- H's violin lesson.
- H's soccer game.
- Funny e-mails from Codi and her crew.
- Sharing gratitude.
- Everyone who shares their gratitude with me!
- Watching the soccer game with Sean and the baby on such a beautiful day.
- The baby sleeps better these past few days.
- 1/2 caff.
- A short but refreshing nap.
- Reading.
- Seeing H choose to read on her own instead of only when she is required to for homework.
- Noticing more often when I am "controlling" and backing off.
- Praying for Becca.
- Clean floors.
- A clean kitchen.
- H's violin teacher seems to be feeling much better after being out sick for a few weeks.
- The Art of Manliness blog - http://artofmanliness.com/
- Realizing today I felt grumpy and deciding to act as I would feel instead.
- Realizing I need to get back to my to-do list.
- Reminders from Google Calendar.
Be thankful for what you have and you will end up having more. But if you concentrate on what you don't have, you'll never, ever, have enough. --Oprah Winfrey
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
- Class on Wednesday.
- Workshopping my lesson plan with peers and getting productive criticism and advice.
- Being late and accepting it.
- Acceptance.
- Wednesday's meeting.
- Consciously seeking HP.
- More prayer and meditation.
- Meditation.
- Aristotle's list of virtues.
- The middle way.
- Spirituality.
- A full night's sleep.
- Breastfeeding my babies.
- Writing more.
- A better day at work for Sean.
- Hugs.
- Love. Love. Love.
- Patience. Patience. Patience. Patience.
- Asking my Higher Power for strength.
- Playing at the park.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
- More new (old) friends on Facebook!
- Catching up with someone I haven't talked to since high school.
- My history and good memories of growing up an Army brat. :)
- H's day off from school for Veteran's day.
- Being a Veteran.
- All the service women and men who work hard every day.
- Taking H shopping for warm clothes.
- A gift card from her grandmother so the shopping trip didn't cost me much.
- Taking the Bop magazine quizzes with H and talking about our results.
- Not freaking out (for the moment) about how gendered this magazine is.
- Not freaking out when H told me her friend has a boyfriend but she doesn't think they kiss.
- Call with my mentor.
- Looking forward to Thanksgiving.
- Funny baby poo stories.
- ComeBack (by Clare and Mia Fontaine)
- clairedujour.com
- The Happiness Project
- Mothers and daughters.
- Being a mother to my daughters.
- Getting better.
Monday, November 10, 2008
- Dinner with my family for my grandmother's 82nd birthday.
- That my grandmother is still with us.
- Showing H a picture of my grandfather.
- Surprising Sean with a hazelnut coffee cause I know it's is favorite flavor.
- Him surprising me later with my favorite chocolates! :)
- One good turn does turn into another.
- Seeing my nephews and getting hugs and kisses.
- Trying to play Wii Tetris online with my best friend - even though it didn't work.
- Patience.
- Not spending extra money, even if we have it!
- H had so much fun at her best friend's birthday.
- More new fishies from Nancy and Rob.
- Becca's fuel efficient and economical new car.
- Ymmm... Cooked celery.
- My sister.
- My parents.
- My daughters.
- My husband.
- My friends.
- Today.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
- Homemade fruit smoothies.
- Chunky peanut butter.
- Time for financial program "exercise".
- Help from nice customer services reps on my accounts.
- Remembering my patience with them, they are doing their jobs and understand I am stressed and are willing to help (especially when I am not a bit*h to them for no reason).
- Catching up on e-mails and closing out some "open business".
- Call with prayer partner.
- Getting out of the house to work on an assignment.
- Sean taking the day off to watch C so I could have that few hours away that I really needed.
- Sean's job and its great benefits (work from home, paid time off).
- Sean's boss approving his time off.
- Supporting Sean when his work is demanding because I know it's give and take.
- H's first soccer practice.
- H's best friend's birthday - she's been really looking forward to it.
- My mom.
- More creative holiday present ideas.
- An opportunity to be more involved at school.
- My first cup of coffee in the morning.
- Fat free 1/2 & 1/2.
- Sleep.
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