Giving Thanks…From A-Z
Apples – a fantastic snack that helps me get through the day without snacking on junk food. Too bad I haven’t been bringing them to work lately. 
Blogging friends – for keeping me sane when I think I’m going to scream. You know who you are! 
Cold weather – I wait all summer for winter to come! I love skirts and tank tops, but I love staying bundled up at home even more.
Dave – my husband, who keeps me grounded in reality, and always proves to be my hero.
Emergency workers – so important whether there’s an emergency or not!
Family – the little family I have I am extremely grateful for!
Google – from Google Wave to Gmail to Google Docs to Google Calendar to Google Maps to Google Images to just plain Google. I love it all.
Hot showers – I try to appreciate every hot shower I take.
Ice cream – mmm…
Jammies – It’ll be hard to get out of my jammies this whole holiday weekend!
Knitting group – I love them probably more than I should!
Lemonade – one of my favorite things to drink, but only if it’s nice and tart.
Mail – as in, receiving books in the mail!
Nail salons – can you have a pedicure too often? Really?
Orthodontics – I love my straight teeth.
Pets – even though they can drive me crazy, I love them!
Quiet time – you know, the kind of time where your mind isn’t racing about the next thing you need to do? It’s few and far between, but I’m very thankful when I get it!
Reading – need I say more?
Snaps – Few things make me as happy as undoing a bunch of snaps, preferrably on a shirt. 
Trash collectors – Ever wonder what we’d have to do if we had to get rid of our own trash?
Underwear – I’m not one who can go commando.
Violins – I think they make the most gorgeous sound.
Wine – I wish I had the occasion to drink more!
Xerox machines – What can I say? I’m an office supplies junkie.
Yarn – Oh, how I love my knitting.
Zero debt – Well, I WILL be thankful for this when I get there!
What are you thankful for? Can you tell me one serious thing and one silly thing?
November 25th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Just lovely! That for the ideas. You can never really run out of things for which to be grateful. I think Jammies is definitely my favorite and something that I love about Christmas day (wrong holiday, I know). It is so relaxing and luxurious to sit around all day in them while playing with our Christmas presents. Ah, for the love of Jammies. I’m with you, sister.
Happy Thanksgiving, my friend!
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November 25th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I’m thankful to Barnes and Noble for putting out the Nook. And I will be very thankful to whomever would like to purchase one for me
All joking aside, I think I’m most thankful for my family and friends. I would be a mess without them.
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November 25th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Holidays. ‘Cause holidays = no work.
And I’m having a hard time picturing your brain and quiet time going together.
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November 25th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Skittles. And Don’s mom finishing chemo this week.
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November 25th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
What a wonderful idea. Great list.
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November 25th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
This is a great and creative post! I’m thankful for my family (of course) and I’m thankful for gas heat because I hate the winter!
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November 25th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Besides the obvious stuff like family and friends, I am thankful for:
Mashed Potatoes & gravy (the most perfect food when done well and Thanksgiving is probably the only time I eat it).
I am so thankful that my family has its health.
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November 25th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Happy children.
Sunshine.
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November 25th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
I am thankful for my husband, the best man in the world (no offense, Dave, but he could give you a run for your money), and friendships rekindled. I am also thankful for Hagen Dazs strawberry sorbet. It is DIVINE!
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November 25th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Serious: The incredible community of friends I’ve made since moving to Korea. I was born to be an expat!
Silly: Being able to checkout a book for a whole month at my school library because I’m a professor!
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November 26th, 2009 at 7:19 am
I stole this! I’m thankful for you for coming up with such an adorable idea.
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November 26th, 2009 at 8:19 am
My list of things to be thankful for is super long but I’ll count you as part of it! I hope your Thanksgiving holiday is one filled with family, friends and relaxation.
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November 26th, 2009 at 8:23 am
I love this! I’m definitely most thankful for my family – I don’t know what I would do without them most days. And also, I’m thankful for coffee, because without it, I’d be a grinch 24/7.
Happy Thanksgiving, Trish!
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November 26th, 2009 at 8:25 am
How fun!! I have a lot to be grateful for this year too.
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November 26th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Yay for mail and wine (maybe you should start getting wine through the mail, we do – wine club).
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November 26th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
I like your idea of going from A to Z on your list…it’s something we do in my class of third graders which helps us cover a lot of ground. A silly thing? I’m thankful for coffee pots and washing machines who do the work so I don’t have to. On a more serious note, I’m thankful for all of God’s blessings which often wonder how they’ve come to fall on me. It rather takes my breath away.
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November 27th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I’m thankful that after 27 years of ups, down and 3 children, my marriage is stronger than ever. And I’m thankful for my mixer–her name is Big Bertha. God, I love Big Bertha!
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November 28th, 2009 at 1:14 am
I am thankful for my daughter who is the most. She has dazzled me from the first. I have never been disappointed is her. She ahs humor, wit,insightfulness, compassion and all of the good qualities that anyone could hope that their children might have. I have been blessed. That is one of the things that I am Thankful for
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November 30th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
I love this! Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving. My favorite one? Snaps. It was unexpected and made me smile
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December 5th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Seriously thankful for the new lil girl. Beyond what I could have imagined, more than I could have hoped. I’m also seriously thankful for Nutella, but I guess that has to be my frivolous pick.
love ya!
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November 24th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
[...] so why not address them all here on the blog every year? It looks like I originally found this on Trish’s blog (thank you Trish for helping me start a Thanksgiving tradition!). So if you’re [...]
November 26th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Hope you had a great day, Trish!
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