Many Gracias

I am thankful for (in no particular order)...

• half-days of school
• the joy and excitement of knowing I will be watching "New Moon" in approximately 6 and a half hours
• students who say "thank you"
• hooded sweatshirts and pajama pants
• long hair
• vacuum cleaners and Swiffer dusters
• dishwashers
• a husband who loves to cook
• McDonald's french fries
• Dairy Queen Blizzards
• people who drive the speed limit
• a healthy and vibrant mom
• a brother and sister who I genuinely like
• a niece who cracks me up
• friends who share their kids with me
• friends who bring me Chai tea at school
• geese flying south for the winter
• my cat, Norah, who greets me on the driveway everyday when I come home
• my cat, Olive, who loves you even after you toss her across the room for jumping on your boobs
• my puppies, Powder and Moo Moo, who are ALWAYS happy to see me
• trips to Disneyland
• the beach
• blasting music in my car and singing at the top of my lungs
• Reality T.V. and cooking shows
• new pens and pencils
• Adam Lambert, controversy and all