This week I’m thankful for…

• sunny days when I left the car in the garage and walked or rode The Rocket to my destinations
• waking up without an alarm clock
• helping friends learn new technology
• an organized house
• my wedding dress, all wrapped up and pretty in the box these 15 years
• soup on crisp days
• cleaning out the garage while wearing my pajamas because I don’t have to get dressed if I don’t want to
• catching up with friends over leisurely breakfasts
• dates with my mom
• piping hot bowls of steel-cut oatmeal
• going to the movies in the middle of the day

This week I’m thankful for…

• time off at home with the hubby
• reading in bed in the morning
• staying up late
• Pinterest, the giant time suck that has shown me all sorts of useful things to make out of ratty old t-shirts
• time to re-organize my house
• walks with friends
• cheesecake.  Hey, if you’d eaten this cheesecake, you’d know it’s a totally legit thing to be thankful for.
• Christmas carols
• practical jokes
• reading the Christmas story with my hubby in the quiet house on Christmas morning
• Communion at church on Christmas morning.  It moves me to tears every year.
• riding The Rocket on Christmas day
• jeans that fit perfectly
• brand spankin’ new cycling socks
• the red afghan a student’s mother made for me.  It’s beautiful and comes with a great story for another time.

This week I’m thankful for…

• local theater and the opportunity for kids to act
• pink eye.  It allowed me to take a sick day without being all that sick.
• decorating the tree with my hubby
• sitting by the light of the Christmas tree
• unexpected chances to catch up with old friends
• parent volunteers
• my foster grandmother, who loves my little ones so very much

This week I’m thankful for…

• watching the sunset over the ocean
• the sting ray that shot out of the water near me when I was sea kayaking
• the smell of the ocean
• being rocked to sleep on a ship
• a relaxing pedicure and a foot massage that hurt so good
• towel animals on my bed at night
• the five trivia trophies we brought home from our trip and the rare occasion that useless knowledge actually comes in handy
• the grown woman I saw blowing bubbles in the hallway
• taking my little ones to the theater
• writing on the lovely and very tropical beach of Las Caletas.  I could get used to this..