I'm grateful for:

• babs for starting this
  
  
• My terrific and loving family
  
  
• A job that always challenges me
  
  
• Insanely good medical benefits
  
  
• A wonderful collection of online family and friends
  
  
• Living in a beautiful city surrounded by natural beauty and geological surprises
  
  
• Finding a creative outlet. or two. or three.
  
  
• Finding a few small, cozy, drama-free online haunts
  
  
• Finding dedication (and opportunity) to write daily
  
  
• Realizing I can go on for a long time with this list.