Tuesday Gratitudes

Sometimes when I am overwhelmed with work and master's degree responsibilities, I find I need to stop and write down what I am grateful for. Today is one of those days.

• A husband who makes dinner, serves it with a smile, despite being bone weary from working on the house outside
• Three greats sons who all hug me when I walk through the door
• My good health and ability to walk, talk, and think
• Food to eat when so many people are starving in this world
• Diet Coke (dare I say I am on my 4th one today?)
• my teaching partner who heated my Lean Cuisine lunch for me while I dismissed our students for lunch
• Cooler weather after a scorching weekend
• Coffee in the morning made by hubby before I get up
• Fruit
• Music (listened to John Mayer's Continuum while working after school in my classroom)
• The fact that we did not have to write checks to the federal and state government this year for taxes owed (we got refunds--yeah!)
• E-mail
• Color
• Faith
• My students , who inspire me to be a better teacher
• My memories of my parents--I think they would have been proud of me today, especially my mother. I swear I could feel her presence today.
• The ability to read and write and record my thoughts