10/9/11

Canadian Thanksgiving

For years as part of the Thanksgiving celebration we would ask the kids for what they were thankful. Tomorrow as we gather with Used to Be Mother and Bob's parents who are not yet on their Used To Be Way, we probably will repeat this tradition before we overeat roasted turkey, dressing, baked yams and pumpkin pie.


For the record here are a few things for which I am thankful:

1) A companion who runs to the drugstore in the middle of the night, who remembers birthdays and anniversaries and special events, who still digs me after all these years and who still makes me laugh.
2) Beautiful, witty, intelligent, spunky children who have and are and will make significant contributions to the world
3) Lindt dark chocolate and that I can eat it every day
4) Spandex, Spanks, and Sport Bras not to mention Botox, Eye Glasses, Antibiotics
5) Word processing, iphones and internet
6) A gentle souled, albeit, thieving Porty
7) A curious restless nature that seeks change and higher ground
8) Faith in Jesus Christ and in His plan of happiness even when it doesn't seem so happy
9) Friends who like to hike, cycle, read, shop, view, preserve and debate and who enliven my mind
10) A sister and brother, uncles, aunts,cousins, nephews, nieces who remind me always where I came from, and what I have become

For what are you thankful?

5 comments:

nathan said...

I am thankful for my Mom who edits (writes) my papers (in two languages!)

I am thankful for a Dad who taught me the meaning of hard work and how to save!

I am thankful for my sister Mercedes who lets me use my hips n nips to sell macarons!

I am thankful for my sister Rachel who is letting me have her car after mine died!

I am thankful for my brother Josh who shares my passion for nerdy toys...Don't ask. Please don't embarass us on a public forum!

I am thankful for my beautiful fiance who inspires ambition in me.

Bonnie White said...

I do not write papers anymore. For a long time now I haven't. You are well on your way to be an excellent writer in both languages. Your grammar sucks.

Mercedes said...

i am grateful for:

1. the internet
2. the church in park city
3. butter tarts


and obviously my family and my husband and i'm even grateful for my cinder block apartment (it is starting to look good in here!)

love you mom. happy thanksgiving. i am making butter tarts today to celebrate our holiday. i'm going to call for the recipe.

nathan said...

grammar schmammar!

Louise Plummer said...

I am thankful for a memory of Canadian Thanksgiving in a diner, Louise's, in Nova Scotia.

I like sitting across from Tom anywhere.