1.  a whole box of peaches!  oh my!

2.  meeting the fabulous Jean and other amazing people — Ruth and Kylia were there, too!  hooray!

3.  being at the Magical Pine Forest — unique and incredible, inside and out!

4.  seeing “Blue Jasmine” — a Woody Allen movie, weird and kind of wonderful

5.  another movie in two days!  “The Butler” — sometimes hard to watch, but a truly remarkable movie

6.  corn on the cob for dinner!!!!!  one of my top favorites, with a short growing season

7.  making a list of 40 memories for my daughter Maribeth’s 40th birthday

8.  arranging a party for Maribeth with family and friends

9.  when she was still in the crib, she used to sing every morning — “happy, happy, happy, happy . . .” until we woke up and came and got her!

10.  having lunch with my Dad and his precious friend Marlene — there definitely was happiness in the air!