Thanksgiving

What a glorious day - to be thankful for all that we have in our lives. We will have a dinner with our two daughters and their familes - and talk to our son and daughter-in-law in West Virginia.

I'm thankful for Don - and all that he is and does. He is the glue that holds our family together. And I'm thankful for another Don - Donald Ray Bayne III - our precious new grandson - Donnie. We got to spend two wonderful weeks in WV with Donnie and his parents this past October.I'm thankful for a little girl frosting cookies (Beccy - 3 years old)


I'm thankful for the wonderful teen age years . . .

I'm thankful for a daughter who grew into a wonderful, thoughtful and clever woman, a superb mother and a sweet auntie.

And I'm ever so thankful she found her wonderful Jason . . .who is clever, thoughtful, a fabulous dad and all around great guy!

I'm thankful for a little boy who can still charm the
socks off just about anyone. (Rusty - age 1)

I'm thankful for the wonderful and super talented man he grew up to be . . .and the fabulous father he is to Donnie.

And I'm thankful for the wonderful Jamie that he married - all her talents and kindnesses and the wonderful mother she has become.

I'm thankful for our youngest daughter (Lori - 6 months), one of the cutest babies you have ever seen . . .(of course all my babies were extra darling)

See what I mean ? Darling!!


I'm thankful for a silly child who could lick almost all the frosting off a cake and look you straight in the eye and say - yes it was very good, when asked if she had eaten the frosting . .

I'm thankful that she grew up into such a fine creative woman, a good mother to Jahn and a fun auntie for Ben . . . (Ben - 1 month old)

I'm more than thankful that she found her fabulous Jason . . .gracious, talented, always willing to help - - who brought Jahn with him into our family

I'm thankful for three children who would dress up and sing christmas carols
for us when we lived out in the country on a farm in Kansas.

I'm thankful for Don's aunt who treated our kids like they were her own grandchildren .


And grandsons - I'm extremely thankful for grandsons . . .

Yes, grandsons - I am extremely thankful for grandsons!!!

I hope your thanksgiving is as wonderful as ours -- and give your family a hug - they are the most precious thing you'll ever have!! And to our friends across the world - a wonderful weekend too - as we here in the US celebrate our Thanksgiving with family and feasting and good times.