I am Thankful and Grateful : Day 16

I am thankful for laughter.

Being able to laugh either at myself or anything remotely funny these days is a precious thing.  It does help that I am easily entertained.  I giggle at silly video's of animals doing cute things or funny pictures or quotes.  I also like slap stick, ya know people tripping or falling off things, getting punched whatever it takes.  I giggle.  Funny TV shows also are a good source of giggles.  Like 2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother, and Big Bang, Last Man Standing...love them to pieces.  

Times have been really tough lately for us.  And going out for entertainment is NOT an option.  So we do watch a lot of TV in the evenings once the kids are in bed.  So to find something that is funny to watch for me is a must.  I need that time to forget even for a moment all the stress and laugh.  Jason will pick on me when I get the giggles and can't stop.  And sometimes that is when we are laying in bed talking about whatever and I get the giggles.  But that is also a nice time.  The two of us alone talking and just laugh together.  Makes for a good memory.

Laughter brings us all together.  It makes us feel better and can take our minds off of our stresses.  It can make you live longer if you have a lot of laughter in your life.  Laughter can improve your health.  Because depression can do mean things to your body, but if you laugh often those mean things can melt away.

I know that I enjoy a really good laugh.  Like pee your pants spit drinks from your nose laughs are the best.  And really what is not to enjoy when you laugh until you cry?  So I am grateful for the laughter in my life.  

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.
Phyllis Diller

Have you made someone laugh today?