Happy Thanksgiving
My apologies friends for being so absent of late. I promise to visit all of your blogs soon and see how you fair. As some of you know this was a very rough Summer/Early Autumn for my family and I with my grandmother’s illness and needs to be met…hopefully the worst of all of that is behind us.
In any case…without further ado…I bring you my Thanksgiving Thankful Five:
1. Wonderful friends and blogging buddies. This online community has been amazingly supportive and you all have no idea how much I value you.
2. My amazing sisters and family who love and support me every day of my life…unconditionally. I can’t imagine life without siblings that I can talk to about anything.
3. My new niece who came to us from Thailand and is now finally living with her parents and brothers. She is adjusting remarkably well and hopefully I will have the chance to meet her today!
4. My incredible fiancé! Yup…you heard that right! We got engaged last week and I am so happy and thankful that we found each other. He is my perfect partner…the Yang to my Yin. Every day I realize more and more how blessed I am that he came into my life. Knowing that I have someone that I can trust completely…someone who never lets me down…someone who is my rock…is an immeasurable gift. I tried to take a few pictures but none really do the ring justice:
5. And finally I am thankful for my furbabies. My wonderful and spirited Piper who I’ve come to love as if I’ve known him forever.
And my heart, my Milo, who I have known forever…who has been with me these past 16 years and without whom I can’t imagine living. Milo was diagnosed with Gastric Lymphoma this week and started Chemotherapy this afternoon. Any positive thoughts for his well being would be greatly appreciated.
I hope that all of you have a wonderful thanksgiving filled with Family, Friends and good Food! And I hope that each of you stop to appreciate all the things that you have for which to be thankful.
Looking at the bright sun outside and the gorgeous colored leaved on the lawn it is hard to believe that we were in a Governor declared State of Emergency yesterday due to SNOW!
We were detoured on our way home from dinner last night and here are a few shots of The Road Home with its dusting of snow.
This just breaks my heart…I have no words…
Zanesville Animal Massacre Included 18 Rare Bengal Tigers – ABC News.
So here’s 3000 words?
Had a bit of a scare this past weekend…still not sure why he’s tossing his cookies every day…but we seem to have ruled out anything really bad…
When did I become so spoiled? I realize that it is something that has slowly but surely crept upon me this past decade or so… And I am ashamed.
I left my office today, walked through the halls of my company and left the building to take my lunch hour. I realize that I took for granted the fact that I have a job that adequately pays my bills and even affords me my own office with a sunny window from which to work.
I jumped into my car and drove to Target. I realize that I took for granted the fact that I have not only a reliable car but also the funds to pay for gas and insurance to keep it on the road. I also took for granted the fact that I live in an area of the world where all of our material needs can be met within a few moments drive.
I couldn’t find a parking spot close to the doors and settled for a spot several rows and some distance away and made my way into the store. I realize that I took for granted the fact that I could jog with no problem the short distance from my car to the door.
I wondered the electronics department until I found a set of ear buds that I liked. I realize that I took for granted the fact that I own an Mp3 player and that I don’t have to think twice about spending the $10 to replace the over-sized ear buds that came with it.
I went to the register, pulled out my wallet to pay and in the process discovered four “thummies” (small crown-like finger “puppets”) that my niece must have made and slipped into my purse when I was babysitting last Friday. I realize that I took for granted my beautiful nieces and nephews and how much they love me.
I proceeded to the food court section and picked up a pack of breadsticks and asked the girl to make it a combo. I filled the cup that she gave me with Coke and proceeded to sit at a table to eat my lunch. I realize that I took for granted how easy it was to obtain food served in disposable/wasteful containers.
I pulled out my cell phone and set the alarm so that it would vibrate and let me know when it was time to head back to work. I then got my Nook out of my bag and proceeded to read a few pages of the latest book that I’d downloaded. I realize that I took for granted access to so many electronics, access to electricity to power them, access to books, and the ability to read them.
When my alarm sounded, I packed up my belongings and headed back to my office. As I entered the lobby, regretting the fact that I had to go back to work, I asked myself….When did I get so spoiled??
Are you spoiled too?
