Giving thanks...Cowboys won. Yeah! Turkey eaten...yum. Family and friends visited and hugged on....check; plus warm feelings expereinced. But watching TV and eating all that great food brought back memories of cold Thanskgivings. I loved those cold Thanksgiving days. Is it just me, or are days warmer than 15 years ago. I remember a cold Thanksgiving years ago when Leon Lett screwed up a Cowboy win one Thursday in the SNOW! Cold weather on Thanksgiving is a must! The cold in November is a foretaste of Christmas in December. It is the harbinger of Yule Tiddings, Jack Frost, and the fat man in a red suit. The cold weather outside makes the warm turkey, hot mash potatoes, and Sister Shubert rolls (with lots of real melted butter) cozy... at least, inside the tummy.

But today it is 80 degrees outside. It isn't Christmas that is on the promised air, but spring. It isn't Saint Nick that I envision, but Bob Marley beating out a Rasta vibe under a palm tree in the sand. It isn't chestnuts on an open fire I smell but Hawaiian Tropic coconut oil. Where is the COLD?

I'm thankful for all that I have, and all I've experienced this past year. I'm thankful for all that is waiting in the next 12 months. But, God...if you're listening...can we get a bit of Winter weather here in Texas...where it is hot as ...we'll you know. Thanks.