Why I am Thankful

I am Thankful:

For the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight because she is home with me and not out with someone else;

For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato because he is home with me and not out at the bars;

For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes because it means she is at home, not on the streets;

For the taxes I pay because it means I am employed;

For the mess to clean up after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends;

For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat;

For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine;

For the lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home;

For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech;

For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation;

For the lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means I can hear;

For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear;

For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard;

For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it mean I am alive;

And finally, for too much email because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.