Gratitude

A hackneyed approach to Thanksgiving is to lovingly list all of those people and things that we are thankful for. For me, I feel I give this affirmation often through the blog. So, this Thanksgiving I want to facetiously highlight those quirks that I am grateful for.

* I am grateful that my kids are noisy. I mean, what do I really need sanity for anyways?

* I am grateful for my Fantasy Football team with my friend Corina. It is our first year and we are FF Rockstars, recently taking first place in our league!

* I am grateful for our Wii. I am not sure how I would ever get grading done at home without it.

* I am grateful for my 125 students. They make me laugh, scream, smile, cry, and cringe. Yes, all in that order!

* I am grateful for my blog. Without my blog, I wouldn't be able to communicate with some of you. How fortunate I feel to have online relationships with some awesome friends.

* I am grateful for my health. Ok- as I sit here writing, I have a Kleenex in my hand and my nose is so stuffy I am breathing through my mouth. However, I am grateful that these concerns are the greatest health concerns our family has going right now.

* I am grateful that I have so much food at home that it seemingly bogs me down at times. I scour the cupboard, looking for dinner, and I move that same can of Creamed Corn next to the old Mandarin Oranges in a can that I am sure I won't eat. (Honestly, I think the cans moved with us from Cleveland.) However, I am fortunate to have them in the cupboard at all.

* I am grateful for my lip gloss! Yes, lip gloss! My favorite Mary Kay Gold Rush gloss is poppin', and I love how it makes me feel.

* I am grateful for chocolate and treat days on Friday at my work. There is just something about having a treat every Friday that creates such solace at the end of a busy work week.

In honesty, I am grateful for the cliche'd things as well: my beautiful family (husband, boys, parents, siblings, and all!), our present job security, health, and merely a wonderful life.

Happy Turkey Day to you all!