1.  It’s so full of love to get together with family and friends!

2.  I love the hustle and bustle in the kitchen before dinner.

3.  Little snacks before dinner (couldn’t be sure of how to spell that other word — hors deouvres?)

4.  The smell in the house when you first open the front door.

5.  The pride my son Kevin takes in making sure the turkey is just right.

6.  Catching up with people  you haven’t seen in a while.

7.  Going through the buffet line — a little of this, a little of that, and a LOT of your favorites.

8.  The blessing that Dyan (my daughter-in-law) gives that always makes me cry and be so very grateful that she is in our family.

9.  My Dad, our 95 year old Patriach, his very presence and the comments he makes — the quickest wit in the family!

10.  The energy of our grandsons, Andrew and Nate, who will be smart enough not to each too much, and will be having fun adventures all day!

Hooray for Thanksgiving, and all the present and remembered blessings in our lives — especially our family and friends!