Today I am Grateful for ~

Time with Leyla, her sweet smiles and baby cuddles.

Plans with Shanan and Shaina on Saturday.

A ride to Waverlee's graduation party.

Shanan's generous offer to let us use anything from the wedding for Joey's wedding shower.

The warmth of the outdoors, sunshine and rabbits.

Melissa and Colleen giving me rides to and from work.

Public transit getting me to where I want to go.

Barb inviting me to Eastern Market on Sunday.

That Shaina liked the bow I got for Leyla.

The beautiful home I live in.

Today I am Grateful for ~

That Marybeth wanted to clean out the garage, which caused me to move my desk inside.

How nice the desk looks next to the fireplace and how comfortable it is to sit here.

Tobi's help getting it in here and his helpful nature in general.

His advocating for Ashley to let me use her car, it was kind of him and helped me feel taken care of.

Laura's offer of letting me use her car while she's away in exchange for checking on the cats.

Amanda's offer to hook me up with people who drive into WSU from Dearborn.

Seeing a puppy this morning greet the neighbor across the street and laughing at the jumping, wriggling, flipping, wiggling, ball of excited cuteness.  He/she was adorable.

Shanan's invitation to dinner.

The improvements Marybeth has made around the yard - it looks pretty again.

Today I am Grateful for~

A clean house this morning.

Spending last night with friends - grilling, fireworks, and games.

Becoming aware of when/where it is that I don't say what I want or what works for me.

Angie's family all saying that I could stay with them when moving to San Diego.

Laura's help in setting things up.

The light, open feel to this house.

Leftovers for breakfast.

Plans of what to make for eating this week.

Noemie calling back to talk about meeting up.

My days as a teen without a car and my determination to get where I wanted to go. It helps me be willing to use public transportation.

Today I am Grateful for ~

Getting off of work early.

Getting the invitations for Joyceann's wedding shower in the mail.

Pictures of Leyla smiling and laughing.

Womyn's Camp and the camaraderie of like souls.

Tequila nights with Book Club.

Invitations of all kinds.

Coming home to a ready-made fire that I used to release some of what I no longer need (papers from my former life).

The courage to burn my marriage license.

Angie, her sweet spirit, cheerful nature, and her love for me.

Today I am Grateful for ~

Asking for a miracle and receiving one -- getting back money deducted from my paycheck that was headed to the state.  The proper paperwork came to stop it just in the nick of time.

The woman in the payroll office who went out of her way to pull back the payment headed to the state.  She didn't have to, it was a really kind of her.

Marybeth's patience and generosity when I told her about the water bill.

The different ways that I have repeatedly been shown lately that mistakes are acceptable and repairable.

The beautiful flowers, all over right now.

The public transit system, allowing me to get to work.

Rabbits and chipmunks in the yard.

Fireflies.