- Spanx
- Sleep-away camp. It is a gift from God.
- The pharmaceutical industry. Particularly those companies that manufacture mood-enhancing drugs, aka "Mommy's Little Helper."
- Mangoes
- Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston, for hours and hours of entertainment.
- The Real Housewives series. For reminding me how lucky I am to be a brunette, modest, invisible and well-behaved in public.
- The 50% of the time that the cats throw up in the kitchen or on a wood floor rather than on the carpet.
- Days when I don't get phone calls from school, medical labs that track orphan diseases, NJ Energy Plus, an alumni association or the pervert down the road. It happened once -- I remember it fondly.
- Four-way stop signs. Of all traffic indicators, they are the best, don't you think?
- My Body of Work
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I've only recently discovered Spanx. I put it off for some time fearing that it would just push the fat up above my waistline, like a giant third breast. They don't make bras for a trifecta of mammaries.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Karla, they don't and what a wonderful new product idea for this holiday season! I bet they would make great stocking stuffers. Do you think you could have a prototype ready in time for Friday morning's "door-busty" specials?
ReplyDeleteVery funny, Joan! Thanks for the giggle and wishing you & your "things" a lovely holiday week!
ReplyDeleteLove it Joan, I have to agree on the real housewives, that show makes me thankful every time I watch it! :)
ReplyDelete@Snoopydog -- it's like watching a blonde, heavily cleavaged trainwreck.
ReplyDeleteLove this - very funny!!!! Mine will be more sappy...
ReplyDeleteLouise Edington
International AuPair Finder
Facing Fears and Frontiers Over Fifty
Joan, I don't even think they know it's a comedy show! Although some times it's a horror show too! :)
ReplyDeleteI grew up with a mango tree in my backyard...I used to run home from school, straight to the backyard and pick the biggest red/orange/yellow orb I could reach. I used my teeth to break the peel and then pulled the peel down away from the juicy insides. Then I would take the biggest bite I could manage all the while juice running down my face and hands. If sleep away camp is a gift from God, mangoes are her way of showing off. Btw...late May is mango season in Hawaii...if you ever plan a trip there, plan to go then.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the trip down mango lane.
Darcie Newton
Using Real Estate to Fuel Retirement
Http://www.mywealthspa.com
@Darcie -- I had mango pie last summer. It was heavenly -- when made by someone else. When I tried to make it, it didn't work. Mangoes are delicious and I like to through in references to them to see if anyone is paying attention.
ReplyDeleteSo funny - especially about cats throwing up in the kitchen rather than on the carpet!
ReplyDeleteAll excellent things to be grateful about!!
Judy Stone-Goldman
The Reflective Writer
I like your list and I am grateful for:
ReplyDeleteThe fact that my basement apartment has a million dollar view.
That I can still see my feet over my belly.
That they put spandex in jeans.
That every once in a while I take the stairs 2 at a time and it surprises me.
That Bristl Palin didn't win Dancing with the Stars.
That there is a high fence between me and the pit-bull next door.
That I can still eat spicy foods.
But unlike you, I like Yield signs better- it adds a component of 'chicken' that makes life more exciting...
Candace Davenport
www.ourlittlebooks.com ~ Little Books with a Big Message
I love your list Candace! And I am intrigued by your basement's million dollar view -- where do you live?
ReplyDelete..and I am grateful that I am a real blonde :-)
ReplyDeleteToo funny! Happy Thanksgiving,
Franziska
@Flavor Designs