Well, surprisingly enough – here’s my post I started the day after Thanksgiving.  Time just goes too fast.  Here’s our most recent list of things we are thankful for:

1. The chance to meet another little Couch (coming June 2013 and to answer a popular question – the shoes are grey, don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet.)

2.  The amazing, kind, and caring people in the medical profession that take care of our Maura.  She trusts them all so much and you can tell how much they all love and care for her.  All of them are in the right profession and making a huge difference for everyone, not just us.

3.  Maura getting to meet the most amazing Santa through the Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Vincent’s Hospital Child Life Department.

4. My parents.  They are just amazing.  This fall they have given many days to spend time with Maura and to take her to appointments that can only happen during the work day, making it possible for both Wes and I to work.  (and they also clean while doing all of this!)

5.  Maura slowly coming off the medicine successfully (so far – long way to go still, but have to celebrate every success! Here’s to a minimum of 2 more years of this.  In the JDM world, if we are successful, three years to no medicine is really a great accomplishment that any would be happy to have.)  Most importantly each day we see more and more of our girl coming back.

6. Thankful that Maura is healthy enough to tromp out into the woods and pick out our Christmas tree in the usual fashion when she could hardly walk in February and March. 

7.  And just simply Thankful for today.  Time is a precious commodity and I know all of us were reminded of that this past week in the worst way.  Our hearts ache for those affected by tragic events and illness.  They are unfair, unexplainable, and senseless. Prayers for healing for all those affected.