What a timely and thoughtful thread.
I'm thankful for the numerous friends that provide me with support and reassurance during difficult times and laugh with me during good times.
I'm thankful to my wife Ricki, who goes above and beyond the call of duty in keeping me in line, cleaning up my messes (both metaphorically and physically), and helps to assure minimum collateral damage to neighboring villages.
I am thankful for my friendship with Bob and Debbie Lusk, who opened their arms invited Ricki and I into their home this year and allowed us a peaceful retreat during a difficult year.
I'm thankful for my friendship with Dave and Jean (DIED AND DWIED). Hopefully 2010 will be a year that we'll be able to spend much more time together than we did this year. I truly appreciate your friendships.
I'm thankful that this forum exists and has added so many people to those that I count amongst friends. I am so very glad that I stumbled across it three years ago.
When I found this forum I though it was a forum about ponds and fish. But it is not. It is a forum about shared lives. Members here have announced births of children, death of family members, events filled with struggle and tragedy, events filled with victory and laughter. In a clear illustration of the Thanksgiving Spirit, forum members have put their own lives on hold to enhance the life of someone they have never met or know very little.
...these are just a few of the things that I'm thankful for.
