Work was delayed by two hours so we could all get there safely after the snow storm.

Grateful that the men who shovel came around this morning. We used them for a few years but last year they decided to price gauge us. Being seniors, they assumed we COULDN'T shovel, not that we didn't CHOOSE to shovel. DH said thanks but no thanks.

When they came by this morning, DH said he would gladly let them do it they don't rip us off. If they do, he would gladly continuing doing it himself. They agreed on a price and DH then rounded it up when they were done.

Double grateful that these men were fair and DH and I didn't have to do it. It was getting heavy!

LOL, Annie!

My neighbor returned from a short vacation last night. She told me she had hurt her back that morning. This morning I got a call from her that her back was spasming and she couldn't even get up to get the Advil. I have a key so I went over and helped her out. I am very, very grateful that my back is good right now. I have been there and know how painful that is.

Grateful for life and health today. After fighting a cold the past several days, I seem to have finally begun to feel better today. Yay!

And grateful for a warm home too. Especially in view of our neighbors to the south who lost so much in the multiple tornadoes yesterday.

Right now right now I'm grateful that my dream that I had last night couldn't possibly happen, never did happen and never will happen.

In my dream I was walking 2 kids that I've looked after for 8 years since they were tiny and newborn to school. The little girl who is two years younger in my dream than she is now told me that they went to a different school right now and the older brother confirmed and so we went looking for this other school.

IRL I would never listen to the little girl: at that age she liked to make up stories but in my dream I listened.

We got to a public school and she saw a friend who had been in the private school with her and she chatted with her for a minute. By this time we were 20 minutes late. I turned around and continue down the hallway expecting her to follow as she always does and found that she had not followed when I got to the end of the hallway. I could see the other girl so I went back and found out my little girl I babysit had run off in the opposite direction. By this time the little boy had also run off.

I searched all over. I did not do what I would normally do; go to the office and explain my situation and have them check via intercom and report back from teachers Etc. I did not call her parents when the kids went missing. All not me. So glad that is not me and just a dream.

Why do we dream such things? I woke up without finding the kids and felt horrified that that could possibly happen.

I repeat I am very grateful that was just a dream.

I'm grateful for our warm, comfortable home and the freedom to enjoy a cup of tea while listening to John Coltrane Radio on Spotify.

Wow. Crazy dream. I always wonder how our brain comes up with this stuff.

I am grateful the huge snowstorm predicted did not materialize except for a couple very heavy inches. I also am grateful that I had the sense to stop shoveling when I felt a twinge in my back.

Grateful that my 8 am dentist appointment was cancelled, then rescheduled to 11 am, after the roads were cleaned up. Also grateful that work went from a 2-hour delay to a full curtailment.

I am grateful for such a beautiful,sunny, blue sky day.

The insulation blow in guy has been here for an estimation on a much needed job up in the attic on Wednesday.

When completed,this should make a major difference in our oil heat bills and for that,I am truly grateful.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to work.

Even though I grumble about it, there are many who'd like to have a job to go to.

I am grateful another snow storm passed us and only left 2 inches of snow to sweep. We have escaped the heavy snow all of this winter. The 42 temp today has melted all of last nights covering. DH has a huge snow blower, but he should not be out there in cold winds using it. Saves me the useless arguement.

I'm grateful I am healthy for now anyways. I have been able to shovel my driveway all winter with a big ergonomic shovel and haven't had the snow plowers do it once this winter. I am grateful for the gym membership I have that makes it possible.

I am grateful for the sun shining through my windows and a calm atmosphere in my home town and all around the area I live in. Cannot imagine how people are coping in the south where those devastating tornados struck yesterday.

I am grateful that during my volunteer job today pricing children's hard cover books for a fundraising sale, I found a First Grade reader that was used when I was in elementary school. I have been looking for these early readers and oh, they bring back some wonderful memories! This one is considered to be in "fair" condition and cost $30.00.

Stacey, is your book Dick and Jane or David and Ann? Or something else?

I’m grateful that I could work from home today. It’s barely over 0 and with the windchill it’s feels much colder. Even when you have to spend the day working, there really is no place like home.

I am grateful for the salt trucks that went around yesterday evening so this morning the roads were not icy. Then the sun came out and melted the roads and they are now dry.

Am mighty grateful to have a loving, caring grandson, who keeps in touch with me regularly. We have always had a strong bond between us.

I am thankful "The Kitchen Table" discussions are not about kitchen design.

About four years ago I started walking my nieces dog on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. She and her DH were busy with 2 little boys and both were starting new jobs and she was talking about getting a dogwalker for the dog. I volunteered to walk him.

Today, being Monday, I walked him. I don't know who gets more benefit from it, me or my niece or the dog. Dane is a Shiba Inu and such a great dog. My niece and I have always been close, she lives near me and I am so grateful.

Today was one of my babies 10th birthday. It's been a day of reflection for me, as most birthdays are.

We celebrated her, looked at her old pictures and memories and life.

I'm so grateful for my life and my children! It all feels like just yesterday and yet I'm looking at photos that were taken 10 years ago. Ten years!?!

Having those realizations of time passing and how quick it can seem really put this whole "daily life" thing into perspective.

My oldest was in kindergarten when my youngest was born.

A hop- skip- and a jump later and my "oldest" is in 6th grade, and my "baby" is starting kindergarten. The same age her oldest sister WAS when she was born, seemingly yesterday.

I am grateful for Walmart's shop for groceries on line. I make my choices, pick a time to pickup, and drive over to collect them. Back my car into the garage, unload at leisure. I am grateful to be able to do this for myself.

Rode hard, broke a sweat, worked on new skills and didn't fall off the horse. ;-)
Spent the evening laughing and playing with friends, a small enough group that I was not left out due to my lousy hearing.

Thankful that my landlord has had to plough the lane only once, this winter.

And that my cold is pretty well over.

ole joyful

I am grateful that despite my health and age I am still alive and kicking. Also that I mean something to a few people, and that I am not alone.

I'm grateful for a nice, crisp winter's morning, even at 4 degrees F when I went out to visit the feathered ladies and their gent. It wasn't windy, so it felt brisk rather than COLD. I'm also grateful for the buds on the fig sapling, and the flowers on the bearss (your regular supermarket) lime plant.

I was going to start a new gratitude thread, but since there are some new entries here, I'll just add to this one. I like to read what others have written before me, and I'm assuming others do, too. So I won't push this thread down the line just yet.

I'm grateful this morning that everything around me is working and doesn't need repairs, from my internet connection, computer, washer and dryer, cars, and especially the furnace! It's nice not having to make tech support calls or schedule maintenance repairs. The time will come eventually, but this morning, I don't need to worry about it.

Ole Joyful also reminded me that my throat was tingly and I was feeling a bit run down late last week. I assumed a cold was coming on, but after a restful weekend, I seem to have dodged it. Certainly grateful for that! My family and I have been healthy all winter so far.

Glenda, what a handsome grandson you have! You can see in his eyes he's a kind soul.

Texas_Gem, hope your little one enjoyed their special day.

I'm grateful for being able to line dance for 3 hrs, as I did last night. Though, by the end of the evening, my hips and feet were singing to me, I know it's all good, for the body and the brain too. Also grateful for our wonderful teacher who makes the complex easy with an infinite amount of patience and energy.

I'm highly grateful I can see my son in a week! He didn't have to choose to come here for spring break, but he chose to see me.

I'm especially grateful for my niece and my sister-in-law both of whom I got to speak to this morning. I love them so much and happy to be sharing in their lives. I'm so fortunate that two out of my three brothers married wonderful women. Those two brothers are gone now but I have them living on through my sisters-in-law.

Murraysmom - it's a Dick and Jane book and I read it in the early 1950s. We didn't have books at home and these seemed magical to me. They were the start to a lifetime of voracious reading.

That is so awesome, Stacey. We had David and Anne (Catholic school) when I was in grade school. The time my favorite aunt gave me a Golden Book on the Arctic tundra before I even started school got me started on a lifetime of loving books!!

I am grateful for my husband, who's sweet and kind. Just had our 40th anniversary.

Happy anniversary, Nicole!! That is quite a milestone!

This morning I am grateful that I was home and able to take my neighbor to a chiropractic appointment! There's no way she could have driven her car. Always happy to be of service! :)

I'm grateful that something I though I was late in dealing with, and was trying to resolve... wasn't needed to be worried over, it's fine! (Had to do with a motor vehicle registration amendment, so this of course could have been serious.)

Happy Anniversary Nicole!

I'm grateful for my buds at WW and the fact that my weight was down today, though I didn't expect it to be.

I am grateful for my neighbors who support each other. We have lived in a few neighborhoods where we barely knew or spoke to anyone for the years we lived there. These almost 20 years have wonderful knowing we have neighbors who care and who look out for each other. And it’s funny, we are more spread out here in the country and can’t even see our neighbors houses from our driveway.

I'm most grateful for my husband, who manages to make me laugh even when being bathed, dressed, and tended to with loving care.

Edited to add that he has had to become a temporary caregiver for me as I recover from my rotator cuff surgery. He's literally my 'right hand man' these days!

I'm grateful for my Mother D. She and I worked together for many, many years ... I used to call her my working mother! She's a most loving and caring person who never lets life get her down, even though she's in her 90s and is bedridden. She recently lost her only daughter, and I lost my Mom several years ago, but am so thankful that we have each other and our "mother/daughter" relationship to still share our memories, laughter and love together.

Today, I'm grateful for my close relatives, even if they live states away.

My niece, who is an adult and married with a son, celebrated her birthday on Wednesday. We talked yesterday for a while. Everyone is doing well, and she leaves for a business trip this weekend.

All in all, my close relatives include my brother, his wife, two nieces, and that great nephew! By this summer they'll all be in the Tampa/St. Pete area of Florida.

(I do have a bunch of cousins, an uncle and two aunts, none live closer than Maryland.)

My mom has been ailing a lot lately (five ER visits in four months, two in the last week), but I am so so beyond grateful where she is now. They are running different tests than the last place (the prior four visits) and I feel like they're gonna figure it out.

I am also completely grateful because it looks like I am going to get refinanced on my home and will now have meaningful cashflow. Which means all the destruction idiot ex caused will finally be over. I'm still not debt free, but it'll be one debt. I can handle that. It's like getting a raise without extra duties. It's like getting a raise and a vacation. So cool.

Don't know who invented socks, but so glad they did!

I am grateful to have spent yesterday celebrating the birthday of a dear friend. It was a wonderful day that I'll always remember. To top it off, I came home yesterday evening and could make an easy, quick dinner thanks to some advanced planning (which doesn't always take place!), and early bedtime.

Grateful today that the checkbook balanced and agreed with the bank statement first try!

I am grateful to have seen furry, fuzzy pussy willows while out on our morning walk. Spring is coming!

Right now I'm grateful for Tylenol for migraines.

I'm grateful that a store is replacing my new computer that has fading letters on the keyboard. I had expected to have to send it away for repair, so this is a relief!

I'm grateful I didn't get a parking ticket. :0) I've "never" seen a single parking meter that is good for the whole block! I was shocked when it was explained to me.

We have those "master meters" that cover a whole block (or so - I haven't used one yet).

Thankful that I have both the health and the energy to be able to park, free, blocks away from several of my destinations. Which includes the main city library, where I can get my parking chit cleared for two hours free, but I like to save them that expense, so they can put my contributed dollars to more important use.

I'm thankful, too, that my cash gift to that library was credited before the end of the year, so helpful to reduce the income tax, and some mailed ones weren't postmarked till Jan. 2, so not useful for 2018, and I need them, as I had some unexpected income last year and need every credit I can dig up. Should have taken some charitable letters into the post office on Dec. 31 to get 'em stamped!

(Or, just possibly, written cheques and mailed 'em earlier, e.g. before Christmas?)

Or, even better, made the gifts long enough before Christmas that the agencies could have helped needy families around Christmas?

The winter is an especially difficult time for the homeless ones in this cold area.

ole joyful