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Thanksgiving is my hubby's favorite holiday. While Amanda and I made cheesecakes and jello molds, Nate was getting the guns ready for the yearly shoot that happens when the whole gang gathers at the inlaws. This year practically everyone has some new guns to practice with, including yours truly, so I will be making an appearance at his makeshift shooting range this afternoon. Amanda's Dad will be here in a hour to pick her up for the weekend, so she will miss out on the Brock family fun, but hopefully will enjoy her time with her brother and other family.
My brother is in town, but he will be spending the day with my folks and some friends from their church, so we will catch up with him later.
I am thankful for several things this year:
My parents are still around and in good health.
I have some really great friends to hang out with.
My wild boys that inspire me to better myself.
Amanda has come and the transition was so smooth.
Dania's paperwork finally being released and is on the move again.
That the marriage that was hanging in the balance at this time last year is being restored.
I am also thankful for whoever said "what doesn't kill us only makes us stronger." I have used that saying many times over the last few years. lol
However and whomever you spent this holiday with, may your day be truly blessed.
I have written this post over and over again only to save it in draft form but never publish. This is a very condensed version of the others but it reveals all that I feel comfortable writing about. .
I'm finally able to report that I and my children are still alive. We have been having some incredibly difficult days around here lately, and have come to the conclusion that I need to seek outside help with one of the kids. It has been a hard decision to come by, but I want to be able to look in the mirror and know that I have done everything I possibly can for each of my children. This of course includes fasting and praying, although I have not been able to fast lately some dear friends have filled in that gap for me.
Nothing terrible is happening, but I want to intervene before patterns and habits get to far established and the road back becomes too long. We have had some good family fun along with the frustrating school days, so I am not in the depths of despair. ("To despair is to turn your back on God") a quote from one of my favorite stories, Ann of Green Gables.
Austin will be starting basketball soon. This is the first sports activity that we have participated in, in a long time, excluding swimming last summer. I think it has been 4 years since anyone played a team sport. It is practically impossible to allow all 3 of the boys to play the same sport, so we are letting them have their number one choice. This year Austin wants to try BB, Evan wants to play football, which doesn't start till the end of summer, and Luke is not sure if he wants to do baseball or soccer. Either way they are all in different seasons so there won't be so much running around and the whole family can go to the each other's games and cheer them on. If they had all played BB, they would have been on 3 different teams with practices back to back or scattered on different days with games on different nights. We could have literally been at the gym 5 days a week for several hours at a time. It makes me tired just thinking about it.
Amanda is practicing her baking skills on the family, much to every one's delight, especially Nate. I enjoy cooking but I am the reluctant baker. Sweets just don't entice me that much unless someone else is making them. I have been able to lose 3 pounds in the last two weeks, but Amanda has been on a roll with the cookies lately. She made the best peanut butter cookies last week, and then this week topped it with wonderful Snickerdoodles, plus the good ole standby of chocolate chip.
She has very definitely attached herself to me over the last few weeks. I wondered if it would happen with someone her age, but things have really turned a corner. She told me she loved me today without me telling her first.
With the elections over we can focus on something else for a while, at least until the transfer of power. I would be untruthful to say that only dissatisfaction consumed me last night in watching the returns. Since I liked neither of the candidates I was prepared for the outcome and felt like a spectator to an event that has significant meaning. The only thing that really bugged me was the people around the world that were screaming, ripping at their clothes, fanning themselves, and basically hyperventilating like it was a Beatles concert. He is only a man, not the savior of the world. He definitely has celebrity status.
I teared up several times last night, and not for the reasons you may think. I was happy for the people that had lived during the civil rights violations of the past century to see their dreams fulfilled, black or white. While I do not respect people who voted strictly on race, I can understand it and the significance is not lost on me. I was proud of the fact that he was not discredited becasue of the color of his skin, we have come a long way in that dept.
I was also reminded to not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow has enough worries already. Obama didn't knock Jesus off the throne, he still appoints the rulers of the land, and he still carries us in the shadow of his wing. He uses all things to refine his people and purify us, and even though that may be unpleasant the outcome is for our good.
So, change is coming, but this is still the land of the free and the home of the brave, and I love this country.
Friday - bonfire and candy at the church
Saturday - stayed in my bathrobe till 2pm and read a book, then went to the Harvest Festival in town.
Sunday - Church, afternoon reading to finish the 500 page book from Sat. and then grocery shopping.
Terribly exciting, I know.
I am so looking forward to watch election coverage tomorrow night. I keep silent (mostly) about this election because I no longer feel like I have a stake in it. For me this is a lose, lose situation, however I want one particular candidate to lose more than the other, but I don't predict that happening. All I can say is that gun purchasing has increased in our household and across many households in the nation. Sales are up 8-10% in the last 6 months according to the news. The reason stated for the increase, according to our fair and unbiased news is that people are worried about crime and the unstable economy. If you believe that one, I know where you can find a man in green holding a pot of gold.
