Happy Turkey Day

Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age, but this was sent to me and I figgered what the fuck. I'll pass it along:

I am thankful:

For the wife
Who says it's hot dogs tonight, because she is home with me, and not out with someone else.

For the husband
Who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home with me and not out at the bars.
For the teenager
Who is complaining about doing dishes because it means she is at home, not on the streets.

For the taxes I pay
Because it means I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party
Because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes that fit a little too snug
Because it means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work
Because it means I am out in the sunshine



For a lawn that needs mowing,
Windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home

For all the complaining
I hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech. .
For the parking spot
I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation
For my huge heating bill
Because it means I am warm.

For the lady behind me in church
Who sings off key because it means I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing
Because it means I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles
At the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.

For the alarm that goes off
In the early morning hours because it means I am alive.

And finally, for too much e-mail
Because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.

Live well, laugh often, & love with all of your heart!

Always remember….take too many pictures, laugh too much and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Happy thanksgiving to my family and friends.

Now go kill a big bird, eat too much, watch too much football, whatever it is you do, and remember the ones who can't be home with their friends and family when they would most like to be, because that's what they do.

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