the annual thankful list

Every year at Thanksgiving we're supposed to reflect on what we're thankful for, and like most people, I count my blessings and am once again reminded of just how blessed I am.  It's great for what ails you, mentally, that is.  It's easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day, I know it is for me anyway.  Once in a while, stepping back and putting things in perspective helps a great deal.  A friend of mine gave me the perspective talk this week and I needed to hear it, as we all do from time to time.  So, here's my Thankful List as only I can write it; taking the daily with the extraordinary and rolling along.

This year I am thankful for:

my God and his promises
family
my husband and everything that makes him him
my oldest daughter Molly and the sweet, spacey girl she is
my middle one, Katie and her questioning, bossy self
my baby Andrew and his all-boy self

I'm thankful for:
medication
friends that listen
friends that are fun
friends that are great to laugh with
friends that know everything about you and like you just the same
cookies
pedicures
naptime
great music
scrapbook retreats
GPS
Thomas the Train
dvds and the dvr
Tuesdays and Thursdays
great purses that I know I'll never have enough of
John, Paul, George, and Ringo
Democracy
allergy medicine
makeup
the word NO
Target
the color pink
the miles between
trivia
Folex
superfantastic hair products
Mexican food
my dog Lucy
inspiration and creativity
sweet potato pie
the Swivel Sweeper
sleep
cameras
lazy days
the Audubon Zoo and Aquarium
decent health
Shakespeare
earrings
80s John Hughes movies
ceiling fans
hydrangeas and tulips
the power of the words "it will be okay"
freckles
white tees, khaki capris, and denim jackets
comedy
Hello Kitty
the iPhone
babysitters
the lock on my bathroom door
blogging
Emily Dickinson
books
chocolate
words of wisdom
great lipstick
plums
coffee
the Volatile shoe company
partners in crime
my office (when I finish arranging it)
Eggo's, Lunchables, and Goldfish
unexpected happies
quiet
knowing I'm not perfect and being okay with that
knowing there is no such thing as perfect (except for God), not even (insert whatever here)
feeling fabulous, whatever that is at the time
not being afraid
reading glasses
knowing better
little kid giggles
artwork
purpose
the way a song can make you feel
the interwebs
pajamas and slippers
a good drive
knowing when to hold my tongue
a great pen
my Mom Agenda planner
letting go
the everyday
timing
a good story
hugs and kisses
Vera Wang Flower Princess perfume
growing up
and knowing better

Well, that's my list for this year.  I'm sure some are the same as last, I'm sure some I should have kept to myself, and I'm sure there are some I've left out.  Pretty close to the top of the list is that I'm thankful to be alive and being exactly who I am.  That's a good thing.

Y'all have a happy Thanksgiving.  I'll be a guest in my hometown and will spend time with family and see friends I haven't seen in 15 years, not that I'm counting.  I've been busy with the things of life and haven't we all?  Feel free to leave your thankful list in the Comments and I'll talk to you next week if not before.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.