trying to keep some perspective because i am ready to blow

I will try the proverbial 'counting of blessings.'

I am grateful for:

1) the kind neighbour who showed up today with homemade food: buns and an ice cream pail full of carrot-and-sausage soup, all of which was delicious;

2) the sunny day amid all the cold weather we've had this summer;

3) my DH, who - with a gleeful look on his face - rubs my belly at every opportunity;

4) no unmanageable pregnancy symptoms (I still feel ridiculously normal - I don't feel pregnant at all when I wake up in the morning);

5) all of the in-laws who came to help us with our mountain of housework;

6) the indigo flowers in my front yard;

7) the fresh peaches on my kitchen counter and the chili simmering in my crockpot;

8) my four-year-old nephew, who yesterday called me "sweet hot Auntie OHW!" (LMAO!);

9) the fact that I have a job, particularly when teaching positions are so difficult to find; and

10) my dear friend R, who is giving me a cell phone in case I get stranded during a storm while commuting to work.