this email made my morning.

> 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 i am thankful:
> for the crazy people i work with
> because they make work interesting and fun!
>
> 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!