Day 14 of 30 Days of Thanksgiving

When I say that I am thankful for my husband, it just doesn't say enough.
He came into my life when I was divorced and trying to raise two little
boys all by myself.
He became their father.
He supported me while I went to nursing school.
(I couldn't have passed Algebra without him)
He is a good father and a wonderful grandfather.
His little granddaughters especially thinks the sun rise and sets of their Papa.
And so do I!

Day 13 of 30 Days of thanksgiving

Keate

“It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

―J.K. Rowling I am thankful to live in a country where I can make choices

Day 12 of 30 Days of Thanksgiving

Today I am thankful for the simple things in life.
Life Kleenex for my drippy nose.
And Tylenol cold and sinus for my stuffy head
and achy body.

11th Day of 30 Days of Thanksgiving

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

— Lt.-Col. John McCrae

(1872 - 1918)

I know that I have already said that I am thankful for the soldiers.
But today I am thankful to those who came before.
Thank you Chuck, Fred, Denny, Calvin, Howard, Richard, and John.
The vets of my family.
Both living still and gone on ahead.

Day 10 of 30 Days of Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. This harvest meal has become a symbol of cooperation and interaction between English colonists and Native Americans. Although this feast is considered by many to the very first Thanksgiving celebration, it was actually in keeping with a long tradition of celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Native American groups throughout the Americas, including the Pueblo, Cherokee, Creek and many others organized harvest festivals, ceremonial dances, and other celebrations of thanks for centuries before the arrival of Europeans in North America.

I am thankful for that first Thanksgiving!

Day 9 of 30 Days of Thanksgiving

Ingredients: Juice from 1 lemon 1 lb. fresh cranberries 1 1/2 c. sugar 1 c. orange marmalade Directions: Combine cranberries and sugar in a shallow baking dish. Mix lightly and cover tightly with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. . Add marmalade and lemon juice to cooked cranberries and mix well. Chill and serve as relish.


Today I am thankful for cranberries......yep just that simple!
And the above recipes is one of my favorites and it is so easy.
We have it all year round.
We love cranberries!

Day 8 of 30 Days of Thanksgiving

Today, my grandkids and I are going to work on making a Thanksgiving
Banner to hang on the fireplace for Thanksgiving.
Yesterday we were out shopping and I couldn't believe how Thanksgiving
is mostly forgotten by the retailers. Christmas is everywhere.
I love Thanksgiving!
It is my favorite holiday.
So today I will sort through the scrapbook paper
and try to find what we need to make a banner
for Thanksgiving.
And while we work on it, we will talk about all the
things we are blessed with
and what we have to be thankful for.