Today, as always, I am grateful for my loving and caring family!!!! And, also, as usual, I am grateful we are well and safe in this scary World today. So grateful for those who have

homes, plenty to eat and plenty of comforts. And grateful, that I am still able to offer

some help to those who don't. Will be most grateful when that Monster who is destroying

so many, is destroyed himself.

Today I am grateful for my realtor. Hoping to get the parents’ house sold soon. And for our attorney and his staff, who are taking on the other tasks that are beyond me. And for my box of masks and for people who let mask-wearers wear their masks, because I really want to put this pandemic behind us without getting it myself.

My first thought was I'm grateful for my mask as I am not confident we are out of the woods yet. Seeing so many people on the news, gathering tightly together such as at parades, etc. without protection fills me both with concern and also hope for the 'normal' we all miss. And as much as I long to retire, being well past that marker, I am very grateful to have been working remotely these past 2 years, and that I will be able to continue to do so. Seeing the devastation on the news over cities being destroyed, lives lost and people's existence turned upside down, I am very grateful for my quite, mundane life.

Number one is Family. Thankful for a granddaughter that we all waited so long for. We have everything we need as in Home, food, comfortable finances and love.

Of course things like family and health and loving those who love us, but I like to also remember the little things that make our lives so much easier...like hot and cold running water, refrigeration and stoves to cook on.

^^^ And now if only the cost of food would come back down!! I live very comfortably, not especially financially but in every way that is important to me.

I was going to just say that I am grateful that I don't have anything I have to do today and that makes me very happy.

Today…..day two of our new sliders going in. Day one was over a week ago. We were supposed to get two days in a row but….company didn’t scedule right.

Big: I am grateful not to live in a war zone.

Quotidian: I am grateful for having some great new work related projects. (I work for myself, and really appreciate having some structure to my days.)

Being born here, in the USA. It really IS the land of opportunity. I'm grateful my life has only had small problems, with small affordable solutions.

Coffee and ibuprofen.

Friends to run in the trails with whether it's nice or pouring rain such as today.

Grateful my beloved Maine Coon survived his horrid Monday where he had two shots and a total body shave except his face, legs, and tail. He's hiding and being ostracized by the other cats. I feel so bad for him but he must have had four pounds of fur on him, some matted. He weighs 25 pounds and was known for his great beauty and laid-back personality. He looks like grey velvet now.

Grateful for my newish to me mechanic. Dropped my vehicle off yesterday. Got a call today that it's ready and he's coming to pick me up in an hour. Wasn't supposed to be until at least Wednesday. Brakes turned out to be just fine. Fixed all the little what needed fixing things and serviced the tranny. I can drive it to the ranch tomorrow. Better mileage than my truck. Win-win.

That my daughter made it safely to her new home, driving a U-haul truck and towing her vehicle behind. Which is the first time she's done either.

Friends.

Warm weather.

I'm doing a Happy Dance for you moose!

Gainful employment that I enjoy and could support myself with. And the lovely people I work with. Not my direct coworkers, though I am not UNGRATEFUL for them, but the rest of the staff there is just great to me and I appreciate it. The company I work for also treats its employees well and I do feel valued there, even as a mere night minion.

A drama free family for the most part, and the fact that if there is drama, I am never involved in it except to hear about it after it is all over and resolved.

Technology. This seems obvious but I really like to be entertained all the time. I like noise, and my phone, kindle, roku, wifi or cell network, and the platforms on them keep me amused.

My SO and all the things he does for me, big and small. Big things, like going to rent a trench digger thing to assist in the over ambitious planting project I started. Little things like going to make sure my AC is on in my car in the afternoons before I go to work and turning it around for me so its easier to get out when I leave for work. (although I suspect he does that to protect his precious race cars from me and my backing up into them....)

I am grateful for the love of my pets. I am deeply worried about one of my dogs, Otis. He is getting older and I dread his passing. It makes me appreciate them more....

Even though it is severe weather with tornado threats, right now I am grateful for the rain we are getting. I wish it was JUST rain, without the foreboding, but I not only enjoy the benefits my plants receive from it, I enjoy not having to drag the hose around our acreage on days I work to water everything I ordered and planted in a frenzy, and I enjoy a really heavy rain in general. Very soothing sound to me.

I am grateful for these forums, as they are an opportunity to interact with, enjoy, and draw knowledge from nice people that I otherwise never would have met.

Keeping our DGD and other students safe from harm as storms went thru the Mississippi State campus this afternoon. No one was injured but some trees were down on a few parked cars.

For my DH, a kind, good, loving and patient man who does so much for me and for our family. We both realized again how quickly a life can be taken after what happened to our neighbor.

Spring time.

I am also grateful that I have no drama in my life. I don't have much in the way of family, but what I do have, no one is on drugs, or causing anyone problems. I have a very quiet life....and I like that.

Grateful for my pets....and especially my horses. Most are rescues and they came from bad situations. It makes me happy to see them looking so well.

I am also very grateful that I have things I enjoy...hobbies...like my waterlilies and antique roses. I never can get caught up on the work, but I am never bored, and I don't think I ever have been in my life.

Grateful for friends and I getting together to play Mah Jong every Tuesday. Two years ago we could not. Spring is especially welcome this year.

Today, I'm grateful that cats purr...it's a most soothing sound....for them and me.

Grateful that I was born in and live in America. As someone wrote above: thankful for hot water, a roof over my head, plenty of food, a lovely view from my windows.

Grateful that I did not get Covid and that I am thus far active and in good health.

I'm very thankful for a secure and comfortable living situation. Very grateful that grandparents came to Canada from Ukraine many years ago. I shudder to think of what my surroundings might have been had they stayed. I am also grateful for DH that we see eye to eye on most things and live amicably together. Also grateful for a drama free life and reasonably good health. Thank heaven for the internet, including this discussion forum, which helped to keep me sane during the last two years. Of course books are a savior too and have been all my life.

Today I'm grateful for my cozy bed, especially when it's cold wind and rain outside, even if I can't find sleep tonight.

I am grateful for all the positivity on this thread!

rob....that's just what I was going to say! This thread is lovely....and I will likely return to it often.

I am most grateful for my husband who has been the most loving partner to me in recent times of ill health. I feel blessed every second of every minute of every hour of every day.

The first thing in my prayers every single day: grateful for my grandson and I both being able to walk.

Years ago I went through some serious back issues and wasn’t sure I would be able to walk again; however, thanks to a skilled surgeon, I can.

My grandson, now almost 2, was born with a rare genetic condition which can cause total shutdown of the central nervous system. But he was able to receive a one-time treatment which may keep him healthy his whole life. He runs and plays and climbs and laughs. And gives me Mimi Hugs.

Our health is priceless and I remember to be thankful for it each day.

My vet's office. I took Emily in this morning for the last time. They were very kind and gentle with her. Let me stay with her. And then they didn't charge me anything.

I'm also thankful the ground wasn't frozen and it wasn't raining so I was able to take her home and bury her next to her old buddy, Luther.

I'm so sorry, Kath. I know how difficult that is and am grateful that Emily was eased into the next chapter in her life with grace and kindness.

I'm sorry, Kath. It is never an easy decision, but it is the last kindness we can do for a beloved pet.