who are you?
Really?
30 days of being grateful?
Ok, I'm joking. I have LOADS of things to be grateful for-- so many that I will skip the obvious/cliche ones.
- I am grateful for not being thrown up on this month (Hubby can't say that).
- I am super grateful that I have internet to shop for the things that the base only felt the need to stock two of.
- I am again grateful for the internet that allowed me to see reviews on the dysfunctional Disney bath dolls that I would have bought willy-nilly if there had been one to buy at the BX.
- I am grateful for spam that leads to free products for me-- just for flappin' my lips about their product. Who Hoot! Bring on the chocolate reviews!
- I am grateful Toys R' Us didn't feel the need to contact me for a review because, who needs more toys in the house? (Did that come across as bitter?)
- Boy howdy am I grateful for my kettle. You people in the U.S., I don't know if you have these yet, but water kettles over here bring cold agua to a rapid boil in seconds. Makes my life SO much easier!
- I am eternally grateful for toilet paper. We could be using leaves and this time of year that's not so appealing. Crunch.
- I'm still thankful for being sick a few weeks ago even if I didn't lose weight...long story why I would be grateful and now you can be thankful I'm not telling it.
- SO grateful that I was able to hand the phone over to the Hubby so HE could try to talk some sense into the #1 Son who is giving up on his dream (Special Ops) job and settling for an AF career as "Bomb-take-apart-er" (that may not be the official title).
- Grateful for tranquilizers which I plan to exist on when the kid signs the contract to dispose of bombs for the next 6 years.
- Cliche, I know. Top of everybody's list, yes, but still have to say I am SO FLIPPING THANKFUL FOR PUMPKIN PIE and a holiday (or two) that allows me to make and eat as much of it as I want.
- I'm thankful for EGGNOG too as long as we're on the menu.
- SUPER duper grateful that no one in my family feels they need green bean casserole to have a successful T-day dinner.
- I am thankful for Jamie Oliver's storage containers that make me work for my salt water taffy, thereby reducing my consumption since I seem to break a nail every time I try to pop one open.
- I am eternally thankful for toilet cleaner "that cleans so (I) don't have to", thus allowing me more time to blog nonsense.
- This is a long thankful, but my most important one: I am grateful that when Son #1 was discouraged by his swimming time and decided to throw in the towel (see #9 and 10), I didn't lecture. I only fretted for a minute and then prayed. I prayed that it would be His will whatever was going to be J's future. I'm grateful that I really turned it over and didn't stress about it. It helped me more fully appreciate the phone call the very next day, "Hey, I have a job"--and it's in broadcasting. His recruiter had him audition several weeks ago and was just told that J was successful.
- I'm grateful for the moms and dads that have raised honorable sons and daughters willing to sacrifice their lives in service in the military for my rights and privileges. May you experience peace and comfort during this Veteran's Day away from your loved one.
- I'm grateful for Sexy Guy--for his dedication to serving his country and for all he does as a husband and a father. Especially for taking one for the team whenever there's a sick child. Thank you for saving my carpet time and time again, Hubby ;-)
Now, the rest of you, be grateful that I'm not really going to make you read 30 things...
Happy Veteran's Day weekend to you all.
You are honestly blessed! Such a comprehensive list of things you are thankful for!
ReplyDeletegreat list! thanks to your hubby as well =) love your positive attitude!
ReplyDeleteYour thankful list is the best one ever. I was getting ready to stress over the bomb-take-apart-er for you.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for AZ actually cooling down enough to wear long sleeved shirts. They hide my flabby arms so much better.
You had me at "grateful for not being thrown up on this month."
ReplyDeleteReally, I was just going to give your blog a courtesy once-over and say thanks for being among my newest followers and entering my giveaway, but, shoot, I love this so much, I end up following YOU!!!!
Your grateful list is fantastic, and I think I would have continued reading even beyond 30! But I really want to comment on the Crissy post.
Oh yes, I well remember Crissy. One of my sisters had her and my brother cut all her hair off, which designated Dear Brother THE DEVIL for several weeks.
Poignant story - my mother-in-law NEVER owned a doll, a fact of which I was unaware until I visited her home when she was in her 70's and saw an old half-dressed Crissy doll sitting up on the back of the living room couch. She explained how she had bought it at a yard sale...and then told me about never having had a doll. I knew her family had been dirt poor, and SHE was dirt poor until the day she died, but it had just never occurred to me that there were little girls in the US who had never had a doll.
She cherished her Crissy - she was filthy, had one eye that stayed closed, her foot had been mangled a bit, and the hair no longer worked, but MIL didn't even know it was supposed to. When MIL died, I gently laid Crissy in a fabric layered box and she now resides in my attic with all my children's old toys.
Okay - enough maudlin - "Smell that smell?" OH YES!!!!! Dolls of the 60's and 70's had THAT SMELL. I work at the post office and sometimes we'll get a package or bundle of magazines or something that has a smell. (One time we couldn't identify it and my friend Tiff said, "It's smushed granddaddy long-legs!") But there was one time I knew immediately what this particular odor was - "It's a brand new doll right out of the box!" I said, and all of us ladies passed it around and around, closing our eyes and inhaling with the most satisfying smiles on our faces...
I started a post long ago on my own toy stash. I think I'll see if I can find it and finish it soon. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI love this list, you still owe us 12. Nice try saying you're saving us. ;)
ReplyDeleteBroadcasting! That's great! and safe!!!
I'm grateful for my online friends, of which you're definitely one.
Unbelievable that the US does not have kettles!
ReplyDeleteI was fine up until the kettle part. Now that's all I can think of....
ReplyDeleteYes I have one of thos metallic/ceramic, sit on the stove and boil water thingys!! They are miracles for sure!
ReplyDeleteI too heart all who are serving and those who have given their lives for my freedom. I salute them all!
Hugs
SueAnn
Broadcasting--YES!! So happy to read that part. Isn't it amazing how things work out sometimes. Wonderful post, J. Loved it. :D
ReplyDeleteOh THAT is what all this gratitude is stemming from.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the TP. I need to start putting that in my prayers.
Great list!
ReplyDeleteI agree you and cheeseboy both. TP is an awesome invention and I'm ever so grateful for it. Thanks for the reminder.
Happy Veterans Day to you guys. Thanks for all your sacrifice!
oops! I agree WITH you and cheeseboy.
ReplyDeleteWell... round about every blog posts online don't have much originality as I found on yours.. Just keep updating much useful information so that reader like me would come back over and over again.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that the disney bath dolls were defective... we bought Olivia an Ariel swimming bath doll this summer and it works like a charm. She loves it! I think it is amazing that it swims on its own.
ReplyDeleteI am also thankful I haven't been thrown up on this month.
And now I have to go pull son #1 off of son #2 and remind them, once again, that hitting is not ok.
Sigh.
Love your blog!! Found you thru Missy's blog. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome grateful things... I agree 150% about those damn toys. Even the ones we toss end up showing up around the house again - the daughter is a garbage picker to boot!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that you're well! And your sexy guy is pretty wonderful - lucky girl!
Wait - are you still coming stateside? Cuz I was planning a trip and need a date if you are. Can I be grateful that I'll get to meet you? :)
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing just how many things we see that we really do have when we take the time to look...
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