1. Great nap, which is unheard of
2. Chatting with someone on the same page- almost always
3. Homemade broth
4. And homemade laundry detergent
5. Staying up a little later
6. Evenings
7. Health (ah, the quest)
8. Running around after my toddler, literally
9. Being a pretty fun mom
10. This

1. God
2. Pluck and resourcefulness of non-human creatures
3. Weather forecasting
4. The wind
5. Instruments agreeing in the dead of winter
6. Silence before a storm
7. Precautions
8. After I gave a woman coins to put air in her tires and whatever air time was left in the machine when I paid, she said something good will happen to you today. I didn’t tell her it already had.
9. Visiting with Hannah if only briefly. Helping her with homework, that hasn’t happened in – oh, maybe ten years?
10. Cassie taking a break so that I could walk Peabody and cook dinner (with instructions)

1. Paw prints in the snow

2. Skipping the gym this morning and drinking coffee instead :)

3. Enjoying some quiet reading time, as well

4. My husband adjusting his plan so we can go this afternoon <3

5. Stepping out of my comfort zone and doing something that seems counterintuitive…and not TOTALLY freaking out

6. Taking the time to pause and reflect, making sure my motives are healthy

7. They are

8. The support of my family

9. Baking bread

10. Natural remedies

1.  Happy to hear from Garrett – thank you for the kind birthday wishes;

2.  fun baking valentine pretzels/Hershey’s hugs/and pink M & M for my clients

3.  hoping for snow to go cross country skiing; maybe another day

4.  Happy to enjoy the day without rushing; just being right NOW

5.  Feeling content right now watching the white snow flakes

6..  Thankful for the gift of another day – blessings to you.

1. God
2. Snow as white as snow
3. Cassie made a snowman
4. Dog training
5. Muffin, out in the snow, jumped back in through the window
6. Better at work
7. Acknowledging better
8. A shovel to loan our neighbor also jumper cables
9. Scrabble
10. The company of grateful people

1. Farmer’s market and really chatting with the people who grow and sell what we eat
2. Bought sauerkraut finally, instead of passing by and thinking “oh I’ll just make some.” Maybe I will, but in the meantime hers is delicious
3. And lard, from grassfed cows. Goodbye, veganism, you are well and truly gone, eh?
4. Happened upon a puppet show, which was rather dark and creepy for little children, but an interesting experience
5. Sending love and light to a friend
6. A coffee that tasted like liquid cashmere, since I don’t drink it very often
7. Having fun
8. Feeling really good about having something done
9. Expanding search parameters
10. Now

1.  Surprise restaurant planned for my husband tonite to celebrate his birthday

2.  praying for all those that I know personally with loss of loved ones and health issues

3.  faith

4.  Garrett? where are you?

5.  Enjoying a working “Saturday” getting projects done around my house

6.  Thankful for good health and energy

7.  Thinking about my son in California and anxious to see where his career takes him

8.  Maintaining peace

9.  My lovely friend Carol who is kind, thoughtful, and funny;  her friendship is truly a gift

10.  Thankful for the gift of today; blessings to all!

1. Diane, the teacher that does our academic assessments and is always available to answer questions and give encouragement

2. Logan testing well…We’ve got this!

3. Homeschooling…I can’t think of anything else I would rather be doing.

4. Going with the flow and changing things up when necessary

5. Our little family working together

6. Good pictures of Sugaree…It’s not easy to get one because she doesn’t cooperate. :)

7. Snow in the forecast

8. Going to the movies

9. Cassia’s thoughtfulness

10. The satisfaction that comes from working hard…and seeing it pay off

1. Walking in the still-dark cold to get the paper
2. Being able to read it, almost all of it, as my husband drove
3. Connecting
4. Skipping the thing I didn’t want, and letting go of worrying what others will think
5. More irreverence:)
6. Happiness
7. Recognizing vulnerability in others, in a situation I wouldn’t have before
8. My daughter’s studious side
9. Running
10. Being here

• Red Panda at Zoo Montana in Billings
• The farthest city from a Starbucks in the contiguous U.S. (192 mi.)…Circle, MT…No caramel macchiato here :)
• Identical triplets born to a Montana family
• Great Falls, MT, some years ago…336 hrs. (2 weeks) continuous temperatures without going above -10 ! brrrrr
• “Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library.”  -Winston Churchill
• Our little puppy Cookie basking in a sunny spot on the floor :)
• Ona…so helpful
• Relief after hearing Stephanie’s info
• Visiting with the friendly couple from Butte America :)
• MOVE program with the V.A. – great!