{"id":3015,"date":"2010-11-25T10:53:25","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T17:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2010-11-25T12:27:31","modified_gmt":"2010-11-25T19:27:31","slug":"lufknaht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/lufknaht\/","title":{"rendered":"lufknahT"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m an instinctive\u00a0stoic<\/a>. Let me tell you what I’m thankful for.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful there’s a fifteen foot trench in the floor of my basement<\/strong>, because it means we’re truly committed to making Kaylee’s new bedroom a reality.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful there are no proper supports for the wall that trench is next too, even though there should be<\/strong>, because it means that this bedroom project, once a simple frame-in, will also make our house (which I love) about fifty times more structurally sound… simply so we can cut a bigger window in the wall.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful this revelation about the foundation support for our house is interrupting our bedroom project. <\/strong>We could be finding out about it due to some kind of serious structural failure, and nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful my back hurts<\/strong>, because that usually only happens when I sleep a really long time, and I totally slept a really long time this morning.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful I don’t have a regular job right now<\/strong>, because it’s given me time to work on more writing projects and most importantly be around Kate a whole lot more just before we hit a stretch where time (and sleep) will be in short supply.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful my family lives too far away to visit easily<\/strong>, because it makes me realize how much I miss them, which makes me call them and appreciate my memories of them more (it’s all I have to work with right now).<\/p>\n

I’m thankful my throat is sore and swollen, and my sinuses are full of crap<\/strong>, because it means I remembered to get my flu vaccination a couple days ago.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful my dad is a cancer survivor<\/strong>, because his experience has made me take much better care of myself than I would have, otherwise. Also, you know, cancer survivor<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful I’m at ninety thousand words on my current story, but still nowhere near the end<\/strong>. It’s exciting to be writing something so big<\/em>. It’s already bigger than anything I’ve ever done before, and still seems to be holding together.<\/p>\n

I’m thankful that my wife has no idea what she’s gotten herself in for with this ‘baby’ thing. <\/strong>The best part about going on a ride you love is taking someone who’s never been.<\/p>\n

How about you? Anyone out there thankful for a ‘bad’ thing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m an instinctive\u00a0stoic. Let me tell you what I’m thankful for. I’m thankful there’s a fifteen foot trench in the floor of my basement, because it means we’re truly committed to making Kaylee’s new bedroom a reality. I’m thankful there are no proper supports for the wall that trench is next too, even though there … <\/p>\n

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