This week's random and rambling thankful thoughts:
More and more Americans need to understand the wonder that is Febreze odor-remover. Take it from a guy who exercises six days a week and keeps his clothes in a gym bag.
Drinking water helps lose weight and keep it off. It quiets hunger pangs, helps with digestion, loosens vocal chords, clears skin, and has no post-sugar or post-caffeine crash. And it's the cheapest drink in the nation.
Tooth-bleaching kits make brighter smiles. My eyes and smile are my best features.
Hairspray friends continue to accent my mood. I got to see over a dozen of them at different events this week.
Our sophomore basketball team cranked up the intensity enough to defeat a hard-working Pekin team on Saturday night, surrendering only 30 points in a solid win. Despite a couple rocky nights of sleep, I was able to stay sharp all night.
My immune system has been holding strong for over a month, while people all around me are congested. I will always be thankful for my health while it lasts.
Writing that last paragraph inspired me to pop a Vitamin C tablet from the kitchen. How awesome is Vitamin C? It is medically almost impossible to overdose on it. The body loves to absorb it. It has powerful benefits. And it tastes yummy.
Once again the Sunday weather is shaping up warmly for a neighborly game of touch football this afternoon. At least one new neighbor will be joining us.
Work was confounding at times this week, but I've had enough failures in similar situations to keep it cool. The storm passed, the sun shone, and the end result was exactly what I think the right outcome should have been.
My newest staff members are learning their jobs steadily, and with optimism.
Thanks to Dena's cookie-baking binge my kitchen smells like chocolate, every kid's dream. I've refrained from eating most of it.
The ability to transmit information anywhere around the world in a matter of seconds is incredible. The Internet makes the earth more of a village than at any previous time. Yes it has its own distractions too, but the productivity it offers mankind is stunning.
I received two new tutoring students as finals week approaches. God has kept me with a steady supply, never too large, never too small. Some drop off, some pop up. I'm learning more about honors geometry, concepts I don't even recall learning in high school. I'm blessed with a mind that can learn math almost on the fly though at this level, and students, parents and me are all winning as a result. It is so obviously my calling.
Dena and I had a date night on Friday, hunkered down in a booth at Chili's late at night with a little basketball on the screen (I started to write "tube" but is that even applicable any more?) and plenty of fruitful conversation. Nearly 20 years later we can still talk so easily over dinner about things that make us happy.
Our home improvement project list made great progress this week! We've got landscapers, electricians, plumbers and wi-fi network specialists in conversation with us. Things are on the way up.
In less than one week daylight will begin to expand! It's by far the most redeeming quality of winter in my mind, that every day is literally brighter than the last.
Prayers for the sick and in need of healing at this dark and busy time of year. God has good things in store for us all.
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