Happy Thanksgiving!

I am a very thankful person today and as we ate and laughed I was reminded of all the things I am thankful for.

I have a loving family which includes my boys, Jake, Kaleb & Ian, wonderful parents and siblings as well as a awesome family of in laws! My life wouldn't be complete without any of them and as we are all separately celebrating this Thanksgiving I remember how much we miss them when they are not here. I have a stable job and great friends all over the United States. I have a warm house full of love and a car that, although threatens me at times, is drivable! I am thankful that God has blessed me with so many wonderful things and many more (too many to mention!!) I hope all of you reading this is reminded of what you are thankful for.

I am gearing up for my 12th annual shopping excursion tomorrow. I don't have much to get but I still can't wait to see all the people and get home to my boys. We are decorating the house tomorrow which should be very interesting!!

The Results

I placed 2nd last night and very happy about it. The woman that won attends my old church and has been doing Karaoke for awhile and deserved to win. She won $500, a nights stay at Grand Casino, 2 tickets to the concert, Opening for the Rockin' Road House tour and two meal vouchers. As a finalist (top 10) we each got tickets to the same show and 2 buffet vouchers at Grand Casino (where the concert is taking place.) Most of you who know my husband knows that he was just about to pee his pants with excitement when he found out that I won 2 meal tickets.

I called the winner this morning and gave her my two tickets to the show so she could take her kids (5 of them (including a foreign exchange student)) as well as her husband. She said that she has spent most of the morning trying to round up tickets to take them. I felt that I wouldn't enjoy the show as much as her family would seeing her up there and I would have wanted someone to do that for my family when I opened for JoDee Messina..."do unto others." Thanks to everyone who wished me luck.

Update

Well I have finals tonight for a karaoke competition in Duluth. If I win I get to open for Mark Chesnut, Joe Diffey and Aaron Tippin at Grand Casino for the Rockin Road House Tour. I also get a night stay and Grand Casino, $500, Front row tickets to the concert as well as 2 buffet tickets! I am pretty nervous and have been every time I think about singing. I usually sing the same song, "Broken Wing," by Martina McBride (it's my signature song) but recently Jake has been telling to "break out of my shell" and sing something different. Well, my other option is "Forgive," by Rebecca Lynn Howard but I am afraid that I don't know it well enough to really perform it. I have been practicing in the car though. Here is my thought. What if I sang "Broken Wing," and after the competition my friends usually make me sing more before I leave I could sing "Forgive." I think that is what I'll do. Writing always helps me solve problems. Thanks for reading my crazy incoherent thoughts and giving me advice as to what you think I should do.