Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.

Will come back to it sooon.

Today, Monday, 12-03-07 I am grateful:

That most days I wake up in a really good mood, ready to start the day.

That I caught an error in our insurance coverage before I paid and renewed for another year.

That I got my passport in record time.. less then 2 weeks! WOW! Mexico, here I come… In March! :)

For the internet, which allows me to sit in the comfort of my home and do all the research I want on a big purchase coming up!

For a feeling of wellbeing.. I have great friends and a great family. I am truly blessed.

Today, Sunday, 12-02-07, I am grateful:

That my husband adjusted the temperature on the waterbed and it was so cozy.. we both slept in this morning and it felt so good!

For breakfast conversation with my stepmother and her boyfriend.

For the hours that I spent today organizing my closet.. I love it when everything is nice and neat and has a place!!

For good hand lotion.. after blowing leaves yesterday in the yard and all the hand washing I have done over the last few days, they are dry and chapped.. ouch!!

That I got the letter done tonight to organize volunteers at my son’s school.. I hope the response is good!

Today, Saturday, 12-01-07, I am grateful;

That I got up early enough to get to my son’s ice hockey game and that he played well.. he truly has a passion for hockey.. that is so fun to see!

That we got the house cleaned before company came in.

For a visit from my step mother and her boyfriend on their way to the beach this week.. I love it when she visits.. we have so much fun together..

That we got the new artwork hung up in the bedroom and the curtains up as well (nothing like company to spur you on to finish the unfinished projects!!)

For drop and bake chocolate chip cookies.. so easy and pretty good!

Today, Friday, 11-31-07 I am grateful:

For the outstanding service I got at the granite distributor today. They moved many, many slabs of granite before I finally found the slabs I want to use.

For a great hip hop class today.. I love to dance! It was such a great workout.

For a call from my stepmother saying that she will be here for a visit tomorrow night.. It will be good to see her.

For hot and lightly salted popcorn as a mid day snack!

For my comfortable black boots that go with just about everything and dress everything up. I love comfortable AND stylish shoes.. sometimes hard to find both in one shoe!

Today, Thursday, 11-29-07, I am grateful:

That my head cleared enough today to feel like taking a nice long walk with my friend.

That the person I saw today talking on her cell phone and driving, regained control of her car and did not have a wreck after over correcting when she hit the median. It was very scary to watch.. had there been a car in the lane beside her, she would have hit it. Had she continued across the median, she would have come into my lane. There were small kids inside and I wondered how scared they must have been as the car swerved back and forth. Thank goodness, no one was hurt.

For dreams at night when you wake up and they are so good, you want to go back to sleep to see how the dream ends.

That I finally booked our trip to Detroit to take my son to the Auto Show in January. He is going to be so surprised! He LOVES cars.. can tell you the make, model and specifics of
most cars on the road… I have thought about it for a few years and now finally, it is coming to fruition.. can’t wait to see the look on his face.

For my husband, who has great sense of humor… even when times are tough, a sense of humor can make it better and I am glad that I am married to someone that can always make me smile.

Today, Wednesday, 11-28-07 I am grateful:

For 43T comments during the day.

For news today that I won an all inclusive trip to a resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

For the drop and bake chocolate chip cookies.. delicious nice and warm with ice cold milk! Yummy.

That I am feeling better today then I did yesterday. I’m sure tomorrow will be even better and that I’ll be ready for my dance class by Friday.

For a delicious tofu and vegetable stirfy that we had for dinner tonight.

Today, Tuesday, 11-27-07, I am grateful:

For ibuprophen and sinus medicine… I put off using it all day and didn’t feel well at all, but used some tonight and it allowed me to feel much better for my daughter’s basketball game.

That I got to talk to my friend and co-worker after his bypass surgery and that he sounded really strong and positive.

For the hot tea that I drank throughout the day.

That my son thanked me several times for an errand that I ran for him yesterday. Often, things like that go unnoticed by a 10 year old boy.. I am thankful that my son notices and appreciates the things I do for him.

For a nice thank you note I received from a friend for a gift that I bought for her and her husband.. and her kind words about
how she cherishes our friendship.

Today, Sunday, 11-25-07, I am grateful:

That we arrived home safe and sound at about 2:30 this afternoon.

That the weather was good for our trip and barring a few slow downs for traffic, everything went smoothly.

For my husband who is out getting dinner right now since my daughter and I are feeling a little under the weather tonight.

For the rain I hear outside the window.. we need the rain… and for the fact that we are dry and warm inside tonight!

For the memories of Thanksgiving this year.. with family, tucked away in the mountains! I hope we do that again next year!

Today, Saturday, 11-24-07, I am grateful:

For the amazing 3 hour hike we took today in the Smoky Mountains. It had snowed overnight where we started our hike (higher elevations) and it was a cloudy day but it was beautiful, not in the conventional clear day way, but the snow on the trees and on the ground and icicles on the rocks were beautiful. The freshly fallen and clean snow made it feel like the beginning of winter! The hike crossed over a stream in several places, so the running water sounded beautiful as we walked. I hope I walked enough to work off all those desserts I ate!

For the amazing southern barbecue and cole slaw sandwich we had back at the cabin after our hike.. we were all starved.. and boy did it taste good!!

For another nap on the couch… short, but sweet.

That my kids had a great time ice skating today while we went hiking.

For the chance to watch the Alabama Auburn game with all the family… What fun that was to have us all there cheering and watching it together on the big screen!! WAR EAGLE!