The Silver Lining

• I am grateful for trials, struggles and hard times.  Once you actually make it through a tough situation, and are on the other side of things it's much easier to see your blessings and growth earned through the trial.
• I am grateful for my defective body that makes it impossible to deny that God is real, and is watching over me.  My disability is a blessing because I constantly find myself in situations that require me to ask for help and remind me that I am nothing without God.
• Lupus has been a blessing because it has forced me to exercise and live a healthier life.  I have also learned to more fully appreciate the good days, when I don't ache or have much pain, and I don't feel like sleeping all day.

Sunday Is The Best Day Of The Week

• Tonight I am grateful for home and visiting teachers.  It's just nice to know that certain people are thinking about you, and watching out for you.  It is also nice to do the same for others.
• the Atonement.  Wow.  Through repentance, tomorrow really can be a new day; no matter how big or small the mistakes of today, or how many times we make the same mistakes.
• The temple, and the eternal relationships and covenants we create there.
• The wisdom of children
• Modern day prophets 

Right Now

• I am grateful for education, and the great minds, past and present, that have given us knowledge and great inventions
• I am grateful for books, the internet, and the many other ways we can achieve life-long learning 
• I am grateful to be living in this time, and no earlier in the history of the world.
• I am grateful to be "well rested" today
• I am grateful for budgets 

Just Say No...

• I am thankful that I did not venture out into any of the Black Friday chaos today.
• and warm slippers

My Desire Is Bigger Than My Stomach" Or...The Thanksgiving Edition

I am so grateful that my life is filled with LOVE.  I have so many people that I love, and so many people that love me.  Love is a wonderful blessing.

These are just a few of my nieces and nephews (out of 25,) in random order

I love many people, (you know who you are) unfortunately all cannot be pictured here:)

Hot Blonde Prudes

I Went to check on Black Friday Deals At Amazon.com, and instead got sucked into a discussion about quality of life for Non-LDS people in Utah.  There were tons of comments, so I only read the first page of five, but this was by far my favorite of the bunch.

 P. Won says:

iv heard theres a lotta hot blondes with blue eyes there... prude though.

my friend from utah told me all about it.

My addition: Most of those "Hot blondes" color their hair, and are actually from California, but I know a few purists.

Smelly Gratitude

• Good smelling laundry detergent--At the moment, I am using a non scented detergent.  My clothes come out smelling like nothing, and I have the urge to wash them again.  I am comforted by the fact that the bottle is almost empty, and I can buy some of the good stuff soon.
• The scent of baking pies.  I don't get to eat them, but I do get to smell them, and that makes me happy.
• Clean kitchen
• Clean bathroom!  (It has been way too long since I cleaned my bathroom...)
• Energy--(Again, way too long since I've had much energy)
• I am grateful that the poo man, (don't you wish that were your job title?) came today.  He was two days behind schedule this week, and Olivia has been enjoying quite the feast.  No more late night snacks for her for a few days.  
• .94 cents.  I am .94 cents rich.