westermayer

41. hot chocolate
42. vitamin c
43. family histories to read (thanks Mom!)
44. Karen Carpenter's voice (esp. singing Christmas music)
45. photographs of my dad
46. my violin
47. all the bad days (because they make the good days so good)
48. whitestrips
49. mouthwash
50. indoor plumbing
51. late southern falls
52. early southern springs
53. The Gulf of Mexico
54. swimming pools
55. a husband who does the grocery shopping (vountarily!) and always brings fresh flowers home to boot

still thinking...