A Thankful Post

I thought I would take advantage of the day and list some things that I am thankful for in my life. You should too.

I am thankful, first and foremost, for my wonderful children. They never cease to amaze me with their undying energy, dedication for enjoying life, and their success. No Mom could be prouder of those two.

I am thankful and so blessed to have all of my family still with me in this life.

I am thankful for the friends I have in my life.

I am thankful for the roof over my head and the food on my plate that keeps me fat.

I am thankful for the job I have when too many have none.

I am thankful for my kitties who love me and allow me to love them back.

I am thankful for my life and where I am in it, even though it was not what I had imagined my life to be.

I am thankful for being awake when the cold front came through this morning and the temperature went from 75 to about 55 in approximately 10 minutes as I'm finishing this post.

I will be thankful for warm clothes later today and a warm fire to keep me and my fur babies cozy.

I am thankful for all the wonderful blessings in my life, big and small, and that I live in a country where I am free (for the time being, at least).

And as always... I'm thankful to you, reader, who still ventures here even when I'm terrible at updating things.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving Day.

Hard To Blog Time Of Year

When it starts to get cold, it's that time of year where even if I want to blog, it becomes difficult. I can type one handed, but it would take me four hours to type one blog post and I don't have the patience for that. The problem: Libby is cold and wants to be held constantly. She doesn't care if I'm up trying to clean or cook, or if I'm sitting and wanting to type or play a game. She's on me. At times I can deter her by utilizing my Dearborn. I've had to incorporate a foot stool in front of the fire since it has become so popular and all the kitties seem to be kind of pissy lately and not wanting to share space. This way everyone gets their own space in front of the warm fire... until the time when it gets REALLY cold and I start using the Dearborn in my bedroom as well.

No return of the ants! But I did get an infestation of bees last week. I still can't figure out how. They were getting in through the bathroom window and there's nothing worse than REALLY HAVING TO GO and sitting on the toilet with a towel covering my head trying to hurry was no fun. Thankfully, a friend came to my rescue and as I sat in another room safely away from the bees, I listened to what can only be described as a cartoon soundtrack coming out of my bathroom, minus the music. 'WHACK! WHACK! BANG! CLANG!' You know that sound that we humans sometimes make when we are faced with something really disturbing and gross at the same time... we get that shiver that runs through our bodies and we make that noise that's part groan and part freaked out? That was the background music to the noises. I've never before wished to record something more then I did at that moment.

I truly can't believe that 2010 has flown by as fast as it has. It feels like I'm still getting used to putting 2010 on things at work and not only is Thanksgiving next week, but Christmas will be following soon after and then I'm going to have to get used to 2011 and before I know it, 2012 will be coming just as fast. I don't so much long to be young again, as I'd like to have time slow down like it was when we were young and seemed to have more time to enjoy stuff.

I Love Maru!

I've posted videos of this kitty before. He LOVES to get in boxes and this video proves, through scientific experiment, how much.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XID_W4neJo