With the old year waning, and the new one approaching fast, I’ve been reflecting back and also looking forward. I’ve had a lot of good fortune in my life and year. I truly hope you have, too.
Here are just a few things, some large, some small, some trivial, some not, that I’m grateful for:
> That my son and his family now live near enough that we can just hop in a car and drive over for a day. No TSA pat-downs or jammed airports for me anymore!
> That when my exuberant little poodle ran away in the woods we found him before the foxes did.
> That my mother never minded me baking and messing up her kitchen.
> That nobody at our family holiday gatherings reminds me of the cast of “Married with Children,” or “Jersey Shore.”
> That when I dropped my brand new I-phone it didn’t break. Also, that I haven’t lost it (at least not yet).
> That I had three grandparents who thought I was totally adorable.
> That I have two grandchildren who definitely are totally adorable.
>That I live in a country where women are allowed to read, write, and have opinions, and that I can count a goodly number of wise, loyal and opinionated ones as my friends.
> That I have a loving companion to share my life with.
> That I found the key to the freezer door so I can stop having to tape it shut.
> That my worth as a person isn’t judged by the tidiness of my house.
> That the new year looks to be full of both gratifying work and interesting play.
May your New Year be everything you hope for and more.
Jamie, thanks for stopping by. Have greatly enjoyed getting to "know" you and your fine work this year. Wishing you the best for the coming year also.
What a perfect list and I am with you on several of them! I try and look back and remember to be thankful for everything and everyone that I do have to be thankful for… if that makes sense. Wishing you, Nancy, a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous 2012!