Thanksgiving Gratitude List - Are you grateful today?

[RetroLounge]

So what are you thankful and/or grateful for today on this Thanksgiving Day 2005?

I am grateful:

that my parents are still alive and well
for my 2 beautiful children
for my sobriety
that I have a roof over my head
for my friends on DU
for my friends IRL
for my health

hmmmm. that's about it.

How about you?

RL

[bicentennial_baby]

1. hmmmm....ok

i am grateful for:

-my sanity, after what has been a crazy year, so far :crazy:

-the opportunity i was given this year to go to Paris, which changed my life :woohoo:

-my nutty family :silly:

-my friends, both here at DU and IRL :grouphug:

-the gift of amazing love that i have received in the form of two incredible people who make my life better every minute of every day.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:


:)

:hug:

[flamingyouth]

2. I'm grateful for lots of things

My family
My boyfriend and his family
The roof over my head
The medical professionals who've helped me with my neck injury this year (my neurosurgeon, the nurses and techs, my PTs and my trainer)
My friends both IRL and here on DU

Happy Thanksgiving :)

[LeftyMom]

3. I am thankful for

my amazing son,
my family,
my job,
my new relationship and
my community here at DU.

:hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

4. spending this week in the bosom of my family

we are all relatively healthy

i am married to the woman of my dreams

we're employed and live comfortably in our own home, and can pay our bills and help others

i have dear friends, at least two of whom i'll see tonight

what more can i ask? none

[hfojvt]

12. well is some magic faery was granting all of MY wishes

I would at least ask for a President Gore, 68 Democrats in the Senate, and 294 Democrats in the House - just for starters. Keep reaching for the stars. :bounce:

Oh wait, as long as I am thinking big, let's put 294 Greens in the House, so we don't have one party rule.

[ashling]

5. I am grateful for

my wonderful wife;

2 great daughters (both of whom called today - Yea!)

Great neighbors who are fixing the transmission ( he is a transmission mechanic and volunteered to fix it when it died) and who's mother in law fixed us Thanksgiving Dinner. Dawn and Kevin(the tranny guy) brought it over to us (they live across the pasture)

Cornbread Dressing

and for all my wonderful friends on DU who keep me up when I am depressed (which is most of the time these days), don't get too mad when I get whiney, and who make me smile ... a lot.

[Call Me Wesley]

6. I am grateful of many things too ...

I am grateful

of the wife I have
of the cat we have
of the place we're living
of the family and friends we have (both at DU and IRL)
of all the possibilities we have
of the open sky (no, we do have a roof, I mean this more symbolic) ;)

And I'm sure I missed some other things I am grateful of.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[flvegan]

7. Gratitude for:

My health, and the health of those within my circle and reach;

The health and successes of my rescued animals, who continue to impress me each day;

My new job, and the job I hope February brings;

A roof over my head and a car in the garage;

My abilities, genetics and realizations;

My friends here on DU;

DU itself;

My lawyer who does all my crap pro-bono;

Her.

[skygazer]

8. Lots of things

I'm grateful

that my 3 kids are all happy, healthy and doing well in their lives.
for my wonderful SO (who is cooking Thanksgiving dinner!)
for out beloved cat
for my life (which has been iffy at times in the past)
for my friend's successful surgery for a brain tumor yesterday
for all my friends
for DU which keeps me relatively sane
and a lot more - I have much to be thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving. :hi:

[Left Is Write]

9. I am grateful...

For Mom and Dad, my three sisters, my brother, all my brothers-in-law, my sister-in-law, each niece and nephew, my cousins, and my aunts and uncles.

For Mom and Dad-in-law and the wonderful extended in-law family that comes with them.

For my husband: my best friend and the most thoughtful, unselfish, giving man I have ever known.

For my three healthy, lovely children on whom the sun rises and sets.

For my friends, moreso now than ever, friends far in wide, friends in the flesh, and friends online, for the connections that mean more to me than I can say.

For good health.

For home, hearth, warmth and love.

For food on the table.

For a community with which to share blessings.

For pumpkin pie, turkey, eggnog, lefse, and the opportunity and ability to share a day of food, fun, and games with the ones I love.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I am grateful for:

My life here on DU

My husband who loves me more than life itself

Our children who are now grown-up and independent

All the fabulous folks here on DU, some of who I've met, and some I hope to meet

My health

My retirement

The opportunities for good things to happen to me and those I love

The beautiful home that my husband and I were lucky enough to build

That's about it......

Check your PM please....

[hfojvt]

11. I have spoken about this already

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4342289&mesg_id=4342289

and I am no happier today

my parents are far away
I have no kids, and apparently never will, not even step-kids
I have always been sober. I should get drunk and forget how much my life sucks
my roof leaks
all my friends on DU responded to my last thread here
I do not seem to have friends IRL either
my ulcers are acting up and my right knee still does not work properly

Some people think the glass is half full, others think it is half empty. I think it used to be full until the cat spilled it on my laptop.

I guess I can be happy that SOME people are doing okay.

x(

[Jara sang]

13. I am thankful for:

1.) My Country Club membership
2.) My Halliburton stocks
3.) My solid gold golf clubs
4.) My 500 acre estate in the rolling hills of Virginia's "Hunt Country"
5.) An American populace that never questions it's leaders.
6.) The status quo
7.) Crony Capitalism

[Arugula Latte]

15. *sniff* That's so touching.

Such beautiful sentiment\. :hug:

[Jara sang]

16. Few will know the burden that we elite must bear.

And that is they way that I like it. Forgot to add, I'm thankful for my chauffeur and valet. Both of whom I couldn't see fit to give the day off.

[Arugula Latte]

14. I am grateful for:

two beautiful, smart, funny, adorable, kind, liberal children (boy/girl)

my wonderful husband

my wonderful sister and mother

our health

extended family

a community of friends who are kind, liberal, and involved in the community

a nice house on a safe, quiet street in a city I love

the ability to travel

good food and wine

the people on DU and elsewhere who work for change and to pull this country back from the brink

:toast:

[khashka]

17. I'm grateful for

my ex-wife
my beautiful amazing daughter
all the great friends that have welcomed me into their lives
knowing there are other people who want to change the world and make it better (that's you, DUers)

Khash.