Most thankful for my family.

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. It's all about gathering with those we love and breaking bread together. Plain and simple sharing filled with story-telling, laughter and delicious food.  Our family has been spending the last few years at my son and daughter-in-law's home. We all bring food to share but Joe and Monica take care of the the turkey and all the delicious trimmings.  Their home is straight out of a Currier and Ives winter scene.  They designed and built it to make room for their growing family of three children. Monica did a splendid job with the interior design. It's all about family and friends and it really is a home you love to hang out at whenever you can.  Yesterday I was at their house helping them get organized.  Ryan, Coco and I made place cards while discussing who should sit where.  They have lots of cousins the same age and of course they want to all hang out together at the table. My daughter Beth and son-in-law Eddy will be there and the kids cannot wait because they are thee most charismatic of aunts and uncles on the planet.  They come up with more games, more shennigans and more fun than a playground full of kids.  Daughter Kathleen and her boyfriend Ruben will be there too and Auntie Kath is equally as loved by all her nieces and nephew.  I believe our family, in the best sense, never grew up.  We love children and children love us. I can honestly say the happiest place for me in the world is sitting on the floor indian-style simply being with this family of mine. I will miss my other children who cannot be in California this Thanksgiving. I only hope there will come a time when every single member of my family will be gathered together more and more as I get older and older.  Have a wonderful holiday with those you love.  And never forget how quickly time passes and how much each moment must be cherished.