Thankful Thursday

I’m thankful…

• For my dishwasher, my washer and dryer, my refrigerator, and my vaccuum. They are, without a doubt, the unsung heroes at my house!
• For a car that runs.
• For my wonderful husband who changed the brake pads in under 15 minutes on the aforementioned vehicle and can fix almost anything on both of our cars.
• For my Kindle, which now lives permanently in my handbag and keeps me from being bored when I find myself stuck somewhere with nothing to do at random times during the day.
• For my new handbag. It’s bigger than any handbag I’ve carried up until now and I should’ve gone up to this size years ago. I am madly in love with this style and pattern.

• For our new cat Sugar- who keeps my kids happy and is less demanding of my time than our previous cat Percy.
• For our wonderful friend Miriam and the wonderful family pictures she took of us.
• For surviving the family picture shoot and for the fact that we look happy to be taking the pictures. I’m happy to accept that fiction.

• For the pizza place that we went to after the family picture shoot where I could sooth my nerves with cheese and carbohydrates.
• For Nigel working so hard to stop sucking his thumb so that he can start his orthodontics.
• For teachers who call me to tell me that my kid won’t stop talking in class. While I’m not happy about getting the call- I like to be informed.
• For a company that tells my husband how much they appreciate his hard work. That is much, much appreciated by me.
• For warm weather. (It’s going to be a warm and sunny 83 degrees this afternoon).
• For enjoying the comforts of a comfortable home and full bellies.
• For Bogart, my faithful and loyal border collie.
• For Emmaline and her insistence on being a princess.
• For my mother-in-law, who made Emmaline’s Christmas dress (a giant, poofy princess creation) again this year and it weighs 4 pounds.

• For the upcoming holidays.
• For having a husband with a sense of humor and kids who love to laugh.