From the Daisy Patch

They say to stay positive, you should list three things you are grateful for each day.  Today I thought, why stop at 3?  I could easily do 20!  So here goes, today I’m grateful:

• That I turned on the NBC evening news just in time to see their Making a Difference Segment on 11 year old Taylor from Florence, Oregon and his book drive.  If you live in Oregon, you’ve probably heard about him.  If not, for a feel good moment, check it out.
• For really yummy strawberries.
• That I discovered this photo of Alice when I uploaded photos today 
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• For a beautiful warm spring day.
• That I can send my children to school in shoes that fit.  While volunteering in Jack’s class today I realized how too often that isn’t the case.
• That I found a few minutes to finish potting the plants I bought a couple weeks ago!
• For a good solid chunk of quiet time to get some productive work done.
• That I got to sit out on the back deck to eat lunch.
• For the smile that lit up Jack’s face when he saw me walk into the classroom.
• For the chance to catch up on the phone, even if ever so quickly, with a couple of good friends.
• That my mother is happy to sit on the phone for 15 minutes chatting with her 4 year old granddaughter.
• For that first iris I saw this morning blooming in the yard.
• That I took a few minutes out of the busy morning routine to lay down and snuggle with a sleepy little Alice.
• That Scott is back home after 4 days in Phoenix.
• For the monster bone that has kept Daisy occupied in the backyard most of the day.
• For a lovely email from a subscriber.
• For being able to have a small indulgence this morning of a Starbuck’s tall half caf skinny sugarfree vanilla latte (can you believe people make fun of me when I order that? LOL)
• That it’s warm enough to wear flip-flops.
• That all the laundry is actually put away!
• That I get to go out with a bunch of girlfriends tonight!  A friend in Denver put together a monthly girls’ night out.  She encouraged her friends to invite their friends and it was always at a different bar/restaurant.  It was a great way to meet new people and to check out different venues in town.  I decided to initiate the same here in the Corvallis area and this is the inaugral event!

Hope you find much to be grateful for today too!

(written 5-21-09)