This is hands down my favorite holiday. It's calories without guilt and more importantly it is a time that everyone is encouraged to take a minute and 'count their blessings'/look at the positive/be thankful (or your wording of choice).
Sometimes I need this reminder that I have a lot to be thankful for...this year has been rough.
Charlie was hit in the head this summer which resulted in a concussion which led to finding out that he had a traumatic brain injury when he was 1 and 1/2 to 2 (before coming into my care) which explains some of his behavior.
I found out that I have diabetes (the lack of a steady diet of doughnuts has been brutal). Learning how to manage it has been stressful and often challenging. I know all of you parents/grandparents aren't going to believe this but my 7 year old grandson didn't want to give up Carbs...he doesn't want his meatballs on zucchini noddles... I know SHOCKER!!!!
I had a scare with cancer.
And there were a few more things...so it would be easy to say 2019 sucked hairy troll toes. BUT...there were good times - so many....
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| Watching the sunset ...and wham you're taking a shower! |
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| Celebrating a good report |
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| Another day...and it's beautiful |
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| Doughnut bling is almost as good as eating one |
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| Spiders will be destroyed |
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| Making homemade ravioli |
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| writing his 1st song |
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| creepy setting for a story |
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| Finally doggie hugs |
Like the time I made Thanksgiving for my family and the turkey exploded... I mean we had turkey guts all over the entire oven. To the point it was a serious conversation if it could be cleaned or if we just needed to get a new oven!
We've all had those moments/events right?
So has my main character Joleigh in Christmas Reunion (a sweet romance with lots of animals). She runs an animal rescue reserve. She needed to build a holding area for 2 serval cats that were going to come and live on her reserve. She had the housing she just needed to get the fencing up. And it had to be totally enclosed. And it’s November (she lives in Wisconsin so it’s cold). And her then 4-year-old wanted to ‘help’. She told him to go inside the small house and make the beds for the cats. He’d be out of the way and warm. After struggling with the wire with cold hands. She finally gets the enclosure done – it’s totally self-contained with only a small hole for the food and water. She’s proud of herself. She calls her son. He comes out of the house. Proud of himself also for the beds he made. She then realizes she has NO way to get him out….
Where to buy Christmas Reunion
Universal Buy Link https://books2read.com/u/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/
I'd love to hear your 'oh no' stories! See you next month
