I am so thankful for having a dishwasher!  Doing the dishes has to be my least favorite constant house chore.  I'm okay with laundry, but not so much with dishes.  When we lived in Springville, the only dishwasher was me.  Sometimes I really considered going out and getting a portable dishwasher, but they are kind of a pain, so I never did.  One of my criteria for moving was to have a dishwasher.  Now that we have our own place - we have that luxury.  I still hate doing the dishes, but it does make it easier when I don't have to stand at the sink for an hour to do them.  I'm glad I can rinse my dirty dishes and put them in the dishwasher.  It makes my kitchen look nicer, even if I still have dirty dishes.  I'm glad I can load it up, put detergent in, start it, and go do something else.  I don't have to stand there forever.  I'm glad also that I don't have to physically wash the dishes.  The dishwasher can use hotter water than I can stand, so my dishes are more sanitary.  I like that when they're clean, I can just put them away.  There is minimal drying needed, and then I'm ready for the next batch.

So yes, today, I am grateful for my dishwasher.