Being Thankful

I've recently come to the realization that I have become a pretty negative person! No one likes to be around negative people. Being negative doesn't make one feel any better about the situation they are in or about themselves, so I have decided to think on things that are positive and that I am thankful for.

Someone on a social networking site posted a status that said they were going to make their status say something they were thankful for every day for the rest of the month. I am not going to post a blog every day for the rest of the month with things I am thankful for, but I will make a small list on this blog tonight! Here goes something (I almost typed nothing...but nothing is a negative word. :)):

What I am thankful for:

1. My handsome husband and beautiful baby boy.

2. My son's grandparents...both my parents and Mat's parents. They love my son as much as anything or anyone else in the world and they all strive to help us in any way they can.

3. Living in the United States....I enjoy my freedoms.

4. Healthcare....my son has had all of his immunizations and I'm not worried about him contracting measles, mumps, typhoid, rotovirus, etc..

5. A roof over my family's head...it may be a modest 2 bedroom, 1050 square feet with the ittiest bittiest kitchen where I can't store half of my supplies, but it provides shelter and a haven for us to come home to every day!

6. Friends who we love like family.

7. Being a teacher....teachers understand (or at least try to) parents. My co-workers are supportive when I'm having working mommy remorse days. I also love the three months I get in the summer to spend with my baby boy. :)

8. Pumpkin. It really is delicious...in just about everything! (coffee, ice cream, soup, bread, oatmeal)

9. Having child care at my work so I can see my son during my work day!

10. The internet. It provides a way for me to keep Max's extended family involved in his life...be it with pictures, updates on his development, or how he sleeps at night...I just like being able to connect with them and keep them abreast of how their littlest family member's life is evolving. :)

These are just a few things I am thankful for. I could sit here and think about hundreds or thousands of things I am thankful for...but instead, I think I'll get back to those things I am thankful for and let you tell me what you are thankful for today. :)