• Happy 30th Anniversary to our daughter and son-in-law!
• Must have been “Schnauzer Day” at the groomer’s…
• …Pepper and four others getting beautified :)
• Opened the new paint can to paint the deck and what should have been a brown color…was a pinkish/mauvie/lightpurplish!….
• ….so we turned lemons into lemonade and painted it as a primer to be covered with Brown soon! :)
• Coordinating flight schedule travel plans with my cousin from TX to MT
• Lottery…a dollar and a dream:)
• Bakken oil fields in E.MT and N.Dak…
• …giving employment to many people
• Grateful to include WLG in my prayer list for World Day of Prayer.

1. The morning song birds
2. My baby’s sleep sounds
3. Cool morning air
4. I am in paradise
5. These beautiful, positive thoughts
6. My mental happy place
7. Decorated however I wish
8. This feeling of peace and wholeness
9. Peeking past the veil of the ego
10. And discovering it doesn’t exist

1. God

2. Taking Hannah and David to the picture show

3. I can get irritated about being stuck behind a truck but it is probably carrying goods to people who need them

4. Rediscovering music on YouTube

5. Pam taking time to help me

6. A helpful phone call from Tracey

7. John C’s successful medical procedure

8. Hannah’s enthusiasm about college

9. Meeting new students

10. And ones not necessarily new

1. I am grateful for my husband being so patient and understanding.

2. Taking the scenic route…

3. Feeling productive

4. My parents…They are wonderful grandparents.

5. Books

6. My sweet boy…He has constantly amazed me for the last 10 years.

7. Traditions

8. Rain

9. Music that puts me at ease

10. Colored pencils

Very Grateful for~

God’s availability

New mittens in coral (fall is coming soon!)

Water for plants and trees

Rare August rain

Frequent flyer miles

The music of Steven Halpern

Janet

The Marys

Sugar cookies

“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any.” Orson Scott Card

1. Writing gratitude lists
2. Prepping dinner early
3. A few extra minutes here and there
4. Heavenly moments
5. Mornings
6. Peace
7. Writing in snippets
8. My daughter’s warmth
9. The freshness of this beautiful day
10. The ability to be thankful

1. God

2.John C.

3.Dr. Bob rubbing John C’s back

4. Cassie taking Hannah shopping for college supplies

5. A warm blanket on the sofa

6.Pegasus rubbing up against me as he passes by

7. The “furminator” is a most efficient grooming tool

8. Helping my mother buy a phone

9. And then sitting with her

10. My father enjoys soduku and the kenken

1.  The most gentle dental hygienist ever!  Thank you, Mary!

2.  Laughing Club, lots of conversation, then lots of laughter!

3.  Beginning Zentangle class — always fun to open up the world of Zentangles to other people.

4.  Zentangle Club of N.E. Ohio — we had wonderful show and tell and sell.  I got a wonderful laughter Zentangle inspired art from April, and a colorful and exciting piece from Kristin.

5.  Maria, Brooke, and April showed us various techniques for shading.

6.  Ron and Sheila just became Certified Zentangle Teachers!  Now we have seven in our club!  Wow and wowee!

7.  Dinner with my husband, Tom.  A seafood feast at Red Lobster.

8.  To the movies to see “Hope Springs” — what a terrific movie.  Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones outdid themselves — the movie is marvelous!

9.  So fun to have a date with my husband!

10.  A wonderful day to remember —

1. Completing Logan’s portfolio with two days to spare. How fun it is to look back on the last year and see how he’s grown, and remember all the fun we’ve had!

2. Cooler temperatures

3. Looking forward to new adventures as we prepare for another unschool year…

4. Saying no without feeling guilty

5. Adults that treat children with respect

6. Taking turns reading out loud

7. Trust

8. Laughing

9. Abundance

10. Accepting my own weakness…

• Fat, cute neighbor’s cat on our steps…
• …Pepper said hi! and ignored it :)
• GPa programming his GPS
• GPa’s fingers too big for his texting..uses a stylus
• Western Rendezvous of Art…wow what talent!
• Water rafting fun
• Enjoying every moment of summer sunshine and early morning light
• Tears of joy
• New beginnings
• Peace