August 31, 2007

* my mother in law
* beautiful weather
* Ryann playing bouncy lotsa lotsa, Cornbread coaching and Nora helping

August 30, 2007

* Nora missing her mom
* no storms
* fresh tomatos

August 29, 2007

* Nora's excitement about it being her first bus day
* Nolan waiting with me for her bus in the afternoon
* working out with Cornbread

August 28, 2007

* kindergarten orientation
* Nora's cute little haircut
* puzzles

August 27, 2007

* the summer birthday picnic
* getting Georgia to bed
* watching Cornbread play soccer

August 26, 2007

* finally getting out of Indiana
* the rain stopping
* the tons of fun the girls had at the fair

August 25, 2007

* the boys finally coming home after the girls stalked their house for hours
* quick grocery trips
* baths

August 24, 2007

* a dry basement
* a sturdy house
* no trees uprooted

August 23, 2007

* enough dry weather to hang out on the deck with Michelle for the entire afternoon
* chatting with Carissa for a while
* knowledge about eating healthy

August 22, 2007

* Nana taking Nora and Ryann shopping for a school outfit
* the smile on Ryann's face as she left with daddy to go to her White Sox game
* watching Nora play soccer (or bouncy lotsa lotsa)

August 21, 2007

* the girls playing so nicely together
* NOLAN AND NATE ARE HOME!
* a nice dinner with in-laws and aunt & uncle and grandma

August 20, 2007

* an awesome sermon
* getting soaked on the way to the car from church
* a tent in our family room

August 19, 2007

* a day without children so I could focus on cleaning the house
* a clean house
* s'mores and campfires

August 18, 2007

* High School Musical 2 movie night with the girls
* library books
* baths

August 17, 2007

* a free way to workout
* our new treadmill
* SYTYCD

August 16, 2007

*conversations with Nora about me breaking my glass when I had her

* conversations with Ryann about when the nurse put the noodle in her arm

* ryann swimming without being touched (for a few seconds, but it was progress)

August 15, 2007

* My BFWW (Happy Birthday!)
* news that Ryann can go to preschool 5 days/week for free next year and the following year
* finally getting the boxes downstairs

August 14, 2007

* one last week of summer camp for Nora
* band-aids
* our beach ball sprinkler

August 13, 2007

* getting all of my grocery shopping done
* emails from friends
* a day off from working out

August 12, 2007

* Nathan Fulmer(16)
* a chance to hang out with Mark and Heather
* time alone with Nora buying school supplies

August 11, 2007

* reading on my laptop outside
* watching animaniacs with the girls
* the fun we all had at the schaumburg flyers game

August 10, 2007

* more names / a kind of new route
* sitting down to watch a movie with the girls
* getting a couple of shirts ironed

August 9, 2007

* spending some alone time with Georgia
* my clean basement
* a free way to workout

August 8, 2007

* a no tv day and listening to the girls play together all day
* tomatos from my garden
* michelle being willing to take my bf%

August 7, 2007

* Mark Meskimen & Betsy Noort
* cornbread finally being back to himself and not having a fever
* mentioning to michelle that I was going to get new running shoes and her telling me about the deal at sports authority

August 6, 2007

* Joseph David Curry
* the girls playing together all day so I could read all day
* harrison's thai chicken wings

August 5, 2007

* sitting in the library and reading mindless magazines
* cornbread feeling well enough to go to church
* the look on Georgia's face as she walks up the stairs at church anticipating seeing David

August 4, 2007

* doug & jenny having the girls over night
* fast procedures
* being able to get my workout in before picking up the girls

August 3, 2007

* snuggling on the couch before breakfast
* flu medicine for Dave
* water balloons

August 2, 2007

* quiet time
* Nora getting her cast off!
* going to bed on time

August 1, 2007

* floaties and life jackets
* neighborhood friends - for us and the girls
* Parkview Christian Church