Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for...

• the good Lord
• my family and friends
• my health, and the health of my loved ones
• a body that heals itself, including the big ol' bruise I gave myself when I stupidly whacked my arm on my pencil sharpener yesterday...apparently I should just walk holding my arms over my head to avoid issues like this
• much success so far on my Whole30 journey...so glad I decided to do this
• summer break, and the fact that I have a great job to return to next month
• finding out the students in my newest class...I'm praying that this will be an incredible year!
• lots of progress in my classroom this week
• a couple of sweet, 11 year old helpers in my classroom yesterday
• some really fun new plans for my students that I'm very excited about
• a roof over my head, food in my fridge, clean running water available whenever I want it, shoes on my feet, clothes in my closet, a dependable and paid-off car, enough money to cover my needs
• vitamins
• sunscreen...this pasty white girl would be lost without it!
• my Brita pitcher
• Pandora
• my dishwasher, which has seen much more action because of my Whole30
• my blender, which still does a great job despite the daily abuse I put it through
• trips to the library
• farmers markets and Chilton County peaches
• some much-needed, glorious rain last week
• FriendshipFest'12 coming up soon...can't wait for a weekend with my college girls :)
• one last trip to look forward to...excited for an adventure with my Mimi and my Sarah
• getting to preview Bub and Olivia's engagement pictures the other day...the pictures are BEAUTIFUL and I'm excited to see the rest of them
• the new texting while driving law that goes into effect in our fair state next week...it's about time
• finding something fun in my mailbox yesterday...such a nice change from the endless parade of junk mail!
• the opening ceremony of the Olympics TOMORROW!! I get so excited about the Olympics :)
• the fact that I have sight, my hearing, my sense of taste, my sense of smell
• a brain that functions like it's designed to
• my ability to read
• my arms, hands, legs, and feet that allow me to do what I need to do each day
• the certificate I got in the mail yesterday...I'm officially a literacy tutor for adults!
• an opportunity next week to meet and work with a potential learner...I've never taught adults before so I'm pretty nervous, but I'm excited for the opportunity!
• payday coming soooooooon
• plans to celebrate my birthday with my family this weekend...they're pretty awesome

HAPPY WEEKEND, yall!