We have spent some time the last few days making a list of things we are thankful for. I thought you might enjoy reading what a 3, 5, and 8 year old along with two grown ups in rural Nebraska might be thankful for. It is, by no means, exhaustive and we may continue the list but for now....enjoy. (try to figure out who added what to the list)

1. bed
2. feet
3. I'm not sick
4. Jesus
5. thankful for people - even sick people
6. my bottom
7. coloring books
8. colors
9. cousins
10. Uncle Kari and Aunt Andy (exactly what she said)
11. pencils
12. markers
13. scissors
14. grocery stores
15. pop helpers
16. sunday school
17. suckers
18. Bible
19. chocolate bars
20. sunshine
21. dogs
22. our new trash can
23. Chinese food
24. Jesus
25. ears
26. farm
27. diapers (you guessed it that was mine!!!)
28. Daddy
29. Mommy
30. brothers
31. Robin
32. house
33. my brothers baseball team
34. my chalkboard
35. Mason
36. Camden
37. Kenna
38. John Deere tractors
39. Chinese People
40. world
41. The President
42. Mrs. Ronnfeldt
43. BSF
44. Wes and Dove (neighbors)
45. church
46. Bible Study
47. friends
48. Gatsby
49. people - even if they talk different languages
50. uncles
51. bathroom
52. CD's
53. music
54. butter
55. mommy and daddies
56. Kass the mail lady
57. TV and shows
58. that I can go with Dad to the farm
59. light bulbs
60. apple juice
61. water
62. washing machine
63. dryer
64. mower
65. computer
66. grandpa
67. for the word "wash" ???? (not mine)
68. school
69. Cornhuskers
70. baskets
71. paper
72. Christmas
73. underwear
74. world
75. Jesus
76. four children (for the record, this was Ben's contribution to the list)
77. brain
78. yogurt
79. Jim
80. pop tarts
81. snow
82. new cousin (Reagan's brother or sister)
83. the release of bodily gasses (another of Ben's contributions - I was trying to be serious and keep the kids on task and he was really throwing out some great ones!!! he went on to report that if we didn't excrete these gases we could die - to which I replied - and if/when you do I might die!!)
84. car
85. policeman
86. silverware
87. eyes
88. table
89. Mrs. Beacom
90. I'm just thankful that all the kids are in bed! and I'll be more thankful when they are asleep.

Happy Thanksgiving week to everyone!! Seriously, we have thousands of things to be thankful for - make a list. It's kind of fun.