Share something you are grateful for today.

[progmom]

I have a few things...

I am grateful for the witty banter on DU.
I am grateful for my strong and supportive family.
I am grateful for the power of music to lift my spirits.
I am grateful for the DUers who have become real friends (you know who you are!!)
I am grateful for the sunshine.
I am grateful for air conditioning.
I am grateful for freshly picked strawberries.

[mark414]

1. I am grateful for the new girl in my life

she came out of nowhere and hit me like a freight train, and I couldn't be happier

katiieeeee :loveya:

[progmom]

3. yay!!!

i am so happy for you!

[mark414]

17. thaaannkk youu

I am also grateful for the new Common album!

life is good!

and...:loveya: too progmom

[progmom]

21. isn't it great? makes up for the gorillaz album being just ok...

(in my estimation, anyway)

and i still really really love M.I.A.!!

[tjwmason]

23. On the basis of your response above

and having seen your picture - I'd say that you're both very lucky.

Have a great time together. :D

[mark414]

40. thank you sir

it seems like you always have something nice to say about me

we do, and will, have a great time together

:hi:

[bettyellen]

61. Awww that's sweet! good for you mark....

and i bet it's good for her, too!
:evilgrin:

[mark414]

93. i'm not sure

but you could probably ask the neighbors :evilgrin:

[StopTheMorans]

2. the man who squirted Tom Cruise with the false microphone

[progmom]

4. it is a funny picture, isn't it?

:D

[Texasgal]

5. heh heh...

I think I love you.

[StopTheMorans]

10. right back atcha

:loveya:

[Dora]

6. Grateful that my son woke up at 4:00 a.m.

and cranky as I was at the awakening, it gave me the opportunity to play with him for an hour.

Grateful too that I had a liverwurst sandwich to snack on at my desk this morning.

[progmom]

11. my3 year-old son woke up at the same time.

...and came stumbling in with his cuddle blanket in hand and curled up next to me for 3 more hours of sleep... :loveya:

[Lannes]

7. Im grateful that I live in a house for the first time

Not in an apartment.

[progmom]

12. isn't that amazing?

do you look around and wonder how you will ever fill up all that space? it took less than a year for us.

[Lannes]

25. My house isnt very large

Its a 2 bedroom with a large master bedroom.Its perfect for me,it has wood floors and a big backyard.Im so glad to be out of apartments.It didnt matter where I moved,I was always sandwiched between college kids who didnt give a rats ass about how much noise they were making.

[swag]

8. I'm grateful that Thomson Financial bought my latte today.

And I'm grateful that I may be able to get them to buy me lunch.

[progmom]

13. well yay

i always eat the best meals on someone else's dime.

[swag]

19. Yeah,

sometimes I don't feel so bad about being in this asshole business.

And this reminds me of that anecdote about the older Judy Garland, breathless with excitement, calling her former rival Deanna Durbin in the middle of the night to gloat about her smashing comeback successes in London and Paris.

To which Deanna Durbin replied, "Are you still in that asshole business?"

Good morning/afternoon, progmom. Have a swell day.

[wtmusic]

9. Progmom for putting a little perspective on my morning

and strong coffee
and a great family
and DU
and *'s house of lies beginning to crumble
oh I could go on and on... :D

[progmom]

16. how could i forget strong coffee?

:hi:

lots of things to be hopeful and grateful for, eh?

[Heidi]

14. I am grateful for . . .

-- A wonderful Swiss-German veterinarian who wasn't pissed when I called him at home yesterday to tell him that my beloved cat was passing blood in his urine.

-- A life-partner who doesn't think I'm a nut for loving our cat so deeply.

-- The fact that I'm an artist who can make a living with me work. (I'm grateful for this, but feel guilty about it, too.)

-- Kindred spirits. Like minds. (That's you, for the most part, DU.)

[progmom]

18. Heidi - is your cat ok???

:hug:

[Heidi]

56. Thanks for asking, progmom.

Ginger will be OK. He has some magnesium/phospherous crystalization blockage in his urethra but, fortunately, I was able to reach this wonderful veterinary doctor at home Sunday morning, and started Ginger on antibiotics for the irritation before the problem got worse. I also learned, via telephone, how to correctly palpate my cat's abdomen to find an enlarged bladder, which Ginger has, but we still were in the "safe" zone. Today, he needed only a shot of antibiotic, to be followed by a two-week course; and a new, low-acid (low ash) dry food. He apparently has a metabolic problem which he'll always have, but we can control the problem without affecting his quality of life, and that's the important thing.

I realize a lot of people think it's nutty to love a cat so much, but we are childless by choice, and Ginger's my boy.

Word to all my cat-loving DU friends: If your cat ever acts funky, like switching his tail and throwing his ears back and searching in 50 different places for a place to pee, yet producing little or no urine, get your cat to a doctor PDQ. It takes less than 48 hours for kidney failure to set in if your cat isn't passing any urine at all. It's better to be safe than mourning.

:hug: <----------- for progmom

[progmom]

59. you are a wonderful pet owner

:hug:

i know how scary that can be.

[Heidi]

127. Thank you, progmom.

Ginger's really special. Every time he's been sick, he has made a real effort to "show" up what the problem was, so we're very lucky.

[friesianrider]

109. We're all thinking of you Heidi...

Prayers and good thoughts to you and Ginger :) I'd do ANYTHING for my fur babies, too. You're such a good person to take such good care of your little kitty.

:hug:

[Heidi]

128. Here's the little man himself . . .

Right back atcha with the hug, friesianrider. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. What a great way to start the day, progmom....

I am grateful to be alive and well...
I am grateful for my incredible family
I am grateful for all my DU family
I am grateful that I am a liberal
I am grateful for all the love, past and present here in my life
I am grateful to be living so near the Pacific Ocean
I am grateful for my (fairly) strong, healthy body...


And I could go on all day...so many things I'm grateful for...

[progmom]

20. nice list, peggy

of course it goes without saying that i am grateful to know you...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Wow, progmom...

I can't tell you how much your friendship means to me, as well...I'm really looking forward to meeting you one fine day...

Your words touched me profoundly...

:loveya:

[Misunderestimator]

22. Here are a few:

I am grateful for being able to stop smoking
I am grateful for DU and the many people here I admire (you included)
I am grateful that there are some people in the world who don't know who Tom Cruise is
I am grateful that there are still progressives in this country willing to fight for truth
I am grateful for NSMA
I am grateful for the luxury of knowing where my next meal is coming from

[progmom]

27. wonderful list

all of them ('cept the smoking) apply to me as well. i feel like i am such an incredibly lucky person.

[Magrittes Pipe]

24. But I don't want to share her.

x(

Oh yeah, and I'm also grateful for key lime pie. :9

[progmom]

28. she is wonderful, isn't she?

i am grateful for her too. and you, too, for that matter.

[Magrittes Pipe]

35. You ain't half bad yourself, missy.

:hi:

[tjwmason]

26. I'm grateful for the gorgeous sunshine

The birds singing in the garden,

The wonderful folks who made the Plymouth gin I drank a wee while ago,

That I could sit next to a wide open window all day and get beautiful fresh air,

That there are such splendid folks to chat with,

and many many other things besides.

How's ya doing progmom? :hi:

[progmom]

30. very nice list, indeed - fresh air, good booze and good conversation!!

I am doing ok, and trying my best to accentuate the positive (on the advice of my good friend NSMA, told in the voice of Ella Fitzgerald).

[simpleplan]

29. I am grateful

That I have two healthy, happy, intelligent daughters.

That I have a wonderful family.

That I made it to my 30th birthday yesterday.

That the DU is going strong and keeping me informed.

That plums are in season.

For warm weather and sunny days.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Good morning, simpleplan!

WELCOME TO DU! This is a crazy, happy place, and quite addicting...Enjoy your stay!

:hi:

[progmom]

32. plums....mmmmm...

happy birthday!!!!!


on edit - welcome to DU!

[tjwmason]

33. Happy birthday - and welcome to D.U.

:party: :toast: :hi:

[Left_Winger]

34. I don't have to work today

[progmom]

37. oh. now i am exceedingly jealous.

:cry:

[Left_Winger]

47. What would happen...

if I told you that I did not have to return to work until 1 August?

[terrya]

36. A few things:

My family. People who are loving, supportive, caring. I have the best family in the world.

My friends. The best

The DU'ers who have become friends. I am so, so grateful to DU simply for the opportunity to meet such lovely, warm, smart, funny truly decent people. They know who they are....I've met most of them in person and I want to meet the rest in person VERY soon, hint, hint. :-). Plus, I have the special honor of marrying two of them in a few months. And it IS a honor.

My health. I'm grateful for my good health.

And, last but not least...I'm more grateful for the man in my life, Doug, than words can possibly say. I honestly thought that I'd never know real love...romance. That special someone who will be with me on the voyage of life. But then Doug came along...and my dreams became reality. Doug has the key to my heart....and I couldn't be happier about that. SHMILY, my man.

[progmom]

39. Terry...

You have a lot of depth. I have really enjoyed getting to know you through DU, and really hope to meet you soon. :loveya:

[terrya]

46. progmom, I think there just might be an opportunity soon.

The aforementioned event in a few months. :-)

I most definitely count you as one of my new DU friends. You're smart, funny and just nice. Plus, you've helped me expand my horizons in jazz. :-)

:loveya:

[progmom]

55. can't wait

:D


and thanks.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

38. I am grateful for

Misunderestimator....really grateful

I am grateful for my DU buddies
I am grateful for convertible tops on sunny days
I am grateful I live in a place most people want to visit
I am grateful for the fact that at the end of summer, they will all go home
I am grateful for my appreciation of music
I am grateful Misunderestimator will drive around the block with me til the song we like is over :D

[progmom]

41. accentuate the positive, baybeee

i especially liked this one:
I am grateful Misunderestimator will drive around the block with me til the song we like is over :D


isn't the the hallmark of a good mate?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

51. Yes..yesterday we were on a Don McClean kick

the week before it was Dusty Springfield..she likes all the music I like...even the rap I play :D

So you Accentuating the Positive today?

[progmom]

53. oooh - gotta love Dusty

:D

Yes - I am Accentuating the Positive. I gave you credit for it up thread. Thanks for the pep talk. :loveya:

[Misunderestimator]

43. Aw.... ditto

:loveya:

[Caoimhe]

42. I am grateful for

the two newest angels in my life. Lucy, Lucy Loo (black and white) who still doesn't know how to cover her poo and Sweet Sadie (stripey). They are sisters I rescued, and for now they are living in a large homemade cat condo with all the best furmice and tunnels for playing.

[Caoimhe]

48. why don't the pics show up?

that bites!

[drivesmecrazy]

44. My First DU Post

Wnat a wonderful way for me to make my very first post here on DU.

I am grateful for DU.

THANK YOU to everyone who works so hard to make DU a reality.

[progmom]

50. welcome to DU!!

:hi:

[Jara sang]

45. I'm grateful for grates

They don't get enough recognition. If it weren't for grates we would all get washed down into the sewers during bad rain storms.

[progmom]

49. very good point

simple pleasures are the best

[Burma Jones]

52. My wife and kids - and

Health
Tickets to Spamalot we used yesterday
Educational Opportunities
EZ Pass

[progmom]

54. EZ Pass!!!!

nice.

[tigereye]

57. my husband sweet and funny and likes my drumming

good health
beautiful fun son
my old funky - in a good way - house
parent's health
cool friends
all kinds of great music to listen to!
Summer, the pool and sangria!
DU and all the nice folks here who motivated me to get on a plane after not flying anywhere for a long time!
the person who told me about DU! You know who you are.

good to remember, P-mom.

Thanks!

[Droopy]

58. I am grateful for psychiatric meds

Air conditioning is pretty groovy.
I'm also grateful that I have a good job.
I'm grateful for my family and friends.

[progmom]

60. and i am grateful for your generosity of spirit

your PM of a couple of weeks ago made me realize what a kind person you are. :hug:

[Droopy]

62. Thank you progmom

:hug:

[GOPisEvil]

63. I am grateful to have great parents.

I am grateful to have wonderful friends.
I am grateful to have found DU.
I am grateful to have gainful employment.

Those are the biggies. :)

[progmom]

65. very nice list, david

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

66. I am grateful I was able to travel to Boston!

I'm glad I got to meet you face to face! :hi:

[progmom]

67. hee hee

likewise, pal. you're one of the good ones.

[bettyellen]

71. ditto on that one.

i'm glad i felt guilty enough for talking progmom into it to go myself!

[GOPisEvil]

72. I am very glad you were there, too!

:hug:

[bettyellen]

73. thanks, David it was a great group, huh?

i'm so glad we got to chat and have a brownie. i could have used another day with everybody, really! now when i move downstairs and bouncy comes out, i'll feel like i've done it all!
i'm thinking of changing my last name to underground, the heck with my bio family.

[GOPisEvil]

74. That was an awesome group.

I would have liked another day, too. Heck, I wanted to stay.

I told Bouncy you said hi. With the exception of my parents, I'm closer with some people here than the rest of my extended family.

[bettyellen]

85. BB was the first person here who actually conversed with me!

and i think by the end of the conversation i invited her up to NY.
i have to make good on that soon!
hey, i hear hammers downsatairs! well, okay, they stopped, but you know what i mean....
i just have to be a little patient.

[GOPisEvil]

88. BB is the sh*t!

I want to go to NY badly. I've never been. How sad is that?

[bettyellen]

90. okay, you're after Kleeb and Bouncy, okay?

but i'm a horrible hostess, i don't cook or fuss over people. i just throw em a set a keys and set em loose. well it's half true. set you lose part of the day, then rehash it with you later. if it sounds okay to you, we have a deal.

[GOPisEvil]

91. Works for me.

I'm an only child, I know how to entertain myself. :)

[bettyellen]

94. it's a good skill! that's the only thing that freaks me out about having

guests, when they sort of depend on you 24/7. i'm like dude, go explore a little. my cousin is like that. i love him so much, but he doesn't take a dump without letting you know he's leaving the room! LOL. but the upside is, sometimes it makes you do the fun touristy stuff you forget about. i'm a little curmudgeoney, but i'm not that bad. i guess i just need periodic breaks. i had 5 brothers and sisters. it makes you appreciate living alone, i tell you that.

[bettyellen]

64. so many things

I am also grateful for the witty banter on DU.
I am grateful to have had the best dad ever.
I am grateful for the best friends a gal could have, including you.
I am grateful for having my left leg.
I am grateful for our garden.
I am grateful for the best landlord ever who is renovating an apartment two floors closer to said garden.

[progmom]

68. i'm really quite grateful for you

...and i might be coming back to NY in July!!!

[bettyellen]

69. get out of here! really?

that would be so cool!
well, that helpeded fix my monday blues.

[progmom]

95. yes, thinking of coming in the weekend of the 23rd

will you be around?

[Beware the Beast Man]

70. .....

.....

[Misunderestimator]

75. I'm grateful for Beast Man's ability to always see the silver lining.

:D

What's got your goat? :hi:

[Beware the Beast Man]

76. ...

...

[progmom]

79. well it is what is getting me through right now

despite some pretty serious crap that has been dragging me down.

[Beware the Beast Man]

81. ...

...

[progmom]

84. i'll try to be less tedious going forward

[bettyellen]

86. i hope you get past this feeling.

and you can look on the brighter side a bit too.
it ain't always easy, i know.

[Misunderestimator]

80. Sorry, man...

Didn't mean to contribute to the tiresome shit. :) Hope things get better for you.

[progmom]

82. delete

[NightNurse]

77. Ha! Easy one.

I found a Guy who's as addicted to Broadway as I am !:popcorn:

Nothing like 5th Row, Center Orchestra :applause: :applause:

[progmom]

97. how wonderful!!!!

[KitchenWitch]

78. I am grateful for

A loving family
My two beautiful children
A comfortable home
Food on my table
Free will
Like minded people here on DU
My sense of humor
The thunderstorm outside (representing the awesome power of nature)

[progmom]

98. you do have a great sense of humor!!

and the rest is great too!

[KitchenWitch]

101. Awww thanks

And thank you for this thread....I think if more people would take time to be grateful, this world would be less screwed up.

[stellanoir]

83. woh

Had wanted to post on this earlier but had to go to my son's class day ceremonies.

It is believed by many spiritualists that prayers of gratitude rather than those of need are the most powerful of all.

I'm humbly astounded and exceedingly grateful that my son just received three academic achievement awards at said ceremonies.

He also wrote a poem that was chosen out of 34 entries to be read at the ceremonies. I thought it truly sucked and roasted hiim about it last night. I joked that I wouldn't drive him to school unless he rewrote it. He refused. Of course I took him to school anyway. He got the biggest laugh of the afternoon when he read it. I will be dining tonight on roast crow and already apologized to him in front of his friends for my apparent undue criticism. I just knew he could do far better.

Am grateful also for friends, family, my gardens, and the honor and opportunity to work with high school graduates till 3 AM tomorrow, even though it'll require some serious recovery time.

Am grateful that the truth will eventually be exposed over time.

I'm grateful for this thread and for progmom for starting it.

[bettyellen]

87. LOL, Stella! there's no accounting for kid's tatse.

i'm glad we've got people out there like you and progmom who remind us to focus on the positive. it does help reframe your outlook when things aren't all you expected.

[progmom]

99. your kid sounds great

my kid is leaning up against me


and there isn't anything that can compare to that!!!

[hippiechick]

89. My friend Tim, for giving me a second chance.

:loveya:

[progmom]

96. good for you

and good for tim.

[In_The_Wind]

92. so many things

I'm grateful because my house-mate's mother will be returning to her home from her short stay in the nursing home so her parrot, Paulie will be going home soon too

I'm grateful for the extra help I'll have finding all of the corners in my house for the next few months ... renovations over the past few years have left everything in a mixed up mess

I am so very grateful that everyone I know is acceptably healthy with no major problems at this time

I'm grateful for the friends I'm making here at DU

I suppose the thing that I'm most grateful for is my returning eyesight because my face is finally returning to normal after being partially paralyzed since 12/26/01

[progmom]

100. a lot of good stuff going on in your life

:woohoo:

[In_The_Wind]

105. life is good

it's getting better everyday ... I'll be posting a thread someday soon explaining exactly how much better ~ it's been a long and interesting journey :) the best is yet to come

[Yit]

102. I'm thankful for

being here and not THERE! :scared:

[progmom]

103. where is there?

[Yit]

104. Who cares anymore

I'm here.

[redqueen]

106. I am grateful for my family and our health.

I am grateful for my job.
I am grateful for my country.
I am grateful for my ability to think for myself and not suck up the lies of the right.
I am grateful for my library card.
I am grateful for this place.

[MrSandman]

107. I am grateful

For my friends
For my family
For the fact I have a job(even though it has begun to suck)
For another day to try to make a difference

[friesianrider]

108. Good post.

I am grateful for my boyfriend, who is, truly, a good man.

I am grateful that his family accepts me - and my fear of flying. :)

I am grateful for my Mom, and all she does for me.

I am grateful for my pets and their innocence and unconditional love, without whom I would definitively go crazy.

I am grateful for my Mom-Mom, although she is gone now, for all she has taught me.

I am grateful to be healthy.

I am grateful to be happy with who I am (something it took a long time to accept).

I am grateful to be living at this time in the United States, where I am relatively safe and can be who I am and write this very message. I've truly hit the lottery of life by being born in this country at this time.

I am grateful for our soldiers fighting in harm's way, for so bravely doing their duty, even if I disagree with the reason they are there.

Most of all, I am so grateful for every person and pet in my life who I love and loves me. The value of my material goods are NOTHING compared to the value of my horses, kitties, bunnies, Denny, and my Mommy. I love all of them so very, very deeply :)

[Lilith Velkor]

110. I'm grateful for not having to be grateful for a damn thing.

And for kung fu movies, cheesy sci fi and all sorts of cartoons.
Drugs are nice, too.

[Wapsie B]

111. I am grateful for every day,

for the chance to make things better.
I am grateful for the social workers and counselors helping to give my daughter a second chance.

[Catshrink]

112. I am grateful for successful surgery

and for my doc's rapid diagnosis

I am grateful for my sister who has been here taking care of me since the surgery.

I am grateful that I have medical insurance!

[donheld]

113. I am grateful

I have a host of friends. It makes life good.

[NoPasaran]

114. I am grateful DemocracyFest is over

And that no one dropped dead from the heat.

[BikeWriter]

115. I am grateful Tom Cruise may escape lynching by homophobes.

[elshiva]

118. BAWAHHAHAHAH!

[BikeWriter]

120. They may still get him though. I wish they'd leave him alone. :-(

[elshiva]

122. OH, LOL! That's a good one, may I use it?

:yourock: :patriot:

[BikeWriter]

123. Certainly, be my guest. :-)

[elshiva]

124. Thanks, dearheart!!!

[BikeWriter]

125. Okay, Sweety. :-)

[madrchsod]

126. i am grateful that my company is so badly run

that 3/4 of our shift was sent home because the schedule is really screwed up. so now i can be here when i should have been working

[Zomby Woof]

116. I am grateful for this turkey

And cranberry sauce, and stuffing, and yams, and pumpkin pie...

I mean, it's 5 months early, but never too early to count one's blessings.

[LWolf]

117. Escrow closed

on my old cottage, 60 days late, before anymore earthquakes hit So Cal.

[elshiva]

119. I am grateful for God....

progmom
dad and mom
Gay Pride Weekend with Disapear Fear and The Damsels
DU
a good home

[micrometer_50]

121. I am grateful for

a fellow DUer who, unbidden, did a helpful deed
for me, from the goodness of her human heart.
Bless her and hers.


:hi:

on edit: 'who' is beter that 'that'