Today I am thankful for white-streaked blue skies that stretch all the way down to the horizon of actual earth. Actual earth. And trees. And maybe a steeple somewhere and a farmhouse somewhere else. No developments or skyscrapers to be seen. Or people really, for that matter. Just the ones you want to see on purpose. That would be my only reason to end up in rural Iowa - family.
I'm thankful for gusts and gravel roads that prepare my driving reflexes for the wheels to spin out on Minnesota ice in a couple of months.
I'm thankful for balanced Thanksgiving meals of half real food and half desserts, two hours of playing volleyball with the little kids and then basketball with the bigger kids (this distinction definitely includes uncles and aunts... "barn ball" is the best!), and "Are you eating to exercise or exercising to eat?" - "Both!"
I'm thankful for the little jingle that comes from my aunt's snazzy new fridge that kinda makes you want to do a happy dance when it is done auto-filling your water glass.
And today, I'm thankful to just.... relax.... I can't ignore responsibilities for long, and work never really goes away, but I'm lucky I do not have to go anywhere or be anywhere to work today. For now, it's time for bumming by watching basketball with my bros, aka my dad and uncle :-)
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