Laughing kids the morning after a sleep over

Warm coffee at the kitchen table

Time with the ones I love

A clean space

Understanding the path

Pineapple sherbert

Coconut popcicles

Godiva chocolate

Fresh cut lawn


Coffee on the patio

Losing only 1 golf ball all day

A few bits from the day ...
 

Picking out my Daughters shoes for her wedding:blueheels:
A lazy Sunday drive with My Daughter
watching her sleep on the way home(I haven't seen her asleep in years)
Mocha Ice coffee
The sunset

Sweet texts from my children inviting me to dinner and to visit...

Puppy snuggles just because it's a lazy day....

Time spent with Dad in front of the television being mindless...

Working in the kitchen with Mom to create a fantastic dinner....

Fun times creating something for someone special....this even includes preparing the packages to ship....

The blessings that I have in my life...some days I feel my cup just runneth over with so many good things that are happening....

breathing
acceptance
welcome
flowers
digging in the dirt
interesting insects
wandering in the woods
country roads
nesting birds

making my own hot breakfast after weeks of cereal

a short impromptu visit from my sister, checking up on my pain levels and mood and needs.

feeling tired but not exhausted. Moderation is a good sign!

the tv show Alcatraz. Why was it ended??

getting more feeling back in my finger that had gone numb from the nerve block

My puppies playing
Reading great posts
Having a great day at work
Funny text messages
Smiling

Just for starters....
 

An early morning parent-teacher conference where I was told how much the staff appreciate my 10 year old daughter for being kind and helpful to other students. Apparently should she find herself an orphan there is quite a long line to adopt this kid.

The school egg drop competition this afternoon and the fun that will be had!

Looking up from my desk and there at my office door was a former co-worker I had not seen in 12 years.

Going out for lunch with above co-worker and sitting at an outdoor cafe under beautiful blue skies and warm sunshine. Our last meal together had been splitting a ripe mango sprinkled with cinnamon while dangling our feet over the side of a half-sunken boat in Samoa.

Watching the breeze bobble the heads of the tulips about. (Can flowers gigggle? These seemed to be!)

Lemonade with a touch of vanilla, star anise and mint.

The Kite Festival at Lincoln City

Building sand castles on the beach

Friends

Sunshine

The seasons of spring, summer, fall and winter

Hot Chocolate

Pillows (especially my rice bag that I warm up when my neck hurts)

Sleep

Quilts

A comfy bed (and a sofa, too!)

Bonfires on the beach

BBQ's

Having a few good books to read

Art

Sailing a kite on a windy day

Whale watching

Going on a hike in the woods

Soaking in a hot mineral spring

Recieving a warm hug

Sharing kisses

Candlelight suppers

Music!

A romantic date(s)

*Stars*

The Moon

The smile of someone you love

Sunflowers

A field of wild flowers

The Northern Lights

Sailing on a boat

The feeling of a warm hand on the small of my back

Going for a walk by the river or in a beautiful park

Birdsong!

Pine trees and pine cones

Blue skies

Pearly gray clouds lofting across the sky

The peacefulness of rainfall

The sound of the ocean surf

Love

:stillheart:

children laughing
a good rain
lying on the grass napping in the sun
The stars spread out like salt on a black backdrop
crisp mountain air
a restful sleep
my dog licking my ears
wrestling with my dog or others
chosen family
pool wars
Pressed up against her throbbing with desire
Chips
perfectly cooked fries
Sushi GP
enlightenment
knowing when to walk away
sweaty dirty messy sex that leaves you breathless
a treasured heart
tortoises

Eating dinner outside while a boat race is going on in the river in front of our picnic table.
Weekends with my guy.
Sushi.
My puppy dawg.
Sleeping with the windows open.
Bike rides.
Walks in the woods.
Coffee in the morning.
Avocados.
Spring flowers.
Good books.
My kid.

5...
 

Ginger bread fresh, hot out of oven.

fresh air after rain

Gardenia blooms at my front door.

watching my begonias rise up out of the earth

Planting herbs... mmmmm.

55555555555 today
 

a coffee break with a young woman I watched grow up and who will help me save my land from foreclosure

An ocean drive on beautiful today with a friend who has kicked the butt of cancer

Knowing that an 8 yr old that I love is good at bat in her softball games

Eating a loco moco at the hawaiian bbq shack and it tasted like FBI.
(from big island)

The future

1) tulips springing up that I planted when I first moved here.

2) reruns of Designing Women

3) faith of friends and family

4) chickens. I am getting chickens this year!

5) not having ANY alcohol or drinking around me. I am grateful every day of this environmental sobriety!

Long hot shower after a morning run in the rain.
Co-workers taking care of each other.
Green lush lawns.
Crisp starched uniform.
Vacation in 2 days !

whangamata holiday...
 

bread fresh from da oven that was served wit' me breakfast hea at da bed & breakfast
a tramp at opoutere beach (you tramp through da forest and it then spills out onto da beach)
a 2nd tramp, at wentworth valley trails
sendin' off a few postcards while waitin' on food to take back to da bach (an amazin' chicken and bean burrito)
bein' delightfully knackered...