list three things every day that made me happy

1. Receiving Guitar Hero 5, and playing it with my brother, and our silly Xbox avatars. It was hilarious to see “us” on the stage! :D
2. Receiving a Terry Pratchett book in the mail, from Tangy! Thanks a lot, I was really not expecting that. I have a few books to finish first but I’ll give it a try as soon as I can. :)
3. Getting a postcard from Sanna as well, she’s in Spain.

1. A nice bike ride. Cool but not too cold. Even though I was nervous there were several points on the ride where I noticed how much more skill I have on the bike now. If only I could use hand signals.

2. Lying down in bed and reading a magazine for a bit in the middle of the day. These small treats are so important.

3. Nice times with babies at family dinner – Celeste jumping up and down as I held her (strong legs for one so very rotund) and Pepper all fascinated by the chum and talking with him. And the chum whispering to Pep, “I love you.”

1. getting inventory done
2. saying what I said to amber
3. chatting with the coworkers

1. just did my philosophy exam… it just reminded me of how much i love it.. the first question was about the pre-socratic thinkers, thales and pythagoras, and how they contributed the modern political thought… beeauty

2. knowing that all is not lost :). exams are not all.

3. pythagoras and math; math and pythagoras :)

• Eric called in. I always love an unexpected evening home with him.

• Clara stayed home with Eric while I took Audrey to ballet so I was able to relax and read a few magazines while Audrey had class.

• My mom, Eric, and I were finally able to watch last week’s Flash Forward.

• Another funny episode of HIMYM.

• Yummy snacks during our TiVo watching.

• Eric and I cuddled into bed and watched an episode of Friday the 13th the Series I’d never seen.

1. Again the number of people willing to help/support me in a crisis. I may have had both cars broken into, stuff stolen and baby car seats full of glass but my heart is full and I feel loved.

2. My dog is always pleased to see me no matter what. It’s hard to be moody with a waggy dog tail in your face.

3. Hugs and smiles from my children make all the other stresses in life melt away.

1. I stripped the paper off another room in our house

2. Lunch with my sister and 2 friends at the new restaurant that opened in town. I ate the whole yummy giant cheeseburger but almost none of the fries. Too burnt and greasy

3. My sister found her diary from her freshman year in high school and read it aloud to me. Great silly stuff

4. Good ideas at a meeting

1. Finally a late morning of sleep. With GG under the weather, it’s been early mornings for me for a week now and I’m really not at my best before dawn. Felt so much better and caught up.

2. A bit of a trying afternoon with the chum in Santa Rosa but even the worst behavior is now able to be curtailed with open ended threats of “a penalty”. Never had to actually come across yet with what the penalty might be.

3. The chum’s silly dance to The Way Things Work theme song. It gets more polished each night.

What a day!

1. GG won a pink 2009 Vespa LX 50 and he’s going to give it to me! Check out Lyle signing it!

2. Great race with a really good time.

3. Watching the chum pedal his little heart out up and down the bike path.

1. The chum and I planted a pumpkin patch for next year. We smashed the jack o’lanterns, sprinkled the moldy and wet seeds and goo, and covered it all with a layer of soil. Then we dragged some wood around it to stop mowing in spring. Hope it works!

2. We rode the bicycle B-4-2 into town for a birthday party (4+ miles). The chum is getting much better on the bike. No more wobbling and fooling and he listens to instructions right away. Much safer to be out with.

3. Nice birthday party at Gavin’s. All of The Buddies were there so it was super wild but tear-free. The chum used really nice manners throughout (without reminders) and there were Vodka and Tonics for the parents. What’s not to like?

4. Going out to a John Hodgman interview in SF. My, how he makes us laugh.