SEVENTY

Joey's post made me think...can Icome up with 70 things I'm thankful for. I bet I can. Here goes.

In no specific order except the first one. l. I'm thankful that Jesus loved me enough to give his life for me. 2. My husband Joe. 3. Tammy. 4. Buddy. 5. Joey. 6. Lori and her kids. 7..Billy 8..Teri Lorraine 9...Sarah Jo. 10...Tori. 10..Amy. 12..Danny. 13...Aaron. 14...Annie. 15...Andrew....16...LeAnn and Tia (tied)...17...Erica. 18..Anthony....19...Layni. 20...Abby 21...Jonah 22...Kadyn 23...Grant.

ok...those were the easy ones.

24 ...Jim and Loretta 25....Pauline and Ron 26 ...Frank and Linda 27....Mary Sue and Leo
28...Margaret and Bari 29...Dodie and Mike

I could have lumped them all under family...but that would have only been one!

now they get even harder.

30...I'm thankful for being born an American.
31. I'm thankful for my Kentucky childhood.

that's why I thank God for:

32. in-house plumbing
33. hot water
34. electricity
35. gas furnaces
36. Wal-Mart
37. K-Mart
38. My car...1995 Buick, even tho it's on its last legs.
38. chicken and dumplings
40. Any and all chocolates
41. Fresh tomatoes
42. Corn on the cob
43. Carpeted floors
44 Microwave ovens.
45. Refrigerators and freezers.
46. Air conditioning
47. Electric carts at walmarts and Meijers and K-mart
48. newspaper crossword puzzles
49 Books.. This probably should have been right up at number 2...lol
50. My computer...again...this should have been near the top.
51. Facebook

This is harder than I figured it would be.

52. Television
53. Radios
54 Elvis Preslely
55 Amusement parks..what would family vacations have been without them.
56. Social Security
57. Friends..through the years and over the miles.
58. Meredith Reed...for Tammy and Buddy
59. Steve Bennett...whom I could not imagine never being in my life.
60. Being a teen-ager in the 1950's
61....and on that same theme...not having to wear girdles, garter belts or sanitary belts...thanks to the 60's!
62. Crocheting
63. Living in an area that enjoys four distinct seasons.
64. Christmas
65. a duplicate here...I thank God every day for Kadyn James Oliver.
66. That Tammy finally got disability social security and health insurance.
67. That Buddy's family will be moving back closer next summer!
68. That I have gotten to know Tara...Pauline's granddaughter.
69. that my grandchildren and great grandchildren are happy and healthy.

AND THE NUMBER ONE...OR 70...

THAT I HAVE BEEN BLESSED ENOUGH TO LIVE 70 YEARS! PRAISE GOD!

LIFE WITH MY CHILDREN PART 47

For those of you who are following this series, I apologize. I've reached a vital deadlock. Not that I can't think of what to write...just can't write what I think of. Like all kids, my kids did things that might embarrass them today for their families and friends to hear. Likewise, the break up of my marriage to the man I honestly wanted to grow old with. Because of my love for him, I have no desire to hurt or embarrass him in the eyes of those who love him.

Although I'm ending this series abruptly...keep tuned. I still have lots of things to write about! I even will write some cutsey stories about my kids as stand-alone blogs.