My family has had the same tradition for Thanksgiving every year since I was a little girl – there’s a long story about the pioneers attached to it, but the result is that we place 3 kernels of corn next to each person’s plate and we go around the table, expressing 3 things that we are thankful for that year.
It was all very serious until a few years ago when Uncle Rand picked the law that states we can take a “Right turn on red”. So in creeped some wacky ones. You HAVE to use one of yours to express thankfulness for a spouse or you’ll be in trouble later, but then you have 2 left to use at will. Jared has used “the interweb” as a thankful kernel for more than one year now.
So aside from the deep and meaningful things I have to be thankful for, here is my B-list of thanks:
- Goldfish crackers
- Pacifiers
- Space heaters
- Cell phones
- Digital cameras
- Sour cream and onion dip
- Laptops
- The dollar spot at Target
- The outrageous sales as a result of the economic downturn
- Body pillows
- Technology (“yeees, I love technology… but noooot as much as you you seeee….”
- Automatic doors on my van
- Chicken
- PBS
- Portable DVD players
- Those modest tee shirt companies for the tall girls like moi
- Mascara
- Chocolate
- After holidays 75% off sales
- Frozen dinners
- Super Target/Walmart
- That thing that clips my kid’s pacifier to her shirt
- Prescription meds
- Knee socks
- Metabolism
- Toilet paper
- Feet
- Contacts and sunglasses
- Sweaters
- Toast
- Nursery
- Drive-throughs
- Eyebrows
- Baby magazines with articles like “Why it’s okay to be a crappy parent!”
- Ponytail holders
- TV shows we can watch on the web because we were putting the little monster down while they were on the first time
- Being ridiculously good looking
- “For English, press 1”
- The interweb
That’s not in any way a complete list, but it outlines my priorities well I think. Hope ya’ll have plenty of stupid things to be thankful for too!! Happy Thanksgiving!!
this says Floyd wrote it, but he didn't - just lazy Rocketgirl on his computer
Ice cream, hot tubs and scanners are topping my list right now. I'll let you know what comes later, after some sleep.
ReplyDeleteI, too, give thanks for the economic downturn-related sales. Which in turn makes me grateful for my job which gives me disposable income. And I'm pretty happy to know that my company will never go under! Although I'm not sure what the Second Coming would do for me; they'd probably have to find other jobs for our department.
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ReplyDeleteHilarious list, LOVE IT! Thanks for your comment on my blog, I didn't know if you ever looked at it or not. Good to know you're out there, with me still, haha. I don't know HOW you write so many blogs and keep up with it all. You go girl!
A month goes by. I thought the whole point of this month of blogging was to get in the habit... now I am in the habit of checking everyday only to be disappointed in not seeing pictures of the family or random thoughts. Alas poor blog, I knew thee well.
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