I am grateful for

-friends (local and worldwide)
-diversity
-the ability to speak my mind
-an open heart
-an open mind

friendship
understanding
the last 4 years
southern comfort
kleenex

... my family

... my health

... my education

... this board

... my bed

... my books

a perfect friend
a good nights sleep
a dry pillow
mum hugs
andre 3000

- realizing that there *is* something I can do after feeling helpless and frustrated for two weeks
- understanding bank managers
- another paycheck coming soon
- glorious blue fishy
- weekend in one more wake-up

finally making it to my week off
a clear sky after the rain
getting rid of the morning hangover
the possibility of getting some work out of our office
Kate not going to Finland

- tile, tile, glorious tile!
- seeing how happy it makes him to have things turn out the way he envisioned
- Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller
- women from completely different cultures having so much in common
- my daytimer being oddly compliant to my wishes

I am grateful for

This thread in this board, ze and certain monkies
Warm hands, warm face, warm feet
Work I can do
The opportunity to work with great folks
My dream lover

- it's Saturday! which means I have one more weekend day...

- my wonderful mom, who always spoils me for my birthday

- knowing from experience that there are *always* alternatives

- the new India Sweets & Spices a five-minute drive away

- zennie, for posting the pumpkin cheesecake recipe I'm going to make for my family on Thanksgiving that they will LOVE! :D

ruined diets

- first NEW CAR payment successfully made, *finally*

- winning things on Ebay for someone wonderful

- sweet old warm soft cats that share the chair with you

- sweet young wiggly soft cats that eat you out of house and home but only because they're growing like GANGBUSTERS! :D

- new bedframe, new sheets, new mattresses on the way...

- this thread, for reminding me every now and then that there are things in this life for which feeling gratitude is the appropriate response.

- people like you all in the world (you all know who I mean, and if you don't, it's probably you, too...)

- Sabor y Cultura

- sweet friendly puppies

- *finally* getting what I need, in plentiful quantities, without having to humiliate myself

- knowing that I have work *at least* through the end of the year and possibly beyond that... :)

- my niece
- my family
- my friends
- my jobs
- books
- music
- nature
- animals
- pet-sitting clients
- making jewelry
- this forum
- freedom of expression
- tattoos
- Harley Davidson motorcycles
- lunar eclipses
- aurora borealis
- waking up in the morning
- kissing
- cool old movies
- cool new movies
- you & you & you
- et al...

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