Thanksgiving is upon us.  My favorite holiday.  And yet I can’t help but feel a little disgusted.  Give me a moment to rant, would you?

Frankly, I’m pissed {excuse my language}.  I’m pissed off at the  commercial industry an what its done to the holiday season.  Its as if Thanksgiving no longer even matters.  They’re just in a hurry to push it out of the way so they can sell more crap to an already financially weak people.

Black Friday, for most stores, now starts at midnight.  Midnight!!  Are you kidding me?!  And we wonder why other countries think we’re so superficial.

Ok, enough of that.  Moving on to more joyful subjects.

I have a great recipe to share with you. Not one of my own, but yummy, none the less.  Butternut squash soup.  From scratch.  Its easy, quick and healthy.  The recipe tells you to peel the squash.  Well, that led to a broken veggie peeler and a bit of frustration.  My super smart cousin, Lauren, however suggested baking the squash for a while and then scraping the ‘meat’ away from the skin.  Sounds much easier.

Saturday was the Christmas parade in our home town.  We’ve missed taking Lilie to the parade the past couple of years.  Honestly, I probably haven’t been since high school.  So, we filled our travel mugs with hot cocoa and made our way downtown.

Monday, was Lilie’s Thanksgiving dinner at school.  Though I was a bit under the weather and missing an appetite, I refused to miss it.  We had the pleasure of eating with little Frankie and her daddy, as well.  I love participating in these school activities with her.  Memories in the making.

They had made little pilgrim hats {which were adorable} so that night, we made Native American head bands.  Lilie loved the idea so much, she insisted on making several extra to share with her friends.  Great little arts and crafts activity for her.  She loves this stuff.

Like I said before, I love Thanksgiving.  I have so much to be thankful for and this is a time to celebrate just that.  But I would like to remind you this isn’t the only time of year we should reflect on all that we have to be thankful for.  We need to remember to do this more often, throughout the year.

I’m thankful for my family, my friends, my general good health, the roof over my head, the reliable car in my garage, the food in my belly, the right to worship my God the way I see fit, and the right to be a strong, independent, educated woman.

I’m also ever so thankful for you, my dear readers.  I’m so thankful for the time you take out of your day to sit down and read what I have to say.

Thank you so big!!