Today I am thankful for…

1. Laughter. Things that make me laugh almost every day include my daughter, my friends, The Daily Show, and reading other blogs.
2. My family. They are always entertaining, but this year was definitely “turkey and trama” (a saying I am stealing from Stasa, who stole it from someone else). The highlight was my dad using very inappropriate language in front of our 16-month old. He also asked my crazy aunt Cynthia about the highly sensitive subject of spreading her husband’s ashes (he’s been dead for 10 years), which started a little not-so-friendly banter. Dad was really on his game! Luckily Winston (our bulldog) didn’t pee on my aunt’s psycho dog this year…that might have been the final straw.
3. This blog and all the cool people I have met through blogging. It’s only been a few months, but I really enjoy this creative outlet. And reading other blogs is much more fun than watching another episode of Friends.

It’s been a very thankful week, but I am also thankful that it is over and I can go back to being my more bitchy self tomorrow.

Today I am very thankful for…

1. The most important people in my life.

2. Our fur family.

3. This beautiful day, the fabulous meal my husband prepared, our good health, and all the people we care about.

I hope your day was full of all the things that make you thankful.

P.S. I am also very thankful for all the leftover pumpkin pies and the fact that I won’t feel guilty for eating every last morsel.

Today I am thankful for…

1. Free stuff! So far this week, I have received a free piggy bank, a free diet coke and a free Starbuck’s mocha frap (thank you Kroger card for finally paying off).
2. Beautiful weather. As my friend Stasa said, it’s going to be nice living in Houston tomorrow…the weather is perfect!
3. Good friends…here are just a few of them.

This was taken at our tailgating party last Sunday (yes, clearly there had been some drinking before this was taken). I am also thankful that the Texans are at least playing better, even if they are still losing.

What are you thankful for?

Halloween Night Update…
I love trick-or-treaters! I buy all the good candy…and lots of it. And I give everyone big handfuls. I even buy little toys…they get chocolate AND toys when they come here. But tonight was my first unhappy Halloween experience…teenagers have been coming to the door in mobs, NOT EVEN IN COSTUME. What is up with that?

I am giving them all candy, begrudgingly, but I am making them tell me who they are first. HA! Is that mean?

The first group of girls decided they were Destiny’s Child. Ummm, ok. The next group was 8 teenage boys…all over 6′ tall. They liked the candy, but got very excited that I had Playdoh. What are they going to do with Playdoh? The next group of girls distracted me by telling me how much they like my house…they got two handfuls each. 🙂

And while most of the little ones have been very sweet, even saying “thank you” (gasp), one little boy had a fit right on my front porch. I gave him FOUR little candy bars and a tub of Playdoh and he screams at me “I WANT MORE.” I decided to ignore him (his mom didn’t say a word!) and gave the other kids their goodies. When I closed the door he started screaming and crying. YIKES.

Please God let me raise a child who says smiles and says “thank you,” even if she gets a 20-year-old stick of licorice.