To be grateful part 2

I am thankful...

.... for the wife/ husband who complains when his/ her dinner is not on time, because it means he/ she is home with me, not with someone else.

.... for the teenager who is complaining about doingdishes, because it means she/he is at home, not on the streets.

.... for the taxes that I pay, because it means that Iam employed or making a lot of money in my business.
.... for the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.

..... for the clothes that fit a little too snug,because it means I have enough to eat.

..... for my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine

..... for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

.... for all the complaining I hear about the Government, because it means we have freedom of speech.

.... for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking, and that I have been blessed with transportation.

.... for the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

....for my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.

.... for the lady behind me in church that sings off key, because it means that I can hear.

..... for weariness and aching muscles at the end of theday, because it means I have been capable of workinghard and using those limbs.

.... for the alarm that goes off in the early morning,because it means that I am alive.