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

106. ‘On Demand’ programs from the cable company.
107. Fleece blankets.
108. Card games.
109. Sport bottles that look like a frog.
110. Mango Kool-Aid (to disguise the taste of medicine).

101. A husband who is a supportive partner in all my ventures.
102. A kid who is willing to eat anything at least once, even tripe.
103. Unlimited subway passes.
104. Comfortable shoes.
105. Remembering to carry Band-Aids in my bag.

He:

96. takes out the trash.
97. cleans the cat litter.
98. washes the dishes.
99. tidies up.
100. kills bugs.

91. Sinterklaas
92. Meeting up to knit with other women.
93. New friends who know where to get tacos.
94. Ten dollars, the best amount to have. More than $5, less than $20. Perfect.
95. Apple cider.

86. An empty email inbox.
87. Beef stew.
88. Parcheesi.
89. The lady who laughed when I told my kid we definitely did not need chocolate frosting today.
90. Cream puffs.

81. Nutella.
82. Rain boots.
83. Friends who still write real letters.
84. Fresh orange juice.
85. New camera batteries.

76. All natural peanut butter that doesn’t get that oil slick on top.
77. Apple season.
78. Space heaters.
79. Scarf-with-a-light-jacket weather.
80. Finally getting to the easy part on the sweater I’m knitting.

(Evidently, I was too sick to count right and did 11 yesterday—no, wait, Friday. Cripes. I am falling down on the job here.)

67. Those cool subway cars with automated stop announcements.
68. Vermeer paintings.
69. Riding the bus through a part of the city I’ve never seen before.
70. Finding a White Castle.
71. Caramel popcorn with chocolate.
72. Caller ID.
73. Entertainment Weekly.
74. My birthday is less than a month away.
75. Finding a new state quarter in my change.

56. Fruit tea.
57. Fleece bathrobes.
58. Trashy magazines.
59. Pepto-Bismol.
60. Having a kid finally old enough to entertain herself.
61. Soda crackers.
62. Faux TiVo from the cable company.
63. Microwavable Annie’s Mac & Cheese.
64. Soup.
65. Naps.
66. A husband who will be home soon.

51. Hearos earplugs so I can sleep.
52. Evaporated milk in my coffee.
53. Sleeping though the alarm but not oversleeping too much.
54. A husband who appreciates what I do here all day, even when it seems like nothing.
55. Finding more than enough quarters in the change jar for laundry.