It was a terrific weekend. I loved sharing time with my brother, Bob and wife, Dianne. We enjoyed the National Sandcastle competition on Treasure Island. We had a delicious dinner on the John's Pass Boardwalk. We shared thoughts. There were great uncensored conversations and catching up on what was happening in our worlds. Today we went to the Bucs vs. Saints game. It started off far better than it ended but sharing the experience with family was beyond awesome to me.

Last month I had the opportunity to share some wonderful time with my sister, Wendy.

Add to that my great good fortune to have calls and e-mails from the other members of my family including newsy notes and voicemails from my sons and their wives and I am one very blessed lady this week of Thanksgiving.

On top of it all - so far - I haven't had any major baking disasters as I bake cookies and cupcakes for the local Fire Departments. It would be truly unfortunate if in my attempt to show appreciation for their courage and all they do, I set my condo on fire. YIKES!

I hope each of you reading this has a safe and fun-filled blessed Thanksgiving. I sincerely appreciate the time you take to stop by my blog and give it a read.