The 9th November thanks

Continuing the Thankful in November blogs: 

I am thankful for my friends. They are a mind-boggling group of talented, interesting, kind, and brilliant people. I am agog and thankful that these lovely, inspiring folks bless and enhance my life.

Thanks in November - it's the 8th

I am thankful that my DH does our dishes pretty much daily (he IS the dishwasher), that he has such a great laugh, and that he gifts me with hugs quite often.

I'm Thankful it's the 7th!!

Much as I value and revel in the voting and freedoms available in my country, I am pointedly Thankful that it is now the 7th of November.

The day After Election day! 

And we citizens will now have a respite from the constant barrage of automated phone calls, real-live persons calling or ringing our door bells, wasteful piles of political, finger-pointing snail-mailings, and the ridiculous clusters of temporary roadside signs urging us to "Vote for So-n-so". 

{Sigh of Relief!!}

Bonus Thanks and another "Sigh of Relief" - The "Sock the Vote" Socks were completed last night!!
"I knit a sock & I VOTE!"(d)!!
(Yep, there's a whole blog post pending about that journey.)

November Thanks - the 6th. Win or Lose

I am waiting to see if I get to be thankful for my preferred Presidential choice being elected.

I am thankful that our country gets to have elections. 

I may not always be tickled with my candidate options, but I do have
the right to vote and we do have actual candidate options.
And that is a very good thing. 

Well, I can be thankful that he ran again at all.
It has been a true pleasure not to be constantly mildly embarrassed about our highest elected official.

I am thankful that he has represented our country so well and for the second time in my life, I am engaged and hopeful regarding who will be elected today. {Again, whinging about my past candidate options...}

So...thankful but waiting/hoping to be more thankful.

Edited late Tuesday night to say....Well, to say I am more Thankful. G'night all. 

November Thanks - da 5th

Continuing in my plot to post something thankful each day in November:

I am very thankful that I live in a country where we have the right to vote.

More so that I am a woman and that I have the right to vote, own property, make choices regarding my health and body, decide who I will marry (or stay married to), and that I am permitted to read and pursue an education of my choosing.

Tomorrow is Election Day. 

You may think that an individual vote can't make a difference, 

but they're all individual votes - and they add up. 

Daily November Thanks - the 4th

As explained in the Catch-up Thanks blog post of the 3rd, I'm plotting to post an I'm-thankful-for post each day in November.

November 4th - I am thankful that the Old Pueblo Knitters Guild/Kiwi Knitting is hosting a January visit from J.C. Briar.   (Knitterly continuing education credits!)

Thankful for a good idea!

Whilst at Kiwi Knitting today for the Sock Group gathering, one of the attendees mentioned something thankful a friend/loved one was doing on Facebook.

 I thought I would embrace the most sincere form of flattery and imitate the friend/loved one and attempt to post something I'm thankful for each day of November until Thanksgiving.

Obviously I'm already a couple of days behind so I'll play "catch-up" today with 3 things for which I'm thankful.

Please feel free to jot your own "I am thankful" note in the comment section!

Ok, so In No Particular Order : I am thankful...

1. I am thankful my Aunt and Uncle in New Jersey came through Sandy well and with their home relatively unscathed. (I'll be even more thankful when their electricity is restored!)
2. I am thankful for the Knitting/Crafting community - here in Tucson, on the Internet/Ravelry/blogs/podcasts, and throughout the world. A common thread. (Pun intended.)
3. I am thankful that my monster-cats are all relatively young and currently healthy. (I spent years care-taking for elderly cats that I loved dearly, but life is a bit more simple without insulin shots, subcutaneous fluids, daily doses of meds...)

A rare picture of all 4 cats together. Gryphon in the tower, CooPurr on the ottoman,
and brothers Nikoli {white & orange} and Mikale in the chair. 

3.5 - Thank you for reading! Have a good evening!!

For sheer cuteness, here's the picture of Nikoli & Mikale before I woke Mikale with camera noises: