Thanksgiving seems like a good day to re-start Thankful Thursday posts; I
have a lot of catching up to do, so here goes...
Today I'm thankful for:
- FAMILY. Blood and chosen, near and far. I have an
amazing, wonderful family. I especially have to mention my love
Colleen, our kids, Emmy and Kat, who just keep getting even more
amazing with time, my sister of choice Naomi and her kids, and
my Seattle relatives, with whom I'm finally getting back in touch.
- Friends and friendship. Friends online and off, near and distant.
Friends becoming closer friends. I love you all.
- Rainbow's End. We -- my crazy extended family and I -- found ourselves
a wonderful house in West Seattle this year, and it has become our
home.
- Employment. I've been employed here in Seattle for a little over a
year, after far too long a gap since I lost my job in San Jose. A
skill set that continues to keep me employable.
- Our cats. I hadn't realized just how much of a cat person I was until
Curio walked up to me in the shelter and told me "Hi there. I'm your cat."
Naomi had to translate for him, but I'm learning.
- Medical insurance. The American health doesn't-care system sucks, but
I shudder to think of what Colleen's tab would have looked like if I
hadn't had insurance through my employer.
- A kitchen big enough for more than one person to work in, and a
Thanksgiving dinner that came out amazingly well.
- A lot of little and not-so-little things. Backups. Good tools, both
hard and soft. Colleen's PT and other support people.
- ... and most of all, the fact that things haven't turned out nearly as
bad as they could have. I've been lucky, and I know it. (I've also
been incredibly stupid at times, but that's another post.)
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