100 things to be thankful for....

In the spirit of the holiday I would like to make a list of things that I am thankful for tonight. I have a book titled 14,000 things to be happy about and it has inspired me to make my own list, although I am too tired for 14,000, I think I will aim for 100. The key to this book is it's randomness. It's not deep, it's not thought provoking. It is just a simple list of things to be thankful for. Here goes my own attempt.

1. Kids in general, but especially mine. They are the best one's I've found.
2. Dogs, especially mine. I've found some I like a lot better, but still love her to death.
3. Husbands, and only mine. I mostly find all others to be irritating.
4. Money. It does make the world go around, no matter what they say!
5. Heat. Thank you God, I get to bitch every month that the gas bill is outrageous. I couldn't imagine not having that option.
6. Food. Again, Thank you God. I gripe because I just spent $140 at Albertsons. How lucky am I?
7. Religion. Especially mine. It works for me and I am so thankful that I was born into a family that has it. I'm also thankful for others that have it, even if it's a different version.
8. Music. It can spark a memory so intense, it can soothe a mood, it can create a mood, it just makes life interesting.
9. Books. Some of these are my best friends. These keep me from feeling like I'm loosing all intelligence while I live at home with my kids.
10. Children's Tylenol. If you have kids, enough said.
11. Insurance co-pays. They still suck, but thank God we have them.
12. Red wine. The perfect way to end a day.
13. English Tea. The perfect way to start the day.
14. Relatives. They keep you grounded. You know where you came from. You may not like it, but you are genetically attached to these people. Scary....
15. Blogs. How else would I waste enough time every day to avoid cleaning house?
16. Facebook. Another great leisurely activity.
17. My scrapbook room. My refuge.
18. pink and brown anything
19. Pottery barn kids rooms Someday.....
20. Coupons
21. pajama pants
22. Cell phones
23. cool looking baskets
24. Christmas recipe magazines
25. Jello
26. Barbies on the living room floor
27. Diaper genies
28. Parenting books
29. ribbons
30. Cameras
31. Wiggle cars
32. Subdivision neighbors
33. friends from the past
34. friends who still mail things via "snail mail"
35. friends who never forget your birthday....not for the whole 14 years you have known them.
36. imagining taking your kids to Disneyland
37. snuggles
38. alone time
39. old CD's from junior high
40. Dixie Chicks
41. Jay Leno
42. Ti-vo'd anyting
43. the idea of Paris
44. education
45. independent
46. expression
47. ability to ponder
48. ability to zone
49. Grandmothers
50. Aunts
51. Memories
52. possibilities
53. stay-at-home moms
54. patterned paper
55. Silver jeans
56. ANEW Retroactive facials
57. Diet Pepsi
58. Archivers
59. Target
60. freshly flossed teeth
61. brothers
62. sisters
63. neices
64. nephews
65. in-laws
66. connections
67. fate
68. direction
69. spiral notebooks
70. recipes
71. shoes
72. mushroom pizza
73. singing in cars
74. laughing so hard you pee (a little)
75. when your kid tells you they love you, for no reason
76. sun tans
77. buy one get one free sales
78. fractions
79. hair spray
80. the giving of gifts
81. drinking anything with a straw
82. quotes saved in an old notebook
83. favorite teachers
84. dressing up
85. creativity
86. movies made from novels
87. meeting friends for lunch
88. cheap jewelry
89. the realities of marriage
90. beauty
91. happy times
92. a chance to listen to silence
93. that I am needed by three people
94. inside jokes
95. exercise machines
96. knowing I don't have to set an alarm
97. waking up to "Mommy, wake up"
98. options
99. winks
100. Welcome home kisses


Happy Thanksgiving.