Thankful for Family

I don't get a chance to post many pics of my brother Rich and nephews Payden (red shorts) and Preston (black vest) but here is one that my wonderful sil Crystal sent me...My cousin in California is making a calendar for our Grandmother there (my Mom's Mom) with all the kids and grandkids...so Crystal sent me this one among some others..

My point is that today I am still and ever thankful for family...at church the other day I had to speak on what I was thankful for and I was thankful for family. I do not know what my current obsession with family is except that it stems perhaps from an intense desire that I've always had for close extended family which I have not.

Both Rich and I would have thrived in such an environment but it was not to be. I cannot wait for our girls to grow and marry and then be able to supply the rich tapestry of the beginnings of healthy (?) extended family. Where kids and sons-in-law come and go and call me Mom and pick at the food I am cooking and get their hands slapped and hug me from behind and can get in the fridge without asking. Grandkids everywhere and my kids fighting over whose turn it is for Grandma to babysit this weekend and me saying "Don't worry, EVERYONE can come!"

Yep, I cannot wait to BE extended family for someone since I could not have one of my own.

Crystal is a big part of why my brother and I even are still connected (and if you are reading this Rich, I mean it in LOVE) but Crystal and I are the connectors between the only two existing siblings in my family.

So don't divorce him Crystal. Haha

Thankful for my girls and hubby and Rich Crys and the boys today.

Pics of meal tonight! Don't forget to take pics of YOUR meal!