So, if I could have a drumroll please…
I am grateful that…
10. God make chocolate a bean so I can be confident I'm always getting my daily requirement of vegetables.
9. My son and daughter have let me be their "friend" on Facebook and haven't blocked me even when I post comments on their wall and put <3 (hearts) on their pages and on their friends' pages for the entire world to see.
8. My son can't hear me when he's on the soccer field and I'm yelling things to the other players like "Does your mother know you talk like that?" "Yo! Stop pushing my kid!" "No cheating!" as well as my myriad helpful tips for the referees.
7. I haven't had to change a diaper in 13 years!
6. My sister-in-law taught me the secret to opening spaghetti sauce jars so I can have spaghetti even when my husband isn't around to open the blasted jar for me. (Man, that was frustrating!)
5. Whenever I blank out on somebody's name I have a whole bunch of over-40 friends who can't remember the name either so I can therefore conclude with confidence that it's not just me and I truly do not have dementia.
4. Naps...'nuff said.
3. My daughter's bedroom has remained immaculately clean for the past three months. (Yeah, yeah, okay. So she's not exactly living in it right now, but it's still really sparkly clean.)
2. My dog shares my home office and actually looks at me when I'm talking to myself—er, to him, so I don't appear as crazy as I really am.
1. I'm RICH, I'm RICH! And it's all because of you--my beloved family and treasured friends both online and in real life.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
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10 comments:
#7 & #4 - sooo jealous. I'm at the other end of the spectrum w/ my kids. Thanks for the glimpse into my future. :) Have you seen that SNL video about being friends w/ your mom on Facebook? Hilarious!
Oooh, no! I haven't seen it. I'll have to check it out. Thanks, Abby.
I'm not a fan of the show South Park, but there was a hilarious Facebook video on that as well. It made me laugh so hard! ;o)
Great post! What a wonderful life! I'll bet you're looking forward to your daughter coming home for Christmas break, huh?
You bet I am, Ivy! Although the clean bedroom is nice--I must confess, I'd rather have it messy with her inside it. Ha, ha!
Great list Holly! Would be fun to watch you yell at the other kids on the soccer field!
That is the funniest list I've seen in a long time, and completely blows my lame gratitude list today out of the water!! :)
Thanks for the laughs! I'm past diapers, but years away from clean rooms. I think I like it just where I am. :)
What a great list and I can associate with most of them. Any room that stays sparkling clean for more than 12 hours is something that will still have to go into my miracle pile though!
This list gave me a smile Holly, thanks! #10 and #4 are my personal faves, although I'm still dealing with the guilt associated with both of them. And I'm not even Catholic. Go figure. ;-) Happy Thanksgiving to your crowd!
I love your list. About the spaghetti jar -- let me guess -- is it tapping it with a knife? If not, let me know how you do it! :-)
Thanks, Monica! :o) And actually, it's not the "tapping with a knife" thing. It's using a bottle opener to release the air pressure. Just use it on the lid of the jar as if you were trying to open a bottle and you'll hear the little "pop." Then the lid just comes easily off!
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