Better late than never?

November is almost gone...wow. This crazy year is almost over.

I would be very irresponsible if I didn't add my thoughts on Thanksgiving...for posterity's sake at the very least. Over the Thanksgiving holiday Nate's parents came to visit for a few days and, for me, this is akin to a vacation. The boys ask them to fix them things, play soccer in the basement, read books, etc. And they do all of this willingly. Plus, Cal is an expert dishwasher while the wonderful Marianne is a whiz in the kitchen. So, yes, I, personally, had a very good holiday week.

Oh, and we bought a used piano. Very cheap. So, my family and I have been very thankful.

We have great family who loves us, serves us, enriches our lives with laughter, babysitting, and true love.

We have a wonderful home, for another year anyway, that meets our needs and allows us the space to put a piano for the enjoyment of all.

We have Wyatt. Oh this babe has captured everyone's heart. He's started rolling all around at about 6 1/2 months, sitting up like a pro at 7 1/2 months, he loves to eat real food, though he's finding it tricky on how to get it into his mouth once he has a hold of food. Wyatt also got his first tooth in this month and he started army crawling yesterday. So big month for the little man.

Aidan started taking violin lessons and is doing very well. We went to the Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra concert on Saturday night and Aidan's violin teacher was playing the cello in it, so that was fun for him to experience that. Plus they had a world-renowned juggler and acrobats there so that kept the boys' attention.

I'm also grateful for yummy food, good friends, Nate's job and his boss, who is wonderful. We really have been blessed.