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

Grateful for:
1. Being so incredibly busy for the last few days that I didn’t even have time to check in here or get my hair cut.
2. Running into a friend in the supermarket and getting a ride home with the groceries
3. Finding some beautiful paper lanterns to adorn our house on Halloween night to replace the pumpkin that was stolen.
4. Having a fairly successful Halloween with my diabetic teen. First year we didn’t end up in the hospital with DKA. Yay!!
5. Having Dr. V prescribe a new, better insulin for Andie.
6. Turning off the phone entirely so we can have some peace and quiet.
7. Getting our emergency snack boxes set up with everything inside neatly packaged and labelled.
8. Getting a chance to stock up on lots of fresh veggies.
9. Discovering that the Veggie Delight sandwich at Subway is delicious (and has only 230 calories) for those days when we get caught at the mall right before meal time.
10. Tim Horton’s.
11. Being told for the one-millionth time that Andie and I look like twins.
12. Having our digital camera back.
13. Picking up my book from McMaster that I’d ordered a month ago.
etc…

I was grateful for:
1. Sunday with my entire family (well, it’s only five people).
2. Going shopping with my mom and my daughter.
3. My new denim jacket, a present from my mom.
4. My camera.
5. My dad’s collection of big band music.

Today I’m grateful for:
1. My pretend extended family made up of best friends and their children.
2. A chance to catch a nap in the afternoon.
3. Dinner with friends and family.
4. My daughter’s baking.
5. My brother lavishing time, affection and resources on my kid.

Today I’m grateful for:
1. Our new exercise bike. Now we can exercise even when it’s pouring outside, and I can read while burning calories!
2. The BEAUTIFUL Goodwill store in our neighbourhood.
3. Being able to pick up the phone and talk to Kyle anytime, and have him sound so HAPPY that I called.
4. Friends who send me funny, interesting, entertaining and thought provoking items everyday.
5. Frank Sinatra.

Today I’m grateful for:
1. Yves Ground Round Original.
2. SparkPeople.
3. Jaosehl for introducing me to SparkPeople – I can’t thank her enough!
4. Time spent skipping and running around outside with my daughter.
5. Ryder for teaching me that I can be concerned with and love children other than my own.

Today I’m grateful for:
1. A healthy strong body and mind.
2. Clean drinking water.
3. Considered living, and good life choices such as choosing not to smoke, choosing not to drink, choosing a healthy diet, and choosing to cultivate positive friendships.
4. Leigh for giving us good, positive feedback and understanding our challenges and acting as our advocate with the rest of the endocrinology team.
5. The endocrinology team at McMaster.

Today I’m grateful for:
1. Sharing a hearty laugh with my daughter.
2. Early morning light streaming through the window.
3. Stretching, yawning and rolling over to catch a few more winks of sleep before really, really having to get up.
4. Living in a safe and secure country, free of persecution and fear.
5. My high speed internet connection.

Today I’m grateful for:
1. Multivitamins – a nifty little insurance package to make sure my daughter regains her health.
2. Yummy fresh vegetables and fruits, especially the plums from my own plum tree.
3. Kyle’s unrelenting support and his wisdom, sense of fun and no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is approach
4. A sudden burst of inspiration, as I prepare for NaNoWriMo.
5. Renewed determination and fresh thinking in dealing with my daughter’s refusal to eat a varied, healthy diet.

Today I’m grateful for:
1. David, for inviting me to this group.
2. Mia, for being a great friend who’s always there for me.
3. My cozy little home, where I can walk around barefoot in spite of the fact that it’s freezing outside.
4. My faith, which sustains me in times of trouble.
5. Sundays, days of rest and relaxation with my family.