Life Is Beautiful

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We will be hosting the big day over here again.  I can't remember if it's the 3rd or 4th year...but maybe it's the 4th because I do remember having to skip out and nurse a baby at least one year maybe two.  Let's see, we have lived here since 2007...but I wouldn't have hosted that year because Susan was born in June...maybe I did in 2008 or maybe not...Cameron was born in 2009, so yeah THAT was the baby I was remembering so this is the 4th year! Glad I figured that out. One thing that I do know is that I have a fitness tradition on Thanksgiving.  No, it's not a Turkey Trot or Gobble Waddle or any organized race like that, but it IS important.  I get up early and get the turkey in the roaster and then I excuse myself to the basement to do an hour of Yoga X.  It's nice to start out the day like that and by the time I'm done I can smell the turkey cooking! This year I will remember that it doesn't take quite as long...

We were immensely blessed to be able to get a 2 nd car not long ago. I was a little irritated about the repair that was needed immediately following, but it all worked out. Purchase price + repairs = still an okay price for the car. This second vehicle has made it possible for use to divide and conquer on such things as shuttling kids, getting the shopping done and fulfilling church obligations. And this last 2 weeks, it has allowed me to meet people that I would have never been able to speak with. I was contacted, last week, to give a ride to an International Student of the University to our Sunday service last week. I live 2 blocks away from where she is staying, so it works great. Diana is a woman from Kenya , here on a scholarship to complete her Masters degree in Education. SUCH a neat lady! Today, when I went to get her, she asked if we had room for a woman named Sylvia. She is another bright woman, here on a scholarship to obtain her PhD. Wow. I am so blown away b...