I am Thankful For...

(Taken from an email I received several years ago)

I am thankful for the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight, because she is home with me, and not out with someone else.

I am thankful for the husband was on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home with me, and not out at the bars.

I am thankful for the teenager who was complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home, and not on the streets.

I am thankful for the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.

I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.

I am thankful for the clothes that fit in a little too snugly, because it means I have enough to eat.

I am thankful for my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.

I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, clothes that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

I am thankful for all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.

I am thankful for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.

I am thankful for my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.

I am thankful for the lady behind me in church that sings off key, because it means that I can hear.

I am thankful for the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

I am thankful for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.

I am thankful for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means that I am alive.