One Day At A Time....

Today, especially, I am grateful for those who serve to protect our country and communities. Recently, 2 firefighters answered their last earthly call and lost their lives in an apartment fire in Toledo. I had the opportunity to watch the Last Alarm memorial in their honor. It made me think of my family and those who serve as firemen, police officers, and those who fight in the military. I think of my grandfathers, James F. Perry, who served in and retired from the Greencastle Fire Department, and Bruce B. Hall, who fought in the Pacific Theater of World War II. I think of my great uncles, James Baugh, who died in the line of duty as Captain of the  Putnam County Sheriff's Office in Indiana, and Robert M. Elmore, who served in and retired from a fire department in Indiana. I think of my uncles David Hall and Doug Hall, who have both worked in law enforcement in Utah.  To those who have served, and those who still do, I am grateful to you and your families for your sacrifice a...

Today I am grateful for gloves, homemade mushroom soup and the knowledge I have of Dramamine. After making some delicious beefy mushroom soup, I headed to a friends house for our favorite weekly tv show, Psych. After the show was over, he turned on a zombie themed video game. I forgot till about a half hour later that I get motion sick/ dizzy watching 3D video games. My brain and stomach still don't feel great.

Today I'm grateful for trash bags, recycling bins and 90's pop radio on Pandora. I spent most of the afternoon cleaning my room and helping my sister clean out her old room.

I realize this is near the end of January, and New Years was weeks ago, but it's never too late to set a goal, right? Today, I am grateful for warm soup, fresh baked bread, space heaters and ceiling fans. We are currently undergoing a "polar freeze/chill/vortex". The low tomorrow? -30-ish degrees Fahrenheit.