Thankful.

I'm thankful...

.

that we got to go fourwheeling today

.

that the road we wanted to take up the back side of the mountain

and up around the top was closed

.

that we ended up riding on a road bordering a hill rather than a cliff

.

that i listened to the prompting to stick with Art

instead of following Fred

.

that i was 10 yards behind Art when he veered off the road

.

that he completely missed the huge rock that was directly in his path

.

that the fourwheeler did nothing more than scrape skin

off his shin when it rolled over the top of him

.

and then off again

.

that by bedtime he was rocking out to

"horse with no name" on the couch,

and laughing with his brothers

quite likely the best mother's day present i've gotten.

.

ever.