I found one of my old journals last night.  Below was my entry on January 6, 2005.

I am thankful and more aware of just how blessed I am. I am thankful for:

• The early morning through my half open eyes when I get to sleep in
• A foot rub right in the arch of my foot
• My warm Uggs and the comfort of coming home
• Taking my bra off
• Taking a walk in my neighborhood
• Sleep (the ability to rest and regroup. Everything is better after some sleep.)
• Hard work
• My son’s soft cheek
• My daughters big brown eyes
• My youngest’s hand
• The curve of my husband’s back when he’s sleeping
• My Mom’s smell
• Peanut butter
• The warmth of the sun
• A warm face cloth
• A dark theatre and the smell of a production
• Discovering each day a little more about myself (The mystery of me.)
• My daughters incessant chatter
• Wind
• Chapstick
• Words
• Lotion
• The idea of America and the people that live the idea, rather than profit from it.
• My camera and the photographs I will leave behind
• Really good ice cream

That was all I wrote and it all still applies. That should do it from the laundry room tonight.

Sleep Tight!

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