Ten Things Tuesday...

I skipped last week and thought after reading my friends over at Seven Maters I better do one again and be Thankful so will be short and sweet.

1. That no one was home when a fire broke out at a house today here in town. The home is pretty much a total loss but no one hurt. Thank the Lord for this. My prayers go out to this family.
2. That my town has a volunteer Fire Dept that was dispatched and we had enough volunteers in town today with help from a neighboring community to help put the fire out.
3. That I live in a caring community and people come together to HELP in this time of need.
4. That I was able to go to 30/32 hours a week at my job and keep my benefits. They will be prorated. But I am OK with that. I know I probably should stay at forty but life is short and I have worked two or three jobs all my adult life until I got this position and now feel with my husbands job I need to be there to learn the books a lil bit. Plus my home could use lil bit of attention also. :)
5. For my husband and friends who stood behind me in making this decision. God giving me the strength to stand up for my self. (It was a long week last week!)
6. I am very Thankful that my husband hired a foreman. Whew...He was in the need for one for quite a while now.
7. That we were able to find a new inexspensive mattress for my daughter. Her old one was a hand-me-down and I am thankful for that too, but the springs are sticking out.
8. We painted Malissa's room pink and brown and found clearance curtains at Wal-Mart for just $7.00 and only $2.50 for the liner/shell. (Will post pictures when we get the new dresser and mattress delivered next week.)
9. That someone recently opened a laundry mat in town...mine won't spin and the boys need jeans for school so ran a load up there and dried at home. Should be fixed on Wednesday.
10. I'm sorta stealing this from Seven Matters that there is a tomorrow to get the laundry caught up. :)