Things I'm thankful for today....

...besides the obvious ones like family, friends, health, Jesus, etc. :

• sunshine - After a week of soggy, wet, rainy days (which is very unusual for this area from what I hear) I really appreciate the 300+ days of sunshine we usually get. I know those of you in Florida would be very glad to have some of our wet weather, though.
  
• eBay and Ross stores - I have gotten so many great deals at these places lately. My being a stay-at-home Mom puts us on kind of a tight budget, and I really appreciate that I can still find nice things at great prices (with a little bit of searching) on eBay and at Ross. I really prefer TJ Maxx to Ross, but we only have Ross here.
• my hubby - I know he belongs with the obvious ones above, but I am so thankful for him. Besides being so great to me and Jackson, he is so smart about finances and real estate stuff (things that I am pretty dumb about). We're closing on our house on Friday and I have had to do nothing to get ready for that and Phil has done a whole lot. I really appreciate him and don't know what I would do without him!
• our bed - I actually will be thankful for this tomorrow (when it arrives with the rest of our household goods). A month on an air mattress has really demolished my back. I can barely bend over without holding on to something! I cannot wait to finally sleep in comfort and wake up feeling good again.
  
• kisses from my baby boy - J will now give me kisses and I absolutely love it. I say, "Give Mommy a kiss" and he lunges at me with his mouth open and tongue out. This gets my face all wet and slobbery, but I love it!
• book club/Mom's night out - The wives here get together at least once a month for this. We had one last night and it was a lot of fun. It's more about having some wine and chatting with friends than having in-depth discussions about a book, which is more fun anyway! It's so great to get out by myself sometimes and socialize with lady friends.
  
• iTunes - I have to be careful not to spend too much money on this. I can get sucked in very easily and get lost in the world of downloading songs. I love that you no longer have to buy a whole CD just to get one song that you like. What a great invention!