-a good day yesterday
-old friends
-DS and DD
-scale said the same as before the holidays
-me: much stronger than 5 yrs ago, and more capable to face the next crisis

I'm grateful:

• that February is the shortest month in the year!
• for frozen blueberries in my protein shake
• for kitty friends
• for Fitday - all the way back to June, 2001!
• and for flannel sheets on cold mornings

1) isolating a bug in our testing software
2) a shout-out to my alma mater on the Colbert Report last week (a math prof from there was the guest)
3) being invited to give a talk at a women in computing conference
4) not gaining weight
5) heartworm medicine that my dog loves

I'm grateful for:

babies!! And their mommies! And their terrific supportive families!
Yams (did I say that last month?)
That when I am awake in Mountain Standard Time at oh-dark-thirty on a Monday morning, I know that Meg is up in PA, starting a thread, having coffee and getting ready to hit the gym.
Turkey bacon
My family cleaned the house (sort of) yesterday

-good health
-my husband
-my kids
-choices
-wisdom and experience

- for yesterday's weight lifting session after 9 days of no weights
- For Alleve, after yesterday's weights
- for the gift cards I got from Big Peach for Christmas since I need new running shoes
- DH getting half of last year's pay cut back in February and that they will get 401 (k) matching again, company is holding their own
- that I only ate half of the onion rings I indulged in for lunch instead of the whole container, and that I feel kind of icky so am not likely to do that again soon

- of course
- some solitude/alone time with DH away
- my sweet cats
- autostart on my car
- a week with NO night meetings.

- for my great supportive younger sister
- for my improved mental & physical health in this new job crisis
- for my great DS and DD
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- my non-boss, and that he managed to keep me in my job for the past 4 years

lost teeth (that are supposed to come out!)
DD is signing to run cross country with a college this week
That DS #1 watched the younger kids last night so I could lift weights
This cool new hamstring thing I learned last night
Good friends

These all are going to have a theme...
-My first ever ten minute mile completed last night
-My second ever ten minute mile, completed during the same workout
-My treadmill in the garage since the sun never came out yesterday afternoon
-My fantastic headphones that DH bought me for Christmas, that I wore on the treadmill last night during the ten minute mile(s)
-Metallica - specifically "Master of Puppets" during the ten minute mile(s)

Love the theme Shannon!

* For a phone call from DH this morning (he's in Hawaii)
* For a continued warmish (for us) weather patttern, and no snow while DH is away
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* a good night's sleep
* being off the church council (after 4 years; completed my last task - hiring a new church secretary - last night)

Today I am grateful for:

• a body that still rocks out on the elliptical despite so many years of abuse
• satellite radio on my iPhone to rock out by
• a fully stocked freezer in preparation for the weekend's snowstorm
• fresh blueberries in February -- on sale
• sharing a laugh with DH at 5 am