Things that I am grateful for.......

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is a holiday that brings back so many memories for me as a child. As I have said before, we were not the richest family and there were many nights that we just ate beans or potatoes for dinner. But, no matter what, on Thanksgiving Day, my mother would always find a way to prepare a Thanksgiving Feast! So, for me it was always a happy time for a very dysfunctional family.

For me as an adult, this day brings families together to share a little time together, to share the thanksgiving dinner, to reflect on the past and to create sweet memories for the future. It is also a good time to remember all that we have to be grateful for.

So, today, I am most grateful for the good health that my family has been blessed with.

Next, I am very grateful to have a good marriage and to be able to share my memories and future plans with such a caring man!

And although we are not rich by any means; I am thankful to have been able to break the "chain of poverty" that I grew up in and to know that my children look to the future with better goals and the know how to push their children to even better goals. So, I am grateful for my two sons and their families.

I am also thankful for this mug! Woof Woof.....

Our dog, Dixie greets us with love each night when we get home. She is so happy to see us, but, most of all, she is happy to get treats and be able to get on the couch!

Next, I am happy that I have three grandchildren that call me Mimi. And just as my mother prepared feasts for us, I love being around to cook and clean up after these messy eaters. Any day at Mimi's is like Thanksgiving for them.....

So, to all my friends and family......... Happy Thanksgiving! Take time to enjoy the day and although we are not "rich" with material things..... we are "rich" in the way that counts! We are all "rich" with health and love!

Trick or Treat..... Smell our Feet! Give us something good to eat!

Oh what fun Halloween is when you have little ones around to enjoy it!

Mitch and Amy brought the girls by so that we could see their costumes before going to a Halloween Party at a friends house. Haylee was a Pirate and Rylee was SuperGirl. They sure looked cute and were so excited to go trick or treating.

Here are a few pictures of them trick or treating. Looks like they had fun! Haylee looks like such a big girl.

Michael, Joanne and Mason came over to trick or treat in our neighborhood. So, we got out the wagon and had some fun in between the rain going to a few houses. Mason was Bamm Bamm and wasn't sure what we were doing, but went along for the ride! Oh yes, did you notice that his dog, Louie, was in costume too? I told you before, that dog will let you do anything to him!

Watch out for the Ghosts and Goblins........ Happy Halloween!