what i am thankful for

This is easy but the worst part is I will probably leave people out, which is not done on purpose. It is just what hits my mind as I am writing.
Obviously I m thankful for the family and I wont get into that too much. Suffice to say my wife lets me go as I want which allows me to cover sports in this area and go to games when I am not covering and never complains about when I am gone. My kids have that too and I am so thankful that they are a mix of both parents and not just like me. I have a great mix of sports loving and sports not caring in my kids and they have given me thrills of a lifetime as college athletes.
I am thankful for the 50,000 hits this blog has received and showing me that folks are interested in reading what I say.
I am thankful for my bosses, one at my real job who lets me fly out when I need  to cover sports and my 10 year boss at the telegraph, Daniel Shirley, who let a nobody like me cover virtually everything around here.
I am thankful for the high school athletes who make Friday nights fun. I cant list them all because I don't have enough space. It is impossible not to have favorites and I will mention a few because well, a few just stand out.
I could not write this without mentioning Allie Gordon, my favorite female athlete this year because she is a leader and a nice young lady, who loves sports and leads numerous teams, but at times you can still see that she is a 17 year old kid trying to keep everyone happy. Larson McDaniel and Sammy Martin, two wonderful young men at Stratford, won me over this last week with marvelous interviews, and I cant forget Tobe Umerah, who is a true man who looks you in the eye and shakes your hand like he means it.
I can get the same feeling when I talk about Dalton Cox, who is a great high school quarterback when I interview him and I cant help but mention Brock Baggarley, who looks like he lost his three best friends and his dog after a loss. I love a kid who loves to play.
Quintin Sewell basically led the turnaround at Howard, and Adrian Hardwick was always a great interview.
Ok I have to get away from the kids because I have a 100 more I could talk about.
I am thankful for high school coaches who return texts when I need them for a story. Keith Hatcher, Chance Jones, Joey Hiller, Denny Bryant, Mark Farriba, Chad Campbell, Justin Rogers Barney Hester, Joe Dupree, and a few more, thank you so much for getting back to me in a timely manner and realizing publicity is important for your school and it is a part of your job to answer the press.
If I didn't mention you, then prob are not a football coach lol, or you are one of those I have to beg to talk to.
I am thankful for all the college kids who didn't get the playing time they wanted as freshmen but are sticking with it for another year. I know I had to beg a certain one to stay and basically had to threaten him to get him to stay during those first few weeks. Well he stayed and he didn't play but I feel like he will start next year.
I am thankful for getting the opportunity to broadcast games on live stream for Tattnall Square, and to me it doesn't matter if 10 or 200 people are listening.
I could go on and on but it is thanksgiving.
I have considered putting this blog to rest many times but as long as I have readers I will continue to write.
Happy Thanksgiving