Temperature outside this morning is 16 degrees or lower. Supposed to be colder tonight.
In light if that, I can think of a umber of things to be thankful for this year.
I'm thankful enough to have a roof over my head, food and heat. My house may not be perfect but it's mine and I'm happy for having it.
Some things have taken some work but have gotten better over time. Still, I'm thankful for the knowledge, health and resources to do that work, along with just having those things. My pipes aren't frozen. It wasn't that long ago (two years) that I would go to work and worry all night when it got really cold. I knew in best case, I would have no water for several hours until the pipes thawed. In worst case, a pipe would burst and I would have a geyser in the back yard, which I would then have to work in, get wet and spend hours working to replace the broken pipe.
The house still has some minor drafts here and there. But a lot fewer than there once were and the insulation has helped tremendously. So has closing off the crawl space vents and erecting the solarium. Current drafts require moving furniture, cleaning and caulking, which will only take an evening and less than $10 to fix. Couple of others some sewing to make door draft blocks. Best I can do until I re-do some floor sections.
I'm thankful I have a running vehicle. The heater doesn't work and I need to do something about that. But still better than past situations I've been in.
I have clothes to stay warm. I've always managed that one but still happy for it.
I have electricity. Few years ago I didn't have that, couldn't run the furnace or electric space heaters. Could not run the fridge and kept frozen food in ice chests outside to avoid spoilage.
I have a new concrete ramp and nobody fell through the old front step to be harmed before I replaced it. Won't be fully completed until spring now but it's solid, permanent and safe.
So, shelter, water, heat, food and safety plus stable employment which I enjoy. And most of all a daughter whom I love with my entire being who is smart, funny, beautiful, cheerful and happy. Aside from her, I am alone but have learned to not be lonely. I may still hate New Mexico but have never had so much all at the same time.
In light if that, I can think of a umber of things to be thankful for this year.
I'm thankful enough to have a roof over my head, food and heat. My house may not be perfect but it's mine and I'm happy for having it.
Some things have taken some work but have gotten better over time. Still, I'm thankful for the knowledge, health and resources to do that work, along with just having those things. My pipes aren't frozen. It wasn't that long ago (two years) that I would go to work and worry all night when it got really cold. I knew in best case, I would have no water for several hours until the pipes thawed. In worst case, a pipe would burst and I would have a geyser in the back yard, which I would then have to work in, get wet and spend hours working to replace the broken pipe.
The house still has some minor drafts here and there. But a lot fewer than there once were and the insulation has helped tremendously. So has closing off the crawl space vents and erecting the solarium. Current drafts require moving furniture, cleaning and caulking, which will only take an evening and less than $10 to fix. Couple of others some sewing to make door draft blocks. Best I can do until I re-do some floor sections.
I'm thankful I have a running vehicle. The heater doesn't work and I need to do something about that. But still better than past situations I've been in.
I have clothes to stay warm. I've always managed that one but still happy for it.
I have electricity. Few years ago I didn't have that, couldn't run the furnace or electric space heaters. Could not run the fridge and kept frozen food in ice chests outside to avoid spoilage.
I have a new concrete ramp and nobody fell through the old front step to be harmed before I replaced it. Won't be fully completed until spring now but it's solid, permanent and safe.
So, shelter, water, heat, food and safety plus stable employment which I enjoy. And most of all a daughter whom I love with my entire being who is smart, funny, beautiful, cheerful and happy. Aside from her, I am alone but have learned to not be lonely. I may still hate New Mexico but have never had so much all at the same time.
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