Category: Gratitude

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Thirty Days of Thanks, Day Twenty-Two

Kairi and Tyler, sitting on my lap!

Today is the ultimate day of thanks … at least here in the U.S. Nothing like watching “America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” in Detroit and then heading down to Ford Field to watch the Lions play the Houston Texans (we were robbed of that game!) to make it a Detroit-type of Thanksgiving Day. Top it off with a Turkey dinner at the In-Laws, it’s just been a wonderful type of day.

So what am I thankful for today? Family, for one. I just wish I could spend it with everyone in my family. It’s always hard during the holidays trying to find a way to split time between two families.

Friends are also another thing that I’m thankful for. I may not always be in touch with them, but knowing they’re out there makes life less lonely.

And of course, there’s the everlasting love and devotion that I get from Hubby. That is something that I never take for granted and am so thankful that I’m blessed with having such a best friend and soulmate for my husband.

So there you have it … three things I’m absolutely thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

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Thirty Days of Thanks, Day Twenty

Spent part of my day outside today. That is, after spending most of it indoors at work. But at least I got to leave in the early afternoon.

My Mom and I went to place a grave blanket on my Dad’s grave this afternoon. We bought a bare blanket and spent some time decorating it with ribbons and bows. This is the first time we decided to decorate it ourselves and we actually had a fun time doing it. We did a fine job, if I do say so myself!

Afterwards, we went out for an early dinner and had some nice conversation. Overall, it was a great afternoon.

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So I’m thinking that Mom & I should make it an annual thing … something we can do together. Because there’s not much we do together.

It’s not that we don’t get along … it’s just that we don’t share a lot of the same interests or find a lot of things in common.

I wish we could … find things more in common. Which is strange to say, since she is my mother. We should have tons of things in common. But we don’t.

It’s one of those things that I shouldn’t do … but I blame part of it on the fact that I don’t have children.

(Yes, I’m bringing out the “Infertility Card.”)

We’ve never really had much in common, even growing up. But I always thought that once I had a baby, I’d be able to turn to my Mom for some “I don’t know what the h*ll I’m doing”-bonding.

And even if we didn’t always see eye to eye, I would put our differences aside if my kids wanted to spend time with their “Lola.”

But since the kids/grandkids thing isn’t going to happen, I want to find some way to bond with my Mom; to connect with her.

So maybe it won’t be bonding over what latest funny thing “Johnny” just did. Maybe it’ll have to be bonding over what we’ve lost together … her, a husband; me, a dad.

What am I grateful for today? The time spent with Mom, bonding over my Dad.

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Thirty Days of Thanks, Day Eighteen

The sports nut in me was in full swing today. That’s because we were downtown Detroit today at Ford Field watching our beloved Lions take on the Green Bay Packers. And although we lost the game, it was a good game to watch.

Hubby & I are lucky to live in a sports town, being the sports fans we are. We’ve got great college football and basketball teams to follow (although I will always be a True Blue Michigan Wolverine). And we’ve got great professional sports teams to root for.

So today, I’m thankful that we’ve gotten the opportunity to watch many of our beloved sports teams live in action.

Now, if we can only do something about the NHL lockout …