“If it makes you happy
It can’t be that bad
If it makes you happy
Than why the hell are you so sad?”
-Sheryl Crow
Yesterday was a bit of a roller coaster, I received an email from my mom around 1 telling me my grandmother was in the ER with what they believed to be a stroke. Constant updates all day and worrying about my family kind of took its toll on me, and I was relieved later to find out that her tests all came back a-okay, that it was not actually a stroke, and that the doctors were releasing her to go home. Whew. It’s kind of a reminder, of sorts to take stock and take note of your blessings. So, I’m tripping over to the corny side and making a list today of what I’m grateful for:
- My grandmother is healthy
- Well, my whole family is healthy for the most part. That’s good stuff
- I got my kid potty trained (I set her 3rd birthday as a goal)
- Long hot baths in my big ginormous tub
- My kids make me smile
- My youngest made me laugh so hard last night which made her laugh harder which made me laugh harder – it was hilarious
- My mother’s helper is hanging with the kids so I can get work done today (I’m not just blogging – I swear)
- Resolved yucky tense argument with my husband
- Coke Zero
- Warm, not stifling temperatures
- Heath Ledger’s kick-ass performance in “Dark Knight” (seriously, better than I’d anticipated – even with all the hype. It’s not just hype).
- Super cold water with ice
- Got a magazine in the mail so I can ditch this trashy novel I’m reading
- Saw that WordPress has an iPhone app (yay)
- Counting Crows released a new album on iTunes yesterday of live stuff
- I’ve managed to avoid buying the new Miley Cyrus cd for my kiddo
- I bought the movie “Juno” on DVD the other day, and plan to watch it til I can’t stand it anymore. “Oh my blog!”
- Sent my friend a box of Tootsie Pops and Sharpies for her birthday and she got it already! I love sending presents.
I’m gonna stop. I keep thinking of stuff. Which is good. Very very good.

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July 23, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Melanie
I’m glad your grandmother is ok. And that your good stuff list is so long.
July 24, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Lyrically Me
I was actually surprised that I had to stop myself because the list coulda gone on longer. That made me feel good, actually. A sure sign that tides are turning – at least in the way I’m looking at life. Whew!