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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us in the United States, today is Thanksgiving Day. I know it can become so easy to get caught up in all the craziness of the day in prepping the big meal, watching all the football games, etc. However, it seems only fitting to really stop and take a moment to think about the things we are all thankful for today. In that light, I just wanted to take a moment to let each of you know&#8230; <a href="http://www.thedailymel.com/2009/11/26/happy-thanksgiving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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For those of us in the United States, today is Thanksgiving Day.   I know it can become so easy to get caught up in all the craziness of the day in prepping the big meal, watching all the football games, etc.  However, it seems only fitting to really stop and take a moment to think about the things we are all thankful for today.  </p>
<p>In that light, I just wanted to take a moment to let each of you know how very thankful I am to have you as readers here on my blog.  Even though I&#8217;ve never met most of you in person, some of you have definitely become dear online friends over the years for which I am very grateful.  </p>
<p>I also wanted to share with you with one of my favorite gratitude quotes: </p>
<p><em>&#8220;As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.&#8221;</em><br />
~John F. Kennedy</p>
<p>As a way of living my gratitude today, I&#8217;m off to volunteer with prep &#038; cooking to help provide a nice Thanksgiving meal to some of those less fortunate in my area.  I also want to encourage/challenge each of you to reach out and give back to others, either physically or financially, as a way of expressing your own gratitude for the good things in your own life.</p>
<p>Until next time &#8230;  Happy Thanksgiving!</p>
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					<h4>2 comment(s) for this post:</h4><ol>
						  <li><img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/ab0c60c78c61846650165959213537ff?s=32&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /><i>Daffycat:</i>
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							<small><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thedailymel.com/2009/11/26/happy-thanksgiving/comment-page-1/#comment-2791">26 Nov 2009</a></small>
							Happy Thanksgiving, Melissa!
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						  <li><img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9b4edeabba1778bbfbd5a13fda5d1bc4?s=32&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /><i>Sue in SoCal:</i>
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							<small><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thedailymel.com/2009/11/26/happy-thanksgiving/comment-page-1/#comment-2792">26 Nov 2009</a></small>
							Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! I haven't been in Blogland much lately, but I think of you and the other SoCal stitchers often. Take care!
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