- that my addictions do not include reality television or computer games
- that my children are healthy, intelligent and well-behaved in public
- that my paycheck was really big this month relieving the usual Xmas-and-end-of-year-bills worries
- that our house is so nice and so warm
- that I’ll have friends and family to eat turkey and stuffing with this weekend
- that my husband is coming home tomorrow and wasn’t in the area of the earthquake that hit northern Italy last night
- that when I cleaned out my closet last weekend I didn’t end up documenting the shame on the internet
- that Sophie wasn’t crushed by a car yesterday
- that things, when they’re bad, are rarely as bad as they seem
- that despite being far, far away from my first family, there are email and telephones to keep us closely connected
- that my soon to be sister-in-law is not asking me to sing The Battle Hymn of Love at their wedding next year
- the online friendships I’ve made in the last year
- the amount of times each day that my children make me laugh
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- strong fingernails and straight teeth
- GB Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwiches
- a really good, productive, happy and fulfilled life, so far, despite the poodle hair
Happy Thanksgiving From Me To You!