Thanksgiving Day

Each year we have so much to be thankful for, but this year turned out to be extra special as we now get to be thankful for a new family member.  After a fabulous feast at Doncie and Poppy’s, Kinnett and Chad announced their engagement.  Chad is a true blessing to our family and we are thrilled for him and Kinnett to begin their life together.  

Things I’m Thankful For

I am thankful for the happy couple.I am thankful for three-year-olds that put on dance shows. I am thankful for ringlets.   I am thankful to have little girls to dress in ribbons and bows. I didn’t get a picture of the table, but I am thankful for Poppy’s mashed potatoes and Doncie’s gravy. I am thankful for granddaughters and grandfathers. I am thankful for Daddies that adore their daughters.  I am thankful for beautiful Charleston days.  I am thankful for God’s natural wonders.I am thankful that Aunt Nette didn’t fall all the way in the water, and somewhat thankful that she held onto the camera.  (I may have been more thankful, however, if it had fallen in the water – then I would be forced to get that new camera).  I am mostly thankful that Aunt Nette was okay. I am thankful for pouty faces, and as I told Lily,” yes, I am thankful for you even when you misbehave.”  I am thankful for my Bean. I am thankful for the following conversation:  Lily to Mimi after I had told Mimi that Kinnett and Chad were getting married:  “Mimi, when Aunt Nette and Chad get married, we get to dress up like flowers and drop petals.”I am thankful to finally get to legitimately wear a sweater this fall.  I am thankful that Sarah Ellen loves her “mamma”  bigger than life, and no I am not talking about me.  She calls her daddy “mamma.”  She gives me dirty looks and a fierce “NO” when I try to take her from her “mamma.”I am thankful that buggy hung in there today even with a yucky fever. I am thankful for little girls that love to play dress up.  I am very thankful for sleeping children.I am thankful that Sarah Ellen did not break a tooth when she fell and busted her lip this morning.

I am thankful for all the blessings in my life.