Muchas Gracias… and No Thanks

Here are some things that I am thankful for today – and they are non-traditional – because everyone already knows I am thankful for my husband, family, friends, and God!

*The impending blizzard that is about to hit MD – BRING IT ON MOTHER NATURE!
*How Menage a Trois wine doesn’t give me a headache or a tummy ache.
*My husband’s appetite – if he was not a big eater or picky I would never get to cook fun stuff!
*Fresh tomato, fried egg, american cheese, english muffin sandwiches.
*The Elkridge library, less than a mile from my house. They have the best fiction book selection I have ever seen – and they may or may not already know me by name. Plus, we are getting to finally watch Mad Men Seasons 2 and 3 for free!
*My well paying nanny job that is helping to keep the Bears afloat the poor river.
*Having the opportunity to change my interview for the teaching program from Saturday to 2/21 so I can enjoy the snowstorm with my hubsband.
*The Magic Treehouse books on cd – Thank you for inventing these. They keeps the kids I nanny occupied while we wait at the bus stop and from kicking the back of my seat in boredom.
*White american cheese. The best thing ever processed by Land O Lakes.
*The box fan in our bedroom that lulls me to sleep every single night.
* Etsy – if it were not for you, Mr. Bear would not be getting such a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift! (P.S. Sorry for the delay on the giveaway, I am still waiting to hear from the Etsy seller on her new items that she is posting!)
*Spray tan in a bottle…If it weren’t for you I would disappear against the snow every time I walked outside.

Things I am NOT thankful for:
*My crazy appetite – I don’t know if its stress or boredom but I still can’t stop eating all flippin day long. And the stupid jelly belly addiction needs to go away stat.
*The lack of a dance studio within 10 minutes of my apartment.
*My lack of funds to pay for dance classes (if there was a studio).
*The family that has moved in above us – which consists of an old obese woman who stomps around the apartment all evening like an elephant, a young pregnant woman, one very loud toddler that likes to run and jump until her mom puts her to bed at MIDNIGHT (who in their right mind lets their child stay up that late?!!??!)
*My extremely dry hands and cracked fingertips… I forked over $14 for the worst manicure of my life last Friday hoping that my fingers would look better afterwards and they only look worse.
*The fact that the five year old I nanny for tells me what to do like he is my nanny…

Which is why I have to end this now and take him to the bus before he self-combusts.