Things for which I am thankful:
I have boys and not girls
We didn't name Seg "Lennon"
Seg firmly believes he is capable of nursing Mimi.
“You pitty, Mama.”
Terzo's chewable toes, belly, and fingers
Primo's newest song lyrics: "We all sunk in the black Titanic," sung to "Yellow Submarine"
Twistables crayons
Two of the three are potty-trained; also, disposable diapers
“Little Einsteins”
Working Saturdays
My house has not fallen down around my ears yet
The laundry chute
Three and a half bathrooms
Ceiling fans
The neighborhood coffee shop
The neighborhood coffee shop lets me run a tab
The United States post office, for giving me at least (if small) one thrill a day
My big brother, who is NOT coming for Thanksgiving after all but whom I suppose I love anyway even if he did push me down the stairs when I was sixteen
My little brother (who is just about my favorite (grown) person in the entire world) and the fact that he, the uber-conservative, has not yet cut his baby’s hair either
Cats who put up with toddlers who try to ride them
Gina
My therapist, my shrink, and the lovely drugs with which they provide me
That said, rum
Opposable thumbs
Colorsafe bleach
Softsoap milk & honey bodywash
Ragg wool socks
Coolmax, and Adidas running shoes
Scarves
Jockey for Her string bikinis
Mens’ pajama pants
Thrift stores
Great Lash waterproof mascara
Electric toothbrushes, Glide dental floss, and my retainer
Avocadoes
Irish breakfast tea
Frozen French bread pizza, and microwave popcorn
Hazelnut Five Star bars
Peppermint mochas
Buffalo bites with blue cheese
Rubber-tipped kitchen tongs
The whisk attachment on my Kitchenaid mixer
My Philadelphia Flyers coffee mug
40 mpg highway
The Atlantic City Expressway
James Taylor’s greatest hits album, Radiohead’s “OK Computer” album, and Dar Williams, especially “Mercy of the Fallen,” “Aleluia,” and the Mortal City album
Friends who recommend books
Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, and the Booker Prize shortlist
Simon James, Robert Munsch (except for Love You Forever), Patricia Coombs, and Hilary McKay
Half.com
Interlibrary loan
OPACs, and especially electronic requesting and email notification
Flip phones
Text messaging
That happy little “Ding!” when you get a text
My laptop
That happy little “Ding!” when you get an email
Wireless
Craig’s List, Tetris, Merriam Webster Online, Google & Google Scholar, PubMed, and Wikipedia
Oh, ok, fine, Blogger, too
My sweet little Internet ones (yes, that means you all)
14 comments:
And THANK YOU right back!
(from the person who is NOT doing the turkey today)
Happy Thanksgiving bb!
I am guessing that this is this thing called Thanksgiving that you furriners celebrate?
Happy thanksgiving.
I am curious (and envious) that you have three AND A HALF bathrooms. And don't quite know how to ask ...
Also, I love Google Scholar, but JSTOR is even better.
Rubber tipped kitchen tongs - what a brilliant idea.
We are thankful for you too dear BB.
Happy Thanksgiving from your other favorite uber-Goldwaterite (who DID cut the boys hair at one year).
-J.
What a lot of lovely things to be thankful for. I'm thankful for your thanks and for you :)
But, there's nothing wrong with having girls!!!
Twistable crayons are all kinds of awesome.
Thankful for having both two girls and a boy - so I get the best (and worst) of all of them!
also, for the opposable thumbs, without which almost nothing on either your list or mine would be possible!!
So thankful for you too (and coming from a family with ONE bathroom - v. envious of your 3 1/2). Written as I drink my first Irish Breakfast tea at an ungodly hour on a Saturday morning.
And I am thankful for you, too. :-)
"The Booker prize short-list" - hahaha. I like that one. Also, I would rate OPACs above, well, even cell phones in terms of usefulness to me personally.
a WONDERFUL list -
I hope the day was good to you...
(Lennon - shudders a little)
What's wrong with girlies?
Your coffee shop lets you RUN A TAB?
BURNS DID NOT WRITE THE GRACE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/selkirkgrace.php
true. but it is generally attributed to him, so it was an honest mistake. just look at the google search that got you here.
and there's no need to SHOUT.
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