Giving Thanks: It’s the Little Things That Count

In the spirit of holiday tradition, following is the list of what will make me thankful on Thanksgiving.


I will be thankful if:

1. My 4-year-old doesn’t start crying when she realizes that we are serving neither chicken nuggets nor mac-n-cheese.
2. I figure out a way to have all the food be hot (or at least tepid) at relatively the same time.
3. I don’t get the stomach flu like I did last year when hosting Thanksgiving.
4. My father and father-in-law don’t argue politics at the table. And please, no mention of Sarah Palin’s new book.
5. I remember to defrost the turkey.
6. My dog doesn’t eat the turkey while we’re all upstairs changing (yes, that did actually happen a few years ago). 

And as I said last year, I will be most thankful if everyone in attendance is healthy and happy.

--Modern Mom