Thanks!

I get sentimental around Thanksgiving. Probably because it's my favorite holiday. My Mom makes the world's best stuffing and I love the smell that the turkey brings to my kitchen.
We used to have big Thanksgivings. I would see all my cousins and we would eat at my parents. They got smaller as kids grew and married off and started to spend Thanksgivings with their spouses families or extended families.
And it changed because I started hosting the before my Dad died.
So although our table is smaller and although my Dad no longer is here to carve our turkey- I still smile as the holiday approaches.
And I now get how my Mom used to make 10 trips to the supermarket within two days because you forget that one ingredient that you needed even though you made your shopping list weeks in advanced.
Because Im so anal Thanksgiving does get a bit frustrating because there is so little that I can do in advanced (other than some shopping)

With Thanksgiving a week away, Im reminded of things that I am thankful for
those being; in no particular order...

• Parenthood (the show) (which provides me with a good cry every Tuesday night)
• a soak in a tub after a long ass day
• videos of my kids when they were younger (which reminds me of a time I didnt yell so much about bad attitudes!)
• girlfriends
• old friends
• new friends
• family and health which goes without saying
• and my husband who most usually provides me with some sanity