Gratitudes

I am grateful: 1. Beautiful cards 2. That I can afford some of them 3. Plenty of good, healthy food in the house. 4. Time in the sunroom with L! Finally. The sunroom. The source of J and my fights for years. The teeny little room on the teeny little house…Being used. And enjoyed. Even thought still not finished! But sweet. And being enjoyed. Yay. 5. I didn’t grieve for J this weekend. Have a number of times during the last 2 weeks. 6. When L said, during that amazing part of the music, “Its like he’s saying, ‘So I’m feeling romantic! Kill me!’” 7. Kisses 8. That I feel SO DIFFERENT than I did last Monday 9. That I have fabulous plans for this coming weekend 10. French 11. Lesson today! 12. And now it’s Tuesday. Love quotes 13. The cards I send L. 14. Music in my house 15. I can walk 16. I can talk 17. I can breathe on my own 18. I can see 19. I can hear 20. I can taste 21. I can smell 22. I have a shower 23. And a bathtub 24. I have 10 fingers 25. And 10 toes 26. And 20 nails 27. And hair on my head 28. And eyelashes 29. And eyebrows 30. I know someone with alopecia and she is fine and whole and wonderful, but I am grateful to have hair every place I “should” have it 31. I have a job 32. Helping others 33. I have a home 34. I have a car 35. I am going to fix up my house. 36. Now! 37. BEFORE he gets any of my money! 38. Soon I will be divorced. I wouldn’t have wanted it, but since it has to be because he wants it, at least it should be over soon: ) 39. I have clothes 40. I have food 41. I have a roof 42. I have water 43. I have juice 44. I have medicines I need 45. I have vitamins 46. I have fresh organic fruit in my fridge right now! 47. I have vegan mayonnaise 48. I am losing weight 49. I have love in my life 50. I have God in my life 51. I have friends. And because of some dramas yesterday (oy) at work, I need to “name” – well initial, them now. To remind me of those for whom I am so grateful. 52. I am grateful for M 53. MA 54. ML 55. Ma 56. Mar 57. S 58. O 59. Jo 60. Joa 61. Other J 62. S 63. L 64. And for my dr 65. And for my principal 66. And for my assistant principal 67. And for my superintendent of schools 68. And for my mother 69. And for K 70. And for KD 71. And for my dear students 72. And some of their parents 73. And past parents too 74. And all the thanks I’ve gotten over all these years 75. And that it’s not time to retire yet. 76. And that someday it will be : ) 77. That I’ve done sightseeing in London 78. And sat again with Thich Nhat Hanh 79. And did both alone this time! 80. That I had safe flights both ways 81. And ferry trips 82. And subway trips 83. And tube trips (these above are her AND there) 84. And car trips 85. And bus trips 86. And tour bus trips 87. And walks 88. And crossings of streets 89. And meals in restaurants 90. And I have my blog 91. And YOU*! 92. And I can write 93. And type 94. And afford stamps 95. And I will say something beautiful to my beloved aide today (not the other one!) 96. That I am a good teacher 97. That little A has grown SO MUCH as a reader this year! 98. That little l is making a special huggy picture for me. I love that child 99. That I work with children 100. And am treated like a rock star in the halls ! : )