Bangs McCoy

Many blessings

November 22nd, 2007

It’s been years since I worked a paid holiday at Verio - my coworkers usually volunteer and I don’t argue. This year my luck ran out and I was assigned to work Thanksgiving. My manager is flexible however, so I got my shift out of the way by starting early in the morning. I did get double-pay, so that helps.

By working I managed to miss out on Jamie hurling a few times at home. Seems like he hasn’t been feeling too well the last few days - extra sleeping, decreased appetite, generally fussy. He seemed to recover so we decided to proceed with our plans for the day.

In the afternoon we enjoyed Thanksgiving with the Hansens in Orem. My mom did all the usual stuff, Sarah brought cranberry relish, and I brought a plum-raspberry pie. My mom did a great job - it was all excellent. After dinner we played for a while and then headed home.

After the boys were in bed, Bryan and I had shakes (Heath for him, peppermint for me) and popcorn while we watched Transformers. Fun movie, I’m glad we watched it. If I were a bigger fan of the toys it probably would have done more for me. I’d be getting into it, laughing and enjoying the actors (they were good), and then the Autobots would start talking to each other and I’d lose my interest. I like to get lost in a movie and forget about everything else, and with this one I felt like I was in and out of it a lot. But the effects were cool and the actors did a nice job. Would have been even cooler in the theatre I bet.

I feel blessed every day of my life. I’m blessed with a great husband who does SO much more for me than I do for him. I have two healthy little boys and extended family in good health too. My mom and dad are great parents who really balance each other out as a team. I look up to my awesome Grandma - I’d love to be just like her. I have great friends, a warm house, and cars that work. We have jobs that pay well. There are so many more blessings that I could never name them all. I am most grateful for my faith. I have grown so much in the last five years, I can’t believe it, and there is so much more growing for me to do. Happy Thanksgiving.

Entry Filed under: I cook, I do stuff, I have kids