Dear Curtains in My Bedroom...

Thank you for almost completely blocking out the light provided by the morning sun.  Bless you for holding the day at bay, even if it is only for a few moments.

Dear Rafael Nadal...

These past five years I thought that everything John McEnroe and Mary Carillo said about you was just hype.  But after watching you in the final of the French Open, I'm now a believer.

Dear friend who volunteered to babysit my children today...

What a marvelous gift you've given me.  If nothing else, that time alone allowed my head to clear and life to come back into focus.  Bless you.

Dear Cable Television...

It has been six months since I cancelled you.  And I've only missed you once or twice.

Dear Bad Habit...

I genuinely want to be rid of you. If only I could muster the will-power to match that desire.

Dear Laundry...

It seems you could go on forever.  If only I had your endurance.

Dear Yellow...

Thank you for being so cheerful.  You brighten nearly every day in which I see you.

Dear Facebook...

I've been quick to criticize you in the past.  But you have single-handedly kept me in touch with loved ones while abroad, and for that, I'll do my best to hold you in higher esteem in the future.

Dear My Big Mouth...

Exercise a little discretion, will ya?

Dear Mowing My Lawn...

Thank you for reminding me about times I mowed my grandmother's lawn.  She had to have it all "just so."  But now that it is my lawn, I can create elite patterns in the grass or wreak havoc with the lawn mower.