Chock Full o' Thanks

Sara has blogging duty (like guard duty, but with fewer weapons) on Thanksgiving day, so I'll have to settle for a pre-Thanksgiving gratitude fest. 

(Who am I kidding? I'm happy to spend tomorrow doing nothing but eating simple carbs and watching other people do dishes--there will be no time for writing a Post-It Note, let alone a blog entry.)

I feel like making a numbered list. Please note that the list items are in random order (I don't want you to worry in case I happen to list Cheetos before my children...or something like that.)

Holly is thankful for:

1. Cheetos
2. My children
3. Cinnamon toast
4. Rhinestones
5. Indoor plumbing, especially toilets
6. Finding a good deal on a new furnace (not as good as the furnace not dying in the first place, but still...)
7. A husband and father-in-law who are relatively qualified to install a furnace
8. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
9. Grocery shopping with my sister tonight
10. Eggnog ice cream 
11. Weight Watchers
12. Fresh salsa
13. My best in-state friend: Wendi
14. My best friend: Sara
15. My best friend who is also my husband: Joel
16. Cinnamon toast
17. Books!
18. Jim Dale and his performance of the Harry Potter audiobooks
19. Hot rollers (not to be confused with high rollers)
20. Coupons
21. Thai food
22. Our parakeets
23. My mannequin
24. French doors
25. Office supplies
26. People who know how to sew
27. My mom
28. Your mom
29. All the moms
30. Sunscreen
31. Lockets
32. Clementines
33. Post-it notes
34. Those pens I love (what? I'm not going to get off the couch to find one and look at the brand.)
35. Clifford the Big Red Couch
36. Good haircuts and the people who give them
37. Shop vacs
38. The Hotties
39. My siblings
40. England
41. Footy pajamas on little kids 
42. Hot oil treatment
43. Health insurance
44. The USA
45. New York City
46. 50's dresses and vintage clothes in general 
47. Etsy
48. Apple computers
49. Cupboard space
50. It's a Wonderful Life
51. Shoes
52. People who spend their lives helping other people
53. My mother-in-law's homemade macaroni and cheese
54. Cheese
55. God and all the good stuff that goes with
56. Being free to worship Him
57. Our DVR
58. Jeans that aren't too tight or too loose
59. Lotion
60. Excedrin
61. LASIK
62. Flowers--any kind, but not calla lilies as much as the others
63. Silk
64. Wrap dresses
65. People who are thrifty but aren't snotty about it
66. Savings accounts
67. Player pianos
68. Digital cameras
69. Red
70. Cousins
71. People who like me anyway
72. Anti depressants
73. Teachers who are really patient
74. Tweezers
75. Lysol wipes
76. Heating pads
77. Cetaphil
78. Christmas trees
79. Christmas
80. Scottish accents
81. Dangly earrings
82. People who are smart but would never call themselves intellectuals
83. (Parentheses)
84. Sesame Street
85. Houseplants that just won't quit
86. No-iron fabrics
87. Food banks
88. People who get up early (how do they do it?)
89. People who do jobs I don't want to do
90. Trees
91. Polite children
92. My husband's insane but wonderful Christmas lights
93. Kind neighbors
94. Hotels
95. Hiking (as long as I can stay in a hotel when I'm done)
96. Hot baths
97. Air conditioning
98. Digging in the dirt
99. Gas stoves
100. Google