Things to be Grateful For:
1) Pressing my ear up to lumps of purring kitty-love.
2) Witnessing fly-by hugs.
3) Hot chocolate on a cold evening.
4) The existance of stars.
5) Being able to pay the heat bill.
6) Silly grins captured on camera.
7) Crows cackling in the rain.
8) Strong wing-beats of honking geese.
9) Learning to identify a Common Merganser.
10) Late night calls to a friend.
11) Voices singing all together.
12) Wrinkly over-large newborn feet.
13) Disturbing stacks of wooley balled yarn.
14) Flannel sheets fresh out of the dryer.
15) Knowing how to type really fast.
16) A stack of papers already graded.
17) Dishes all clean.
18) A long hot shower.
19) Down sleeping bags.
20) Wading large puddles and still having dry feet.
21) Large friendly dogs met on the street.
22) A long walk on a mostly dry day.
23) Rain on a tin roof.
24) Learning to love a new poem.
25) Colored leaves scattered about.
26) Old growth trees all together.
27) A full tank of gas and an unplanned afternoon.
28) Reading the same book 20 times.
29) Discovering a new literary love.
30) The whole house vacuumed.
31) A freshly scrubbed face.
32) Listening to live music.
33) Meeting a new friend.
34) Holding hands with old friends.
35) A new pair of shoes.
36) Buying an airplane ticket.
37) A clean litterbox.
38) The ability to construct origami.
39) My violin.
40) Having a house that is cute as a button.
41) Station wagons.
42) The best parents on the face of the planet.
43) Toasted marshmallows on the beach.
44) Illegal fireworks.
45) Powells books.
46) Wool socks.
47) Art galleries.
48) Microbrews.
49) Square dancing.
50) Wet clay and a pottery studio.
51) Clothes that don't need to be ironed.
52) Educational shows on PBS (I'm watching about Elanor Roosevelt).
53) A backpack and a train ticket.
54) Hardwood floors on a sunny day.
55) Girls gabbing all together.
56) Geeky science stores.
57) Google, its awesome!
58) The existence of a Wikipedia.
59) My annotated and etymological dictionary.
60) Things made of velvet.
61) The sticky roller that gets the cat hair off my clothes.
62) iTunes, and my stereo.
64) The public library.
64) National Geographic and Scientific American.
65) Mentors.
66) Tree frogs.
67) A great find in a thrift store.
68) That one sexy thing purchased full price at a boutique.
69) My feet that love to walk.
70) Learning anything new.
71) Remote controls.
72) The endless energy of middle school students.
73) The 'Aha!' moment.
74) Art on my walls created by people I love.
75) Joseph Campbell and J.R.R. Tolkien.
76) Basement storage.
77) The bell on my bicycle, and the helmet.
78) Bare feet and cute toes.
79) Agates on a wet beach.
80) Snorkeling.
81) My favorite overly squishy pillow.
82) Polar fleece and long underwear.
83) Bunny ears on the T.v
84) A team of good teachers.
85) A favorite pair of jeans.
86) Laundry warm out of the dryer.
87) Colored pencils.
88) Bubble baths.
89) A field of lavender.
90) Sticking my nose inside roses just to figure out which one smells best.
91) Spooning.
92) Taking naps.
93) Owning a powerdrill.
94) Knitting beautiful scarves.
95) My five bookcases, and the books in them.
96) Sneaking homemade popcorn into a movie.
97) Awe inspiring views from high places.
98) Laughing.
99) Kitties playing with crunchy toys.
100) Baskets, all colors, all sizes, all handmade.
101) A really good journal.
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