I am grateful for a post-Christmas visit with good friends this afternoon.

I am grateful for quick work made of the big chore of buying a new stove today.

I am grateful for a fun swim with Julie and the boys.

I am grateful for Chinese dinner out tonight.

I am grateful for time spent reading and snuggling those kiddos down for the night.

I am grateful for an hour or so of TV.

I  grateful for a day of simple pleasures, which are really the best kind, IMHO.