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Readers take time to give heartfelt thanks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As you baste the bird and tune in to see if a large balloon will once again menace the crowds at the Macy’s parade in New York, we cordially invite you to take a few minutes to see what your fellow Peach Buzz readers are thankful for this year.
As always, it’s a diverse list, with everything from running shoes (and running!) to new grandchildren, parents, military children returning home and one structurally unsound gingerbread house. Happy Thanksgiving!
Kenny Cheek, Marietta: “I am thankful for when I wake up on a cold morning with my wife on one side of me and Buddy the golden retriever on the other. For my two beautiful daughters, for Costa Rican coffee and for Mizuno running shoes. Mostly, though, I’m thankful that Army Pfc. David Cheek will be home from Iraq on Saturday and joining us for our Thanksgiving on Sunday.”
Theo Pinkston Jr., Stockbridge: “For the anonymous donor that gave me his bone marrow, thus allowing me to survive leukemia.”
David J. Payne, Ormewood Park: “Friends are my Thanksgiving. They listen to me, provide opinions, counsel, and enable me to live life more fully than I can do on my own. Thank you all for being yourselves and with me.”
Rottweiler Suede Clayton, Cartersville (submitted by Suede’s owner Nancy Clayton): “For turkey leftovers and that I only have to wear this outfit once a year at Halloween.”
Laura Byrd Sanio, Tucker: “For my loving husband, Will, of one year. Our wonderful circle of family and friends anxiously await our best Christmas present ever: Our new little girl now kicking strongly in my very pregnant belly. As older parents-to-be, our true blessing will be her arrival during the holidays.”
Barb Evangelista, Canton, “I’m thankful that I retired in May so now I can read the AJC across the breakfast table from my husband each day … except on Thursdays when I bowl and on Saturday and Sundays when he plays golf. Oh, and on Mondays when I volunteer.”
Melanie Massell, Atlanta: “For the five senses of a singer: The beautiful sight of a full house, the appreciative sound of an audience, the sincere touch of a fan’s embrace, the sweet smell of success, the humbling taste of these experiences have made me thankful to be an Atlanta entertainer.”
Ana Carolina Thome Claus, Atlanta: “I’m from Brazil, and I got to the United States in January 2006 to live in Atlanta with Felicia and Billy Huger and their family as their au pair. It’s my first time in another country, so this began as an incredible adventure to me. I take care of three amazing kids: Caroline, Billy and Sarah. I love them very much. This year, I’m not going to be with the Hugers on Thanksgiving Day, but I’d like for them to know that they are… who I’m thankful for, because God put them on my way.”
Jerry Schwartz, Chamblee: “For each new day that God has given me where I have, in good health, something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to.”
Dianne Gilbreath, Duluth: “That I have lived almost 70 years in Atlanta and was born in this city, this state and this country that I love and cherish. I am blessed to have a great husband, three wonderful children, seven fabulous grandchildren and a huge family who cares for each other and keeps in touch almost every day, thanks to the wonderful world of the Internet!”
Meryl Healy, Loganville: “I am so thankful for the 46 years that I had with my father, Marty Myles. He was 81 years old when he passed away unexpectedly in February. Every child should be so lucky to have a father such as mine. He was so funny, supportive, warm and loving. Now I am thankful for all the wonderful memories that I have of daddy.”
Susan Hartsfield Tanner, Cumming: “My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the tender of age of 46 in September of this year. He now receives daily radiation and is doing very well. In the midst of it all, we became grandparents to beautiful Lily on Oct. 1.”
Kathryn, Jeff and Lawrence Foster “Jack” Breedlove, Atlanta: “For the bundle of joy we adopted in June, a 5-year-old little boy with a very sad history. Now, I am listening to my husband and son spell China, the country of his birth. I now cannot remember life without my son — except when I want to do something else on Saturday that does not involve soccer, swimming and Chinese school! “
Lisa O’Driscoll, Dunwoody: “I am so thankful to be married to a man as wonderful as my husband, Jon. He truly is the perfect man and I love him even more than I did when I married him five years ago.”
Echo Montgomery Garrett, Marietta: “Two years ago this month, my husband Kevin Garrett was rear-ended on I-75 by a speeding driver in a construction zone. He suffered mild traumatic brain injury as a result. On Thanksgiving, I am running my first half-marathon through the heart of this city to celebrate his courage and survival. Kevin and our wonderful teenage sons, Caleb and Connor, will be at the finish line cheering me on. I am thankful that I’ll be able to see my hero’s face this Thanksgiving and that after almost 25 years of marriage, I’m more in love with him than ever.”
Lisa Turney, Atlanta: “For the kind stranger, Aaron Dent of Decatur, who found our lost dogs miles from home and kept them safe until we could recover them.”
Kathy Welch, Powder Springs: “For our traditional lopsided gingerbread house at Christmas time.”
Celebrity birthdays
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (“Basic Instinct,” “Showgirls”) is 62. Singer Bruce Hornsby is 52. Singer-guitarist Ken Block of Sister Hazel is 40. Actor Oded Fehr (“The Mummy”) is 36. Rapper Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound is 34. Actress Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”) is 14.
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