Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  As I sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner with my family today, I will be mindful of all that I am thankful for.  It’s funny how when you get older, and start a family of your own, the true meaning of the holidays really comes alive.  As a kid, I would think of the pilgrims and Indians, the Mayflower, candy corn, turkey, sweet potato casserole, watching the parade, and going to see Nana for Thanksgiving.  I remember making turkeys out of my hand print at school.

Nowadays, I realize that it isn’t just about the turkey on the table or the pumpkin pie.  It’s about who is at your table.  Today I am thankful that my parents and in-laws will be sitting at our table.  As well as my uncle, aunt and cousin.  And that everyone is healthy.  I will miss my sister but am thankful that she made it to DC safely to visit with her in-laws.  I am so incredibly thankful for our beautiful daughter.  I am thankful that I was able to nurse her for 12 whole months.  I am thankful to be a stay at home Mom.  I am thankful for my loving husband.  And that he has a job and works his tail off so that I can continue to be a stay at home Mom.  I am thankful that we all have our health.  I am thankful for our home.  I am thankful for electricity and heat/air conditioning.  I am thankful for our friends, both old and new.  I am thankful for our four-legged children and the companionship they provide, despite all the dog hair they leave behind.  I am thankful for so many blessings in my life.

So when you sit down at your dinner table today, what will you be thankful for?