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A Thanksgiving Letter

As I sit here, reflecting on where I sat last year:

As my family and I are about to mark our first year anniversary of home ownership in Mt. Hope, I think of all the great things we have to give thanks for.

First and foremost would have to be my family: thanks be to god we have all been in good health. Next, I would give thanks for good friends, who give of themselves, their time, their hard work and their commitment to their neighborhood. Whether it is by catching stray cats, or running a web-log, running all over town to set up for GCCC meetings, running a neighborhood clean up day, these are people that I would like to give thanks to.

As I drove home today, I noticed how much work is going into the homes, apartment buildings, on Camp Street. This neighborhood is changing before our eyes from run down to fixed up for working families. And this is something we should all give thanks for.

I hope that in the coming year I can give thanks that my kids can walk to the park by themselves. For this change can happen, but we must all work together, put aside petty issues, and agree to disagree. We all want to give thanks for fewer crimes, less litter, more trees . . .

One last thing I would like to give thanks for is Lt. Schiavulli. Since his arrival, I think that crime has gone down. One can see that he cares about Mt. Hope’s residents, and he gets it: a few bad apples can not run the neighborhood. I see him and his men out and about all the time.

I invite everyone to post something that they have to give thanks for.

Yours Thankfully,

Uri Baver

P.S. I am thankful I have a place to post this ( :>)

Posted at November 14, 2005 07:42 PM

Posted by: Shab at November 18, 2005 08:14 PM

Posted by: John at November 15, 2005 01:12 PM

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