What our kids are thankful for...

Continuing our annual tradition here. Greta Corleen Merrill, what are you thankful for this morning of Nov. 25, 2010? (Our 5-year-old's response is reproduced here verbatim.)

1. Mommy
2. Daddy
3. Lincoln
4. Jinxy
5. Flowers
6. I don't know quite about Sasha
7. Duncan
8. Emma
9. Emma Bailey
10. My house
11. God and Jesus
12. That's all

Lincoln David Merrill, how about you, what are you thankful for this morning of Nov. 25, 2010? (Lincoln was not allowed to hear Greta's answer before providing his own.)

1. Charlotte
2. Jinxy

Both kids then collaborated to offer a list of what Jinx Mathews Merrill, our 12-year-old Maine Coon, has to be thankful for.

1. Cat treats
2. Sasha
3. Having the basement to himself sometimes
4. Having Lincoln not run after him

Here is the dining room table before the guests arrive in 16 minutes.