Thanksgiving

Today I have celebrated Thanksgiving with my family. Not the extended family. My wife, my kids and my pets. We ate our turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, potato salad, home made stuffing, green beans, rice, bread and yams (yuck). Overall was a wonderful meal. Soon it will be time for pumpkin pie with whip topping and jello. I have so much to be thankful for. I am thankful for my wonderful family. They make me laugh when I least expect it. I have never known thanksgiving to be so emotional. This year I have been. Times I have shed a few tears and there was time of confusion and uncertainty. My kids, at least the 3 boys will be adopted soon and I am so happy that we can bring some kind of closure for them. They still will need that stability that me and my wife can give them and help them when they are down. The confusion has been with our love bug. What do you say to her other than that you will always be there for her? How can I know that I will always be there for her? When her mom still has control of the situation there will always be uncertainty. But for now I am there for her. I will be there for her as long as she is around me. I will stand and fight for her. I am thankful that I have her with us now. Maybe next week, or next month, or maybe a year from now, she may go back to her mom. But for now, she is safe and I am thankful for that.
I am thankful for my wonderful wife Lisa. She is the rock that is constant in my life. We have been through our ups and downs and she has never wavered. I can say that without her I would be lost. Before I met her, I didn't want kids. I didn't want to be that responsible parent. I was selfish and ignorant to what I would have missed without her. I am thankful for every moment that we are together as a family. Love goes out to my wife and kids because they are the best.