1. I am thankful that I was able to do a decent job managing my stress level and did not cry at any point today. This is a huge improvement over past holidays. This was my warm fuzzy.
2. The Big Giraffe stated that he was thankful that he did not react to my "micromanagement" and did not storm out to spend Thanksgiving at Walgreens*. That was his warm fuzzy. I took issue with this: there are no cold fuzzies, indirect or direct, allowed during warm fuzzy time.
3. The Big Giraffe should be grateful that I didn't encounter any divorce lawyers looking for new clients today.
4. Our dog appeared grateful that I somehow missed removing the neck from the turkey. I could not believe the amount of extra stuffing, and yes I did make my own, that wouldn't fit in the turkey. The dog got the leftovers
5. I am grateful that we didn't have the fire department visiting us. Despite the fact the the turkey cooked with the neck in it, it came out great. It was nice and moist. (Even the Big Giraffe agreed, in between big bites.)
6. I am grateful that somehow the Pretty n Pink soundtrack which just happened to be on sale at Borders made its way into my shopping cart last night. I have no idea how that happened. It made for some great music while we were preparing food.
7. Our Older son (OS) stated that he was grateful that we turned the music off when we had dinner. No I'm not making that up. It wasn't technically part of his warm fuzzy, but as we sat down he said "Thank you Mommy for turning off the music."
8. OS should be grateful that we, by which I mean "I", did not comment on the fact that all he ate at our Thanksgiving feast was a corn muffin. I made turkey, stuffing and cheddar mashed potatoes. The Big Giraffe made corn muffins and a broccoli casserole.
9. YS appeared grateful that no one commented on OS's eating, since it averted an OS holiday meltdown, which likely would have been followed by poking his brother.
10. YS appeared grateful for the food that was served. He ate everything, including the canned cranberries.
11. I am grateful that the Big Giraffe brought home good wine last night for today as well as a very nice center piece which he surprised me with. Technically, he told me the centerpiece was for the table, but the bouquet of flowers was for me.
12. We are grateful that our kids actually took a nap this afternoon so we could have some alone time...
13. I am grateful that no one spent Thanksgiving at Walgreens even though I might not have felt that way at certain points during the day.
14. Our cats appear grateful that everyone else was occupied with the Thanskgiving Day fights festivities and left them completely alone
15. We were all grateful that we were invited to a friend's house for dessert. We had a really great time.
16. We are both grateful that we have an honest marriage: we both admitted that we hate watching the Thanksgiving Day parade on TV. We both thought that it was important to the other one. The Big Giraffe only likes it in person, and I could do without it altogether.
17. I am grateful that OS's teachers send home little projects containing the feelings expressed by the children in the class. It's a great way to see what's going on in OS's mind. On Monday, the teachers sent home a list of class gratitudes. "Suzy" was grateful for her parents, "Johnny" was grateful for his parents and his brother, "Sam" was grateful for meat, and OS was grateful for turkey bologna and grapes
18. OS stated that he was grateful that Christmas was today. That was his warm fuzzy.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

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