So grateful

It's the day of gratitude.  A time for reflection.  My list of gratitudes:

1. My husband.  Life with Paul improves with age.  He still has the ability to surprise me.  I really can't say for sure I know what he will do next.  But, after 34 years, we also know live in a place of constancy; not much can shake our foundation.

2. My children and their spouses.  They all are so different from each other.  What they share is a hardfast loyalty to each other.

3. Grandchildren.  They are my heart.  They have added to my being.  The role of grandmother now defines much of who I am. 

4. Extended family.  Although we don't see enough of each other, I am proud of my family's legacy of honor and decency and strive to live up to it.

5. Friends.  I don't have all that many, but the ones I do make up for it in quality of friendship.

Happy Thanksgiving!  I stole my daily values quote for this blog today.  It's from Better Life Foundation.

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ”

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963); 35th US President

Meet Sam

 

 

Sam - Samantha - will be joining our family in December.  She is a merle color border collie.  Merle means her coat is marble color.  She is not a replacement for my Tex, although it does feel as though it is a little too soon for another dog.

 

Truth is, Paul has been barking (clever wordplay) for a long time about getting a merle border.  He has said that for his 60th birthday he was gonna do it.  His merle source has this litter that is ready early December, and since he turns 60 in January, we agreed the time was right.   

 

Right now Sam lives on a ranch about two hours west of Fort Worth and slightly south too.  Paul and I will drive there on Friday, Dec. 6.  We are excited and eager to have a puppy in the house.  It's been awhile.  We choose to live a happy bubble and not think about the hard work that comes with a puppy, instead we can't wait for the baby softness and the sweet breath and sharp tiny teeth and the puppy antics. 

 

In our happy bubble we, too, are certain Mika and Baxter will be just as happy to welcome a puppy to our family.