What I'm thankful for

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Not sure what got into me, but I blurted this out at the beginning of the week:

“We’re going to start a new family tradition where you have to think of as many things you’re thankful for as you are years old”

The twins are proud of being “eight and a half” so I told them they actually had to think of an extra half thing. Here are their lists (printed without permission):

Isaac		Aaron
famaliy(esepacly arron and lilya) selter love water lifie air electtericctiy entertamement ocgen		food air water shelter bed twin dad mom

Aaron isn’t getting dessert until he comes up with another half thing he’s thankful for!

I held up my end of the bargain and thought of 31 things:

1. Venessa
2. My health
3. My family’s health
4. A roof over our heads
5. Having food on our table
6. Being free to be Jewish
7. Having meaningful work
8. Being able to ride my bike
9. Friends who stop by unexpectedly
10. Supportive parents
11. Shabbat
12. Isaac, for his compassion
    
13. Aaron, for his tenacity
    
14. Lillia, for her love of discovering new things
    
15. Local farms
16. Freedom of speech
17. Effie, for giving her life to save the rest of the flock
    
18. Diz, for being my pet for 20+ years
19. Scourge (our cat)
20. Good music and books
21. Candles, instead of lights, when the sun goes down
22. Innovators, for new inventions to make our lives better
23. The Science Center, for teaching us new things
24. The changing seasons
25. Biathlon, cyclocross and other friendly competition
26. The state of Israel
27. Technology that enables friends and family from afar to keep in touch
28. Beer
29. Self-improvement
30. A good book
31. Seattle
    

What are you thankful for?

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