May 31, 2008

* being able to eat solid food
* Nolan
* energy

May 30, 2008

* antibiotics
* Dave taking me to the urgent care center
* an extra tv

May 29, 2008

* Dave coming home early so I could take Ryann to the doctor by myself
* Dr. Calvert
* cartoons

May 28, 2008

* the chicken pox note
* Georgia finally getting a nap
* playdough

May 27, 2008

* getting the stones done
* how well the girls behaved when we took them out for dinner
* getting the house picked up, laundry started and being able to sit on the couch and watch the White Sox win an extra inning game

May 26, 2008

* breakfast with Nora
* getting the hostas split and replanted
* a nice afternoon and evening celebrating Ryan's birthday with Papa and Nana

May 25, 2008

* samples of medicine from the doctor
* how well my birthday cake turned out
* El Cortez & Cold Stone

May 24, 2008

* honest assessments
* puzzles
* trampolines

May 23, 2008

* going home and getting blankets & coffee
* Ryann having a good time at tball - and staying on the field
* Nora's confidence

May 22, 2008

* hanging out with Michelle again on their deck
* the girls having neighbors to play with
* getting to Aldi before it closed

May 21, 2008

* doing a puzzle all day long
* Georgia joining me and doing her "puzshle", too
* Doug

May 20, 2008

* morning bathtime
* April and her husband retrieving all of my photos off of my old laptop
* Ryann being able to play webkinz with Nora, Nolan & Nate

May 19, 2008

* how much fun the girls had with the boys all day yesterday
* getting my garden weeded, turned over, compost added & planted
* snuggling with Georgia on the couch for an hour

May 18, 2008

* being able to go out for breakfast with Dave
* walking in to Doug's & seeing Georgia sleeping on his lap, being able to say Happy Birthday to Ryann, and hearing about how much fun they all had
* hanging out with the neighbors all night and how good the girls were even though they were very tired

May 17, 2008

* Ryann Joy Dykstra
* Doug & Jenny having the girls over night
* our tour of haunted chicago

May 16, 2008

* asking Ryann for a birthday list
* Nora being so good while birthday shopping for Ryann
* Dave mowing the lawn & doing the trim

May 15, 2008

* Nora, Ryann, Nate & Nolan all laughing and giggling together on the trampoline
* Georgia getting over the fact that she couldn't be on while they were on
* getting the furniture in my basement rearranged

May 14, 2008

* catching Nora helping Ryann on and off of the trampoline without me asking her to do so
* the girls running out to the trampoline as soon as they were finished with breakfast
* playing duck, duck, goose with Ryann & Georgia (on the trampoline)

May 13, 2008

* two hours with Kim and good coffee
* a chance to chat with Donna for a while
* jumping on the trampoline at 10pm

May 12, 2008

* breakfast with my parents
* a chance for the girls to swim & for me to chat with my mom and dad
* my parents saying that Dave is a good dad

May 11, 2008

* Dave taking Nora & Ryann to the office for the whole day
* my new Mother's Day fish
* hanging out with my mom and dad all night

May 10, 2008

* Ryann being able to go on the Tumblebus

* time to chat with Doug

* Georgia not destroying the house while Dave mowed the lawn and I ran to Blockbuster

May 9, 2008

* being able to see Nathan and David in their play
* Fiddler on the Roof being much better than last years, Evita
* the girls playing outside all afternoon and not arguing with the neighbor boys

May 8, 2008

* my last day working
* computer games on a rainy day
* Dave teaching the girls that riding a bike will mean that they get lots of "bumps and bruises"

May 7, 2008

* finding brown sandals for Nora & Ryann
* grocery shopping with Georgia
* Nora learning - quickly - how to ride her bike without training wheels and Dave's patience while teaching her and helping Ryann

May 6, 2008

* sleeping in
* pigtails
* a night to myself

May 5, 2008

* going to the old church actually being a healing experience rather than a painful one
* chatting with a few Jone's wives at the soccer game
* hanging out with Doug after small group

May 4, 2008

* everybody having quiet time
* time to read
* free dinner

May 3, 2008

* Nora going to a Star Wars birthday party
* Ryann understanding that she wouldn't get to go
* Nora eating only 5 cupcakes and not 6;)

May 2, 2008

* the pain in Georgia's ear being an abbrasion and not an ear infection
* Dr. Hottie
* Dave mowing the lawn

May 1, 2008

* the car not needing an expensive repair - just the tow

* being able to run in to buy gifts instead of going home then going back out to the store

* water