Thanksgiving Gratitude List

I'll be travelling out of town with my wife for Thanksgiving. I'm not sure when I'll have a chance to blog before Friday, so I'll devote this space to what we are supposed to be doing at this time of year, counting our blessings. A gratitude list is a healthy thing. It's a good antidote for a negative attitude, which is something I do not want to have.

I'm thankful for
A wonderful wife who is still my best friend after 31 years,
Two fine grown daughters who love their parents, and
A full-time job doing what I love.

I'm thankful that
It seems they got the prostate cancer and it hasn't returned.
I am on good terms with my three sisters.
I have had a chance to see much of the US and a bit of Europe.

I'm grateful
I live in a country with so many freedoms.
I am pretty happy most of the time.
I get to associate with so many fine colleagues and students at work.

I'm grateful that
I've gotten to see the Dodgers win 5 World Championships and the Lakers 8 of them.
My parents pulled themselves up from impoverished childhoods and gave my sisters and me support and a chance.
George W. Bush has less than two more months in office.

I'm thankful that
We have good health insurance.
We can afford to pay our mortgage.
Visalia is such a nice city.

I'm thankful for,
Thanksgiving, turkeys, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, friendship and love.

Happy Thanksgiving!