Day 12: "Dozens" of Days of Thanks

As this is the twelfth day of thanks, I thought it would be nice to be thankful for things that come in dozens. Now, granted, some things that used to be sold only by the dozen, are sold in other increments, and hard to find by the dozen now. A prime example of this is flour tortillas. It's pretty difficult to find a package with a dozen. Most come with 10 tortillas in the package. I guess I'm somewhat "old school" about some things, so I purposely look for, and ONLY buy packages that come with a dozen tortillas. I feel that if we all cave, soon, there will only be packages of 10.

Then, there are eggs. I don't think they will ever change the main standard amount of eggs from a dozen to something else, however; many stores also sell cartons with either 6 or 18 eggs, but this is still a derivative of the original dozen. Cookies come to mind, as well, although, nowadays, most people want a lot more cookies than 12 in a package. Rolls, doughnuts, and a few other things still come in dozens.

In the time of Christ, as well as now, there were and are 12 apostles. Seems like if it's good enough for the Savior, it ought to be good enough for the rest of us.

There are 12 months in the year, and 12 signs of the Zodiac. Many things still come in dozens. 12 is a good number.

My favorite thing that is sold by the dozen is flowers. A bunch of wild spring flowers, or beautiful roses, is still sold by the dozen, and I know very few people that don't absolutely LOVE getting flowers, no matter how impractical and temporary they are. A gift of roses shows the receiver that they are cared for by the giver. That can never be a bad thing.