still grateful

 I am grateful for the spectacular colors of fall that we have here in Maryland.  I love the crunchy sound of leaves as I walk outside. My favorite road is the one near my home, it's called Frog's Marsh, which is as cute of a road name as they get. It is tree lined and you can barely see the sun peeking through the tops.  Right now it's ablaze with orange and red and yellow and the leaves swirl down onto your hood like snowflakes. I often see deer, ground hogs, birds, squirrels and occasionally a fox.

I am grateful for my job. It doesn't pay well but it does make a difference in our budget. I like the kids and even though there are occasional bad class periods it's mostly good.  I do like going to the same school every day.  That's a game changer for subbing. Today I am in physics. Which I know nothing about but the kids are good and work hard, which you would expect.  Who signs up for physics unless they want to work hard?

I was grateful this morning to drive to work when the sun was already up.  Daylight savings is an outdated idea that is probably not relevant in a post agrarian dominant culture, but it is nice to go to work in the light.

I am grateful for podcasts because I learn a lot from them. 

I am grateful for my dad, who has a birthday this month. I'm glad he's in good health and that I will get to see him and mom next month.

I am grateful that our country is in a position to help out other nations in war torn areas of the world.  Someday we will all know peace, in the mean time I am grateful that I don't live where bombs fly overhead and that we can do things to help people who do.

I am grateful for our new sheets.  We just bought some a couple weeks ago and it is so delightful to slip into them at night and to be so comfy while we sleep.