thanksgiving

in honour of thanksgiving, one hundred things i'm thankful for
(in no particular order)
1 the sunny warm day today
2 the prairies
3 winnipeg
4 mtc seasons tickets
5 email, blogging
6 letter writing with real stamps
7 nice pottery mugs
8 nice pottery anything
9 a late blooming pink lily
10 relatives in pei
11 my ontario family
12 relatives in bc (great for visiting when there's family all over the place)
13 my family here
14 extended and immediate
15 i must mention my sisters, specifically
16 and my husband
17 and kids
18 the banjo
19 the violin
20 micah's newfound love of quilting
21 joey's enthusiasm about lizards
22 and so many other things
23 good books
24 good food
25 variety
26 curry paste
27 flylady
28 a shiny sink
29 my red couch
30 dreaming about the rest of my living room
31 de-cluttering
32 my neighbours (joe and lianne, not the drug dealer)
33 though he's all right too, to be honest
34 our car--it works. all the time.
35 central vac.
36 music
37 folk fest
38 my not too busy schedule
39 church
40 my creative housemates--corrie and pam and don, and sometimes ryan (we don't see as much of him)
41 green, blue, purple and red
42 good health
43 joey's curly hair
44 micah's blond hair
45 football (as a child's pasttime)
46 3 grocery stores within walking distance of my home
47 the forks
48 the provencher street bridge (i know, we're supposed to call it esplanade riel)
49 my kids can speak french
50 the library that is about 50 m from my home
51 emilio's
52 gg's gelati
53 corydon avenue
54 osborne street
55 prairie sunsets
56 northern lights
57 walt disney world
58 new opportunities
59 my dear friends--i must mention, glenda, heather, susan, barbara
60 and asha, and jacque
61 micah's friends
62 the family clean up time
63 jesus
64 my parents
65 lunches that are already made for tomorrow
66 not one burnt out lightbulb in my home
67 the smell of clean laundry
68 canada (with a tip of the hat to john smolleck)
69 walking
70 guilt free living
71 sobriety (the clean sink, made bed and one load of laundry a day is my sobriety, i just realized) i have been sober for about 7 weeks.
72 the colour of my hair
73 people with integrity
74 my kids' music teachers
75 our home
76 our comfy bed
77 my beautiful bedroom
78 our great vacation this summer
79 christmas
80 hot baths
81 the bible
82 freedom
83 my patchwork april cornell jacket
84 and that i haven't wrecked it by tumble drying it
85 my big woolen wrap
86 my three month pedicure (i guess my toenails grow slowly)
87 honesty in relationships
88 buddy the dog--he's always so thrilled just to be given any attention. if he was a person, he'd be the ultimate door mat and drive me nuts. as a dog, he's great.
89 loving in-laws
90 hot tomales, fuzzy peaches and jelly bellies
91 fellow grown up candy lovers who understand.
92 the cheap theatres.
93 winnipeg harvest
94 flowers
95 seasons
96 kitchen appliances
97 esp. when they work
98 wood floors
99 vacations
100 the fact that this list was really easy to do and i could probably do 100 more and it would still be pretty easy. i guess i have a lot to be thankful for.