I’m grateful for:
- Returning to 43Things —and staying— after a long hiatus
- The warm welcoming and camaraderie of my 43t friends
- After so much devastation in El Salvador and Nicaragua, Hurricane Ida lost its force and didn’t cause further destruction in the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba, and hopefully neither in the US
- Bruno returning safely to my mom’s home after spending the weekend at the dog pound :(
- My mom, pets, and friends in the Yucatan Peninsula are safe after the near passing of the hurricane
Nov 09, 09:41PM PST | 9 cheers | 0 comments
I’m grateful for:
- My beloved Uma
- My beloved departed Gala
- My beloved A
- Another year of life
- Forty-one years of people, places, things, and blessings :)
Nov 11, 2007, 01:02AM PST | 4 cheers | 1 comment
I’m grateful for:
- Birds and the sky
- The moon and the sun
- Order and chaos
- Yin and yang
- Balance
Nov 09, 2007, 07:32PM PST | 4 cheers | 7 comments
I’m grateful for:
- My sense of wonder: this time observing a teeny baby slug inspecting a coriander seed
- The workout I got from clearing all leaves, vines, and dead plants from my front garden, sidewalk, and street —plus the sense of accomplishment
- Nice weather for gardening and clearing
- Making a list of to-dos before my trip and not keeping it all in my head
- Getting some packing done
Nov 08, 2007, 11:42PM PST | 4 cheers | 2 comments
I’m grateful for:
- My ever-patient Uma waiting for me while I check out a couple books from the library
- Making flight arrangements and having more focused traveling plans
- Funny, hyperactive dogs at the off-leash area in Magnuson Park —Uma is not grateful for this :S
- The harvest from my home garden
- A passing his “Food Handler’s” permit
Nov 08, 2007, 12:41AM PST | 3 cheers | 3 comments
I’m grateful for:
- The versatility of duct tape and the ingeniousness of people to use it for everything!
- People who let their dogs mingle with others while they’re walking or at the park
- Uma meeting an older Retriever/Lab with whom she played and ran for a little while
- Returning overdue items at the library :P
- Being able to gather some info I needed —still need to work on it this week
Nov 07, 2007, 12:59AM PST | 4 cheers | 5 comments
I’m grateful for:
- Spectacular Autumn views of Mount Rainier —it shows up clear in the horizon almost every day
- A lazy day of movie-watching
- Kettle popcorn
- Leftovers, mmmm…
- Shifting our clocks back to regular time (without daylight savings)
Nov 06, 2007, 01:26AM PST | 1 cheer | 2 comments
I’m grateful for:
- Uma’s peaceful and comfortable sleep —she’s such a spoiled bum ;)
- Enjoying a short walk with Uma, in spite of twisting my ankle while doing so :S
- For our catering event that went smoothly and the hosts were very pleased
- My ankle sort-of-healing before our catering event
- My ankle and feet enduring the event
Nov 06, 2007, 12:28AM PST | 2 comments
I’m grateful for:
- Honoring our dead with their memory
- The memory of my dog Gala
- Setting up a little altar for her
- Remembering to write my Friday Haiku and dedicating it to her
- Browsing through her photos to choose one and remembering all the good moments we had :)
Nov 03, 2007, 03:23AM PDT | 4 cheers | 5 comments
I’m grateful for:
- Another beautiful day with a clear view of Mount Rainier —this photo unfortunately does it no justice :S
- The great workout from mowing all the lawn and raking most of the leaves (I have no more containers to put the never-ending falling leaves!!)
- Getting ahead in the preparation for Saturday’s catering
- The pipián coming out delicious!!
- Jamiroquai’s music
Nov 01, 2007, 07:51PM PDT | 5 cheers | 6 comments
