I am grateful for…

• days of summer that make me long for days of autumn.
• new old shoes that are now being used on our walks, saving the new new shoes for when they are really needed.
• sleep.
• a new bar stool at the kitchen island.
• a lack of good bookkeeping that was a nice surprise instead of a rotten surprise, resulting in a utility bill double paid.
• new grass planted and a new soaker hose.
• planning underway for our Blessings Breakfast.
• resolve to cut out starches and sugars.
• the smell of popcorn as we walked by the movie theater – if I can’t eat it, at least my nose can enjoy.
• talent that makes us cry.
• silly videos of granddaughters.
• growing up enough to eat yogurt.
• a husband who sings hymns all through the house.
• WD-40.
• our house that smells really good since the crockpot has been cooking all day.
• finally uncovering the Life Application Bible that I usually use but had not been able to find since the move.
• potato chips, whole sleeves of Ritz, chocolate chip cookies, vanilla ice cream with Nestle Quik powder on top, potato chips, Dr. Pepper, fresh hot bread with cinnamon or honey butter, pineapple, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, cupcakes, potato chips, Baskin Robbins chocolate peanut butter ice cream, Reese’s peanut butter cups, Snickers, Taco Johns Potato Ole’s, Kit Kats, Mounds, honeycrisp and pink lady apples, potato chips, Cap’n Crunch peanut butter cereal, Cheezits, Quisp cereal, pizza, french fries, mashed potatoes, and peanut buster parfaits…all things I am not supposed to have, since at this age, every day is now a gift.  I will just pretend and be grateful anyway.