Counting my blessings......

At this very moment I have numerous blessings for which I am thankful.  I will list them since typing them out in a paragraph would be too much of a burden right now.

1. I am happily married to Keri Kiel, the most beautiful woman I have ever met and I am honored to have her love
2. I have an 11-year old son, William, who is supremely intelligent, independent, and so much like me I sometimes feel like I'm watching myself grow up.  Boy am I in for some fun.
3. I have a 10-year old son, Michael, who is the most creative boy I know.  He can make anything he puts his mind to and doesn't hesitate to tackle a new project if it involves creativity.
4. I have a 6-year old son, Nathan, who is a very adventurous leader.  He is always coming up with new ideas and imaginary games that astound everyone around him.  He loves to laugh and help others have a good time too.
5. I have a gorgeous 5-year old daughter, Jenna, who is the princess I never thought I'd have.  Rather, I never wanted a princess daughter but when she asked me if she was my princess I could not refuse her big blue eyes.  It couldn't be helped.  She'll always be my princess.
6. I have an amazing 2-year old daughter, Elizabeth, who has the most love of all my kiddos to offer.  She is very caring and shows concern for everyone.  She's another princess too.  Her and I share princess kisses too.  
7. I have a calm and relaxed black labrador, Misty (Ms.T for the white "T" on her chest but the kids got to calling her Misty instead), who's been with our family now for about eight and half years.  She's loving and definitely my pup.
8. I have a job with promising advancement opportunities though it's taking longer than I originally planned to ascend the ranks.
9. I am alive
10. I am not handicapped
11. I am not hungry
12. I have a roof over my head, on a house I will someday finish paying off to own
13. I have a functioning vehicle that I almost have paid off
14. I'm happy, most of the time
15. I have friends
16. I have family
17. I have many more reasons but I'm off to bed now so more to come later.