Last Thursday we celebrated Thanksgiving at home, just the five us. Ben cooked an excellent dinner that we all agreed was his best yet. There are so many things for us to be grateful for this year, but mostly I am thankful for stability. Stable jobs, a home, health insurance, family for support, healthy children and the ability to compromise and work through any obstacles that present themselves. Having that stability makes all the difference.
Book No. 2 for the December book marathon was chosen by Vita. For those of you who know her this choice will come as no surprise. If you ever need a Barbie, Fairy or Strawberry Shortcake book, Vita will have it. Although I’m not a huge fan of Barbie, this is the classic Nutcracker tale. All of us agree that the best part of this book is the illustrations by Robert Sauber. The colors in this book are very rich and vivid.
I think this Christmas might be a good time to try to squeeze in a trip to see The Nutcracker. The last time we went Blackburn was just a baby and he slept through the performance.