1. Organized the stack of drawers in my “new” office.
2. Went to “Keep Moving” class at gym and am now exhausted but satisfied that this is a class I need.
3. Quilt class was fun socially and we are almost done with our quilt top.
4. Dad had out patient surgery and came through well but a bit “butt” sore.
5. Went walking, even though I am still sore from Tuesday’s class at gym.
6. Cut and trimmed the front yard.
7. Wrapped and boxed ready to ship baby blankets and burp cloths I made for Courtney’s baby.
8. Did some cleaning inside the house.
9. Think I have finished cutting the yard for the winter.
10. Scheduled a guy to aerate the lawn tomorrow.
11. Planted pansies for winter and spring.
12. Bought quilt backing for 2 quilts – 30% off!
13. Rained, so didn’t do any outside work.
14. Took half a day to catch up with my TIVO viewing.
15. Cleaned my bedroom and bathroom sparkly clean and neat at least for a couple of days.
16. Cooked a good and healthy dinner.
17. Slept in and got up when I wanted to not when I should have or needed to.
18. 36 hours went by without me having to get into the car!
19. Tried a new soup recipe on this snowy day and it turned out good except too spicy for dad.
20. Got new pictures of Courtney’s kids and her family picture.
21. Got a surprise gift of my favorite candy bars (Nut Goodie) from my niece, Adrienne, in Minnesota.
22. Getting the Kindle from Alex, which holds books and music.
23. Climbing into a bed made up with freshly washed mattress pad and sheets.
24. I LOVE my TIVO !
25. A freshly painted office ready to organize.
26. Lunch and good conversation with friends.
27. Getting the yard completely ready for winter.
28. Connected to my “old” friend Richard on Facebook. We have known each other for 47 years.
29. Completely retired for a full year now and still so happy with the decision.
30. Finished getting Alex’s yard ready for winter. No major yard work for 5-6 months. Yaa!
31. So thankful for the opportunity to get old!
32. First big snowfall of the season!
33. Having a snow blower to clean the deep, heavy snow.
34. Moving the furniture around to give the room a new look.
35. Finding great bargains when shopping.
36. Finishing the painting of the walls in my office.
37. Getting the shelves put up in my office.
38. Bright orange sweet potatoes (everyone calls yams)
39. Thanksgiving Holiday
40. Having family over for holiday dinners
41. Having family from out of town come to visit.
42. Having cousins spend the night and not fight!
43. Going bowling with family
44. Having a snow blower when it snow over 6 inches (18 inches on the ground now!)
45. Having heat in the house after I am doing snow blowing and shoveling.
46. Having good neighbors who clean my driveway so I don’t have to go out in the cold and do it.
47. Having a computer so I don’t have to write and get hand cramps.
48. Having a gym close by to go to and work off the calories from the holidays and just everyday eating.
49. Having a car that is reliable to get me where I need to go.
50. Hugs and kisses from the grandchildren
51. Opportunity to have grandkids spend the night one at a time now and again.
52. Sending homemade baby gifts to Courtney for the new baby.
53. Shopping for Christmas gifts and having the money to pay for them instead of charging them.
54. Finished shopping for Christmas gifts early.
55. Got all gifts mailed early – even Aaron’s b’day gift.
56. Great family get-together for Christmas Eve.
57. Got up early Christmas morning and played Santa at Alex’s house by filling his stocking while he slept upstairs.
58. Traditional Christmas movie outing with Alex.
59. Nap Christmas afternoon.
60. Made big French toast breakfast for Christmas morning for dad, Alex, and me.
61. Finished quilt for Courtney’s new baby and mailed it “before” the baby is born!
62. Napped for about an hour 3 days in a row.
63. A new baby in the family to love on.
64. The smell of new babies.
65. The feel of new babies.
66. People who care about me and let me know by helping me out when I need it.
67. A safe plane trip so I don’t get scared to fly to visit my family.
68. My son, Ryan, who is an amazing dad and was an amazing husband to his wife while she was alive.
69. My daughter, Courtney, who is the mom I wish I had had and wish I had been.
70. My daughter, Beth, who tries so hard to be happy and is so loving to her son.
71. My son, Alex, who is my right hand man when I need him without ever complaining.
72. Having enough money to pay bills and still not have to go to a job.
73. Being able to get up when you want to and not when you have to.
74. Being smart.
75. Learning to quilt.
76. Playing games on the computer.
77. Winning games on the computer.
78. Being relatively healthy for my age.
79. Joining the gym for another 3 months.
80. Going to the gym 3 days a week unless I am out of town or sick.
81. I love, love, love my Kindle!
82. Being able to get up in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep and do what I want.
83. Movie matinees with hardly anyone in the theater.
84. I love going to plays even more than movies.
85. Awesome grandchildren, whom I wish I could see more often.
86. The first day of a new year.
87. The first day of a new month.
88. Mondays, now that I am retired. (Monday is really the beginning of a new week and not Sunday.)
89. The middle 2 pieces of a cake pan cake. I could give the rest away.
90. Chocolate cake and cold milk for breakfast.
91. New calendars.
92. Reading blogs of other people.
93. Reading books.
94. Reading magazines.
95. Playing games with grandkids.
96. Being tall instead of short.
97. I loved having dark hair until it turned white.
98. Having snow for some days in winter but not all the days.
99. January thaw in Utah.
100. People who use umbrellas in the snow.
Well, that was fun!
I like moving my furniture around too!
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I love your whole list. And I love your grey hair too. I think it is really pretty. I don't think my grey will be nearly as nice. Mostly though, I love you!
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