With Thanksgiving coming up so quickly, I thought I would give you some of my special memories of the holiday.

First and foremost I want to say how thankful I am to be living in the U.S.A. and in the beautiful state of Kansas. I also am very thankful for my family and especially my two beautiful children. Now, for Thanksgiving... I grew up on a farm in northwest Iowa. By the time Thanksgiving came around we had five inches of snow on the ground. What I remember most is getting together with my grandparents on their farm and joining up with my 70 some cousins. Ok, so I may be exaggerating about that, but there were a lot of us. We would go outside and Papa would hook up the horses to the sleigh and pull us down the country roads. We would be all bundled up and singing. It was such a special time. I can still feel the cold wind stinging my cheeks as we all snuggled up together. The holidays are especially important for family. I can't wait to see my family next week.