Thanksgiving 2009

Happy Thanksgiving from the Fullcurl of Life. Yes folks, that is four pies for four adults, blueberry, maple, pecan and pumpkin. That's four things to be thankful for right there. But there's a lot more I'm thankful for. Here's 100 of them:

1. Looking forward to going to work most mornings
2. Three pointers at the buzzer
3. 14+ years of commitment and counting
4. My Salvation
5. Friends that come to visit from far away
6. Autumn’s smile when I come home in the evening
7. Bands of rams on opening day
8. That magical first hour of daylight
9. The thump of a salmon hitting my dipnet
10. A good tent during a mountain storm
11. A rainbow trout striking a dry fly
12. Sharp chainsaw blades
13. New contact lens day
14. A four wheel drive pick-up when the snow is deep
15. The two minute drill
16. 6-4-3 double plays
17. Walk-off home runs
18. A roaring woodstove on a stormy night
19. Charcoal. T-Bone steak. Alaskan Amber.
20. The sound of trucks on the haul road after a 40 mile hike
21. The way a ram crumples when I pull the trigger
22. Waking up in the night and realizing you still have several hours to sleep
23. Strawberries in season
24. Sheep fat sizzling over a campfire
25. Dishwashers
26. Fall colors
27. Finding a mistake in the checkbook in my favor
28. Parents that are still together
29. Any time the Blazers beat the Lakers
30. Knowing your neighbors
31. A caribou trail through the tussocks
32. Sore muscles after chopping wood
33. The robins song
34. A hunting partner you can trust
35. A baby crawling to me
36. When a verse you’ve read 100 times says something new
37. The smell of fancy coffee, the taste not so much
38. The apples you buy are crispy
39. Having the spare part you need in the junk drawer
40. Wife. Couch. Hot Chocolate. Netflix.
41. That cool, tingly feeling in your legs after a good workout
42. One-handed alley-oop dunks
43. Finding a $20 in the ashtray I didn’t remember was there
44. Nacho Cheese flavored sunflower seeds
45. Unexpected care packages in the mail
46. The music of George Strait
47. Burgers at the Eureka Roadhouse
48. Red sunsets
49. Warm sun. Comfortable tree. Nap
50. Small town parades
51. Fireworks shows
52. Weddings that don’t have dancing
53. Sleeping bag. Dry clothes. Louis L’amour
54. New sock day
55. New razor day
56. The Star Wars Trilogy
57. Friends that understand my obscure movie quotes
58. That we don’t own a dog
59. Sharing the island with the Mad Fishicist and family
60. The Craig Aquatic Center
61. Bacon
62. Old Growth Forests
63. Ice Cream. Blueberry Pie
64. My Remington 700 30.06 Rifle
65. Freedom to worship as I choose
66. Heavy packs at the end of a hunt
67. Eggnog in season
68. Autumn’s giggles
69. Bub and Bonny
70. Becoming better friends with my brother and sister the older we get
71. When I can make Amy laugh
72. electricity
73. The invention of optometry
74. Mountains
75. Hearing the voice of God in the wilderness
76. The Outdoor Channel
77. Owning a garage
78. That I live in Alaska
79. Turkey Wings on Thanksgiving Day
80. My four minute walk/commute
81. When the clouds part and sunbeams stream through
82. All day hunting email fests with Scott
83. Digital photography
84. The NFL playoffs
85. living somewhere you don’t have to lock your doors
86. Sunny days
87. The infinite variety of wildflowers
88. Walks on cemetery island
89. Internet hunting forums
90. Clumping cat litter
91. ESPN
92. The bugle of bull elk
93. Watching the northern lights on a starry night
94. The 2nd Amendment
95. Decent health insurance
96. Good health for me, Amy & Autumn
97. Rainbows
98. A pretty wife
99. A winter’s supply of yellow cedar
100. Flocks of geese flying in a V