Happy Thanksgiving! The day has arrived and the last several days have been filled to the brim with blog code, as I tried to get as much done as much as possible before the Holiday (so that post Holiday shopping wouldn’t be horribly guilt inducing). I’ve been really absent from my own blog, but of course you can almost always find me in the code of someone else’s! I’ll actually be working up a graphite cat portrait in the next week or two, so you’ll get to see some actual “art” (for those of you who don’t consider my graphic design skills art, I know you’re out there).

We awoke to this wonderful *shudder* snowy view just a short while ago. It’s white out there, people. That means it’s cold enough to stay white, which means my absolute least favorite season has arrived as well. Brr!!!

We’ll be spending the day with my family this year, so I won’t be cooking and I won’t have any leftovers. (All the better to get back on track after a day filled with mom’s pie!!)

So on to my list of mushy gushy things I’m Thankful for. Please fill my comments with your own Thanksgivings, too. That’s what today is all about!

I’m thankful for a safe road trip in the rain with my family, a warm place to lay our heads and an assortment of pillows to choose from.

I’m thankful for my family, as crazy as they are, they are filled with love and kindness and acceptance, and most importantly, giggles.

I’m thankful for the wonderful life that we’ve been blessed with, to be able to work from home, make our own schedules and be together as a family more than most people get the opportunity to do. I treasure this time that we’re able to go and do things without worry or stress.

I’m thankful that my girls are so well mannered and that as sisters, they have a wonderful bond and rarely fight. That is so good for them, and I’m so glad that they are good to each other more often than they are not.

I’m thankful for my Church family, who has really made me realize how important it is to not just be thankful on Thanksgiving, but every day. To see each good thing as a blessing and a gift and to feel a love and peace in each day makes worry and stress diminish unbelievably fast.

I’m thankful for you, my friends who are reading this, because you’re here and you care and that matters to me more than I can express to each of you individually. I’m wrapping you up in a great big virtual hug and wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!!