Thinking of Thanks

Thankfulness in Spite of Gripiness

I am a griper.  There - I've said it.  If you read this blog on a regular basis you know it.  My life is full of forces I cannot control, and sometimes I complain.  Well, REALLY a LOT of times I complain!!!  I used to say "if I'm not complaining, I'm not happy!" and now I think "if I'm not complaining, I might not be breathing - better check my pulse!!!".   I complain that much. sigh.

Yet my life is truly blessed, and I am thankful for many many things.  For your perusement I am going to list some of my favorite things to be thankful for:

• My family:  My 80 year old mother, my sister, my two brothers, and lots of nieces, nephews and cousins
• My pets: My dachshund Augie Von Hidenpooper, my parakeets, my adopted cat Clarence
• Where I live: a little ranchstyle home in the countryside with very good neighbors
• Refrigerators tied to trees (an Ozarks tradition I find hilarious)
• Computers - without them I couldn't make a living, or connect to other people so easily
• Internet friends:  I would never have met any of you if there was not an electronic world to meet in
• Electricity: It powers light and heat and computers and the zapper on my head
• Head zappers in general (I love mine - wish everyone that would benefit had one too!)
• Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Nagy Mekhail in particular
• My personal care physician who has the patience of a saint and the persistance of a bulldog
• My employers who are a ragtag bunch of goofs that put up with me on a daily basis
• My co-workers who carry more of a load because they work with me and my illnesses. sigh.
• Benedryl - a wonder drug
• Airplanes because driving a car everywhere takes a long time
• Friends in general, even when I haven't been such a good friend they have been exceptional buddies
• My job which is interesting and diverse
• Skunks because they have finally moved out from under my sister's house
• Possums becuase they are trying to move into the skunk space under my sister's house
• My brother's dog Beanie and my sister's puppy Gracie
• Touch typing - the ONE high school class I have used almost everyday of my life
• Microwave ovens
• Clean water
• Plenty of food
• Cankle ready shoes
• Books
• Optimism
• Hope
• God
• Monty Python skits
• Antiques Roadshow
• Naional Public Radio
• St. Jude Medical/ANS stimulators for my head buzzer
• Elmo
• Feather pillows
• Dingo dog treats
• Fall weather
• My cane BLING
• Luggage with wheels

Gosh, I'm running out of things to write, not because I am unthankful, but because my brain is on medication this evening.  That reminds me: I am Thankful for my Medication - even when it doesn't work... Or when it gives me hives.... Or when it makes me throw up....  oh, I guess I'm back to griping again!!!