Things for which I’m thankful…

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I wasn’t able to post during the Thanksgiving holiday; my mom is one of the last people in America not hooked up to the Internet (she genuinely doesn’t want to be; we’ve offered to take care of it all for her multiple times and she keeps saying no) and I couldn’t be bothered to run around looking for wireless while I was there. Still, I have many things for which I’m thankful.

Although “things” is a loose and inaccurate word, since almost none of them are items or possessions, but people or states of being.

1) My darling Cat-herder. I’m blessed to be married to a wonderful, supportive man (who happens to be hot and a good cook to boot.)

2) My mom, seventy-eight and still sharper than most people. Her physical health isn’t that good, but honestly it never has been. That she’s still able to read, do crosswords, watch documentaries about recreating lost Native American languages and argue politics is a blessing.

3) Our home and little plot of land in which I can grow food.

4) Two adults in the household, two decent jobs. In our current economy, that’s a rarity.

5) My job, in itself. Sometimes it makes me crazy and the hours cut into writing more than I’d prefer, but it keeps my brain stimulated. Now, if I could only scale it back to part-time. Maybe someday!

6) Reasonable health. I have migraines and asthma and a few other niggling issues, and the C-H has arthritis in one knee, but overall we’re in decent shape.

7) Good friends. No, make that great friends.

8) More than enough food, plenty of books and yarn, and a well-stocked bar–and good jobs (see #5 and 6) to restock as needed.

10) One of my dear friends, our darling Housegeek, meeting a very special lady.

11) Freedom from fear.

12) Freedom to write, even to write wacky, blatantly sexual books that would have been censored not too long ago, and in many parts of the world still would be.

Yeah, I have my moments of bitching and complaining like most people, but overall I have to say I’m blessed. This list only scratches the surface.