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Giving thanks........

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Ahhh yes, it's that holiday season once again. Like every Thanksgiving I can remember, this afternoon I sat in front of the television and watched the onslaught of holiday movies. My usual form of torture...that warm fuzzy emotion that causes me to cry my eyes out while I say, "DAMN THAT HALLMARK!" However there was one thing different about today....as I sat watching the tear jerker's I couldn't help but to replay today's events over and over in my head - a day I will not forget and a memory I am sure will last a lifetime. Today my children and I spent our Thanksgiving with friends - our new family at a bed and breakfast in Hustler, WI - The Fountain Chateau . A beautiful historic building that is richly decorated. We enjoyed a feast of a meal created with tender loving care by talented hands. Most importantly the meal served as a reminder just why we, the boys and I, have so much to be thankful for. You see today's Thanksgiving meal was one that was bein