We are thankful for ...

A few years ago, I started a Thanksgiving tradition. On November 1, I draw an outline of a tree on a piece of poster board. I write, "We are thankful for ..." on the trunk of the tree. Then I cut out a whole bunch of leaf shapes from construction paper. Every night before WCK's bedtime, Jay, WCK, and I sit down and each write one thing we're thankful for on a leaf, and we stick it to the tree. We do this every night until Thanksgiving. Here's our list from this year, in no particular order.

We are thankful for ...

Water

Our church

Superman

Air conditioning

Jay

Grandkids (my mom wrote that one when she was here)

Clocks

Vitamins

Beer

Bob (the guy who fixed some wood rot on our house)

Living in Kansas City

Clothes

Garland

Silverware

Food

TV

Sisters and brothers

Running

Pets

WCK

Star Wars

Clementines

Cousins

Nachos

Love

The Kansas City Chiefs

Grandmas and grandpas

Little House on the Prairie

Friends

Monkeys

Our cars

Chili

Grocery stores

Aunts and uncles

Electricity

Cake

WCK's teacher

Computers

Beautiful weather

The world

Medicine

Mommy

Grilling

Good food together

Neighbors

Beds

CDs

Baseball

Extended family

Books

Oz

Exercise class

Music

Being healthy

Jalepeno peppers

Animals

Snow

Football

Weekends

Parties

DVDs