Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful...

• for friends who offer to loan you money when times are tight, but who really understand when you decline their offer


• for a soft, knitted bed jacket - a tad old fashioned but most welcome since my bedroom is the coldest room in the house


• for a new EGR valve and the fact that my car is no longer running 'rich' as the repair person said - of course, after paying for the new valve, I am running 'poor'


• for auto repair shops willing to work with you on a large expense


• for pot roast and garlic mashed potatoes on a cold autumn night


• that I have two teenaged sons to rake up all the leaves in our yard


• that MAKS got a lot of 'face time' on this week's Dancing With The Stars. Of course, his face wasn't what I was watching ;)


• for my lovely niece, Melody, who today turns 20 years old!


• that Rocky dog smells so much better after his bath last Tuesday


• that in just a couple of days, I will be seeing Lynnette and her beautiful daughter, Brooke