The ABC’s of Thankfulness

Picking up on an idea from Lisa B’s post, who picked it up from her daughter, here is my ABC list of things I am thankful for. The Brothers K have been working on their own. You?

A: the Artist, awkwardness that leads to the funny, apples and anchovies

B: boys, boys and boys, the Brothers K, and brothers and blogs in general. . .okay, and Bose 5.1

C: the Captain, cats (that sleep through the night), and “collaborative driving”

D: dark December days lit with holiday lights, the Detroit Tigers who will rise again to win the pennant

E: the Engineer, educators who do the educating (and those who fight for education)

F: fathers, Fall, first snows and followers

G: the garden (most particularly in August when the tomatoes arrive), G-Strings

H: home sweet home where I long to be more than I am

I: initiative; watching the boys at Imagination Stage

J: jazz and the juxtaposition of the jingle and the jangle

K: kitchen knives that have just been sharpened

L: Lake Michigan, okay, all the Great Lakes, oh what the hay, lakes in general

M: mothers (who deserves a letter all to themselves more than mothers?!)

N: nephews and nieces (especially new nephew Nicolas) and, of course, Neats, Neats, Neats!

O: opposites

P: pesto from our garden, reading the politics, Pandora and piano, particularly when played peacefully (boys, are you reading?)

Q: Queen sung by the Muppets, quiet mornings (or the memory thereof)

R: cooking risotto while sippin’ rye and rockin’ some tunes

S: sisters, especially when they are together

T: tools of all sorts

U: unions (may this country return to the realization how important they are)

V: a veritable gallimaufry of music

W: the West, may we someday return

X: x-tra x-citable boys during the holidays

Y: you . . . just cuz you read this far!

Z: zzzzzz’s which I hope to get more of in the future, particularly during the day.

May you all have a peaceful and warm Thanksgiving Day