Giving of Thanks

Miss Libby in LOVE!!  Libby and her football boys on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.  She is totally blushing!  Love these boys and am very grateful for their sweetness in our lives.  These boys graduate this year and I will be a mess, I'm telling y'all now, I will be one proud Momma Jenn!

Libby and her class during their amazing Thanksgiving feast at school.  April Wolterstorff ACC teacher extraordinaire had combined our Culinary Arts and Floral Design to put this meal together. It was a beautiful gathering for the families of these kids and the exceptional guests of five of our football team really made many of the kids happy!  The amount of love so many of the Caprock students show to our special students is amazing.  I am grateful for these kids and the many others who are so very kind. 

Bobby hanging decorations at Grandma Linda's.

Thanksgiving meal at our house.   David and his girl friend, Mirtha, Mariah, Bobby, Jennifer, Caebhin, Xavier, Jasmin, Grandma Linda, my Mom, Aunt Judy, Grandmother and our three were all able to share in our giving of Thanks and turkey!

In the background are my Grandmother (96), Aunt Judy, and My Mom.  Xavier, the Ham, in the forefront. Goofball....

Jasmin and the tree Friday afternoon.

Jennifer dressing up the tree!

Libby with her serious face.

Libby took great care to decorate her area very carefully. 

Helping with the crocheted popcorn.

Mariah and Bobby, love my kids!

My Thanksgiving ouch....THANK GOD I was alone in the car. I had just driven Mom, Grandma, and Aunt Judy back to Amarillo and was headed home.  An older gentleman pulled out right in front of me.  It would have been very, very bad if I hadn't swerved over and popped the curb- after hitting his back bumper. 

Lights at our house. 

Xavier and the tree.

I am so thankful for getting a chance to be home for the entire Turkey break.  This is the first time in four years that we have not spent at least part of the time in the hospital or driving back and forth.  Thanksgiving is not a resting holiday as it is time to clean and cook and hang out with family.  Not to mention getting our house and Grandma Linda's decorated for Christmas.  Plus there's the outside stuff, which I really love having up.

 

There are so many things to be thankful for and the greatest of all are our family relationships.  We are very grateful for our family and friends for their continued love and support. 

 

Libby has been even more challenged lately and with that comes more of a pull of on our energy.  It is now December 1, and Libby remains very locked up and has a long list of complaints.  We have had a an appointment scheduled on December 3 with Dr. H. for awhile.  We are going in to get scripts for new braces and I am going in with a list of questions and issues.  Hoping that he can help up get her straightened up somewhat. 

 

She is also finishing a very heavy menstrual cycle, which we have been grateful for.  Many months her body tries to cycle and just can't, so when it happens, we are grateful.  Healthy female bodies should have cycles.  Hoping that her body will begin returning to a semblance of normal.  We just have to pray that this current body reaction is not our normal. 

 

We remain grateful for today and hopeful for tomorrow.  Much love....