Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving. I know I did - but I only had to do a veggie tray and how hard is that? (Drive to Fresh Market - yeah, hard) My brother invited us all to his house and his wife was so kind as to cook cook cook all morning long to feed us.

I really, really love Thanksgiving (although i eat waaaayyyyy too much). The whole month everyone is always expressing what they are grateful for. And to have it all end in a wonderful meal with family is just the best.

Where do I begin? I am so very thankful for everything that Heavenly Father has blessed me with. I have an amazing husband. Tim is just the best - he puts up with me and my moodiness (wait - me moody? Ha!) and takes such good care of me. Even with a knee that is killing him he goes out and rakes up the leaves/branches. And he still runs up and down the stairs doing things (can't seem to get him to stay put). What a wonderful man. And my son. I love that little stinker and I can't imagine my life without him. Even though he likes to get me upset and yelling at him, he loves me unconditionally and always gives me hugs and kisses. My family - I have loving, kind parents and wonderful siblings (even though my brothers tease me and my sister endlessly, they are wonderful and would do anything for us.). And I can't forget Tim's family - they raised a wonderful man and I am so thankful for that! They, too, are kind and loving. I love my family.

You can't forget the gospel. How lucky am I to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? To know of Heavenly Father's plan and to know that if we live righteously we will be an eternal family. How amazing is that? And repentance - we all know I'm not perfect and the knowledge that I can be forgiven for my sins feels me with such peace. I am so grateful that my precious son has chosen to be baptized. In just over a week he'll enter the waters of baptism and I'll be an emotional mess watching my husband perform that wonderful ordinance. How lucky am I! We are also blessed to be able to hear from a living prophet on a regular basis. And to hear from the apostles as they share with us important messages. The Temple - without that where would we be? It is such a beautiful place and I can't wait to go there and do work for Tim's family. I have struggled lately and the thought that I can go there and feel of the peace in the Temple makes me feel so good.

I'm so thankful for this wonderful country that we live in - that we have the freedoms that we have. (on a side note: does anyone out there watch House Hunters International where the homes - especially the bathrooms/kitchens - are itty bitty? how blessed are we to have nice homes that you piddle on a pot and then step into a shower rather than having the shower smack dab next to the piddle pot?) And I'm thankful for my friends and co-workers - they, too, put up with my silliness and crankiness. We have jobs - there are families out there that can't say that and who have been without jobs for awhile. And toilet paper - I'd rather go hungry than without toilet paper. I'm grateful for running water and flushing toilets. And heat - I'm sitting here enjoying the fire that Tim built and enjoying the 93 degrees it is in our family room (I know - I'm not one for heat but for some reason can sit by a fire and melt - but get me in 70 degree weather outside and I'm itching for the air conditioning!)


Whew! I could go on and on about what I am thankful for. I'm also thankful for my blogging buddies who just read through all of this!

Thanks for your support and love. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!