so i said i wasn't a quitter...

on the twenty eighth day of thirty days of thanksgiving.

and never came back to finish the thirty days.

DOES ANYONE ELSE FIND THIS AS HILARIOUS AS I DO?

i didn't even realize it until just now.

so let me wrap the month of november up by saying that i am thankful that carson guy lee came into our lives on november 30.  he is ONE OF A KIND and is one of the most complex little people i've ever had the challenge to (attempt to) raise.  check in with me in another ten years and maybe i'll have a better feel for how it's going.

TONIGHT, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE I'M ABOUT TO TYPE THIS OUT...BUT HERE IT COMES:

I AM THANKFUL FOR THIRD GRADE HOLIDAY MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS.

there.  i said it.  honestly, if you'd ever told me i'd say that out loud or type it for the world (or my two blog readers) to read i wouldn't have believed you.

but OH HOW BLESSED AM I to be able to watch hudson stand up on a stage in crowded school auditorium, singing and playing candy cane air guitar...surrounded by his friends & teachers...

meanwhile families in connecticut grieve (as do we) the loss of innocent children.  for absolutely no reason.

so not a single word of complaint from these lips (or fingers) tonight.  i enjoyed every little moment of watching these kids sing their little hearts out.  the one that made me laugh the most was a little white boy who was in the group celebrating kwanza.  poor kid had absolutely NO rhythm.  and it was hard not to snort.  in fact, i did.  quietly.  and got elbowed promptly to knock it off.

it's not november.  but i'm still thankful.

life isn't perfect.  life isn't fair.  life isn't easy.

but life is LIFE.  and every moment is to be cherished & celebrated.

so tonight i celebrate life.  and grieve the loss of it with the rest of the world.

heaven help us all.