Dear George,
Aside from
turkey and pro football games, Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the many
sources of pleasure and well-being in our lives. Once you start thinking
about giving thanks, it makes you realize how many people contribute in valued
ways to our lives. I started making a list that began with my childhood,
but that was totally unmanageable, so I decided to stick with 2015. Here
some thanks for my year to date:
BIG THANKS
TO:
·
Katja for
getting me a Fitbit and lots of other good stuff too.
·
L and V
for being such smart and funny grandchildren.
·
J and K
for lovingly raising those wonderful kiddies.
·
Linda and
Ted for being devoted grandparents.
·
My sister
Vicki for being there through thick and thin.
·
Gayle for
her many cheery e-mail messages (continuing Peter’s good habits).
·
Ami for
joining us for a family holiday in Cincinnati.
·
David for
lots of laughs via California cell-phone calls.
·
Donna for
being a hardy sheepdog hiking buddy.
·
Jennifer
for lots of Clifton walks and talks.
·
Phyllis
for organizing our flea market expeditions.
·
Eleanor
and Sam for being such steadfast longtime friends.
·
Cate for
inspiring us wannabe poets.
·
Jill for
making line dancing a lot of fun.
·
Sally,
Carol, John, and many other classmates for good times at our high school
reunion.
·
Bob and
Lois A. for hosting me on my July Menominee trip.
·
Our nephew
Greg for keeping our family Birch Creek property thriving.
·
Dr. Bo for
helping us through painful end of life dog decisions.
·
The
Bengals and Packers, the UC Bearcats, Cincinnati’s wealth of cultural
activities, the Esquire Theater, HBO and Showtime, our new Clifton Library, my
new Nikon camera, and a host of other attractions and amusements in our world.
·
Perhaps
most of all, our Old English Sheepdogs Mike and Duffy for bringing thirteen
years of joy to our lives.
Love,
Dave
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