Giving thanks challenge

Well, it's proving to be more of a challenge than I can meet! It's not that I have few blessings, far from it, more that the day doesn't stretch far enough.
So today, this evening in fact, I'm thankful that I can babysit for my son and daughter-in-law's children now that they're back from NYC. I'm happy that we shall see more of them and that they will see more of their cousins from both their mother's and father's families.
I must be sure that I am truly thankful and don't seem smug.
To see others' blessings please click here and thank Leah for hosting this challenge.

Giving thanks challenge #1

I try to count my blessings every day though sometimes, many times, I fail. However, whenever I step into my shower I am thankful for hot clean running water and the privacy to enjoy it.

Thanks to Leah in Iowa of 'South Breeze Farm' for initiating this meme. To see more blessings please click here.