Give thanks

This holiday I give thanks for:

1. The fact that I am not a day-after-Thanksgiving shopper. 4 am this year, the crazy loons.
   
2. Ravelry. And Jess and Casey.
   
3. Alton Brown's brined turkey recipe.
4. 7 pm bedtimes for the kids.
5. Clarity.
6. Google (for Reader, Docs, Notebook, etc., etc.)
7. Sandy.
8. Kids who grow up even though you think you never want them to change, blossoming into unforeseen vistas of personality.
9. Noel's lucrative freelance gigs.
10. Rumors of a Mac tablet.
11. Moleskine journals.
12. Screener season.
13. BookMooch.
14. Noro Kureyon.
15. Koigu Painters Palette Premium Merino.
16. The A.V. Club T.V. Club.
17. Ken Jennings and his blog.
18. The Criterion Collection edition of Days of Heaven.
19. TiVo. Someday we'll have you back in our lives full time, we promise.
20. Handknit socks. There's no such thing as a bad day when you're wearing handknit socks.
21. My readers. I don't know why you show up day after day, but I'm glad you do.