In anticipation of the holiday, what are you thankful for?

[prolesunited]

I am thankful for my new husband. He has filled this past year with so much love, laughter and music that it makes my eyes misty just thinking about it. (Tonight is the third anniversary of the day we met and we will soon be celebrating are first wedding anniversary.)

I am grateful for our dog, Bella. She's such a sweet and loving dog. I love how excited she gets when I walk in the door, so happy that I'm home.

I am overjoyed to have regained my health as last year was so difficult. Although I still have issues, they are all manageable, I have regained such a sense of freedom to really enjoy my life again.

Although we don't have a lot, I am thankful that we have all that we need and the wisdom to see that we really don't need that many material things anyway.

There's a lot more, but those are at the top.

So, what are you thankful for?

[slj0101]

1. My health. The fact that I don't have relatives that drive me mad.

My lovely SO. The fact that the Dems took over this year.

Actually, I have a lot to be thankful for. :)

[Redstone]

2. As I said before, here's two:

All I need.

Redstone

[ruiner4u]

3. my parents...

I lost my job 2 months ago and I freaked out cause I lost my health insurance and *might* not be covered by the health insurance in my new job...

In a few weeks I need some bloodwork done <500$ x 4 times a year> and they are going to pay for it, and any Rx's that I might need...





So im thankfull for them...

[momophile]

4. I'm thankful for my baby girl and my hubby

I'll just have to concentrate on them while I try to make it thru Thanksgiving day with the MIL!

[Deja Q]

5. The following:

1. My job
2. My health
3. Debt's about paid off
4. My clean apartment, ready for the re-housewarming
5. My big... ego :D
6. The 6LBs of low-carb protein supplement I bought so I can more rapidly rebuild atrophied muscle. :7
7. "Get Smart" on DVD.

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. My son says it better than I do

I am thankful for watching TV.
And learning math too.
I am thankful for learning spelling and destroying stuff.
I am thankful for learning money and typing.
I am thankful for pizza.

[Akoto]

7. My mom and dad, moreso now than ever.

Mom just left the hospital after having a heart attack, which was thankfully stopped and fixed with a quick stent. I've never been so worried in my life.

We're uninsured, so extremely difficult financial times are ahead, but at least we have each other.

[Broken_Hero]

8. I'm thankful for a lot of things...

1. That my wife is still with me

2. That I'm still alive

3. That our car hasn't failed us this year

4. That my family is still intact(as in living(

5. That my friends are still alive and doing...okay

6. That the Dems took control of the house/senate...I'm still in shock to a degree...but a happy shock...:D

Yeah, I'm reaching now....

7.That Superman Returns came out this year...:)

on edit: to fix my priorities!...:D

[prolesunited]

11. You rate Superman over Dems big win?

:shrug:

[Broken_Hero]

12. damn, damn oh damn..its fixed now!...::)

:hide: :hi:

[prolesunited]

15. Well, everyone has their own priorities

I just found it a little odd :D

[Broken_Hero]

16. it was odd, I wasn't thinking straight...:) nt

[hfojvt]

23. Hey, he's the first person in the thread to even mention it at all.

About the only thing I can think of. Otherwise it's been a crappy year.

But maybe I should add partial-retirement to my list :woohoo: except that it makes me kinda poor.

[barb162]

17. That's a nice list.

I'd add I like seeing another complete change of seasons from last Thanksgiving, that I have a nice roof over my head, that the people and animals closest to me are still around, and that each day, whether cloudy or sunny, is still another precious day.

[leftofthedial]

9. I'm thankful for the great folks here at DU

there are so many of you, each special and precious in your own unique way

I'm thankful for my two smart, beautiful daughters

I'm thankful for the love and support of my family

I'm thankful for the friends who allow me to share life with them

I'm thankful (usually) for the music that's in me and whatever magic it is that allows it to come out

I'm thankful to Steve Henderson for making my Breedlove guitar, to the unknown hands responsible for making my Martin and to the Japanese robots that made my Takamine--how will I ever decide which one to sell second?

I'm thankful to Hall's Mentholyptus for making my eight weeks of throat trouble nearly semi-tolerable once in awhile for a half an hour or so

I'm thankful at the moment to Sir Thomas Phillipps who in 1608 set something in motion that still offers such enjoyment nearly 400 years later

[Codeblue]

10. My parents more than anything

Then those other significant people in my life.

After that, I suppose I can be thankful that I'm alive and living a relatively good life compared to many people.

[smtpgirl]

13. My family, my health, my friends, employment

and DU for making my life bearable

[WindRavenX]

14. this:

My best friend in the world :)

[MoseyWalker]

18. Truthfully, nothing

I'm not thankful for much of anything. I feel as though I've worked my ass off to help others for two decades and when I need or want a little help, well............it ain't there.

Not cynical, just realistic.

[prolesunited]

19. Sorry, I hope things get better

Sometimes you can't change situations but you can change your thoughts about them.

Do you have somewhere to sleep at night? Food to eat? Clean water? Plumbing? Right there, you're probably doing better than half the planet.

[MoseyWalker]

20. You are absolutely correct, and thanks

I've been trying to get myself out of a worn out funk, and think I'm making progress. Wish I hadn't even posted that response. Erase, delete and forget!

[SeattleGirl]

21. I am thankful for:

1. My sweetheart. :loveya:

2. My wonderful daughter, and her equally wonderful fiance. :loveya:

3. My mom, and the fact that she is healthier than she has been in awhile. :bounce:

4. My siblings, and the fact that we survived a rather rough childhood. :grouphug:

5. My new job. :thumbsup:

6. My friends, including those of you whom I've met here at DU. :grouphug:

7. The Democrats winning the House AND the Senate, as well as different state houses and governorships. :toast:

8. The fact that the stormy weather here in the northwest has passed (at least for now). :bounce:

And many, many other things. :bounce:

[Gelliebeans]

22. This is the first year

in the last two years I haven't been in the hospital. YEA!

I am thankful for my kiddo and hubby and my family.
Also my kitties and Vinny my dog.

I am thankful that the dems won.

[prolesunited]

25. I'll never take good health forgranted again

and I am glad that you are well and happy.

[clyrc]

24. Easy question!

Jerald, Ana, Katie, Raza, Amber, Breanna, Emiliana, Wyatt. Democrats winning, and DU existing. Getting to live in a fascinating part of the world. Being able to give my daughters a nice life and a good education. Books, libraries, music, movies, and good television. Making and eating good food.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

26. My life, my piano, all the jazzers of past/present/future, and a blue DC.

Blow me, FReepers.

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

27. I am thankful for the wonderful People of Du!

Who have helped me through a very hard time in my life.
And I must shout out to a few(not all ,but a few)
bm,map,lg,rrr,nwc,u4..and so on !
I am thankful that I have met such kind souls who i believe really do care :loveya:

[trof]

28. It just hit me. KNITTING

I've been thinking about your question for a while.
Thinking seriously, not frivolously.
Really.

Just now, on the way to the kitchen to fix a drink, it hit me.
Knitting.
No I don't knit.
But I'm wearing knitted socks, knitted boxers, knitted lounge (jammy?) pants, and a knitted hooded sweatshirt.
And it's all SO comfortable.
Without it I'd be wearing stiff, uncomfortable, WOVEN stuff.

Oh, my drink wasn't actually 'broken'.
Although it did sort of need 'repairing', or 'rebuilding', if you will.
I guess I should have said 'mix a drink'.
'Fix' is kind of a southern euphemism.
;-)
Happy Thanksgiving.
:-)