A Thanksgiving Wish

For those of us here in the United States, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. I'm so thankful to have my mom visiting us this year. We are spending a quiet little Thanksgiving together with my son and husband. My mom has been visiting with us since early November. She was scheduled to come back and visit with us first and then her mother. But sadly, my grandmother took ill and passed away shortly after my mom arrived. I'm so thankful my mom made it back in time to see my grandmother before she died. If she had had another loss without any closure so soon after losing my dad , it would have been unbearable.

I've not been very present in blog land as I've been focusing on visiting with my mom and helping her through this really tough time. I have been finding bits and pieces of time here and there and visiting some of your blogs and leaving you bunches of comments all in a row. Consider that my holiday present to you! HAHA!

I'll be mostly absent from blogging until the first week of December, but I've been working on getting some of my reviews done for my own Take A Chance Challenge. How bad is it that I'm not even going to complete my own challenge? Oh well, sometimes life has a way of getting in the way of your plans.

Anyway, I just wanted to check in and let you know what's been happening over here and why I've been missing from your blogs. I had a few things that I'd written already but I'm terribly far behind in reviews and commenting. I'm not stressing about it though. One thing about losing your loved ones is that it puts your priorities in order.

Anyway, I just wanted to wish you all love and peace and joy and remind you to enjoy the upcoming craziness of the holidays and remember what is important in life -- your loved ones and a good book!