Shoved to Them
49. Personalized ringtones on the cell phone so I can decide if I want to talk to you without even having to look.
48. Calculators
47. Aloe vera plants. Are you eating one yet?
46. The end of this season’s “Dancing With the Stars”.
45. Coconut Cream Pie.
44. Cheap gas. (It’s all relative, I know, but it seems cheap today.)
43. My moms. The real one, the volunteer, and the in-law. They’re great women.
42. Not having to make Thanksgiving dinner myself.
41. My children’s friends. They’re really nice kids.
40. My new big kitchen with all the counter space.
39. My four year old looking at my wedding album and saying, “Mommy you look just the same.” I hope she doesn’t need glasses.
38. Any movie that gets them all to be still and quit for an hour or longer.
37. The smell of pine-sol. It means my whole house is clean
36. Being almost done with Christmas shopping.
35. Not having to buy the Computer Guy a gift this year. I probably will anyway, but it’s more fun because I don’t have to.
34. Readers who will actually make it all the way through this list.
33. Okay, the reader who will actually make it all the way though it. I love you, Mom.
32. Hot waxing kits for home use. You should be thankful I use this, too.
31. Knowing exactly what my father in law wants for Christmas this year (a tie with the kids’ pictures on it.) (Really)
30. God’s sense of humor. It doesn’t always seem funny to me, but I hope He’s laughing it up.
29. Children who don’t think it’s weird to take part in political protests every week and complain when they’re over.
28. Going to Cincinnati this year to be on TV. It was fun.
27. The sung Divine Mercy Chaplet playing in my car. It always calms me down and refocuses me.
26. Learning how to control my big mouth a bit. (What?)
25. Our two little saints praying for us in Heaven.
24. Latin grammar answer keys.
23. Those big hugs from little boys who aren’t ashamed (yet) to hug their mom in public.
22. Fried broccoli.
21. Christmas hymns. Especially the Latin ones, I like them the best.
20. Free voice lessons for #1 in exchange for oatmeal raisin cookies.
19. Internet recipe searches. How else do you discover the recipe for Bacon Cheeseburger Chicken?
18. Dramatic children
17. Computer solitaire. Otherwise I lose the cards.
16. Being 34. I like it.
15. Getting to spend Christmas in Corpus Christi.
14. Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, snowflakes that stay..no wait, wasn’t that a song?
13. #4 isn’t named Horatio. She almost was. It’s a long story.
12. Hand print turkeys.
11. That I didn’t marry Axl Rose after all. Have you seen that guy lately?
10. Mary said yes.
9. Joseph said yes.
8. Jesus said yes.
I’m too tired to come up with any more. 7-1 are up to you.
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