Happy Thanksgiving!!

I had a hard time with this post because it was such a dear day to my heart, but better late than never. If I could figure out how to back date I would totally pretend that this was done 4 months ago. ha ha

I feel like I do a good amount of posting on other days throughout the year on gratitude but find when you are having a bad day that is does wonders for the attitude. Today is the Tennyson's family day. Today is the only day that we have never been apart from each other, but instead of focusing on this I will focus on what I love about my family and why I love when we are together!!

I first want to say how much I love my kids. I don't mention them often in this setting. Mostly how much they drive me crazy or the funny stuff they do. I really do however, love to be a mother. I am not that great at it, but it gives me something to work on and better myself. They each have such great gifts and the one thing I think I have done good with teaching them is manners. At least when we go places I get great comments on how polite my kids are so I think that means I am doing something right, right?

I am thankful for my husband who is such an example to me of strength and sacrifice. I cannot even start to think of being away from my kids for over a year. He is such a great Dad and the fun parent. We all miss him. I miss him today because today is the day that we would laugh about my lumpy potatoes, dry turkey, gravy not even edible, and dough rolls. (I am getting better at cooking, but we can still laugh at my tendencies.)

I am thankful for my goodly parents and them raising me in such a good envirement. I sometimes think I still act like a spoiled brat but I think that is a nature vs. nurture fight. I think that behavior I have developed on my own. Ok, and maybe they have the tendency to spoil us kids, but they are the best.

I am thankful for my life and the opportunities it brings me. I have been afraid of some of the expectations that are put on me but am ready to face some of them head on. I know I am put in this situation to do more missionary work and look forward to working on that in El Paso and Japan.

Today I have such a thankful heart for dear friends who have touched my life briefly and some that have stayed the course with me.

I guess.. I am just plain THANKFUL for everything.

Happy Thanksgiving.