Bite Me!

I have by far, the nicest husband ever. This evening he came home from work and instead of pinching my rear like he so often is fond of doing, he said "do you want the good news or the bad news?" Please understand that with Whirlpool's uncertain future with Marketstar this was something I dread hearing everyday. So I said to give me the bad news first. Blair said "I'm going to see Quantum of Solace." This actually means that he and his team at work are all going to a movie together as part of the"team building" strategies that Marketstar loves. I think it's just an excuse to keep from giving them bonuses-but I digress. Then I said "so what's the good news?" and he said "I'm not going to see Twilight." Now, just about everyone that knows me knows how much I enjoy the Twilight series of books. I've looked forward to the release of the movie this month and am counting the days until we can see it. So Blair, in all of his husbandly kindness, chose to see the new James Bond flick instead of Twilight without me. He told everyone at work that his wife would kill him if he saw Twilight before I did and he's probably correct. For those of you that aren't familiar with the "Twilight" series, they are novels featuring teenage vampires and mortals that fall in love and all of the fallout from that, etc. etc. ad nauseum et infinitum. The movie comes out in two weeks-woohoo!

Everyone's heard of "gratitude journals" where you write down everything you're thankful for that day and it's supposed to make you a "gratefuller" person. Oprah Winfrey is a big pusher for gratitude journals and I thought I might take a stab at it even though I think Oprah's long overdue for a large kick in the shorts. Guess I should start with her.

1. I'm thankful that I no longer watch Oprah.
2. Heated seats in the car.
3. Hot Chocolate on cold days.
4. Toilet paper.
5. Insurance.
6. Washers, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves, flat irons, Kitchenaid mixers, Cuisinarts and very sharp knives.
7. Downey fabric softener.
8. Direction from Heavenly Father through the Holy Ghost.
9. Central air.
10. Sweet sisters at church that love and support, that try their very best and teach great lessons.
11. Sound mind/sound body (sort of.)
12. A husband that loves me and tells me I'm beautiful even with my gigantic weight problem.
13. Pianos.
14. Forgiving friends.
15. Second chances.