Gratitude#30: Happy Thanksgiving

Since today is Thanksgiving, I think I’ll list 10 things I’m grateful for today instead of the usual five. We had a fabulous day for our first Thanksgiving as a complete (human) family (because you can’t have a complete family without a dog or guinea pigs or rabbits or… lots of cuddly creatures). Here’s hoping all of you who celebrate Thanksgiving today had a wonderful time!

1. I am grateful for my family.
2. I am grateful that my husband’s first time cooking a turkey resulted in a juicy, delicious meal.
3. I am grateful that Libby’s pumpkin patch in Illinois had trouble this year because I discovered that making pumpkin pie completely from scratch isn’t all that hard.
4. I am grateful that the weather cleared up enough for us to enjoy some sunlight today.
5. I am grateful for all the left-overs we have that will continue to feed us for the next few days.
6. I am grateful that we had such a long stretch of weather that permitted us to keep the a/c off (nearly two weeks it seems).
7. I am grateful that we live in a nice apartment in a convenient location along a bus route.
8. I am grateful for all of my friends. Some are close by, some are far away; some I’ve met, some I only know through this wonderful thing called the Internet. All are special and important.
9. I am grateful that my boss picked me nearly two years ago. I’ve enjoyed working at my job ever since, and it’s so nice to work with family-oriented people. You also can’t beat the free food now and then.
10. I am grateful that I’m alive and well, capable of realizing so many dreams while still being grounded enough to manage the present.