1.  refreshing shower

2.  another day of possibilities

3.  looking forward to church

4.  flip flops

5.  sock monkey pajamas, of course!

6.  fun on Facebook

7.  looking at my new wooden Zentangle bowl — thank you, April

8.  memories of the wonderful hot fudge sundae last night with my friend, Bill

9.  Mickey Mouse Hawaiian shirt — high style!

10.  listening to acoustic music and grooving my way into my day!

Thank you, God, for every minute — I am appreciating this day as it unfolds.

1. God

2. Congratulations to Charlene and Richard on their retirement

3. And to Abby and Susan, their daughters, thanks for putting on a fine outdoor, surprise party

4. Jen gives a great haircut, she sings while she cuts, she has a great attitude and loves the roller derby

5. Jenn, my neighbor

6. Alan waters the flowers when we’re not around

7. Cheryl works as hard as any woman I know

8. Erika plays the harp and I can hear the sounds through the window at night

9. Oliver takes great care of his property and his granddaughter follows him around and he and Clotilda, his wife, stop by to say hello

10. Pierre and Tony will fix our porch, though Tony seemed a little more subdued than usual

11. Full days and looking forward to some quiet ones

1. God

2. Vacation!!!

3. Change in plans yesterday

4. Talking to John C. (I don’t think I’m helping this fellow) (Ask him to help you?)

5. Going to the park with Andrew, Chloe and my nephews. There was a boy who pushed Leon in the swings and said “Excuse me what language does he speak?”  We told him French.  “Does he know any English,” he asked. Then they played soccer together.

6. Pushing Simon in the stroller, don’t know how long it’s been since I pushed a baby in the stroller.

7. The lady at my favorite store hasn’t left, she just changed the name.

8. The lady at my other favorite store always has a kind word.

9. Fresh cukes from the garden, had no idea, and our flowers are outrageous

10. Lindsey’s post on quiet and another on taking Grace, her daughter, to the ER and saying there’s nowhere else she’d rather be right now but where she is.

1.  Fresh corn on the cob

2.  Dark cherries

3.  Cream cheese and green olives on pumpernickel bread

4.  Two eggs over easy and wheat toast

5.  Kale with sesame oil

6.  Blue cheese potato salad

7.  Ruffles potato chips and Lawson’s chip dip (celebration food)

8.  Yellow squash and zucchini from my 95 year old Dad’s garden

9.  Ripe, red tomatoes eaten like an apple

10.  Asparagus

1. God

2. Our cat Pegasus we thought was dead, is alive

3. The vet taking the poor stray for a proper burial

4. Leslie and Steve hosting us

5. Safe travels, though the TSA balked at the stuffed tarantula in our luggage

6. Cassie inviting Patti over and enjoying her company

7. Catching up with Tracy

8. Fresh beans

9. All of Nancy’s work

10. Cooler temperatures

• Song by Eddy Arnold, “Daddy’s Little Girl”…GPa has lovely daughters, lovely granddaughters, and cutezy wootzy lovely greatgranddaughters :)
• A silver horse, which appeared to be made from tin, standing proudly outside a gas station.
• Jury duty
• Ah the fragrance of fresh strawberries
• Flathead cherries…the best!
• Our Sunday paper not arriving …for a reason?…and because of that I happened to find Wayne Dyer’s “The Shift” and watched all 3 hrs. of it…great messages!!
• Our daughter’s vehicle accident..someone ran into her while she was waiting at a light…grateful that she is okay and xrays showed nothing broken..muscle soreness in lower back…she’s fine and such a trouper!
• Great recipes from my granddaughter
• Great lessons from my granddaughter!!
• A vehicle with license plate from Georgia…and several more from Alaska…God Bless America!

1.  DVR

2.  gasoline for my car, even when it costs a lot

3.  saving quarters — they always help me out of money jams!

4.  comfortable shoes

5.  tea — green, white, and black!

6.  Smurfs!

7.  reading autobiographies

8.  cell phones

9.  little buds on my morning glories — Heavenly Blue!  can’t wait to meet them!

10.  organic apple cider vinegar – 1 tablespoon in 8 oz. of warm water (then rinse out your mouth) twice daily — it has helped my arthritis in my hands enormously —

11.  ice water

Very Grateful for~
God’s Quiet Strength

Time to watch Gracie and Ruby play
This song by U2 called “40”
Ginger ale
Candles
Finding something
A newly cleaned-out drawer
the artwork and writing of Kristen Noelle

“The happiest people are those who are too busy to notice whether they are or not.” ~William Feather

1. I think I have the spam figured out- we shouldn’t get any more on WLG! Yikes!
2. Jean for letting me know there was more
3. Listening to Leonard Cohen’s new album, “Old Ideas”
4. A wonderful birthday celebration for my husband over the weekend
5. Watching my baby girl learn and explore in her little world
6. Morning walks
7. Summer
8. Hearing news that makes me smile
9. Fresh water, fresh fruits, fresh veggies
10. This glorious moment!!!

Very Grateful for~
God’s recycling
Time to exercise
Time to read
breathing through worry
Ravioli
A few cool mornings
Good Great neighbors
Role reversals: now Amelia, since she is a health club member, has to accompany me to aerobics class so I can get in free

Cool water

One of the most difficult things for us to accept is that beneath all our dreams and disappointments, we live and breathe in abundance. It is hard when in pain to believe all we ever need is before us, around us, within us. And yet it is true. . . . Mysterious as it is – no matter our pain or excitement, our drama or circumstance – all that we could hope for is here. We lack nothing. ~Mark Nepo