I'm Late-but Thankful!

Being a squatter rather than a true and responsible citizen of this brave new world, I feel that the least I can do is post here once a year. August '08 came and went and I failed to discharge my duties. I'm not the most organized person around, and I have a whopping Can 'O Excuse for my tardiness in many areas of life. Why on earth, then, should I be slogging this post out on Thanksgiving morning, sitting here with wet hair when I am due at Thanksgiving Breakfast with the In-laws in less than an hour, with a turkey and several billion side dishes to cook, and with (insert the rest of whatever most of us have to do today, tomorrow and forever here)? Truth be told, it's probably because that's how I roll ...always have. However, Linda deserves a share in the responsibility for this one, for I can't leave her post today unanswered.

First, my friend, thank you for your birthday wishes, thank you for understanding, and thank you for Linda. Wouldn't have you any other way either, although I think you'd do well to follow Amanda's lead in creative hairstyling. It could be a good look; shaking things up might be fun.

Second, thank you for always writing a creative and thoughtful post. How many people can actually SAY who and when declared this day of Thanksgiving in this nation for the first time...and in the midst of an earlier time of frightening uncertainty for the United States of America? To be thankful in the face of fear is to affirm faith. I can only imagine what President Lincoln thought of in the wee small hours in 1863...

Third: I'm thankful that I am still treading along as well, mindful that it would take little to change that, and prayerful for the future. God bless us, Everyone!.