My friend, Tanzy, started this thing on Facebook called the ABC's of Thanksgiving. Not sure that it was an original idea by her, but it was the first time I had ever seen it, so I went with it! It was fun to do, but since Thanksgiving this year is on the 22nd and there are 26 letters, I decided to finish out my letters here. AND I've compiled all my letters together here in one location!!
Enjoy!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- A
Today I am thankful for Asher, and Apples, and Apricots, and Animals!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- B
Today I am thankful for Bella, and Bananas, and the BIBLE, and BFFs, and the BONI family for welcoming me as their own!!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- C
Today I am thankful for Cars, and Candy, and Christmas, and Christ, and Church!!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- D
Today I am
thankful for my Daughter (my princess), and Debbie (my MIL), and
Deodorant (P.U.), and Donuts (yum), and my Dependable car (to get from
here to there), and Dentists (to fix our teeth!) and finally my Digital camera (to capture all of life's
memories)!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- E
Today I am
thankful for Education and Electricity- things we often take for
granted, Encouragement from friends to help me along this journey of
life, Excitement- in the BIG and little things... making life more
enjoyable, and for Egg Nog- all I can say is YUM...wish it was available
year round :)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- F
Today I am thankful for Friends, and Family, and FREEDOM, and Forgiveness, and FUN, and Food and Fridays!!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- G
Today I am
thankful for GOD- for everything good in my life, and for Government-
Praying for our Leader, and for George- the Curious one who keeps my
kids entertained (LOL), and for Grandparents- Love 'em all, and for
Great Aunts/Uncles- I have a bunch of them and they're all pretty
awesome!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- H
Today I am thankful for my HUSBAND, and my HOME, and HAPPINESS, and HOLIDAYS, and HONESTY, and HUGS, and HEALTH, and HEALING!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- I
Today I am
thankful for my IN LAWS- They're pretty great!, and IMAGINATION-
couldn't survive without it!, INDEPENDENCE- freedom is awesome!, and
ITALIANS- since I married one!!, and ICE CREAM- yummo!, and ICED TEA-
perfect summer drink!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- J
Today I am
thankful for JONATHAN (my 3rd son who challenges me every day...and I
wouldn't have him any other way- love him SO much), and JESUS (I am
HIS), and JOY (keeps me going in spite of circumstance), and JELLY
(because PB&J isn't the same without it!), and JIF (see previous
explanation), and JIMMY JOHN'S (omg, delicious sandwiches!), and finally
JUNO (my dumb dog!)!!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- K
Today I am thankful for my KIDS, and for KINDNESS, and for KNOWLEDGE, and for KISSES, and for my KNEES, and for KELLOGG'S!!
ABC's of Thanksgiving: L
Today I am thankful for Love!
Yep, that covers all!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- M
Today I am
thankful for my MOM (she's the bestest!), and for MAGIC (Just read a
quote saying magic is in everything. So true!), and for MEMORIES (it's
fun to look at the past to see what I've been through that made me the
person I am today!), and for MARSHMALLOWS (who DOESN'T like that squishy
yummy-ness?), and for homemade MEATBALLS (now that I have a recipe from
Tim's Italian family, I can't eat any other kind!), and for MOVIES
(great source of entertainment!!)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- N
Today I am thankful for my brother NATHAN (Nathan
-love you and miss you!), and for NICK (my terrific father in law), and
for NOVEMBER (a great month to focus every day on my thankfulness), and
for NOT MY OWN (Raeanne's
blog that keeps me inspired!!), and for our NATION (where we are free
to enjoy our lives!), and for NUTELLA (YUM), and for NOMOTC (for
reminding me that I'm not alone in my twin-mommyhood!)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- O
Today I am thankful for my niece OLIVIA (thanks Chris & Christy
for such a beautiful niece!), and for OPINIONS (and glad that we're all
entitled to our own), and for our OMNISCIENT God (He is all-knowing!!),
and for OKLAHOMA (where I've built my family), and for OREOS (the
double-stuffed are best), and finally for ORANGES (delish!)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- P
Today I am thankful for Pamela
(the best mom on the planet!), and for POETRY (love reading it!), and
for PHOTOS (so we can always hold on to memories!), and for PATIENCE
(and I need more of it RIGHT NOW! LOL), and for PASSION (One of the best
things: seeing someone passionate about what they do or who they love),
and for PEACE (that passes all understanding!), and for PINTEREST (so much fun!), and for POTLUCKS (so no
one person is responsible for feeding a crowd! hehe), and for PASTA
& PARMESAN (2 staples in the Boni House!) and finally for PANCAKES
(yum... hungry for breakfast!)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- Q
Today I am
thankful for QUIET (quiet comes rarely among the BoniBunch, but when it
does, I LOVE IT!), and for QUALITY (quality time spent with someone you
love is the best!), and for QUESTIONS (only through asking questions can
you learn!), and for QUILTS (and all their beauty and warmth), and for QUIDDITCH (the fun game to watch on the Harry
Potter series), and for QUESADILLAS (always a yummy snack or meal) and
finally for QUARTERS (so much better than pennies!)
ABC's of Thanksgiving--R
Today I am
thankful for RACHEL (because Rachels are pretty cool! LOL), and for
RAINBOWS (how can you NOT be thankful for God's promises?), and for
RESPECT (for ourselves and each other!), and for REST (enough said,
right?), and for REESE'S (my favorite candy), and for REESA (one of my
favorite people- Laurisa), and for RANCH (only Hidden Valley though!) and finally for RASPBERRY jelly (my favorite for a PBJ)!!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- S
Today I am
thankful for the SCOTT family (it's where I come from- with all of its
goods and all of its bads, I love the Scotts!), and for STEPH AND
SHANNON (two of my favorite people- love you),
and for SEASONS (watching the change of seasons is awesome- I love all
of the fall colors, the winter SNOW, the SPRING flowers, and the SUMMER
SUN!), and for SMILES (revealing life's
happiness!!) and for SURPRISES (only the good ones, please!), and for
SLEEP ('nuf said), and for SALVATION (God is good!), and for STRENGTH
(God is my SOURCE of STRENGTH from day to day when I don't feel like
being STRONG), and for SUNFLOWERS (beautiful), and finally for
SPAGHETTI, SALSA, STRAWBERRIES AND SKOR (all yummies!)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- T
Today I am thankful for TIM (my one and only-always and forever love), and for TEACHERS (Xander and Asher have THE BEST teachers this year!!),
and for TIME (to get stuff done), and for the TV (my occasional
babysitter ...don't judge LOL), and for my TEETH (to eat THANKSGIVING
yummies!), and for THANKS-GIVING (not only for the day, but for the
thanks that everyone gives this time of year! It's refreshing to see all
of the positive posts this month!!), and for my TMOM family (Tulsa Mothers of Multiples are awesome!), and finally for TURKEY, TIRAMISU,
TACOS, AND TURTLES (all delicious foods!)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- U
Today I am
thankful for UNCLES (who were there for me when my dad wasn't! Love you
and miss you Uncles Steve and Mark!), and for the USA (our awesome
home!), and for UNDERSTANDING (being able to figure stuff out and
understand is a great feeling!), and for UNO (a senseless card game that
is always fun!), and for U of F (GO GATORS!!), and finally for
pineapple UPSIDE down cake (I realize that was a stretch, but it's yummy
and "U" is a difficult letter! LOL)
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- V
Today I am thankful for VICTORY (over temptation with the strength of God!), and for VALUES (it is what makes me who I am- I love the values that my mother taught me so I can pass them on to my kids!), and for my VALENTINE (I love Tim more and more every single day!), and for VERSES (from the Bible to get me through each day!), and for VAMPIRE Diaries (to keep me entertained week after week), and for VEGGIE Tales (to entertain the kids!), and finally for VIENNA sausages (I love 'em, Tim hates 'em!).
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- W
Today I am thankful for WOMEN (great friends!!), and for WATER (refreshing!), and for WEDDINGS (a great way to commit your life solely and completely to the love of your life!), and for WASHERS (we all need clean clothes, right?), and for WINTER (I love the cold weather forcing me to snuggle with my blankets and my honey!!), and for WATERMELON, WAFFLES, WHEAT & WHITE bread (yummies!)!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- X
Today I am thankful for XANDER (my first-born and awesome son!), and for XMAS (Don't shoot me... I KNOW it's CHRISTmas, but I needed more than just one "X" word!! LOL
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- Y
Today I am thankful for YESTERDAYS (all of my yesterdays make me who I am today!), and for YOU (for reading my blog, for being my friend, and for loving me even when I am a dork!), and for YES (yes's are so much more pleasant than no's!), and for YEARBOOKS (to go back and see what life was like in the late 80's/early 90's), and finally for YAMS, YOGURT, YELLOW cake and squash (today's yummy foods)!!
ABC's of Thanksgiving-- Z
Today I am thankful for ZIPPERS (holding up my britches), and for the ZOO (a super fun place to take the kiddos), and for ZINGERS (only the raspberry ones- from Hostess... sad that I ate what will probably be my last Zingers this last weekend...sad), and for ZEBRAS (the animal that ensures I will never forget my brother!), and finally for ZUCCHINI & ZITI (Two delicious foods-sometimes even good together!!)
