There is a new protected post … you know the drill.

And now that I have hopefully gotten the whining out of my system, I promise shining, happy posts in the days ahead. 

Things I am grateful for today:

1.  modified school days on Thursdays and Fridays
2.  a 5.92% pay raise!
3.  my cozy down comforter
4.  I’m almost done with my Christmas shopping … woohoo!
5.  McDonald’s strawberry sundaes
6.  good friends … both old and new