B family - every last one... for keeping me grounded and for answering all my dumb computer questions
C family - for demonstrating every day the kind of life that I want to live
Dusting cloths... they almost make me thankful for my plantation shutters (but I have an even better “P”)
Everything... listen, don’t go off about specificity now - I limited myself to 26 items and that’s frankly just not NEARLY enough!
Facebook Friends - all those long lost people that add a little spice to life :) and all those not so long lost people that now I get to smack with virtual pillows!
Green. I love it, it’s a beautiful color in all of its hues - the grass, the leaves, the many different shades of olive green which I've painted around my house, the pants I'm wearing, the teensy green specks that come through in those hazel eyes, the plastic spider ring that is sitting on the desk in front of me... okay, well THAT one can go... neon isn't my Fave...
H - my sweet daughter who reminds me daily to be more mellow and who gives great hugs and writes the BEST love notes in town!
Irony. What can I say, I love a good ironic twist in the books I read - and wouldn’t my 10th grade English Teacher be THRILLED to know that I still remember the 2 WEEKS we spent discussing Irony in his class?
Jokes - a good way to break the ice. Besides - who doesn’t love it when a 4 year old asks why the chicken crossed the road? (To go to the movies of course! Hey, that made a LOT more sense than the Knock-Knock jokes!)
Kitchens. Aside from the fact that mine tends to be dirty most days - I love to make a good healthy meal in my own home. I’d love it even more if the kids appreciated the good healthy meal... but that’s another story altogether!
Love. It’s huge people - get some today!
M - the youngest of my sweet kids, who wants to buy me a “Mom Barbie that doesn’t pee” to go along with her “Potty Training Kelly” so that we can play together :)
Nails. They hold the house together, they hang the family pictures on the walls. Mine help me type... what’s not to appreciate?
Others - all those people whose names should be in here but aren’t (sorry “Bloggy Buddies” just couldn’t supplant my own fam... I DO still appreciate you!)
P - that third son of mine, who is teaching me patience (more of it?) and who loves to play card games with me even if I do beat the pants off of him!
Q - the hubby of the year award just isn’t enough - a man who supports my efforts, encourages my improvement, and gives me a hug at the end of the day whether I blew it or not.
Restaurants - there are just days when these save my sanity...
Speaking of Sanity... really, gotta be super grateful for this one - as tenuous as it seems to be sometimes!!!
T - my eldest, who gave me my first grey hairs and who still allows me to drive him to school without stopping a block away... even when I haven’t taken a shower yet!
Umbrellas - we used to live in Seattle and trust me... a really good umbrella is hard to find!
Violins - I played one... my two oldest boys have learned to play it... Q’s family has a couple good players, mine does too. I love the tones of a well played violin!
W - my second son - whose patience and forbearance should be a lesson to us all. He shares unfailingly and forgives immediately - what would I do without him?
Xanadu - and all those other old black and white movies :)
Yummy - I am especially grateful when I hear that word out of my children’s mouths!
Zippers - they’re a good thing - as cute as those old fashioned button up boots are, I can’t imagine taking that much time to slip on my shoes to run out the door - and don’t get me started on button fly jeans!
Just 26... and so many more to go - slip your name in there wherever it fits :)
7 comments:
I couldn't get to 356 either. That will become glaringly obvious with tomorrow's post...
Love this list! I also love the color green. Odd thing to have in common and only find out about nearly 20 years later, but whatever. :)
Awesome list! I love it!
Hope your Thanksgiving had everything you wished for...from A to Z.
:^) Anna
I love your list....Hey in Seattle did we really ever use an umbrella? I thought that was how we could pick out the tourists:D
Happy Thanksgiving...I am greatful that we still stay in touch. I feel like I have never left your neighborhood. Thanks for being such an awesome friend!
Hey! You are not to blame for the Black Friday tradition at our house. I had a blast with you shopping that Friday. The bummer was that those fantastic $25.00 gameboys were replaced with a new model in January:)
I think of you every year! There really wasn't anything I wanted this year, except M wants a Nintendo DS and every store had them for a nice price.
So lucky that you got to sleep in:D
I think that's a fun way to have a thankful list. Mine would be way to long.
Great list--a good way to cover ALL you're thankful for!
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