A Stream of Conciousness Thanksgiving

I'll be adding to this throughout the day, perhaps the week, as I reflect on all the things - big, little, silly or profound - that I am thankful for.

Thanksgiving Day, 2007

• The wind. It reminds me how fortunate I am to have shelter from which to escape it.
• Pea gravel. Unlike the wood chips that were in our landscaping beds last winter, it appears it's going to stay put in the wind. Yay - 8 days of back-breaking labor and the purchase of 11 yards of pea gravel validated!
• Mini Marintelli's Sparkling Cider. Since Steve is working and we're not joining anyone's Thanksgiving feast this year, drinking one of these is a fun little way to distinguish this day from most others. (Guess what I'm drinking as I type this?)
• A refrigerator full of food. I may not be having Thanksgiving dinner today, but I have more than enough options for a tasty, nutritious meal.
• Wealth. I've been sending our donations for this month, and even though we sometimes struggle to pay our bills, and we don't have enough money each month to equally tithe and save the 10% we'd like, we are still richly blessed and truly want for nothing.

Friday

• My family. I didn't connect with them by phone yesterday, despite everyone's best efforts to do so (they were celebrating when I called; I was sleeping when they called). And though I have many, many reasons to cherish and be thankful for each of them, right now I'm most grateful that, since I've started my new job and am never available during waking hours to visit, they haven't completely written me off! Love to each of you.
• My cats. Thanks for snuggling with me tonight, keeping all three of us warm and happy!
• Our Select Comfort/Sleep Number bed. For the same reason I'm grateful for my cats today!
  

Saturday

• The cats on my newspaper route: Big Boy the Raccoon Wrangler, Max Headrest, Helmet, Eskimo Pie and others I have yet to name. You give me a little something to look forward to each morning during an otherwise mundane and irritating task.