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November 4, 2011

Reasons why I am thankful to be married to David L Kirchthurn



1. He is pretty darn handsome!

2. He honestly doesn’t know.

3. He really doesn’t believe me.

4. I love his voice.

5. I love his beautiful hazel eyes.

6. I love that he calls me out on my stuff.

7. I love that he tells me I am beautiful, and really means it.

8. I love the way he smiles and you can see his cute lil’ dimple.

9. He makes me morning coffee.

10. He makes sure that I don’t bounce checks.

11. He always tries his best.

12. He makes sure that we always have all of our bills paid.

13. I love the way he loves bikes and biking.

14. I am in awe that he rides his bike from Dorchester to Provincetown every year for MS.

15. He also deals with stocks, savings, funds and many other ways of feathering our retirement nest egg.

16. I know that he would hate to be retired.

17. He does the laundry.

18. He dresses well even on vacation.

19. I love when he cries at movies.

20. I love his passion for business, for biking, for history or historical items (for whatever he is into at the moment).

21. I love when he is goofy & silly.

22. I love when he (secretly) smells my hair (I always know).

23. I love catching him smiling at me from across the room.

24. I love that he is an honorable man with old-fashioned integrity.

25. He never lies.

26. He can’t lie.

27. If I ask “Does this outfit make me look fat?” He tries his best.

28. I love the way he smells after his morning shower.

29. I love his graying hair, it makes him sexier.

30. I love that he loves the Lord!

31. I love that he is always excited to tell me all about his newest “thing” book, article, or discovery.

32. I love that he always kisses me goodnight.

33. I love that he tells me that he will love me forever.

34. I love that I 100% believe him.

35. I love that he is a Republican. I am a liberal Independent.

36. I love that we agree to disagree.

37. I love his loyalty to his friends and family.

38. I love watching him with the kids.

39. I love that he walks the dog.

40. I love the way he writes little notes on my Christmas presents.

41. I love the way he calls me from work every day.

42. I love the fact that he doesn’t say all of the things that he is probably thinking when I have screwed something up, or thrown a wrench in his plans. Which is a lot.

43. I love that every anniversary when I ask what he wants for a present he tells me that “I am his present”.

44. I love that he is incapable of being charming and cheesy.

45. Good or bad he speaks honestly straight from his heart.

46. I love that he is solid, structured, stable, predictable, and he loves that I am not.

47. I love that he takes part in my hair brained schemes. Especially when he knows that they will explode into a ball of flames.
48. I love that I can trust him with all of my secrets.

49. I especially love all of the stuff that is none of your business.

50. Mostly I love that he agreed to jump on this crazy ride with me.

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Today I am thankful for those who I love and who love me.


1. David Kirchthurn

2. Dylan

3. Alice

4. Alice Barton

5. Millard Cramp

6. Susan Jewell

7. Frank Jewell

8. Katinka Coleman

9. Loring W. Coleman

10. Mary T Petti

11. Betty Donnelly

12. Chris Jewell

13. Jen Jewell

14. Maggie Gormley (at times)

15. Gale Petti

16. Michael Donnelly

17. Carol Ming

18. Selena Cousin

19. Perrin Williams

20. Jen McCabe

21. Beth Chapman

22. Marion Ellis

23. Anne Ellis

24. Storm Coleman

25. Rob Brandt

26. Dan McCarthy

27. Angela DiDomenico

28. Heather Honekamp

29. David Barton

30. Yasko Barton

31. Dorothy Barton (Sister Mary Charlotte)

32. Pat Hartley

33. Tom Hartley

34. Mary Morias

35. Jim Barton

36. Carol Barton

37. Linzee Bagge

38. George Bagge

39. Peter Coleman

40. Andrew Coleman

41. Mara Coleman

42. Trisha McEacheran

43. Lucy Allen

44. Cathy Powell

45. Karen Ward

46. Denise Barton

47. Paula Wingreen

48. Dave Morias

49. My Divas at NE Chapel

50. All others who I am so blessed to have in my life who I love and love me! I am so blessed

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November 2, 2011 49-98

1. JK Rowling

2. Sirius Orion Black

3. Susan Bones –

4. Terry Boot –

5. Bertie Bott – Creator of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans

6. Buckbeak

7. Michael Corner –

8. Colin Creevey –

9. Dennis Creevey

10. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington/Nearly Headless Nick

11. Fleur Delacour

12. Cedric Diggory –

13. Dobby

14. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

15. Seamus Finnigan

16. Hermione Jean Granger

17. Godric Gryffindor

18. Rubeus Hagrid –

19. Viktor Krum –

20. Alexei Levski –

21. Gilderoy Lockhart –

22. Alice Longbottom –

23. Augusta Longbottom –

24. Frank Longbottom –

25. Neville Longbottom –

26. Luna Lovegood –

27. Remus John Lupin [

28. Olympe Maxime

29. Minerva McGonagall

30. Cormac McLaggen

31. Moaning Myrtle

32. Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody

33. Irma Pince –

34. Poppy Pomfrey –

35. Harry James Potter –

36. James Potter –

37. Lily Potter

38. Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort

39. Sybill Patricia Trelawney –

40. Arthur Weasley –

41. William Arthur "Bill" Weasley –

42. Charlie Weasley –

43. Fred Weasley –

44. George Weasley –

45. Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley –

46. Molly Weasley I

47. Percy Ignatius Weasley

48. Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley

49. Winky

50. I am thankful for these wonderful characters and the power of book.

51. I thank JK Rowling for bringing our family together a passion for books.

1000 Reasons why I Am Grateful

The month of November is most famous for the compulsive overeater’s one day of guiltless gluttony. Yes of course I am talking about Thanksgiving. Ignore the Christmas decorations in all of the stores. November is dedicated to Thanksgiving.


Some of you love this holiday, some of you have to be drunk and medicated to spend the whole day with your family, and yes a small number of you protest this holiday because of the shady origins. I am not getting into all of that.

I am making this month about Thanksgiving, giving thanks, being grateful for my life. I spend most of my time on this blog complaining and making fun of the events and people in my life. This month I am dedicated to write a list of 1,000 things that I am grateful about by Thanksgiving. That’s 41 things a day.

Things that I am grateful for…

1. Nature forcing us to be together in a quiet, TV, telephone, computer, Wii, free home.

2. For the beautiful snow covered trees. heavy and white with still with their fall leaves.

3. Using a manual saw and feeling like Wonder Woman sawing up firewood for my family.

4. Being surrounded by beauty in the woods behind my house.

5. Having a light and warm winter jacket.

6. Being in the dark with my kids and playing by candlelight.

7. Making a fire with wood that I cut down myself.

8. The beautiful smell of a fire

9. Knowing that I can take care of my family without the help of a man.

10. Knowing that if I ever need help I can count on a loving husband.

11. Reading Harry Potter in a warm bed by battery powered tea lights.

12. Driving by the school and finding the huge old tree in the court yard unharmed.

13. Warm stores that are open to buy supplies for our powerless home

14. Getting our power back on after only 2 days while other are still in the dark.

15. Eating fresh local apples and sharp cheddar cheese

16. Warm weather

17. Lovely generous neighbors who help each other during hard times.

18. Halloween candy. I know that you are bad for me but I love you.

19. My hair. I love the way it looks today.

20. Nice People who give kid’s kind words and candy.

21. My daughter agreeing to wear leggings and a long sleeve shirt under her short, sleeveless Rapunsel costume

22. The Letter “z” on my keyboard now that the kids have broken you I truly appreciate you more than I ever have in my life.

23. Spellcheck

24. Spellcheck is the only way I can make the letter z.

25. By misspelling a word like size (sise) Spellcheck gives me a z! Thank you!

26. The times that my husband gets that look in his eyes like he wants to correct me for my latest blunder and simply smiles at me instead.

27. For my husband’s patience & consistent love. I do have a nasty streak. 

28. The sound of my daughter’s giggle

29. Walmart for having a red Angry Bird Outfit for my son

30. The fact that a few people knew who he was dressed up as

31. Warm fluffy socks

32. The pumpkin carved like an Angry bird on the nice man’s porch

33. A bowl of candy with a note that says “take 3” that is only half empty at 7:30pm on Halloween night.

34. To the person who designed a beret that looks like a pumpkin in adult sizes.

35. To the makers of the Subaru Outback.

36. That my kid’s biggest worries & complaints are actually so trivial.

37. For my close friends. My soul sisters. I am thankful for you every day, even though I never call.

38. That my mom is only a phone call away

39. That we can afford to restock our fridge

40. Hot showers

41. Eucalyptus scented shampoo and conditioner