thank full

i missed thanksgivng yesterday. i thought about posting but we were up to our elbows in tofurkey-cranberrysauce-pumpkin-pie-making-craziness. we always say that we actually have no interst in traditional thanksgiving day food...none of us really like it. but johnny wanted to have it traditional. and can you blame him? ...he spent all week in school learning about thanksgiving and what it means, and here we wanted to serve him lasgana. geez, it is so great havigng a little person in the house. his enthusiasm and energy keep us all cheerful and excited about life. i am thankful for simply being here. my family is amazing and the more time i spend with them, the more i love them. i have wonderful friends who do wonderful things with their lives. i have so many people to love, and the more i meet the more love i feel surrounded with. i live in a beautiful part of the world, and try to appreciate it every chance i get. even with the gray of winter approaching, i love the sandstone walls and big open skies that fill with amazing stars every night. i'm thankful that i can appreciate that beauty and that i have met people that feel the same way. i am thankful for the clarity that has come to me over the year about my relationships, dreams, and goals in life and that has helped guide decisions both big and small. i am thankful for people's understanding and love. i am happy with my career and the satisfying beneficial work we do and all that make it happen. i am enjoying the creative energy that has been flowing through lately and for the spirituality that has begun to blossom. i am thankful for my new friend that is helping me see even a deeper level of beauty in the world and for the envelope of seaglass. i am grateful for so many people and places and ideas that have made my life as it is.