Luxuries...

21: Today I am thankful for indoor plumbing and electricity, although when the morning comes and that said electricity causes my alarm clock to go off I am none to happy. But I digress…seriously although I love to camp I am not sure that I could live in a time when electricity and indoor plumbing were not available.

My boss is great!

20: Today I am thankful for my boss.  Today is Kelli’s thanksgiving play and it is her first speaking part. My boss has allowed me to take off early so that I am able to go watch her. J To work for truly great people is amazing. I could not ask for better bosses.

Just catching up :)

16: I am thankful for TRUE friends. They are always there no matter what I have or don’t have.

17: I am thankful for weekends. Just being able to do anything you want and not have to worry about the time or day. Weekends are great for naps!

18: I am thankful for shoes. They are the greatest, and oh so pretty.

19: Today I am thankful for laughter. Having a great laugh on the way to work in the morning makes Monday’s ALMOST bearable. J

A couple more thankful days :)

14: I am thankful for my health. Although I have a couple of issues when it gets cold outside from my using days over all I am healthy. I considered myself lucky, the damage that happens to other people that used for as long or longer then I have is sometimes irreparable.

15: I am thankful for my NA group. They are like family; they are always there around those tables when a person needs them. They are willing to listen and help when needed. I can call anyone from my group at any time, day or night, and know that they will be there for me, just like they would anyone else in that room. I am lucky to have found such a loving group.

Home is where the heart is.

Today I am thankful for my home.

In my 10 years of living by myself I have had lots of houses, apartments, duplexes…just places to live in general. But I have never had a home.

Today Kelli and I have a home; there really is nothing different between this place and the places we have lived before. All of stuff is there and it is arranged the way I want it. But it feels different.

There are not tons of people running in and out, there are not people “living” with me, Kelli has her own space and she loves it.

Today this is our home; we are there more than anywhere in this world. It might not be much to some people’s standards but it is amazing for us.

We love, laugh, cry, and play here. This is where we choose to go when we don’t want to be around anyone. This is where we share amazing moments together and with those closest to us.

Today we are happy that we have a home when so many people do not.

Dad's and Car's

11: I am thankful for my (Step) Dad. He came into my life when I was 16 and has never left mine or my mother’s side since. He was there when Kelli was born and any other thing that is happened. He loves us all even when we were unlovable and he didn’t have to.

12: Today I am thankful for my car. I haven’t had it for long, and I miss my other one, but this one is a good car. It gets me from A to B. It is not fancy or new and has a lot of miles, BUT it is mine and I don’t have to worry about how I am going to get to where I need to go.

Church...

Today I am thankful for my church family. They are a loving and caring bunch of people. Most everyone there knows that I have been in prison and they love me anyways. I could not ask for a better church to attend.