The Thanksgiving Month

Well, it is November already.  One more month and then a new year is upon us.  We will all be one year older, married one more year, closer to retirement, living in the same place one year longer or even celebrating one more year of being cancer free.

I am reading all over Facebook and even here on people's blogs about being thankful.  I think this is nice but I believe in doing it every day.  You won't read any of my things on here or Facebook all summed up in one month.  Each month there are little things and big things to be thankful for.  I try to acknowledge those things whenever they happen.

I am thankful for family, friends, food, clothes, shelter, health, a job, my horse, transportation, the luxuries in life.  I am thankful for the healthcare that I have here in America, the abundance of food and also all the places to go see here.  I am thankful for the freedom we have to go to church, to school, to marry who we want and have the jobs we desire.  The list is endless.

Yet, there are many people who are struggling right now with huge things.  Or, with so many things that they can't see above it.  I totally know how they feel.  My husband's job is always unsure.  My oldest has a career that will never make a lot of money.  My middle never seems to get great grades.  My mother-in-law is always needing something so that the nursing home calls my husband to take care of it.  My husband has low self-esteem so that it doesn't matter what I say or how, it always comes out critical of him.  I am possibly going to need a fourth surgery in four years.  It might be number two on my neck.

Oh, and now I may be working Thanksgiving evening.  I work in retail and many stores are now open that evening into Black Friday night.  I know, I know, it is money.  But retail at the holidays is horrible.  Since I will be working so many hours, I plan on going somewhere this winter when it is dead at the store.  My husband's company holds a annual mega meeting in Florida.  This year it is in February.  I hope he gets invited and is staying at the Orlando World Center Marriott.  If he is, I am going with.  I will have money saved up.  Our youngest will be at home and in school.  Our oldest will come and stay with her while we are gone.

I hope every one has a wonderful Thanksgiving with family.  From now till after Christmas, I won't have much free time.  I will try to post some here and there.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!