Granted..

Things I will never, ever take for granted:

1. Butter-would rather live on the streets then bake with margarine
2. Coffee bean-nuf said.
3. Half and half-my coffee is so much better with it.
4. Sound of coffee dripping into my cup-should really be #1. After 5-6 weeks without a hearing aid, I asked myself, "coffee dripping into my cup REALLY sounds like that?" It was one of those moments...
5. Nestle brands (makers of Purina, Tidy Cats cat litter, Tollhouse Chocolate Chip and Stouffers frozen entrée)-I LOVE this brand. The other day I noticed that my cat food was manufactured by, not FOR, by Purina.

Honorable Mention
The electric hot pot. I am pretty sure most of my older readers have had the privilege to "bond" with this mechanism (am I wrong?) I was part of the privileged persons at Spring Arbor U to board in Gainey Hall. Because Gainey was brand new at the time, everything was cream of the crop. Each room had its own A/C control. The best thing about living in Gainey was the fact we could use hot pots/plates in our OWN rooms.

The memories of my hot pot...Being the typical college student I would skip breakfast so I could sleep in. I would boil water for oatmeal while getting ready for classes. To this day, my oatmeal has to be made with milk.

I like my coffee in the morning. I use the manual "drip method" . Being the responsible homeowner, I thought boiling water via gas stove was getting a bit pricey. My mom found my hot pot and brought it over. The memories are flooding my mind. Not just the foods I prepared with that pot, but Kristi, Kelsey and Julie (my first RA) and the other girls I lived with. And the Pom-pom one girl would dog walk. *Sigh*