Thanksgiving 2016

What I am grateful for

That stuffed to the brim turkey on the kitchen counter

My three sons, Andrew stuck at work

Micah and Howie doing backflips on opening day

Fantasy football and the Redskin players that did well for them

My mother-in-law who loves the Lions and Dancing with the Stars

My Jackie – need I say more

My friends who laugh at my jokes

            We were talking baseball and Ivy league colleges

            And I made a speech:

“Bill Bradley went to Princeton      

Ron Darling, Mets pitcher went to Yale

            Lou Gehrig went to Columbia

            Yeah, Lou Gehrig and I have a lot in common

            Or even funnier than that – figures I’d get a Yankee disease

            Big lifetime Mets fan with a Yankee disease

Love and laughter

Pain in the Buddy who always wants a walk, and spends every meal

            under the table at my feet

New friends who sent down their Polaris Mule for me to take for a ride

A phone call from a dear cousin

For some fresh snow and lots of sunshine

For a walk down the road

For Spotify, Sonos and infinite music

For Grandpa Sandy’s stuffing recipe

For adventure traveling and dinner stories 

           Micah and Howie told a NYC story of losing a phone, 

           getting separated on the subway 

           and in the end figuring it all out and getting lucky

For loving friends, family, and community

Surrounding me with love, laughter and life...

Micah takes over carving the turkey with Howie's help