Thankful thing #9 (at least)

So, I wondered how bad I would be at this. I was right to wonder. Today is Friday, I last posted on Monday. I'm missing a few days in there. I'm not sure if I can handle posting 5 things I'm thankful for...I may have to really think about this. But I can at least start off with #9.
Thankful thing #9
Tonight, I am ever so grateful for the great big huge RV that went on the scout overnighter. The men ( or shall we call them wimps? ) Said that it will only be them sleeping inside the RV tonight. All of the boys will be where they are supposed to be. Outside in the tents (in sub zero temperatures,... in NOVEMBER). However, I told my husband very clearly, that if those boys get too cold and knock on the door in the middle of the night for warmth. That they are NOT to be turned away. I guess, sending boys on 'winter' campouts could be worse. As much as I'm making fun of the wimps. I am grateful that there will be warmth and shelter for all of those skinny little boys.

I don't think I'll ever get used to sending my boys off to these camps. I have never really considered myself to be an overly protective Mom. But, I really have a hard time, not being there to make sure that he is ok and safe. I really don't see the point of these winter camps any way....I mean really. What's the point?

Now, is it possible to come up with another 1 or 2...or 5 thankful things? Let's see.

Thankful thing #10

I am thankful for body heat. Truly I am. I am thankful that our bodies generate heat to keep us warm. And that sometimes that heat can be transfered to others. Tonight, with my husband off at the 'stupid' winter camp. I am left alone in my wonderful comfortable "cold" bed. He is truly my space heater. I climb into bed every night freezing cold. I bundle all of the blankets as well as the comforter on top of me, but still, alone I freeze. But with the Hub home, all I have to do, is put one hand on his chest and within 30 seconds I am warm. I can put my feet on his, and I am sweating. It is amazing that he can generate that kind of heat. Yet, I cannot. (BTW this is even a typical senario for summer months too...Ya, I know weird!)

Thankful thing #11

I am thankful for books. For those who have known me longer than the past 2-3 years. That would sound like a strange thing to be thankful for (at least coming from me). I rarely ever read before. At least not for enjoyment. I read text books for school and self help books to help me become a better parent, spouse, or person in general. But I couldn't tell you the last time that I had been inside a library for any reason other than to research a given topic for school. Well, that isn't entirely true. I did take my kids semi regularly to pick up books for them. But something happened to me a few years ago that made me want to read. So, randomly, I picked out a book from the library shelves during one of those semi regular kid trips. I read it in an afternoon, and it's all been down hill from there. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading. This year alone I have finished 45 books (yep I kept track...I was currious how much I read). And the year is not yet over I have several sitting on my dresser, that I am attempting to finish before the end of the year, to make an even 52.
I have even written 1 and a half novels. I assure you that they aren't good. They aren't anything that anyone in my lifetime will ever read. But I always have enjoyed writing, to some extent and I decided as a goal for myself, that I actually wanted to write a novel and actually finish it. The first one took me about a year to write, and the second one is not nearly moving as fast. But you see, I have already finished my one novel. So there is no pressure of a goal to actually finish the second one. Someday....

Thankful thing #12

I am thankful for the teachers who teach my children.
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate these people who devote themselve to teaching our children to be contributing members of society. I know that these people have chosen this as their profession and that they get paid for their services. But I assure you that any amount of money, is not enough for what they do. They are teaching our future leaders. They are preparing these children to go out into the world to be the next generation of inventors, lawyers, doctors, politicians, and even garbage men. They are filling those spongelike mind's with information that provokes thought and creativity. That will help to move us all into the next movement of life.
For anyone who has spent any significant amount of time in their childrens classroom. I'm sure that you would agree that they deal with a lot. Every time I leave the school, I am GRATEFUL that I DID NOT choose that as a profession, and I am SO GLAD that they did.

Thankful thing #13

hmmm. I know that I can come up with one more thing tonight....Let's see.

I am grateful for technology. Especially tonight, medical technology. Without the great steps that scientist have taken medically, at least one of my twins would not be here. If my boys had been born, even 15 years earlier. Josh would probably not have lived, and if he had, he would have been severely handicapped. I am grateful that every day men and women study and learn and create new ways to do things. I know that they are blessed in their studies and that those things they create and discover are for our benefit. It is an amazing thing that happens in those science labs. (now if they would put their time into curing cancer instead of errectile disfunction, I would be exstatic!)