Another Thanksgiving has passed.

I've baked and cooked and cleaned, gone to Grandma's for dinner, visited with the relatives, eaten too much pie, played and watched a few games, been grateful for family, friends, and good health, and come home exhausted...as usual.

In one way, though, this year's observance is a little different from years past.

This Thanksgiving, I am reminded of new blessings: having a classroom equipped with textbooks and with about 18 kids per class; being able to bring together students from across the world using high speed technology; living with a supportive husband and kids who support passions that keep me away from home; learning about and from international teachers.

But the biggest blessing of all is living in a country where my government considers $40 a reasonable per diem for eating dinner out in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Isn't it?

So, now that I am thankful, what will I do with those blessings?