Things to be thankful for

Wow, didn’t realize it had been so long since I blogged.I always try to make a post on Thanksgiving (whether on my blog, or elsewhere), because I feel it’s important to try to count your blessings, wherever and whatever they might be.  I have had such a difficult time doing that this year.  To say it’s not been the easiest of years would be to understate matters.  We lost Fenny a few weeks ago, and I woke up this morning crying about that (again).

However… I do know that I have many many things to be thankful for, which is why I push myself to make this annual post… sometimes it’s easier to dwell on everything that’s wrong, when if we would just stop and think about it, there are so many things to be thankful for.  So… here goes…

I am eternally grateful and thankful for Steve and Jeanne.  I sometimes feel like a stray dog that got plucked off the streets just in the nick of time.  I can’t begin to convey my thoughts and gratitude for the both of them.  It’s nice to have been adopted into a new family.

I am thankful for both of my sons, who have grown up to be fine young men.  They make me smile, I am so proud of them.

I am thankful beyond words that I got to spend a year living near Sheri, and getting to know her and her family.  Yes, maybe things with my life there weren’t always the greatest, but getting to be around Sheri made it all worthwhile, and something I would choose again.

Obviously, I am so so thankful that all of my parents are still here.  They always seem to know when to pick up the phone, and they have that ageless parental wisdom that I can only hope to pass on to my children.  I love them so much.

And of course, I am thankful for all of my friends, both real life and online.  I have so many of them, and they always surprise me by appearing in my life at the most unexpected times.  It’s nice to feel loved.

Last but not least, I am thankful for Robin.  It’s not easy being apart, and she does have to put up with a lot of grief from me (although I try not to!)… I miss her and love her, and am so grateful to know she’ll always be in my life, one way or another.

Ok… there, I did it.  I really do have lots of things to be thankful for.  I knew I did, just had to think about it a little <g>.

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving, and happy holidays, all.