"Come ye thankful people come, raise the song of harvest home . . "

One thing about randomly selecting photos is that they are well, random!! So I apologize in advance for any odd juxtapositions as I take you on a little photo journey of gratitude. For starters, I'm grateful for the Hollywood Bowl and all the good times we've had there - starting with the night Dad and I got engaged.

I'm grateful for college roommates who influenced my life for the better - and are still my friends.

I'm grateful for my job, for being able to do "work worth doing" on a daily basis.

I'm grateful for the plan of salvation, and the comfort it has provided.

And I'm grateful for ceramic water pitchers, and people who remember me often with even more of them!

I'm grateful for aprons and sewing and sharing.

I'm grateful for a college diploma and all the opportunities I've had to learn and grow in a classroom setting.

I'm grateful for church callings that have made me stretch and grow and left me with a treasure trove of lovely memories.

I'm grateful for 1945 - it was a good year to be born.

I'm grateful for opportunities to travel and see other lands and people and to take part in their lives and their culture.

I'm grateful for missionary work, and the blessings it has brought into our lives and the lives of those we love.

I'm grateful for friendship and association with our kids good friends, for being part of their lives too.

I'm grateful for weddings and families and celebrations of life and love.

I'm grateful for grandparents who loved me, and taught me, and encouraged me.

I'm grateful for a great marriage and great parents and great in-laws and for 42 years of wedded bliss with the best guy ever.

I'm grateful for being a grandma - what a great adventure it has been!

I'm grateful for my numerous siblings and siblings-in-law!!

I'm especially grateful for wonderful children,

and on this day of Thanksgiving, I'm grateful to be spending it with "my guy!!"