What I'm thankful for

1. The health of my children.
2. Our jobs.
3. Studio screeners stacked by the TV for end-of-the-year listmaking.
4. The bins of yarn tucked away by the garage, waiting to be made into beautiful things.
5. My husband's talent and prestige in his field.
6. My kids' enthusiasms -- for Nintendo games, Pokemon, chess, comic strips, whatever they choose to love and enjoy.
7. Leftover turkey sandwiches with bread-and-butter pickles.
8. A new retaining wall that makes our property infinitely more presentable.
9. Free public-domain books on my Kindle.
10. A Christmas and New Years to look forward to -- with no travel to dread!