1. giving myself a manicure – dark frosted purple
2. both grandsons having baseball games today — two victories!
3. parents and grandparents at baseball games — very friendly and fun
4. getting things done
5. a new book from the library — “The Seven Storey Mountain” by Thomas Merton
6. making plans for a surprise birthday celebration
7. new art supplies
8. hoods on sweatshirts, coats, and jackets
9. courage
10. persistence
1. this wonderful Spring weather (even though the forecast is for snow tomorrow!)
2. my amazing book group — we laugh hard and often, but are always there for each when times are serious
3. the journaling class I am taking — great for grief management
4. Brene Brown’s online course and the art journal we are doing
5. buying a new set of earrings for the first time in years — I got my ears re-pierced!
6. shopping for a birthday present for a dear friend
7. buying chocolate for Easter — and some for me!
8. straightening up the house
9. a little dish gnome garden
10. this
1. pre-selected TV
2. National Geographic
3. friends in our raucous and wonderful book group
4. fun new purse from the consignment store
5. dinner with Tom
6. Tom treated me to a car wash — romantic!
7. a day that reminds me that Spring is really here
8. my online course with Dr. Brene Brown with art journaling
9. getting the guest room in good shape with lots of things from my Dad’s apartment
10. a small new Sonos speaker — magic!
1. metallic markers
2. starting the second part of Brene Brown’s online course
3. doing a self-portrait in crayons
4. a new box of 96 Crayola crayons
5. ahhhhh, the smell of new crayons!
6. having my brother Jeff over to dinner
7. my indoor flower garden to tide me over until Spring really gets busy
8. Molly 2, my new Subaru Impreza — my first grown-up car — yikes!
9. sock monkey pajamas (don’t want to take this grown-up thing too seriously!)
10. church this morning
1. big bookstores
2. cafes in big stores
3. setting up my laptop in the cafe of a big bookstore!
4. having a little office away from home
5. a huge cup of Blackberry Sage tea
6. people watching
7. journal writing
8. feeling content and peaceful
9. laughing club every Saturday morning
10. knowing how blessed I am!
1. My beloved 96 year old Paparoonio passed lat Thursday
2. My grandsons, Nate and Andrew, said that he passed the day before Valentine’s Day so he could be with his ladies in Heaven!
3. He never wanted to be in a nursing home, in a wheelchair, and he wanted to go in his sleep.
4. All those things worked out — he was only on a cane, lived in his own apartment, and died in his sleep!
5. His last words were, “I love you all!”
6. On Monday night when things started downhill, he asked my son Kevin — “are my lights going out?”
7. We have had so many loving wishes, it’s been incredible.
8. He wrote his own obituary, and there is a word in it that most people will have to look up in a dictionary. He was a student of words and found it amusing that people might have to use the dictionary when reading his obituary! And the definition fits him perfectly.
9. Sherman Burt Bailey – click here to read his obituary
10. I’ve always told people who were grieving to open their hearts to receive all the love that will be heading in their direction. Believe me, my heart is very very full right now!
1. electric blanket on a cold Winter night
2. a snuggly sock monkey blanket for the chilly kitchen
3. wildly colored boots for stomping around in the snow
4. my Cookie Monster blue fur coat — oh so very warm!
5. marching around in the driveway just to hear the snow crunch
6. a good heater in my car
7. snow days and getting extra time with my grandsons
8. even though our pipes froze and burst, we felt so grateful for a wonderful plumber
9. staying indoors and reading a book
10. 40 days until Spring!
1. my cozy sock monkey blanket to wrap around me in the chilly kitchen
2. a nice warm shower
3. a warm hat
4. my blue fur jacket that is a miracle of warmth
5. warm gloves
6. my car’s heater
7. our neighbor who keeps our steps and sidewalks clean and safe
8. our electric blanket — so appreciated!
9. staying inside when it’s so cold outside
10. appreciating weather even when it’s a bit tough
1. My resolution: Have more fun!
2. Fun is energizing!
3. Fun is creative!
4. Fun is contagious!
5. Fun is healing!
6. Fun is friendly!
7. This is my most fun resolution yet!
8. I have even discovered that even drudgery is more fun when that is your goal.
9. I know that I am so very blessed to be entering 2014 with fun in mind
10. when one of my best fun mentors, the incredible Ruth, has passed and left her amazing legacy of curiosity, possibilities, love, and fun.
1. My Paparoonio has been in Hospice since Friday
2. Thank heaven for the kind and sincere attention given by Hospice staff
3. I can tell that Dad is doing much better because he is charming the female staff left and right
4. Sometimes he speaks Spanish, Portuguese, or French to the amusement of those around him
5. When he starts speaking foreign languages intermittently, I know he is getting back to himself
6. I have a good feeling that he is going to be released once his walking skills are better
7. He is 96 years old and I am still hoping he makes it to 100!
8. So glad that Crystal and her family are doing better. Hooray!
9. Christmas celebrations were wonderful
10. Having two grandsons at Christmas makes it even more fabulous!
11. I reached 500 fun things to do on my blog today! Halfway to my goal of 1,000! www.celebratepossibilities.blogspot.com