My Thanksgiving

11.22.12 - 9:00 am

We chose to have a very quiet Thanksgiving Day.  No guests ... just the two of us.  As a child growing up on the family farm, every  holiday was an extended family event!  The house was always packed!

11.22.12 - 11:00 am

I never imagined then ... that I would ever live so far from my childhood home.  Without the chatter of two children ... our house seems especially empty on the holidays.

11.22.12 - 2:00 pm

Our turkey was in the oven ... I had just put the dinner roll dough to rise ... we decided to turn the football game off and go for a drive out the road.

Sheridan River & Glacier - 11.22.12

It was an incredibly beautiful day!

Hoarfrost - 11.22.12

The large ice crystals of hoarfrost made everything sparkle!  Mother Nature had covered our remote corner of the planet with her version of glitter.

Kysa loves these weather conditions - 11.22.12

We decided to get out of the car and take a walk.  It was wonderful!

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We refer to Kysa as Miss Furball as her coat is in full winter fluff!

Eyak Lake - 11.22.12

Trumpeter Swans - 11.22.12

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I have so much to be grateful for.  My children are safe, happy, and living their dreams.  A year ago, a walk would have been impossible.  Treasured memories of a childhood that shaped my character.  Friends who feel like family.  A career that I enjoy.  A partner to share this journey with.

Sunset - 11.22.12

It all adds up to be a dillydally lifestyle that empowers and sustains me.  Again ... I am grateful.  My Thanksgiving turned out to be the just the type of day I needed.

Do what you love.  Give thanks.  Do dillydally!

Mrs. DillyDally