Gratitude for 29 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for having a nice phone conversation with my uncle JBM.
2. I am grateful for all of the people who support J.
3. I'm grateful for having so many people who love me how I am.
4. I am grateful for our beautiful house.
5. I'm grateful for my amazing husband and all of his support through this difficult and busy month.
6. I am grateful for my amazing son and for how genuine he is.
7. I'm grateful for grapefruit sparkling water. (sorry honey, I smealed it from the car. the whole twelve pack.)
8. I am grateful for having interesting work that I enjoy doing.
9. I'm grateful for my Naked Bear 100% organic foot balm. It rocks.
10. I am grateful that I have so much freedom and so many choices.

Gratitude for 28 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for J's play starting tonight!
2. I am grateful that we live in such a beautiful house.
3. I'm grateful for our beautiful Prius.
4. I am grateful that so many people love me back.
5. I'm grateful that J is almost 17!
6. I am grateful that we went to breakfast with my grandfather most weeks for such a long time. Although I do wish we had started earlier, I am glad that we did it at all!
7. I'm grateful that I can go straight to school today, to work.
8. I am grateful that J is able to drive himself places.
9. I'm grateful for my cup of hot tea.
10. I am grateful that I can afford to eat out tonight, or have food delivered. Yay!

Gratitude for 27 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for my husband for getting up with me 2 days in a row to exercise.
2. I am grateful to my son for being so self-sufficient.
3. I'm grateful for having my beautiful car back and all fixed up.
4. I am grateful for the cup of hot ginger tea that I'm drinking right now.
5. I'm grateful that tonight is my LAST class of Lit2 and it isn't even a class, it is a guest speaker who is a CSI! How exciting.
6. I am grateful that tomorrow is my last class ever.
7. I'm grateful that I am so caught up on homework.
8. I am grateful for extra credit in Lit2.
9. I am grateful that I have so many friends who I love.
10. I am grateful that I am able to listen to books at work.

Gratitude for 26 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for the wonderful salad that my husband made for me.
2. I am grateful that the car is ready to be picked up today.
3. I'm grateful for my full time job.
4. I am grateful for the wonderful commute I had this morning.
5. I'm grateful for our beautiful house.
6. I am grateful that school is almost over.
7. I'm grateful for the nice rental car that I have.
8. I am grateful for the smoothie I made this morning.
9. I'm grateful for how kind my son is.
10. I am grateful that J's play is this weekend! I'm so excited.

Gratitude for 25 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful that two of my closest friends are getting married, and that I will be there and perform the service as a dinosaur! That's so rad.
2. I am grateful for J's hard work at theater, and that it is going to pay off this week.
3. I'm grateful for the fantastically relaxing weekend that I had with my loving husband. I'm so lucky!
4. I am grateful that I have a full-time job and do not have to worry about money.
5. I'm grateful for one click digital and being able to stream books online. I'm really excited to finally be listening to Zero Limits.
6. I am grateful that I can go make a cup of tea.
7. I'm grateful for the rental car, and that Celia is getting herself fixed up.
8. I am grateful for having such wonderful friends.
9. I'm grateful that this is the last week of class!
10. I am grateful that I am almost finished with my paralegal certificate.

Gratitude for 24 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for having such a wonderful and relaxing weekend with my husband.
2. I am grateful for my full-time job.
3. I'm grateful for how hard J works.
4. I am grateful for our loving pets.
5. I'm grateful that we have such a wonderful house.
6. I am grateful for the beautiful weather we've had this weekend.
7. I'm grateful that this is the last week of school!
8. I am grateful that J's play is this week.
9. I'm grateful that my internship is going so well.
10. I am grateful that my life is so happy.

Gratitude for 23 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for vegan pizza at Galactic with M.
2. I am grateful for our indoor cats.
3. I'm grateful that this semester is almost over.
4. I am grateful that I don't have difficult homework to do today.
5. I'm grateful that my headache is a little bit better now.
6. I am grateful that I was able to sleep in today.
7. I'm grateful for having a quiet weekend.
8. I am grateful that garage sales are starting up again!
9. I'm grateful for public libraries.
10. I am grateful for my wonderful friends and family.

Gratitude for 22 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful that M is getting better at expressing his emotions.
2. I am grateful to have a quiet weekend without much planned.
3. I'm grateful that I only have 3 classes left, and very little homework!
4. I am grateful for my wonderful health.
5. I'm grateful for getting the car looked at today.
6. I am grateful for date night!
7. I'm grateful for my full time job.
8. I am grateful that my internship is going so well.
9. I'm grateful for how easy my life is.
10. I am grateful for all of my family and friends, past and present.

Gratitude for 20 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for my excellent health.
2. I am grateful for my loving husband.
3. I am grateful for my kind and caring son.
4. I am grateful for our beautiful house.
5. I am grateful for our amazing and reliable cars.
6. I am grateful that the Prius is going to get fixed soon.
7. I'm grateful for my desk calendar.
8. I am grateful for having only 4 classes left!
9. I'm grateful for all of the joy in my life.
10. I am grateful that the play is next weekend.

Gratitude for 19 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful that there are only 4 classes left this semester!

2. I am grateful that I am so close to completing school.

3. I'm grateful for my loving husband.

4. I am grateful for the salad that my wonderful husband made for me today.

5. I'm grateful for such a quick response for the job I applied for last night!

6. I am grateful that my job qualifies as an internship.

7. I'm grateful for the salad that my sweet husband made for me.

8. I am grateful that class was so much fun last night.

9. I'm grateful that I only have a 2-class week this week.

10. I am grateful that J is able to walk better today.

Gratitude for 18 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for everything going so smoothly with my internship class!
2. I am grateful for having less than 2 weeks left of class.
3. I am grateful that I am getting a take home exam instead of an in-class essay exam!
4. I am grateful that my husband loves me so much.
5. I am grateful that J was able to make it to school today, and that his friends helped him out.
6. I am grateful that NB is being so helpful to me with my capstone.
7. I am grateful that it is so quiet at work today.
8. I am grateful for 3 slices of peanut butter toast for lunch.
9. I am grateful that M is going to make salads tonight. :)
10. I am grateful that my headache is gone! I just noticed. I'm so lucky, I didn't even need to take anything.

Gratitude for 16 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for our new composter, and that J and I put it together as a team.
2. I am grateful that we went to Home Depot and got so many wonderful things.
3. I'm grateful that we have plenty of food in the house and don't need to go anywhere to get food to cook!
4. I am grateful that the kittens sat next to each other on the couch today, for so long, and got along with each other.
5. I'm grateful for friends who lend me books.
6. I am grateful for having such a happy life.
7. I'm grateful for the delicious curry that M made last night.
8. I am grateful that our car is fixed.
9. I'm grateful that we have so many amazing things to get rid of!
10. I am grateful that JBM texted me today, and realizes he may be getting rid of things that people really care about.

Gratitude for 15 April 2016

1. I'm so lucky that I met my husband. Sometimes things are hard, and I wonder how we even ended up together! But most of the time, the majority of the time, I realize just how lucky we are that we found each other. Our problems are just a drop in a bucket, and the bucket is filled with love, happiness, and laughter.
2. I'm also so grateful that I have my son. Sometimes, especially when he was younger, I would wonder what I was thinking! It only happened rarely, though. I never thought I was a person that should have children, but every day I am reminded just how lucky I am that he is in my life. I'll never forget it.
3. I am grateful that I'm friends with SCSL. It has been so amazing to have a friend that accepts me exactly as I am. I felt an immediate connection when we met, and I am so glad that he felt the same way. He is such a joy in my life, and always able to pull me out of a funk.
4. I am grateful that I have a full time job. It is very helpful to be able to know exactly how much money you will be making and be able to plan what to do with a regular paycheck. It is also nice to know exactly what hours I'll be working, and be able to plan around that or ask for time off if needed.
5. I'm grateful for having RJK and ER in my life. Meeting them was the best part of the most useless convention I've ever attended. I'm so grateful that I spent hours sitting next to RJK and talking, and that it wasn't busy with customers or clients. At the time it didn't seem great, but it turned out to be one of the best $50 I've ever spent. They are both such a wonderful presence in my life, and so rad, and keep me on my toes. Rawr!!
6. I'm so grateful for all of the time we spent with my grandfather. Sometimes, it didn't seem like it made much difference. But then again, he seemed so much happier after seeing us so often. He wasn't always happy to see us, but didn't seem so depressed. I think, or hope, that he really liked that we wanted to see him every week. I miss him a lot, but I'm very thankful for all of the time we had with him.
7. I am so grateful for my dad's brother and sisters. I'm always so happy when I see them. They feel very much like my family, and like my "people." They accept me as I am, make me feel welcome and wanted, and I'm so thankful that they feel that way.
8. Whenever I am with my mom and DH, I'm so happy. They are such a joy when they are together, and it is so beautiful to me to see their friendship and how much they care about and complement each other. I always feel so lucky when they let us spend time with them! Especially when DH invited us to stay at her home and go to a Packer game. It was so generous of her, and I still feel very thankful for that wonderful weekend we had in Green Bay.
9. I am sure I have missed some people, but these are very important people in my life. I feel grateful for each and every one of them every day, and when I write "I am grateful for my friends and family," there is much more too it in my mind! I think of each and every one of them, and others as well. I'm so thankful that I have so many blessings in my life.

Gratitude for 14 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for the Foreign Exchange, and how helpful they were regarding maintenance today.
2. I am grateful that my dear son is letting me use his car tomorrow!
3. I'm grateful that I am getting healthier with every breath.
4. I am grateful that we had salads 3 days this week so far!
5. I'm grateful for public libraries, and all of the amazing things you can learn from them, for free.
6. I am grateful for my full time job, and the flexibility they allow in hours.
7. I'm grateful for time expanding to meet my needs.
8. I am grateful that I was able to take the night off last night and just relax and watch movies.
9. I'm grateful that we have nothing planned for this weekend.
10. I am grateful that my packages are coming today.

Gratitude for 12 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for finding a really great partner at school last night.
2. I'm grateful that I'm almost done with school.
3. I am grateful that I have a full-time job.
4. I'm grateful for my warm bed.
5. I am grateful for having good friends who love me.
6. I'm grateful that J will be home for dinner tonight, two nights in a row!
7. I am grateful for snuggly cats.
8. I am grateful for my beautiful car.
9. I'm grateful for good music.
10. I am grateful for my family, especially my aunts and uncle who always look out for me.

Gratitude for 11 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for my warm, comfy bed.
2. I'm grateful for my full-time job.
3. I'm grateful that my interview went so well on Friday.
4. I am grateful that my uncle took us to such a nice concert.
5. I'm grateful that I was able to have such a nice family dinner on Saturday night.
6. I am grateful that we were able to go to see a play with my aunt C yesterday. It was so much fun!
7. I'm grateful that we are able to have so much fun in our lives.
8. I am grateful that I finished my homework that is due tonight.
9. I am grateful that this is my second-to-last three class week!
10. I'm grateful that we have such a beautiful yard with so much potential. We are so lucky!

Gratitude for 10 April 2016

1. I'm grateful that my aunt invited us to the play today.
2. I'm grateful that my uncle took us out to a concert last night!
3. I'm grateful for my loving husband, who is so helpful while I get school work done.
4. I'm grateful for our beautiful Prius.
5. I'm grateful to have a son who values family so much.
6. I'm grateful that we had such a wonderful family dinner last night.
7. I'm grateful that we have friends who include us in so much of their life, and are very welcoming to us.
8. I'm grateful that SCSL will be at the dinosaur wedding, and has offered moral support.
9. I'm grateful that M offered to drive today, so I could blog!
10. I'm very grateful to have tipped into the 51%. We are so lucky!

Gratitude for 9 April 2016

1. I'm grateful to M for driving so that i can blog!
2. I'm grateful for our amazing car.
3. I am grateful for my friends.
4. I'm grateful for my full time job.
5. I am grateful for how well my interview went, and how much fun I had with them.
6. I'm grateful for audio books to listen to.
7. I'm grateful that I've tipped over to 51%, and that everything is going so well.
8. I'm grateful that classes will be over in less than a month! Even my last final exam!
9. I am grateful for our beautiful house, and shaded yard.
10. I am grateful for our beautiful new glider, which was completely free, and even fit in the Prius! We're so lucky.

Gratitude for 8 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for my happy marriage.
2. I am grateful to be an ordained minister and officially registered as an official officiant!
3. I'm grateful for the abundance in my life.
4. I am grateful to have so much joy in my life.
5. I'm grateful that J got out of bed to move the car this morning!
6. I am grateful that I have some free time tonight to work on homework.
7. I'm grateful that I have such an amazing and wonderful car.
8. I am grateful that I have an interview today.
9. I'm grateful that I have interesting work to keep me busy and distracted today.
10. I am grateful that it is so quiet here today.

Gratitude for 7 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful that I am feeling healthy.
2. I am grateful that I have an interview tomorrow!
3. I am grateful that I am able to get a haircut today.
4. I am grateful for my full time job.
5. I'm grateful for the gap report.
6. I am grateful for our beautiful house.
7. I am grateful for R & E and how good they are as our friends.
8. I'm grateful that I can call SCSL at any hour, and that he just loves us all exactly as we are.
9. I'm grateful that I got to work early today.
10. I am grateful for nyquil.

Gratitude for 6 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for the cool weather.
2. I am grateful for having work to do.
3. I'm grateful that I am almost done with school.
4. I am grateful that J's teachers think so highly of him.
5. I'm grateful that I have some chai.
6. I am grateful for my daily calendar.
7. I'm grateful for my coworkers and their assistance.
8. I am grateful for my loving husband.
9. I am grateful that I have amazing friends.
10. I'm grateful that I have a full time job.

Gratitude for 5 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for my loving husband, who not only made a salad for me, but also started on organizing the basement! I'm so lucky.
2. I am grateful for how responsible my teenage son is.
3. I'm grateful for the presentation in class last night because it was not boring at all.
4. I am grateful that I have so much opportunity to socialize with my friends and family, even though I am quite busy as well.
5. I'm grateful that I am doing the gap report. It's fun.
6. I am grateful that KDK called me for my address. I'm not sure why, but I'm probably being invited to something!
7. I'm grateful that my new glasses look so rad.
8. I am grateful that all of our new glasses work so well, and are such high quality glasses.
9. I'm grateful for our beautiful house, and the street it is on. It was so wonderful to sit on the front stoop yesterday, see people come by, and hear the birds singing.
10. I am grateful that I have such an amazing husband and son. They are both people that I love to do things with, and love to discuss different topics with. I'm very lucky!

Gratitude for 4 April 2016

Today would have been my dad's 60th birthday. He was only 53 when he died, which is way too young. I am lucky that I was an adult when he passed away; the loss was very difficult for my brothers and for my son.

I always thought that having young parents meant that they would be with me for longer than other people, and I always counted it as a blessing. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way for me. I feel young to be shocked by the people I have lost, and I have been struggling with it a lot lately.

I believe that we choose our family, and I have chosen to spend time with the people I love. The people who matter most to me. I'm very happy about the people I have chosen to have in my life. However, some days are harder than others when I'm remembering the people who are gone from my life. This is one of those days.

1. Today, I am grateful that my dad was a teenager when I was born. It was a lot of fun having teenage parents; they might not have been the most responsible, but it was definitely fun.
2. I am grateful that my dad lived as long as he did, and that I had that many years with him.
3. I am grateful for all of the things that M gave me after my dad died, including many photos from when I was a baby and young child.
4. I am grateful for the inheritance I received from my dad, which got me through one of the worst years of my life.
5. I am grateful for my son, and that he loved his grandpa so much. My dad loved his grandson so much, too, and I'm glad my son was old enough that he will always remember that.
6. I am grateful that M was able to meet my dad, and that he met him while he was sick. My dad was so different after he got sick, and he was a much kinder and happier person.
7. I am grateful for the support of all of my friends when my dad was sick. People were very helpful and emotionally supportive, even people that I didn't know very well.
8. I am grateful that I was able to give a eulogy at my dad's funeral. I didn't prepare for it at all, but I'm glad I said what I did. Also, if I wouldn't have spoken, I wouldn't have noticed that the church was entirely filled; my dad touched a lot of lives.
9. I am grateful that my dad's family has been so accepting of me.
10. I am grateful that my dad accepted me exactly as I am. He would listen to me talk about anything: gender, politics, religion. He always respected my opinion, even if he didn't agree with it. I wish I could still talk to him sometimes, but at least I will have that acceptance with me for the rest of my life.

Gratitude for 2 April 2016

1. Today, I'm grateful for being able to go shopping with M.
2. I'm grateful for my aunt inviting us over for tomorrow.
3. I am grateful that our friends are having bonfires again.
4. I'm grateful for our beautiful car.
5. I'm grateful for J's wonderful car!
6. I'm grateful for being able to see everything.
7. I am grateful that we got all of our eyeglasses for under $100.
8. I am grateful that I am caught up on homework.
9. I'm grateful that we have so much fun planned this weekend.
10. I am grateful for my full time job.

Gratitude for 1 April 2016

1. Today, I am grateful for not being put on the special dedicated phone line!
2. I am grateful for the weekend!
3. I'm grateful that we get to see some of the speech team's speeches tonight.
4. I am grateful for my loving husband who takes such good care of me and the house on my three-class weeks.
5. I'm grateful for only having a few hours left to work this week.
6. I am grateful for my continued good health.
7. I'm grateful for the salad that my loving husband made for me to eat today.
8. I am grateful that we can afford to have convenience foods for when we need them, and yet I rarely need them.
9. I'm grateful that it's my week for sending out notice packets.
10. I am grateful that I have so many fun things planned for the weekend.