The day could not be more beautiful and unseasonably warm for the end of November and Thanksgiving Day.

Throughout my life, I have always leaned toward a sense of daily gratitude. Thanksgiving Day has simply been a day of spending time with loved ones with a nudge and more appreciation for so many things in life. Today, I will spend time with loved ones at Laura’s and the usual suspects; Laura’s children, Jozi and Kelley, Mama Kay, Laura’s dad and stepmother John and Janice Moore, Mama Kay’s niece Joyce, and Kelley’s girlfriend Kerryn. This gathered crew always makes me happy and feel especially loved.

My orange-flavored cheesecake is chilling in the refrigerator and I am chilling, too, until time to head to Laura’s. I am a bit tired, perhaps from last evening’s shift at The Park.

Make it a great day!

PHOTO: Chief and Erma watching me prepare the cheesecake.