Happy Thanksgiving!

Today was a good day. We made a 15 pound turkey with all the fixin's and had Jason's Mom over for dinner. It was only the five of us (Jason, Taylor, Owen, Connie and I) but it was nice-- comfortable and stress-free. We ate too much, then took the dogs on a walk to burn off some of the turkey dinner. Now we are boiling down the turkey carcass with some herbs, onions and carrots to make turkey stock. We'll use the stock to make turkey noodle soup this weekend. Yummy!! The entire house smells amazing. I wish I could bottle it up!

I love Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday. This time of year is hard being away from home. I miss the huge family gatherings, the food and the company. Hopefully I won't have to experience many more Thanksgiving's away from home.

To keep with the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I would list a few things I am thankful for:
I'm most thankful for my family! I'm thankful to have the two most amazing and beautiful children and I'm thankful that God gives me the chance each day to wake up and be their Mommy. I'm thankful for my husband who is an excellent father to our two children and is a loving and caring companion to me. I'm thankful for my health and the health of my family. I'm thankful for my house- in a time when so many are losing theirs, we are blessed to have a house to call home. I'm thankful for my job. I'm thankful for breastfeeding- without it I wouldn't have lost all my baby weight so fast!!
I'm thankful for my parents who are always there when I need them. I'm thankful for my heart-to-heart talks with my Mom. I'm thankful for my dogs, even though they tore up the couch and chewed a hole in the carpet this past week, they still manage to make me smile. I'm thankful I have so many things to be thankful for!!

What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! God Bless!!