I Need to be More Thankful for the Little Things

I was planning on posting a blog tomorrow when I was a little more alert and had more time but I decided I wanted to post something I had been thinking about this morning. I got up at about 6:30 and was amazed. I hadn't had to get up to go to the bathroom during the night. That's when I realized there are a lot of little things that I need to be more grateful for. Here's some of the others I thought of:

Waking up in the morning with no pain.
Figuring out something to have for dinner and having all the ingredients.
Fixing a meal that everyone will eat. (Someone is getting a little better at eating though.)
Creating something and being pleased and proud of how it turned out.
Being able to mentally remember a two or three item list of things to do and getting them done.
Making a bed and having it look good. (Down comforters are just so hard to make look neat and crisp. They always look sloppy and lumpy.)
Having toes and fingers stay warm when visiting a Dutch home. (Many people keep their homes at about 65 degrees - or so it seems!)
Having skype and being able to talk to family and friends!!!!!
Having three computers in our homes so we can talk and work and play to our hearts content.
Being able to watch American TV shows here - thanks to the internet. Psych and American Idol are my favorites.
Having a smaller house to keep clean.
Having a lot less junk to try to keep organized. (I'm collecting stuff faster than I'd like to admit though.)
Not being able to speak or read the language much. (I'm beginning to learn that there are lots of sad things that happen even in our nice little village - and here I thought we were living in such a safe and happy little world.)
Days when I get on the scale and don't moan at the numbers that appear.


I'm sure I could go on and on but I'm finding it hard to keep my eyes open and my fingers typing the right keys.