Day 51

I am thankful for mouth wash.  When you have bad breath for one reason or another we always reach for the mouth wash to take care of it.

I am thankful for the ability to stand back and laugh at myself sometimes.  This evening our friend Geniel came over to be with us.  We had dinner and watched a couple of movies and then I went to take Geniel home.  When I walked out of the complex I couldn't find the car.  I walked all over our complex parking lot and couldn't see it.  I was all in a panic and came rushing in to tell Ryan that our brand new car had been stolen.  Ryan informed me that he had locked it and that it should be parked out there.  I walked out and went to where he told me to.  I began to laugh.  I had walked right passed it more than once.

I am thankful for vacuums.  I would hate to take up all of this carpet once a week and then go out and have to beat it over a line.  What a pain that would be.

I am thankful for my new running shoes.  They make running and walking so much easier.  I haven't quite broken them in yet, but I hope to start soon as I begin my new training program for the marathon that I will be running in.

I am thankful for online banking.  It makes keeping up with finances a lot easier because I can see what has posted on a daily basis verses having to wait a whole month.

Day 50

I am thankful for board games.  They are such a good time to get to know friends and family members.  Good times can be had with some popcorn and a board game.  I dare you to not have a great time with a board game.  It just isn't possible.

I am thankful for doctors who study hard and really understand their stuff.  Without their knowledge and understanding of the human body few of us would really be alive today.

I am thankful modern medicine.  A hundred years ago if you got tuberculosis you were considered terminal.  If you had cancer, the flu or other serious illness you were in grave danger of dying.  Thanks to those who have dedicated their lives to understanding pathogens many of these diseases are treatable or nearly eradicated.

I am thankful for text messaging.  Sometimes that is the only way that Ryan and I can keep in touch. because he works nights and I work days we are like ships in the night and we rarely get to see each other.  I am thankful that we can at least do some form of communication.

I am thankful for oatmeal.  Most people don't like oatmeal.  I love it.  I eat it all of the time.  I love to put raisins, cinnamon, and brown sugar with it.  So good.  And when there isn't much else to eat in the house my pa and I will sit down to a bowl of oatmeal and fill ourselves up with this good stuff.

Day 49

I am grateful for a refrigerator.  I don't think that ice houses would be my cup of tea.  Having to go out every winter to a lake and chop up ice blocks and then having to haul them back home and then stack them just so so that they would last throughout the rest of the year is not my idea of fun.  I can walk into my kitchen open up the door find what I am looking for and then shut the door.  The only thing I have to worry about is whether or not I have paid the power bill so that things stay cold.

I am thankful for fans.  Whenever I get hot either at home or work I can reach over and turn the fan on.  That is such a relief to a hot body.

I am thankful for fingernail clippers.  I don't know how our ancestors did it when they needed to cut their nails.  I guess they used a knife.  I don't do well with that kind of cutting.  I am afraid that I would cut the ends of my fingers off.  

I am thankful encouragement from my running partner.  She is amazing.  She is always reminding me that I can do anything.   I hope that I can justify her faith in me someday.

I am thankful for insurance for my car and apartment.  What a blessing to know that if something ever happens to my cars or home that I am covered and that I will never have to worry about replacing my stuff.    

Day 48

I am thankful for hoodies.  I love having a combination sweatshirt and jacket that has a hood.  Nothing better for a cold winter morning that a hoodie to keep my ears and head warm.

I am thankful for ponytail holders.  I hate my hair being in my eyes.  I love being able to pull back my hair out of my eyes to make it easier for me to see.

I am so thankful for the support I have found in my new adventure of running.  You know who you are.  Without your support I wouldn't know what to do or where to start or what to do or even answers to all of my questions.

I am thankful for seeds.  Look at how much of our life depends on a seed.   Our food, clothing, even our homes depend on seeds.  What miracle workers they are.  Something so small becomes something so grand.

I am thankful for plastic.  I know that it isn't environmentally safe.  but look at how much of our lives depend on this material.  More than anyone of us really wants to admit to.

Day 47

I am so thankful for sacrament meeting.  I love partaking of the Sacrament and renewing my covenants with my Heavenly Father.  I love listening to the speakers.  I even love it more when I feel the Spirit of God there testifying of the truths being taught.

I am so thankful for income tax return.  I will be able to pay off a few bills and pay 6 months worth of my insurance.   That in and of itself is a huge blessing.  I really don't like being in debt.  Income tax return is a way to try to get a head somewhat.

I am thankful for the chance to redo my personal progress.  Personal Progress is a program for Young Women to help them grow their testimonies of the Savior and gain a better understanding of who they are and where they are going in life.  When I was a teenager I had a chance to do this for myself but I never took full advantage of it.  As part of the Young Women presidency I finally have a chance to do it again.  This time it is so different and a whole lot more work then when I was a teenager.

I am thankful for gas caps.  Silly I know but if you stop and think about it we would be in a world of hurt if our cars didn't have caps for the gas tanks.  We would run out of gas a whole lot faster.

I am thankful for jars.  A lot of our food comes in a jar.  Imagine what it would be like if we didn't have jars to put our food in.

Day 46

Today I am thankful for The Muppets.  I can never watch them without it bringing a smile to my face.  Ryan and I went to the new Muppet movie tonight.  I felt like a kid again watching that movie.  It was such a great feeling.

I am thankful for dollar movies.  I don't normally go to new releases.  I always wait until it comes to the dollar theater and then go watch it.  I save so much money that way.  Sometimes I can see a show for $.75.  When I can I make it a double feature.

I am thankful for fabric softener.  I hate static cling on my clothes.

I am thankful for lunch containers.  It sure makes life so much easier when you have something to carry your lunch in.

I am thankful for safety razors.  I would never be good with a straight edge razor.  I am afraid I would cut someone's throat or cut my legs off.  God bless the person who invented the razor that we enjoy today.

Day 45

Today I am thankful for the chance to help a friend today in a tight situation.  What a blessing it is to pay it forward for all of those times that someone has helped us.

I am also thankful for pad thai.  I have a new favorite kind of food.

I am thankful for good times with family.  Those small moments are what brings us together.

I am thankful for those rare quiet moments where I can turn off the tv and have no other distractions for a few moments of quiet times just being alone.

I am thankful for "Common Sense".  Because of that pamphlet I enjoy living in this great country of ours.  Sadly the author of this book is almost forgotten by our present generations.