Holiday

Where did 2008 go? Here it is, Thanksgiving already--the end of the 11th month of the year.

I have a lot to be thankful about. For one thing, our older son and his new wife have joined us for the holiday. Our younger son is now on vacation in Japan. Of course we miss him, especially because of the holiday, but I’m thankful that he has communicated fairly often by e-mail, as anticipated. Mostly when he needs something.

I took our puppy Mystie to the vet yesterday, not for the first time. I call her our nutcase, since she leaps on sunbeams and is more interested in them, and in chasing her ball, than in eating. Her tummy has some issues, and she has been in pain for some injury she can’t describe and we haven’t located. Perhaps it moves with her whims. But we know it’s there because of her frequent, but not consistent, yelps when she leaps and goes up and down stairs, and when we pick her up. She apparently has colitis, which explains some of it. I’m extremely thankful it’s not worse and that she seems to be feeling better already, and that Lexie’s health is so good (not perfect, but what ails her isn’t a big deal).

I’m thankful for my husband Fred. He’s retired and underfoot a lot, but he takes on projects to improve our home and lifestyle. And I’m thankful for my writing, which definitely keeps me occupied, especially when I work on three projects at once.

Oh, and I’m also thankful for the Internet, when it works. Our connection is currently iffy, so I hope I get this posted...

--Linda