Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving. We have so much for which we can be thankful! Teagan and I made rocky ledge bars from Martha Stewart's cookie magazine from last year (or maybe the year before?) to take to our friend's house today for Thanksgiving dinner. These are ultra decadent, with marshmallows, caramels, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. Mmmmm, guilty pleasures! Here's the recipe.
We've just been lazing about in our pajamas this morning. I talked with Teagan about why we celebrate Thanksgiving, and taught her what it means to be thankful. Learning that the earth doesn't revolve around you when you're four years old is a hard lesson! Some things we came up with for which we're thankful:

• A healthy, happy family;
  
• A house that keeps us warm and dry;
• Hot water so we can take nice, warm baths, every day if we want to;
• Plenty of food to fill our bellies; and
  
• Lots of toys to play with.

This holiday season I plan to teach my daughter humility and graciousness. I'm sure Santa will be generous like always, but I don't want her to take her life for granted. Too much to ask of a four year old? We'll see....