Okay, so waiting sucks. In the meantime, since we just celebrated Thanksgiving, here is a list of things I’m thankful for.
- A beautiful daughter who laughs, plays hard, gives wonderful hugs, loves to dress up, and occasionally drives me crazy.
- A son that everyone thinks is a real handsome kid (watch out girls…!) and, it has been reported, has a very sweet personality. Just wish he were home already so I could verify the reports…
- All the friends I’ve made through adoption: singles, couples, older moms, young kids, Chinese people, Ethiopian people, people across Canada and even in other countries.
- My good friends Chuckles, L (what nickname would you like, L?), and KiwiGarden, who have been greatly supportive before, during, and after my adoption(s), and who are great friends of Giggles, too.
- My parents. Where would I be without them? Specifically: suppers on the table, a finished basement, home-sewn clothes and quilts and decorations, a deck, walks in the woods, fun at the playground with Giggles, a lovely house, and on and on.
- The opportunity to dream. A year in China? A year in Ethiopia? Travels across Canada? A home in the country? Snowbirding when I’m old and crotchety?
- The fact that I CAN go down 11 flights of stairs. (Thank you, rheumatologists and orthopaedic surgeons.)
- The colour green. Leaves, grass, new buds, fresh leaves, forests, clover, frogs, my favourite sweater, emeralds (not that I own any!), and all things living.
- Books. Fiction, non-fiction, Canadian, international, short stories, poetry, novels, historic, contemporary, emotional, about women, about men, about children, about animals (especially with a kid in the house!), about ideas and imagination.
- Music. I don’t play enough of it at home. It seems the house is too busy, the time to full, my attention elsewhere. Note to self: put a cd on when you get home tonight…
What are you thankful for?
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