Published Nov 24, 2011

OK, I’ll admit, I thought that last year was a big one to be thankful for, but so far 2011’s been the big one!

I’m thankful for my beautiful wife, of course, who makes me happier every day; concomitantly, I’m thankful that I seem to be doing a good job making her happy too!

Court & Amy enjoy their fighter pilot training!

I’m thankful for the furry family, too, with Juniorbird, my best friend since 1998, having a year full of cuddles and dancing:Junior climbs

Jake, who’s my wife’s best buddy and is enjoying his ninth year of puppyhood and good health:

Jake proudly graduates

And our new family member, Charley, who tries so hard to be good (I’m thankful he tries! I’m even more thankful when he succeeds!), is such a cuddler, and may be the only of the three pets who loves me as much as they love my wife:1

Charley sits like a good boy

And, finally, I’m thankful for [my awesome new job. So what could be a bigger year than that?

(Spoiler alert: I think 2012 will be even better!)


  1. I’m also thankful that they love my wife, who’s wonderful and deserves all the love in the world! Would I really want to marry a woman whom my bird didn’t love more than anything in the world?(Also thankful for: figuring out how to do footnotes in Tumblr’s flavor of Markdown