It’s the little things that count, right?  So here’s my list for this week:

I’m thankful:

• For Facebook.  It’s my lifeline to the world outside of small town Idaho.  And I’ve found so many old friends that I never would have connected with otherwise.
• That my car battery didn’t die after being on all night Tuesday.
• For ORBIT gum because of all the yummy long-lasting flavors and because you can blow bubbles with it even though it isn’t called bubble gum.  My favorite flavor right now is Sangria Fresca. The box is orange.
• For online shopping.  Without it I might have been forced to craft together my own ventriloquist dummy with discarded doll parts, miscellaneous nuts and bolts, and mismatched baby clothes from the ever present D.I. bin in our garage.  Now that would have resulted in extraordinary creepiness!
• That my main floor floors are vacuumed and spotless … even if only for this present moment.
• That the dog finally came home after spending two hours in the cow patch behind our house and that I was able to spray off most of the manure and hitch hikers stuck to her much-too-long tresses.
• For WordWorld.  Will has learned almost all his letters thanks to this genius show.  If you have a toddler in need of alphabet training and you haven’t seen this, it’s on PBS.
• For Advil.  It’s been my friend the past 3 days while I’ve been on the verge of a migraine.  Anyone have this problem?  It’s a fairly new phenomenon for me but one that comes back every month to visit.
• For the upcoming holiday.  I’m looking forward to family, turkey, sweet potatoes, pie, games, parades and football on T.V., and a break from the schedule rut.

Happy Thankful Thursday!