The Thanksgiving Year Project
Once again the United States finds another day of giving thanks before us, somewhere in the midst of eating food, food, and more food we are supposed to take the time to remember to be Thankful for what we have been given in this life.
There are many things in life to be thankful for and remembering as many of those things as possible is a great way to finish off the year and give welcome to the fast approaching new year.
This year has been a tough one for many of us, I have seen people lose jobs, homes, and marriages. I've watched them lose people they loved dearly, along with a great many hopes and dreams for the future. We've suffered health problems, depression, and defeat in nearly every corner of our world.
So what to be thankful for?
As long as we are still above ground, the game isn't over yet. Whatever has gone on in the past year, no matter what we have faced, we can be thankful that we are being given another year to put those pieces back together again.
Of all of the things people tend to focus on, the lack of time, money, resources, lives do not change when we focus on what we do not have. When we focus on what we lack, we create a mindset that means no matter how much we have it will never be enough.
New and Improved! Now all you have to do to participate is to share your reasons to be thankful to twitter! To join us twitter your reasons to be thankful for the day using the hashtag #YoTG and it will be added automatically to the Year of Thanksgiving Twibe located at www.twibes.com/group/yearofthanks
Can you find 365 things to be thankful for?
The Turkey Song - Adam Sandler
The Thanksgiving Song by Adam Sandler (subscribe if you like this video)
Over 100,000 views in a year! Awesome. Here is a Super Awesome Kool video I put together for Thanksgiving. The song is "The Thanksgiving Song" and the artist is the talented Adam Sandler copyright for this song goes to him. Happy Thanksgiving!! --------------------------------- lyrics - "They wanna hear the thanksgiving song! All right.." "This is uhh, This is the Thanksgiving Song" "I hope you enjoy it." [Starts playing] Love to eat turkey Love to eat turkey [Shout from Crowd:] "I love you Adam!" [Adam Sandler:] "Ohhh, I love you!" Love to eat turkey 'Cause it's good Love to eat turkey Like a good boy should 'Cause it's turkey to eat So good [Adam Sandler:] "That clappin's messing my head up man. I appreciate it. But I was trying to think of the next line and all I hear is clapping. Here we go... Thanks anyways" Turkey for me Turkey for you Let's eat the turkey In my big brown shoe Love to eat the turkey At the table I once saw a movie With Betty Grable Eat that turkey All night long Fifty million Elvis fans Can't be wrong Turkey lurkey doo and Turkey lurkey dap I eat that turkey Then I take a nap Thanksgiving is a special night Jimmy Walker used to say Dynomite That's right Turkey with gravy and cranberry Can't believe the Mets traded Darryl Strawberry Turkey for you and Turkey for me Can't believe Tyson Gave that girl V.D. White meat, dark meat You just can't lose I fell off my moped And I got a bruise Turkey in the oven And the buns in the toaster I'll never take down My Cheryl Tiegs poster Wrap the turkey up In aluminum foil My brother likes to masturbate With baby oil Turkey and sweet potato pie Sammy Davis Jr. Only had one eye Turkey for the girls and Turkey for the boys My favorite kind of pants Are corduroys Gobble gobble goo and Gobble gobble gickel I wish turkey Only cost a nickel Oh I love turkey on Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
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Be Thankful for Friends!Correen aka Clouda9 has been gracious enough to join me in promoting this project through her Squid Report blog. She has even set up her own page for you to place your own Thankful Recordings. So don't forget to stop by and tell her what you are thankful for!
November 18, 2009
I am thankful for my son Justin.
Justin turned 13 on November 29, born seven weeks early his entry into this world was a tough one. I went into labor the day after Thanksgiving, in the middle of a snowstorm, 100 miles from the nearest hospital. He was born at mile marker 142 on highway 141 in the back of our local ambulance.Thirteen years later he is quickly becoming a man, he is compassionate, intelligent, and helpful. He is always doing something to help other people out and is active in politics and advocacy causes. Last year he attended a take back the night rally with me, and I was so proud to see him committing to be a part of the solution.
So today, I am thankful for my baby boy who is almost a man.
I am also thankful that he still wants to dress up with mom for Halloween. This year we were Jake and Elwood Blues of Blues Brothers fame.
November 19, 2009
I am thankful for my husband.
Nearly eight years ago I met a man who was willing was willing to not only love me, but my three children as well, a particularly unlikely event considering he was a confirmed bachelor. We have been through a lot in eight years, but we've been through it together. He is loving, supportive, and always there for me. In him, I have much to be thankful for.*Whispers* He is adorable too!
November 20, 2009
I am thankful for food experiments
Sometimes your attempts at cooking turn out better than others. Like when you set out to make homemade pizza and somehow end up with a bowl. It was still yummy, but as one friend put it it was crust'tastic. Deeeeeep dish pizza anyone?PS for the recipe:
I used frozen bread dough for the crust, the first recipe said to leave a ridge for crust but after this one I skipped it and just rolled it flat. Place a thin layer of olive oil on the crust to within a half inch of the edge, then sauce, cheese and toppings. Cook at 500 degrees until golden brown, 5- 10 minutes max, it cooks fast!
Variation instead of pizza sauce, use hot wing sauce, then top with cheese and chicken and you have hot wing pizza just like Barro's Pizza makes.
November 21, 2009
I am thankful for fighting robots.
November 22, 2009
I am thankful for Invoice Ninja's
It takes a good friend to call you in the middle of the night just because you are having a bad day. Invoice Ninja is one of my closest friends, and is always there for me. Last night it meant a great deal to me. So Thank you! November 23, 2009
I am thankful for extended family
Sometimes we get so busy with life that opportunities to spend time with extended family are rare. We set out to spend time with my husbands family for the holiday, but we stopped to spend some time with my uncle and his family before heading on. It was nice to have some quiet time to just catch up and get to know each other again. November 24, 2009
I am thankful for Blake's Lottaburger
November 25, 2009
I'm thankful to have a home to return to.
We never made it to Arizona, we got sick on the way and had to turn around. As much as we were looking forward to spending time with my husbands family, there is nothing like having a home to return to when you are under the weather. November 26, 2009
I am thankful for family traditions.
November 27, 2009
I am thankful for leftovers
November 28, 2009
I am thankful for my bed
As silly as that may sound, I have turned my bed into a safe haven. With my silky soft blankets and sheets, big fluffy pillows and velvet topped comforter it is my happy place when I don't feel well. Since we were all still recovering from the flu, we spent all day in bed just kicking back and relaxing. It was pretty close to heaven. What are you thankful for today?
If you want to participate in the "Thanksgiving Year project"...
There are two ways... First you can do-it-yourself
1. Start your own list wherever you would like. (Squidoo, facebook, personal blog or wherever)
2. Leave a message in the guestbook letting me know where your list is.
3. I will add a link to your link to this page so others can see your list.
4. Tell a friend.
Second you can join the Year of Thanksgiving Twibe and just add yearofthanks OR yotg OR thanksgiving to your thankful tweets and they will automatically show up our twitter timeline!
Free promotion aside, we are going to live this year be thankful for the blessings in our lives and spread it around!
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- luvmyludwig luvmyludwig Dec 14, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
- this is wonderful! I'm going to join you but I'm starting on January first since I just saw this.
How have you been? I have really missed you. How's your novel going? How are the kids?
Many hugs and a very merry christmas. :)
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Nov 27, 2009 @ 10:53 pm
- I love your attitude!
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- JenniferAkers JenniferAkers Nov 21, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
- What a wonderful project! Thank you for sharing yourself and family in this lens. With such a hard year for many people, I think it's important to look for the good in our lives. I'm thankful for my husband, my almost 13 year old son, family, friends, health, and happiness.
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- sittonbull sittonbull Nov 19, 2009 @ 7:35 pm
- BTW... you lookin' good as Elwood there girl!
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- sittonbull sittonbull Nov 19, 2009 @ 7:28 pm
- What better way to spend a few moments of each day, no matter how bad (or good) things are, and focus an "attitude of gratitude" on some one thing, event or being which we are thankful for? When we stop the madness that life sometimes brings for a moment and give thanks...It brings about a peaceful epiphany and paradigm shift of sorts (as the secondary definitions of epiphany in Websters relate): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3) : an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure. I'm thankful for those amazing and creative moments of grace that trigger the most meaningful epiphanys in our lives... and help us wake up the true gratitude sleeping in our souls. Thank you Boshima for this wonderful renaissance lens of Thanksgiving... and thank you Correen for promoting it on Squid Report. Happy Thanksgiving!
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