Thanksgiving Tree

On November 1st each year when my children were young, I would put a paper tree trunk on a wall or door in our home. Then I would cut out dozens of paper leaves. Browns, reds, golds, orange and green. The leaves would go in a large bowl on the table. Each day I would encourage my family to write something they were thankful for on a leaf and add it to the tree. Each day our tree would grow. I loved this tradition. I so miss my children being little.