What am I thankful for?

Ethan, here are some things that I am thankful for:

• My friend Jesus & His ultimate sacrifice for you and me
• My WONDERFUL, healthy, beautiful grandson, Ethan Dail
• My dear Southron Mama... for her life, her devotion and her love... my dear Mama was my #1 fan and friend
  
• Alexis
  
• I got to grow up in the South in the 1950s
• For my health and the health of those I love
• Tennessee and my Southron roots and heritage
  
• That your Mommy married a strong Christian man
• That your Aunt Kitty married a Christian man
  
• Dogs... especially my BIG buddy of 9 years, Baxter
• Summer, Fall, Winter & Spring... our four distinct seasons in Tennessee
• For Roger & Judi Gertz and our software business
• Wisdom I've acquired over 62 years
• I've had less than 20 sleepless nights all my life & virtually no heartburn
  
• The Internet and my NEW 24" iMac
• For Medal of Honor winners and for my tears when I read about what they did
• Judith Durham, Buddy Holly, Gerry & the Pacemakers and the Everly Brothers
  
• Friends from over the years... especially Eldon Belknap, Jack Jump, Roger Gertz, Jimmy Barker, Jean Westphal, Dan Searcy, Donald Bergeron, Louis Camerio, Ben Mayberry, Bob Minarik, Bill Pittman, Kitty Barker Romano & Dave Smith
• The Irish cottage that I built... "it's a very fine house"
• My eyes
• My sense of humor
  
• F-150 Ford pickup and my '93 beater Oldsmobile
  
• That the Lord has had his hand on me all my life & He ain't finished with me yet
• Starbucks Chipped Chocolate Coffee ice cream
  
• I have never had any serious back pain, surgery or illness
  
• The creativity with which God has blessed me... especially my communication skills
  
• Tempwood wood stove
• L-arginine
• Memory foam mattress
• Craigs List
• The Declaration of Independence & the U.S. Constitution
• Good old boy friends like Jerry "Tennessee"Hawkins, Howell King and John David Ladd
• Our Founding Fathers and the life examples of General Robert E. Lee, General Stonewall Jackson and President Jefferson Davis
• Our secluded 3 wooded acres in Sewanee, Tennessee
  
• Lazy Saturday mornings
• Living at such a time as this
  

Now just for fun, here's a short video about a really smart squirrel:
I hope you enjoyed watching this furry critter, Ethan!
I love you, beautiful baby boy!
Granddaddy
PS. Call me sometime 931-598-9160. Did you like your fire truck?... did it make a lot of noise?