Thanksgiving- Living the Adventure

Let's face it. Being a parent is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. It's forced me to grow and stretch, whether I want to or not. Sometimes I can be a little bit of a baby about the whole thing. So I'm going to steal an idea from my SIL and take November to talk about what I'm thankful for.

Today I am thankful for Hannah's sense of adventure. Here are some of the ways I get to share in the adventure:

• Everyone regularly gets assigned a character-sometimes more than one per day. She'll insist I call her Dora and her sister Boots, for example.


• Our car is called "Rocket." (like in Little Einsteins) so even our trips to the grocery store seem like just a stop on our way to Siberia.


• For a week or so she was intent on going to visit Cinderella. "Where does she live?" she would wonder plaintively. That's what inspired an afternoon trip to a real "castle" located in our nearby Metroparks, pictured above.

Lately, she tells me that she has to go. She's late. She has to get to the Cathedral and give a speech. Okay, so sometimes the story lines get a little crossed, but for Hannah life is an adventure, and I'm thankful to be along for the ride.