Thankfulness

Well, Thanksgiving is almost upon us therefore it is time for a touch of reflection before the chaos and commercialism of the Christmas season really kicks in.

First and foremost, always and forever, I am thankful for my children.  Even when I want to drop them off in the middle of the worlds biggest corn maze and tell them to walk home, I am still thankful that they exist. They are my reason for getting out of bed in the morning. Really, they are. If it weren't for them I could sleep in a lot later but I have to get their lazy butts up for school.

My parents, there really are no words. I could not have asked for a better pair of them. My brother and his wonderful family. The joy of having a close family with no crazies (I am just talking about the immediate family we'll leave the extended family out of that statement) is that they will support your dreams and love you no matter what. It's a beautiful thing.

My doggies, I love them. Even mini-puppy who I threatened with a t-shirt cannon this morning. Someone would be thrilled to catch him instead of a t-shirt at the Tigers game, that's all I'm saying.

My ex-husband. Yes, really. I am thankful for him. Mainly I am thankful that I don't have the stress that so many others do when dealing with their exes. And, let's be honest, the child support makes all the difference in my budget.

My fabulous friends. The sports my son plays often drive me crazy. The time and energy required, however I have come to the realization that every single one of my dearest friends are friends that I have made because of his sports. I wouldn't change that for anything in the world.

This has been a challenging year for some of the people in my life. A very close friend was diagnosed with cancer early in the year, fought through six months of chemo and has come through the other side. He just celebrated his 40th birthday, hopefully he will be coaching for 40 more years.  Our family lost a friend to a tragic accident far too young. I am thankful that his parents spent his 14 years on Earth making every moment count. I learned so much from his passing. Live for the present, make sure your kids know how much you love them and it can happen to anyone. You can watch your kids, try to protect them from any harm and in a split second your world can implode.

This year we will spend Thanksgiving Day with some fantastic friends (yes, from travel ball, would never have met them otherwise). We will spend Thanksgiving Saturday with our incredible family (not just the immediate family, some of the crazies will be there too). And then we will welcome the chaos and commercialism of Christmas.

In the beginning...

So here it is. It's my blog, it's whatever is on my mind that is not appropriate to say out loud. It's all the responses I want to give people on Facebook when I think their posts are moronic. Whatever I think about the events happening in the world around me.

People may agree with me, they may disagree with me. Honestly, I don't care. As a single mom I get tired of talking to the dogs about things that irritate me so read it, don't read it, whatever.  I tend to dwell on things and they swirl around in my head until I write them down. This is where I shall write it down. And so it begins...