Nothing but Thanks

OK, 853 is my favorite number. How this came to be will be a blog for another day. I could probably give you 853 things that I am thankful for but I would be up all night and then a grouch tomorrow. Instead I give you...

53 Things I am thankful for...

1. A loving, forgiving, merciful God that always seems to make sure I have plenty to be thankful for
   
2. My loving, forgiving husband Justin
3. My beautiful, sweet, low maintenance daughter Jill
4. My charming, witty son Dax
5. My darling, cuddly son Jace
6. My mom who I become more and more like each day (I don't mind at all, she's great)
   
7. My dad who has always loved me unconditionally
   
8. My step-mom Pauline who is one of the most generous people I know
   
9. My brother Matt who has been my best friend since birth and I am proud of and who challenged me to write
   
10. My brother Nathan for being himself and who I would really like to get to know better
    
11. My in-laws, Dave & Marie and Ray & Shelley who always make family time fun and enjoyable
    
12. My sister-in-laws Kristy (she is a natural beauty, inside and out) & Leslee (makes me feel like I have always had a sister and keeps me informed) & Katie (for always telling it like it is) & Kallie (for being herself and genuine) & Liz (for always making a point to play with my boys) & Tara (for liking the water just a little more than I do)
    
13. My brother-in-laws Jason (for always making me laugh and coming up with words that ARE NOT in the dictionary) & Royce (for also making me laugh and being a great dad) & Tim (for introducing me to LOST and always talking to me at family gatherings)
    
14. My nephews Logan(who is adorable and SO SMART) & Austin (who is a stud and doesn't really mind me embarrassing him and has great hair)
    
15. My nieces Tiffany (who is beautiful and happy all the time), Taysha (who doesn't mind playing with Dax and has great taste in clothes) & Zoe (who will try anything, is sweet as pie and demands hugs and kisses from her cousin)
    
16. My friend Melissa (such a beautiful person and the only person I tell EVERYTHING to)
17. My friend Holly (for liking Chaladas and golf and for keeping an eye out for me)
    
18. My friend Jill (aside from Coke, she is my soul sister)
    
19. My co-workers, Warren (a first born I can relate to in many ways), Nev ( for being so artistic), Brad (for having the love of reading in common), Kathy(for being constant and calm) & Steve (who knows something about everything)
20. Ketchup
21. My cute home
    
22. My health (this week)
23. My family's health
    
24. Being able to eat 3 turkey dinners in 5 days
25. Food in general
    
26. Fall (colorful leaves, the smell, the weather, the sunrise and sunsets)
    
27. Movies
    
28. Clean smelling towels
    
29. I can cover my grey
30. I don't look 41... hopefully when I am 50
    
31. Golf
32. Mascara and lip gloss
    
33. Chaladas - 1, 2, 3
    
34. Dishwashers
    
35. I can drink water from a tap
36. Pumpkin carving
37. Cameras to record memories
    
38. Razors to keep me smooth
    
39. Tweezers to keep my beard under control
    
40. The Internet
41. My faithful blog followers
42. The Bubble Game
43. Heat
44. Air conditioning
45. My toothbrush
    
46. Diet Cherry Pepsi
47. Facebook for keeping me in touch with family and friends
    
48. My Aunt Margo's calendars
49. Book stores
50. Frodo, Dusty Bottoms, Ned, Lucky Day and Gary
    
51. Flowers
52. My hairdresser
53. Fireworks
    
54. Memories of my Grandma and Grandpa and Pappou and Yiayia
55. Growing up in Edmonton, AB Canada
56. Rain, thunder and lightning
57. Music
58. Straight, tasteful Christmas lights
59. Sleep
60. Disposable diapers
61. TP
62. Comet
63. Clothing
64. Happy pills
65. Phones
66. Not having to deal with spiders 5 months out of the year

Ok, ok, so once I started I couldn't stop.