100 things

did this last year, seemed like a good idea this year, too. in honour of thanksgiving, 100 things for which i am thankful...

1. sunshine
2. fresh air
3. flowers
4. trees
5. seasons and fall colours
6. walking (can you tell i've been outside a lot?)
7. health
8. bleach
9. the (real) mac and cheese i'll eat for lunch
10. cheesecake in teeny slices
11. pumpkins
12. friends
13. cooking
14. my kids
15. rob
16. my sisters
17. my extended family
18. jed
19. contacts (as in, for my eyes)
20. my dentist that doesn't scare me
21. our home
22. mostly because of the people with whom we live
23. creativity in all its expressions
24. canada
25. living worry-free, for the most part
26. laughter
27. and the people who make me laugh most often
28. hot showers
29. planning for fun events
30. music
31. including the tuba
32. my neighbourhood
33. good restaurants
34. great summer memories
35. winnipeg folk fest
36. good sheets
37. my physiotherapist
38. stretching
39. my red couch
40. shampoo
41. big fluffy pillows
42. email, blogging, ways to keep in touch that actually work for me
43. travelling
44. winnipeg harvest
45. skateboards (rob's, joey's and micah's, specifically)
46. black coffee, very strong
47. red wine, very dry
48. discovering that i like shrimp, grilled, with lime, esp.
49. our backyard firepit
50. my irish shetland wool wrap
51. the phantom of the opera
52. mini getaways
53. joey's geckos
54. micah's passion for cartoons
55. hardwood floors (esp for parties and illness)
56. our little reliable car
57. red meat, very rare
58. the rivers--red, assiniboine and seine that are close to my home
59. pedicures (though i would be MORE thankful if i got MORE of them)
60. new brunswick and watching rob fly fish
61. gelati
62. salt
63. church
64. mountain equipment co op. whenever i use or wear anything from mec i feel environmentally aware and physically fit
65. good books
66. let's see, specifically, books by anne lamott, miriam toews, ian rankin, augusten burroughs, i know there's more, but they're the ones i'm thinking of right now.
67. our 20 minute family clean ups
68. scrabble
69. walt disney world (please forgive me i can't help it i'm an addict and i only get a fix once every five years or so)
70. eggs
71. tension tamer tea. also good earth
72. lips. they're my favourite personal feature
73. lipstick
74. silence
75. joey's stories about school
76. other people's wisdom
77. good solid underpants
78. cbc (the canadian broadcasting corporation)
79. micah's blond hair
80. a really great movie (there aren't too many of them, but every so often, a gem)
81. northern lights
82. our almost finished patio
83. our deck
84. the pigeons have finally been vanquished
85. my neighbourhood IGA
86. hand cream
87. our neighbours j & l.
88. i am about 5-8% more organized than last year. i hope to keep improving
89. my feather pillow
90. early canadiana online--the coolest online website for historical texts from cookbooks to 1800s romance novels to diaries of european explorers
91. oh my, the weather has changed since i began this post. i am not yet thankful for winter but i am thankful for our heating system.
92. my fab-u-lous new coat. it may be a little over the top (it's plum brocade with a fur collar) but it is so very fun
93. natural peanut butter
94. curry
95. joy
96. frivolous beauty, like deep sea salt water fish and woodpeckers and flamingos and red leaves on trees and bird of paradise flowers and micah's dimples and joey's curly hair... all these things are unneccessary, really, but they do make time pass in a more pleasant manner.
97. new opportunities
98. lip balm (not to be confused with lip stick)
99. new recipes
100. our wonderful thanksgiving feast that included friends and family and lots of kids and felt chaotic and peaceful and joyful all at once