8 days stay behind

I often chastise myself for not being thankful all the days of the year versus just today, but I can't think of any other way to celebrate this holiday than by making a list of what I'm thankful for this year.

• My beautiful red house
• My laptop
• Good friends willing to open their home to us since we're so far away from our own families
• A good job
• Electricity
• CPS and all my brothers and sisters there
• Clothes in my closet
• My pipe and tobacco cellar
• Working cars
• God's grace
• The mild mountain weather
• A free country
• My Mom
• My blogosphere sisters
• Amazing friends
• And certainly not least, my lovely future-bride, Alli

Happy Thanksgiving to all within sight of this post. All the best to you and your families.