The nicest E-mail ever...

Things are plodding along here as fairly normal, so here's an e-mail (one of those 'round-robin' ones) that we received today:

I AM THANKFUL:

* for the wife who says it's hot dogs tonight, because she is home with me, and not out with someone else.

*For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato,because he is home with me and not out at the bars.

*For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes because it means she is at home, not on the streets.

* For the taxes I pay because it means I am employed.

* For the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

* For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.

* For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine

* For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning,and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home

* For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech.

* For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation

* For my huge heating bill because it means I am warm.

* For the lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means I can hear.

* For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.

* For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.

* For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means I am alive.

And finally, for too much e-mail - because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.