Reflections on Thanksgiving

What am I thankful for? The simple things, the tiniest accomplishments, things that other people may think are silly....I make a list in my head, and laugh a little to myself (because I'm weird like that--LOL) and say, hmmmm....I really should write them down. Just to see how incredibly lucky I am. So, here they are:

• A happy & healthy family--as strange and messed up as we all are, I still love them all (well, I can exclude that one bitchy sister-in-law, right?--and no BillieJo and Sandra, I don't mean you!)
• Toilet paper--never know how thankful you are for it until you are out! (Thank God that Ben always has a stash at his shop...especially when all the stores are closed!)
• Coffee--sometimes the only thing that can keep me sane & functional in the morning!
• Beer---the other thing that keeps me sane sometimes (I try to refrain from drinking in the morning though)--LOL
• Fabric---my addiction, my obsession, my business! I love fabric and love that I have fabric. Sounds crazy but I truly love to see what goes with what and be inspired to make something unique. I can lay out fabric pieces and just envision the most amazing outfit to make. Granted, they don't always come out how I pictured them in my head but sometimes they come out even better. I'm thankful that I have this gift to sew and design. I love that I am able to stay at home and be a mommy and still get to do something I love to do.
• Greys Anatomy---what can I say, if you watch it--you understand, if you don't, you just won't understand--LOL
• Curtains & Blinds---God knows my neighbors and all the people that drive by are probably more thankful for them than me--LOL
• Sweats....who isn't thankful for them, right?
• Jack--who loves me unconditionally, and even thinks I'm cute in the morning with my freaky afro hair sticking out. He puts me on a pedestal & loves me, chubbies, stretch marks, and all. I'm so lucky to have found a man who loves Logan & Dani just like they were his own and doesn't treat them any differently than his own daughter. He is a hard worker (sometimes too much but I know its all for me & our family), helps around the house even though I'm home all day, is just a great all around man--for the most part--LOL.
• Logan--a wonderful young man who makes me so proud to be his mom. He made the honor roll last week--WOOHOO. He has just grown into such a great person and I am so proud of how responsible and respectful he is in this world of disrespectful teens. He was diagnosed with diabetes last November (right after Thanksgiving) and he has done so well with the changes to his lifestyle. I don't know that I would have handled the changes as well as he has. As he is planning to head off to college, my heart is torn. I'm so proud, yet so heartbroken that my baby boy is getting ready to leave the nest.
• Dani--a beautiful young lady that really isn't your typical teenager. Yes, she loves to talk on the phone & hang out with her friends. But she is always willing to jump in & help with Adalyn whenever I need her. She is sweet....down to her core. She is such a beautiful person, inside and out. She works hard, is super responsible for her age, helps around the house and just a joy to be around (most of the time--LOL)
• Adalyn--my second chance to be a wonderful mom. I was so young when Logan & Dani were little, I didn't appreciate how fun it was to be a mommy. Now, I got the chance again and I'm so thankful for that. She is absolutely adorable, such a little clown. There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not laughing my ass off at something she does or says. She is growing too fast but I try to deal with that the best I know how.
• Great friends, real friends (you know who you are, I don't need to post names!) I can count you all on one hand but you are the ones that make me laugh when I don't feel like laughing, can cry right along with me when I'm sad, and stand by me through thick & thin. I know I can come to you with anything and you will do anything in your power to help me. It doesn't matter if we talk every day or only once a month...I know as soon as we talk again, we click and love & trust each other with everything! I love you all and couldn't have survived alot of things without you. You all know that I would move the earth & moon for you too!