So, without any ado:
The Long List
- family. All of it.
- our military. All of it.
- home
- warmth
- seat warmers (can you tell I'm cold?)
- Oil of Olay lotion
- recycling
- happy people
- thoughtful people
- happy, thoughtful, eccentric with remedy people
- preschool, thank you God for preschool
- scotch tape
- Grayson's teachers
- fitness class where everyone is over 60
- carrot sticks with caesar dressing dip
- no more fast fooding
- staying busy
- 20 minute respites
- old friends who show up
- new friends who do too
- wheels
- "go to" earrings
- phone calls from my brothers just because they worry
- holiday cards
- Christmas music
- H'motsi and homemade menorahs
- warm rain
- cold fronts
- roomy belted grandpa sweaters
- Hubby's socks
- candid pictures
- laughter - snorting ugly eager laughter
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta
- Pioneer Woman's chocolate chip cookie recipe
- clippy barrettes
- perspective
- (and losing it sometimes)
- Mt. Vernon
- being a SAHM
- following through
- pipe dreaming
- changing course
- the smell of wet hay
- the color of my childrens' hair
- bed time stories
- snuggling under blankets before tucking everyone in at night
- burst of giggles that erupt eventually
- Snapper's new lease on life in our kitchen
- making homemade cards
- receiving them
- those little magnetic shopping list pads for $1
- (leftover) turkey noodle soup that came out really great b/c of tumeric - another PW secret
- Abby's unrelenting love
- Grayson's search for peace
- Sadie's obsessive concern
- Hubby's return in five more months
4 comments:
Ok so I hate to ruin such a lovely post but now I'm on my sixth time seeing that family pic and I'm just annoyed that you both look exactly like you did 15 years ago. I might hate you if I didn't adore you so much you two suckers.
great list!
i'm working on #16 also.
and i love #40.
happy hanukkah!
Has anyone told you today, how special you are? Well, let me do it. You are so special lady. Truly special.
crk - i am wondering if your setting is much different than mine b/c i'm honestly not seeing what you're seeing. but thank you. :) thank you from the bottom of my muffin top heart.
pj - thanks lady. fell off #16 wagon yesterday but back on horse again today. merry 22 more days until...
crystal - you certainly know how to make a tired old grumpy girl feel happy again. thank you so much. and very much likewise.
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