Tuesday December 3, 2013....

    Today I am not thankful for the storm, but I am thankful 100 times over that I made it through the day and got home safe and sound with my kids and me and my car all in one piece. I am thankful that I was able to pay the gas bill because it is cold, and I am thankful that I have a warm bed to sleep in.
     I was not very polite in traffic today, as far as calling people idiots, all deserved of course, but still I should be taking that deep breath instead. I just don't understand why it is that some people think 5 miles is ok while others think 50 is sufficient.   I think 35 was ok but was going 40 at some points during the day.  My commute home was a joke and I got home way to late.  I am tired, cold and cranky and I hope that it doesn't continue through the night.
     I am thankful we are safe and fed, I am thankful we are home and have a few more hours before we have to risk our lives again.  I am thankful for all the little things we take for granted, the laughter of our children, the sound of a friends voice on a ruff day, the touch of a friends hand or a hug.  I am thankful for all I have seen so far, and all I can still have ahead.  I am thankful for the opportunities we all have that I just can't seem to find. I am thankful for being a parent, and having my children grow up by my side. I love them so and find their love to be the most wonderful thing in the world.
     I am thankful for my life with all it's trials.  I am thankful for who I am even if I don't really know who that is.  I put my trust in God and will let him decide what happens next.   Always trying to fight it isn't getting me anywhere.