Thanksgiving is always a time to reflect on the things in our life that we are most thankful for. Friends, family, the gift of salvation, jobs, and good health are always at the top of most peoples lists and while people will sometimes throw out more interesting things than others, I couldn't stop my mind from wandering this year while everyone was sharing the things they were thankful for.
I was in interesting and intelligent company but all the answers were the same - friends, family, the gift of salvation, jobs, and good health. After hearing that repeated 13 times in a row I was dying for someone to blurt out Tevo! or Great Sex! just to mix things up a little bit. Don't get me wrong - I am very, very thankful for the friends, family, etc. etc. etc. but I know I thank the Lord for those things every day and I really make an effort to not take them for granted. Therefore, on Thanksgiving, I shared things that I was "un-thankful" for because I told everyone that list was much shorter.
Here is my list of things I am "un-thankful" for:
1. My dog's dry winter skin - I love my dog. I do. But I swear if she wakes me up one more night chewing, licking, or scratching at her skin I will sell her to the naughty kid who lives down the street. I will always be having the most spectacular dreams where Bradley Cooper is giving me a full-body massage when suddenly he has to stop to scratch his skin. Then I will hear him licking it and just when my dream is morphing into a nightmare I wake up and realize it's Kye scratching and licking and chewing her skin. It sounds like this - CHEW,chew, CHEW, chew, CHEW, snarfle, snarfle, CHEW, chew, snarfle, snarfle (the snarfle sounds are because she has a hard time breathing while she chews), Lick, lick, Slurp, Slurp, Slurp, Slurp. It will be quiet for a few minutes and then the process will start all over again. To make matters worse, since it is completely dark I can't see what she is licking and chewing and my mind goes crazy with the thought of her doing that business any near her ... um, business. Call me silly, but I go a tiny-bit insano-in-my-braino when I am woken up to that. Kye is no longer welcome to sleep in the bedroom by me - I have kicked her out into the hallway and even though she sulks and pouts, I have not relented and let her back in.
P.S. Before you think me cruel, know that I (ok, Mark) has purchased all kinds of stuff to treat her skin and no, it is not helping one little bit.
2. My Mexican Middle - Two summers ago, my family and I ventured down to Arizona for a family reunion with all my mom's side of the family - my Mexican half. We drank tequila shots, danced to Mexican music, laughed at the gringos (Mark) and had a great 'ol time. (Just kidding on all of that but the dancing, drinking and having a great time part). During our stay there I noticed a few things about me and my female relatives. We all had the same body. No joke. There are no tall, thin women in my familia. They are all shorter, generous in the bosom, flat in the butt and round in the middle. It was the middle part I focused on. I have always wanted a flat, tiny little tummy but alas I have learned it is not in the cards for me. I guess you can't fight genetics - at least that's what I'm telling myself now that I have gained 3 pounds since Thursday.
Well, that's it. Not too long of a list but I'm not really a complainer. I could say that I am unthankful for the fact that all my college friends now live far away from me when I would rather them live right here in Pendleton (next door in fact!) but I think that they are living the best kind of lives right where they are at. I could be unthankful for the fact that winter is here but I do really enjoy seeing my kids get excited about the snow and there are always those 2-hour late starts that I love. There aren't too many things for me to be unthankful for really because the Lord takes care of me each and every day. I am blessed to have tons of friends, the best family ever, the gift of salvation, a job I love, and good enough health to still be able to do a somersault in the front room. What more could I possibly ask for?
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