Today I am grateful for pleasant summer days, new running shoes (another pair just like these),  inexpensive magazine subscriptions, decaf iced tea, slow cooker cookbooks, working out, New Orleans jazz, seeing the pride on Babyface's face when he learns something, Rx, my 13-year-old car, finding quiet, books, free fun, friends near and far, meeting new people, being on time, and the first blooms on my hydrangea.