jan 3 2009 ∞
jan 16 2009 +

This one is a bit of a cheat since I wrote this list a couple of years ago but at least I can say I have started.

One Hundred Things I am Grateful for:

  1. Two eyes that can see
  2. A nose that works most of the time
  3. A mouth thats always ready with a kiss
  4. Long, thick salt and pepper hair
  5. A body that may be a heavy but still know how to move
  6. Two hands that are always ready to help
  7. Two feet that can still hold me up
  8. A sex drive that is still quite active
  9. Two beautiful children
  10. Two gorgeous grand-daughters
  11. The first snow of winter
  12. The first bud of spring
  13. The first rose of summer
  14. The red cloak of the fall maple
  15. A husband who loves me despite my failings
  16. A warm place to sleep
  17. Enough food so I need never go hungry
  18. A little child's laughter
  19. My ability to laugh
  20. My ability to cry
  21. I am physically healthy
  22. I have a job
  23. I live in a great city
  24. I live in a great province
  25. I live in one of the greatest countries in the world
  26. I have a bed to sleep in
  27. I have running water
  28. I have indoor plumbing
  29. I have many ideas
  30. I am quite creative
  31. Hot showers
  32. Loving arms
  33. Soft beds
  34. Good food
  35. Active work
  36. Rain
  37. Tears
  38. Laughter
  39. Understanding
  40. Sleep
  41. The decorations that herald the Christmas season
  42. The first robin of spring
  43. The sumacs in therei pretty red dressed in the fall
  44. The pretty men and women in their bathing suits in the summer
  45. Vivid dreams
  46. A computer that can do nearly anything I want to do
  47. I can read
  48. Books
  49. Music especially Rock and Roll
  50. Museums
  51. My brothers
  52. My sisters
  53. My nieces
  54. My nephews
  55. My Aunt Lena
  56. My cousins (all 200 of them)
  57. Gentleness of nature taught by my father
  58. Pride I learned from my mother
  59. Courtesy to one and all drummed into my head by my grandfather
  60. Flexibility taught to me by life
  61. My good friends Rose, Vicki and Kim
  62. My love, my life Rob
  63. My children Myles and Vanessa
  64. Turkey Dinners with stuffing that I didn't have to make
  65. Being able to do work around the house
  66. A husband who doesn't mind sharing the chores
  67. My computer
  68. Dan Gibson's Solitudes
  69. Christmas cards
  70. Family gatherings
  71. My job is fun
  72. Fluffy kittens
  73. Friendly dogs
  74. Learning new things
  75. The colours of the world even in the winter
  76. Rituals and Rites of Passage
  77. Birthdays yeah even my own
  78. My digital camera
  79. A colour printer for printing phots and scrapbook pages
  80. Having memories to scrapbook
  81. The Internet
  82. Solsuite- My all time favorite PC card game
  83. Pan Pipes
  84. Harps
  85. Books
  86. Movies
  87. TV
  88. Exercise videos
  89. A fireplace that actually works
  90. Birds singing
  91. The sound of water as it rushes past in the spring
  92. Lilacs
  93. Roses
  94. Vegetables
  95. Children's laughter
  96. Hope
  97. A Sense of Humour
  98. Puns
  99. Pen's that light up
  100. Sharing conversation with good friends