Today I am thankful for:
- My wonderful friend, Julie, who always knows what to say to bring me back to center when I go flying off on a tear.
- My daughter and her sly, sharp wit and amazing common sense. How can she be only 13? Conversely, how can she be 13 already?
- My son who still calls me mama at age 14 and wouldn’t think of not hugging me or telling me he loves me just because his friends are standing there.
- Tampons and other modern feminine hygiene products. Considering the alternative, I’m pretty happy about tampons.
- The way my dog curls up her 50-pound self into an impossibly small circle when she sleeps next to my desk.
- L’Oreal Double-Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara. You should see my eyelashes.


