I am thankful...

- for the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight, because she is home with me, and not out with someone else
- for the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home with me and not out at the bars
- for the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home, not on the streets
- for the taxes that i pay, because it means that i'm employed
- for the mess to clean after a party, because it means that i have been surronded by friends
- for the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means that i have enough to eat
- for my shadow that watches me work because it means i am out in the sunshie
- for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means that i have a home
- for all the comlaining i hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech
- for the parking spot i find at the far end of he parking lot because it means that i am capable of walking and that i have been blessed with transportation
- for my huge heating bill because it means i am warm
- for the lady behind me in church that sings off key because it means i can hear
- for the pile of laundry and ironing that need to be done, because it means i have clothes to wear
- for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means i have been capable of working hard
- for the alarm that goes off early in the morning hours because it means that i am alive
- for too e-mail because it means i have friends who are thinking of me