April 30, 2008

* a good night of sleep
* Dave coming home earlier than expected
* no rain

April 29, 2008

* being able to give away 11 boxes of kids clothes, 5 bags of adult clothes, 1 box of baby toys and several other misc. items
* tv and computer games while we all feel like garbage
* 3 hours of chatting with Christine and Carol

April 28, 2008

* breakfast and shopping with Ryann
* Dave not being more hurt than he was
* a big sushi order all to myself

April 27, 2008

* a day to work on the yard
* Georgia not getting into trouble while she was unattended in the house
* a chance to have dinner with Ben & Abbi

April 26, 2008

* sitting out on Michelle's back deck for the entire afternoon again
* grapefruit
* going to bed early when I was feeling like garbage

April 25, 2008

* catching Georgia and Brady looking out the back fence like hostages desperate for release
* thursday night tv
* individual bags of kettle corn

April 24, 2008

* having my mother-in-law over for dinner
* being able to chat for just a few minutes with Grandma Dykstra
* the girls playing all day with AJ, Nunu and Nolan and Nate

April 23, 2008

* losing 5 lbs in 3 weeks
* no root canal
* strawberries = 99 cents at Aldi

April 22, 2008

* drinking coffee in the morning on the patio
* Dave totally rearranging his schedule so I could go to the dentist
* nice weather and kids who want to play outside first thing in the morning

April 21, 2008

* Dave having the opportunity to play soccer
* an afternoon of watching Dave/daddy play soccer & playing at the park
* our new firepit

April 20, 2008

* being able to donate blood & stopping to chat with Marky
* friends coming to church with us
* hanging out with Nathan after babysitting was done

April 19, 2008

* the girls playing outside in their pajamas
* morning baths
* Brady not going any further than he did

April 18, 2008

* playing outside all afternoon
* Nora's help in diassembling the picnic table
* Ryann showing her cute bum to the world on our family walk

April 17, 2008

* that the marker washed off everything pretty easily
* quitting my job
* shopping with my girls

April 16, 2008

* our taxes being done by someone else who found lots of money
* how cute Ryann looked in her costume for costume day at school
* being able to sleep in

April 15, 2008

* Dave wanting to take me to the White Sox game instead of anyone else
* soft pretzels at the ballpark
* Georgia being caught before she destroyed anything else

April 14, 2008

* a day with no agenda
* the popcorn kernal coming out without medical intervention
* conversations on the kitchen counter

April 13, 2008

* finally getting my kitchen floor washed
* a morning by myself with Georgia
* hanging out with Carissa for the night

April 12, 2008

* individual serving bags of microwave popcorn - kettle corn
* white sox vs. tigers
* tv & snuggle time after school

April 11, 2008

* Julie alerting me to the article featuring Dave
* a new office episode
* strawberries

April 10, 2008

* that vision and eyeglasses are covered by our HSA
* the amount of fun that can be had with a few couch cushions
* The Shack

April 9, 2008

* swallow cliff
* time to myself every afternoon
* Dave coming home just in time

April 8, 2008

* going to sleep early
* a fantastic run in the morning
* getting Nora & Ryann's room cleaned - not just picked up, cleaned

April 7, 2008

* my father-in-law

* grocery shopping with Georgia

* Dave taking Nora & Ryann to the park while I was home with a napping Georgia

April 6, 2008

* an afternoon spent reading
* sushi dinner & dessert with Doug & Jenny
* WWPD?

April 5, 2008

* being able to hang out with Mark & Heather
* the doctor getting Georgia in at 4:30 (I called at 3:30)
* holding Mason

April 4, 2008

* God's faithfulness & surprising provision
* Georgia's cute face with a hat on and bunny mittens on staring out through the laundry room door
* Ryann telling her teachers that she is my baby

April 3, 2008

* a trip to Trader Joe's by myself
* THE SUN!
* my sister getting a chance to go on a fantastic vacation

April 2, 2008

* the big deal that Dave made out of my birthday and buying me gifts
* having a chance to get my haircut
* all the people who wrote or called to say Happy Birthday

April 1, 2008

* motivation - finally!
* being able to freecycle my sewing machine
* my new coffee pot coming just in time for my birthday!