Gratitude List

334.  Grateful for the opportunities to laugh at those people who take themselves SO seriously.
333.  I am so grateful for the ability to laugh at myself.
332.  Grateful for a small group bible study to teach me more about the God I serve and his word.
331.  Grateful for the opportunity to wake up each and every day to the opportunity to do better than I did yesterday.
330.  I'm grateful for the love my husband and I share.  I am so blessed.
229.  Grateful for the opportunity and self-growth to appreciate some of my edgier character traits. 
228.  Very grateful for a mild winter with no snow shoveling needed.
227.  Grateful to see my son working hard in an academic endeavor.
226.  So grateful for a husband who's hobby is making money for our family.
225.  Grateful to serve a God that knows me so well.  Good and bad.
224.  Grateful for Christmas movies like Elf.
223.  Grateful for a dishwasher.
222.  So grateful for a cleaner garage.  Thanks sweetie.
221.  Grateful for a church packed to the rafters with believers.
220.  Very grateful for a warm Christmas Day.
219.  So grateful for Christmas carols.
218.  Grateful for packages and ribbons and bows
217.  So grateful for Christmas cookies made by other people.
216.  Grateful for Christmas cards from friends and family.
215.  Grateful for days off of work.
214.  Grateful for butchers who can cut the perfect roast.
213.  Very grateful for Christmas lights and decorations surprising me with beauty on my drive home from work each day.
212.  Grateful for a husband and son willing to wash my front door.
211.  So grateful to live in a safe and beautiful neighborhood.
210.  Grateful for neighbors with children who want to earn money taking care of my dog so I can travel for Thanksgiving.
209.  Grateful for amusing fb friends.
208.  Grateful for the love of a very smart man.
207.  So grateful for Eli Manning, tonight. (Dec. 4, 2011)
206.  I'm grateful for sweet potatoes.
205.  Grateful for Advent and the anticipation of the coming of my King.
204.  Grateful for Christmas carols.
203.  So grateful for Christmas lights.
202.  I'm grateful for a climate that allows grilling outside almost all year long.
201.  I'm grateful for contractors completing a job and cleaning up all the trash before they leave.
200.  I'm grateful for opportunities to share the love of Christ with those who are hurting.
199.  So grateful for cell phones and contact with far away family.
198.  Grateful for co-workers I can relate to as people.
197.  Very grateful for rented condos.
196.  Grateful for down-time to relax and regroup.
195.  I'm grateful for my husband and son and the time to be with them without distractions.
194.  Grateful for traditions.
193.  So grateful for friends acting like family, when family is so far away.
192.  Grateful for bloggers that are so much smarter than I am.
192.  Grateful for a CSA providing fresh organic vegetables in the winter.
191.  Very grateful for a new deck.
190.  So grateful for a new roof.
189.  So grateful for drywalling companies that will fix my house.
188.  Grateful for the little green mustang convertible car my mil gave to my son. 
187.  Grateful for room service for breakfast.  LOVE it.
186.  Grateful for a weekend away with my husband.
185.  Grateful no one else was hurt in the car accident.
184.  So grateful my son was not hurt in his car accident.
183.  Grateful for comments on my blog.  They are so encouraging.
182.  Very grateful for my bosses vacation, because it meant I got a bit of a break as well.
181.  Grateful for farmers raising lambs and the ability to purchase one for our freezer.
180.  Grateful for a small town opening it's doors to the community on the first Friday of each month.
179.  So grateful for changing seasons reminding me of the unchanging character of God.
178.  Grateful for crisp autumn days.
177.  Grateful for space heaters in office building that haven't switched from ac to heat.
176.  Even grateful for the changing colors of leaves on trees (even though I'm mad at trees just now).
175.  Grateful for cool fall days.
174.  Grateful for those rotisserie chickens in grocery store when I can't summon the energy to cook.
173.  So grateful for board members and friends to encourage me when neighbors complain the tennis courts aren't fixed while some of us still have hole in our roofs.
172.  Grateful for enough firewood to heat my home all winter, and then some.
171.  Even more grateful for roofing companies to replace to whole roof.
170.  So grateful for a husband patching a roof so well it could have lasted a year.
169.  Grateful for men brave enough to take a giant tree off of my house.
168.  Grateful for a church keeping the door open for me when I'm ready to return.
167.  I'm so grateful for a God who gives second, third and fourth chances.
166.  Grateful for people with a sense of humor.
165.  Grateful for a good health report from the doctor.
164.  So grateful for a new washing machine.  
163.  Grateful for laughter.
162.  I'm grateful for blog reader that "get me."
161.  I'm grateful for a skim latte on a Sunday morning.
160.  Grateful for time to read a book.  A good book.
159.  So grateful for a husband willing to clean out gutters just before the rain is going to come.
158.  Grateful for homegrown jalpenos and tomatoes and onions and cilantro to make guacamole.
157.  Grateful for cousin-in-laws willing to help make my husband's mom's memorial as special as if it was their own mother's.
156.  I am grateful for forgiveness, both giving and receiving.
155.  Grateful for bereavement leave for my husband and son.
154.  Grateful for bereavement leave from my job. 
153.  Very grateful for neighbors coming to the rescue and taking care of our aging dog.
152.  So grateful for a son capable of stepping into a new environment and adapting beautifully.
151.  Grateful for an extended family loving my husband as much as I love him.
150.  I'm grateful for stores with free delivery and installation.
149.  Grateful for a cousin-in-law showing love to my husband with golf.
148.  Grateful for an opportunity to travel with my son.
147.  Very grateful for the desire to do better, because I know it is possible.
146.  So grateful for time away from work.
145.  Grateful for a husband struggling with love for his family.
144.  Grateful for beauty in the world.
143.  So grateful for a family enjoying my cooking.
142.  Grateful for the internet and all the great recipes on it.
141.  Grateful for the energy to preserve summer goodness for winter months.
140.  Grateful for farm fresh cucumbers.
139.  Grateful for farm fresh tomatoes.
138.  Grateful for farm fresh peaches.
137.  Grateful for caller ID at my house.  I wish I could have it at work.  dang telemarketers.
136.  So grateful for an inside job.
135.  Grateful for for air conditioning.  I've said it before, but I need to say it again.
134.  So grateful for writers of poetry encouraging me in MY poetry.
133.  Grateful for a girlfriend making it clear to me that I am loved.
132.  Grateful for a husband encouraging me to finish projects I find difficult to do.
131.  I'm so grateful for My Publisher photo book maker.
130.  Grateful for local grass-fed bison meat in my freezer.
129.  Grateful for basil growing in pots on my deck.
128.  So grateful for pie peaches for $10 a bushel and time and energy to freeze them for winter sunshine.
127.  Grateful for hotel rooms with mini-kitchens.
126.  Grateful for blogging friends who end up being nicer in REAL life than you thought they were going to be from their blog.
125.  So grateful for strong coffee, the first morning back to work after a week of vacation.
124.  I'm so grateful for a parking spot at my office, in the shade.
123.  Grateful for co-workers picking up my slack while I'm on vacation.  Yeah, I know I owe you, but thanks.
122.  Grateful for cold medicine and albuterol inhaler.
121.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with my husband on vacation.
120.  So grateful for a rest filled vacation in San Diego.
119.  Grateful for complimentary shampoo and conditioner in my hotel.
118.  Grateful for coffee makers in the hotel room.
117.  Grateful for non-stop cross-country flights.
116.  I'm grateful for comfortable hotel beds.
115.  Grateful for the portability and nutrition value of bananas.
114.  Grateful for rest from my everyday experience to restore my soul.
113.  Grateful for the opportunity to visit a new area of the country and  experience new things.
112.  Very grateful for sitting in the exit row on a Southwest flight for 5 hours.
111.  Grateful for non-stop flight from the east coast to the west coast.
110.  Grateful for seedless watermelon.
109.  Grateful for strawberries and blueberries and Cool Whip Free.
108.  So grateful for organic free range eggs.  They really taste much better.
107.  Grateful for a husband and son able to work on a large yard chore.
106.  Grateful for the example of a 57 year marriage.  Congrats Mom and Dad.
105.  So grateful for a good night's sleep.  It can do so much good.
104.  Grateful for the ability to start seeing the positive in a world that has some really hate filled people in it.
103.  I'm grateful, again, for doctors who seem to care more about my health than I do, sometimes.
102.  So grateful for sage advice and honest criticism from those who have gone before me in social media.
101.  I'm grateful for Saturday mornings with no immediate plans
100.  I'm grateful for my son.
99.  I'm grateful for a God with tender mercies, new each morning.
98.  Grateful for a husband that appreciates a funny story and laughs at all the right parts.
97.  So grateful for on-line dictionary and thesaurus.
96.  I'm grateful for poets, that I admire, that remind me there is a poet in everyone.
95.  So grateful for a good night's sleep.
93.  I'm grateful for a heart that desires less stuff.
92.  Grateful for abundance.  More stuff, more friends, more money, more love than I deserve.
91.  Grateful for the wisdom of Godly women, who write in clear words the words I need to hear.  The words that soften my heart.  The words that remind me to thank God for the good and the bad.
90.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to change my thinking.
89.  I'm grateful for long lasting friendships from childhood.  They are such a special relationship.  :)
88.  Grateful for a boss that understands that mistakes happen.  Whoops, scheduled a meeting to occur while he is supposed to be on vacation.  My bad.
87.  So grateful for scanners and OCRs.  I'd rather format than type.
86.  Grateful for comfort from bad dreams when the sun comes up.
85.  Grateful for hydrangeas.  They are so beautiful.
84.  So grateful for companies that ship overnight for no extra charge.