Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with family, friends, and memories – past, present, and future.
We are supposed to wake up in Ohio this morning, but we’re did not. Instead of travelling to visit B’s mom, we decided to stay home. It was a tough decision, but the right one. B and O are sick, or were sick, or in the process of getting better, or somewhere on the continuum and it’s just not worth spreading our germs to grandma or anyone else. So, we stayed home.
The turkey is in the oven, the sweet potatoes are cooked and cooling on the side burner waiting for B to turn them into sweet potato casserole. I need to clean the beans and the table, but, first, I need to say thanks. It smells like Thanksgiving in our home.
I am incredibly thankful. I have so much for which to be thankful. After getting the turkey in the oven, I sat down with a cup of coffee to read the newspaper. Ivy snuggled up beside me, resting her head on my thigh warming my legs. I read about Ferguson, Iraq and Afghanistan, Washington, the Nor’easter hammering the northeast, the Bears and today’s football games, and a guy named Steve who runs an incredible hobby shop. I read my horoscope and the weather where I learned that this Thanksgiving will be the coldest in Chicagoland in 58 years. Yikes. Then, I called my mom in Texas to wish her a Happy Thanksgiving, then my step-mom in Mississippi, and texted my brothers, too. Then, I sat down to write a short post.
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been blogging @MakingDaysCount for over four years and this will be my fifth post. I went back to read all four, they are below.
It’s amusing how time blurs lines and memories. I enjoyed re-reading each post. I smiled, laughed, shed a tear, and watched the rocket videos, boy that was fun. I remember writing each post and where I was. Interesting. Every year, I wrote a list of why I was thankful and I don’t believe I could have written a better list of why I am thankful, so I won’t. You are welcome to go back in time as I did and re-read, but please take time to be thankful in your world.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Make Your Thanksgiving Day Count, make the next day a million and six times better than the day before it and pay it forward. Light the world with your smile. Making the Days Count, one day at a time, saying thanks and praying for wonderful day with many more to come.
Thank you.
Just dropping by to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you feasted well.
Thanks Phil. I love Thanksgiving – the turkey,dressing, and sweet potato casserole it only happens once a year – or I’d weigh 500 pounds! Have a great week and enjoy the week to come.
Sounds like a wonderful day, Clay. Please enjoy your meal with your loved ones, stay safe and warm, and always make the days count.
Patricia Rickrode
w/a Jansen Schmidt
Thanks for stopping by – I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving as well – wishing you a great week ahead.
When I read one of my older posts, I’m reminded why I started blogging…. brings back memories, chuckles, and sometimes tears. The bonus is sharing these stories with others. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope everyone is feeling better soon 🙂
It was a nice day – we had a fire going in the fireplace most of the day and warmed the family room – Thanksgiving dinner was good and we’ll be having leftovers for a couple of days – it’s always good to be with family. I hope you enjoyed what the Gulf coast provided. Have a great week.