Today (Nov 18) I am grateful for an education and all my teachers.  Someone, somehow, somewhere in my early years, I got hooked on reading.  I know it had to be a teacher somewhere.  I can remember that in 4th grade I was already reading at the high school level.  The more books the better.  I'm still that way - The last few years I have averaged roughly a minimum of 80 books a year.  So now that is my yearly goal.

Today (Nov 17) I am grateful for the bright spot of sunshine and warmth.  It's nearly 70 degrees.  All my windows are open and the house is getting a good airing out today.  There is a major snow storm heading our direction - it's going to be well above us so we will be seeing rain instead of the snow.  So I am grateful for a day of "Indian Summer".

Sorry to miss a few days.

Today (Nov 16) I am grateful to have a computer and be able to use it fairly well.

I am grateful for recognition.

Check out http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/  the post on 60 ways to use the new colors.  Suggestion #44 is mine.

I very rarely, if ever comply with FB posts asking you to copy and paste into your status, but I thought on the eve of Veterans' day, it was very apropos. I saw a FB post that said my oath to defend the Constitution never expires, this got me thinking about the oath I took many years ago. Then a friend (who was Navy and her husband was Marine and I was Army) posted a challenge to copy and paste the statement below.
I will reaffirm my oath and my belief in the greatness of this country and faith that our democratic process will persevere.
Sharla reaffirmed her oath, and I will follow her example: 

I, Jacqueline Herron Murawski do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely and without mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.

I took this oath on 28 December .
I challenge my military friends to renew their own oaths.
Happy Veteran's day!

Oorah! On November 10, the Marine Corps celebrates its 241st birthday! 

I am grateful for what the Marines have done for our Nation over the past 241 years.  My Dad was a Marine during World War II.

PS

I didn't get on the computer at all yesterday.

I was grateful for the election to be over!  It may be a wonderful function of our democratic process but it still rug out too long.

Vote

Nov 8 - Today I am grateful to live in a country that has free elections for our leadership.  Doesn't matter how I feel about the respective candidates, it matters that I can make my own choice and have a say.  It matters that every eligible citizen can make their own choice as well.