• Gson traveling to Vermont
• Son and fam to Santa Barbara, CA
• Dave and Abe’s motorcycles..awesome
• Fondly remembering my Schwinn bicycle of eons ago :)
• 5 yr. old Ryer’s love of his Gpa’s “big blue truck”
• AJ and family’s golf addiction :)
• Looking at a flea market Maytag wringer washer…
• …grateful that I have a washer/dryer to do my laundry
• More rain, but not the cannon thunder of several days ago
• One of Oprah’s favorite things: “Gratitude as a daily spiritual practice. Every day I bless my life by counting my blesings.”

• The can of air that GPa used to clean the computer…
• …enabling him to receive the ecard and special message
• Father’s Day at the lake
• Fresh air…a gorgeous warm sunny day
• People water skiing, fishing, boating
• Our own sheltered picnic area
• A totally enjoyable day with Cathy and Abe
• GPa’s phone call from Crystal which always makes his heart sing
• Cathy baked chocolate chip cookies for Dad :)
• The Green Bay Packer  Owner  license plate for his vehicle :)

• Heartiest wishes to all Fathers for a day filled with health, love and joy!
• The most beautiful Monarch butterfly we saw on our early a.m. walk…breathtaking!
• Researching to find an item with which we were not familiar, expecting to expend some effort to locate it…and then finding it at the first store we entered! :)
• Clancy Days…annual flea market
• GPa found a food chopping tool…
• …and free water bottles from the health dept.
• The children all loved to pet Cookie :)
• Our neighbor’s new 5th wheeler…headed for camping
• Making plans for Fathers Day fishing fun :)
• Hearing the music from the ice cream truck with the kids all running toward it.

    How magnificent when an idea illustrating goodness in our universe comes to fruition…and is shared by so many who expended much effort and obviously participated from their hearts.  (Her GPa has often said that when Crystal gets something in her mind, look out world, it’ll happen!! :):)

    Thank you each and every one for your wonderful WLG expressions that bring me such joy to read…and as I view the flash dance tribute to Ruth on line, and the fine coverage of the Akron Beacon Journal…all of which entitled those of us who are “far away” to be swept up in the excitement and participate in the healing tribute to Ruth.

    Praise God for abundant blessings!

• Harry sitting outside and reading his scriptures
• Sue & Al taking their motor home to the lake
• GPa’s watering the lawn hose that he’s had for so many years…they made ’em to last back then :)
• Visiting with the NWEnergy meter reader…a really great guy!
• NFL channel celebrating Coach Lombardi’s 100th birthday…go Packers!
• The man who lost his leg to diabetes…said he is grateful because he gets a new leg.
• Yesterday’s loud thunder that sounded like a canon…
• …and after the rain the absolutely beautiful rainbow that appeared very near our yard!
• Free fishing in Montana for everyone for June 15 and 16, Father’s Day weekend!!
• The man who volunteered at the Best Friends Sanctuary on his 100th birthday!

• Sunshine on my shoulder having a cup of coffee on the deck
• Our morning walk
• Cookie loves her walk and exploring new places
• A beautiful warm sunny day
• A quiet Sunday early morning, people sleeping in…
• …but not Harry:)..he’s off to church very early as usual
• Hank borrowing catsup yesterday afternoon for their yard picnic
• Phil’s visiting Wyoming relatives
• A car with Ohio license plates!
• “Every day is a gift…Untie the ribbons.”

• Garrett’s “All y’all” reminding me…
• …of my Southern cousin who called…
• …to let me know she is recovering ahead of schedule from her hip surgery.
• End of the school year!
• Cute kindergarten boy who gave GPa a choc cake and thank you note for driving him safely all year…
• …and all of the adorable thank you papers written by the children :)
• Children (who have assigned seats, grades kindergarten to 8) were so happy that they could select any seats they wanted on the last day :)
• Learning about a great trout stream with easy access for fishing:)
• Lauri at Costco
• “If you don’t know where you’re going, any ole road will get you there.”  -GPa :)

• Dinner for the school bus drivers
• Lake side
• 85 degrees weather and…
• …Outside with gorgeous view of mountains next to the lake
• A kind and caring group of people
• Vegans…
• …Those who need gluten free foods recommending a Red Mill cornbread…
• …Aware of more and more people seeking plant based foods!
• Fun Party Bus created and made for good times:)
• Amazing Mr. Reliable trophy award given to GPa!  He was always there starting the buses early in the a.m. so they were warmed up when the other drivers arrived…especially appreciated in the daily cold and below zero…this among other things from the goodness of his heart.  Thank you Mr. Reliable!

• Farmer John who is making our planet a better place
• “No till” farming
• Health food stores
• Plant based foods
• Seeing more of the plant based and organic at our grocery stores
• Pineapples/Bananas
• Strawberries/Blueberries
• Blackberries…GPa said, and Farmer John agreed, they are taking over the State of Oregon :):)
• Organic dog treats
• Eucalyptus/Lavender dryer sheets

• Corsican Violet, a little purple flower native to the Mediterranean island of Corsica…grows well at our high elevations and even blooms beautifully in snow and sub-freezing temps.
• Governor’s Cup marathon
• Cookie, our shih tzu, boarded well at the Animal Center
• Looking forward to a day of no rain so the grass can be mowed…it has grown fast and high:)
• GPa having the studded tires taken off and the others put on…at no charge!
• Military representation at our family gathering..Korea/Vietnam/MidEast
• Temporary change of plans, operative word being temporary!
• Ruth sharing her precious memories…
• …bringing to mind a joyful trip with my Mom and sister doing the “girl” thing!