thing#7

i am thankful i am able to stand in front of sixty people, without too much of a stomach quiver, and speak about the importance of inter-religious dialog. it felt good, in fact.

thing#6

i am thankful that my husband appreciates a nice glass of wine, and keeps our cupboards stocked. tonight, we are drinking a crisp lake breeze (seven poplars) sauvignon blanc.

thing#5

i am SUPER thankful that my partner deals with my sometimes craziness. super thankful for this one.

thing#4

i am thankful that most of my problems are lucky-people's-problems.

thing#3

i am thankful that i am not an only child.

thing#2

i am thankful that my office has enough work that one of my co-workers just said he just feels like "barfing and then moving out to the woods." that's pretty good.

i guess i should say here that i am also thankful to have funny co-workers.

thing#1

i am thankful that each day, i have the freedom to do things like blog.