July 31, 2008

* the girls changing their minds
* cheap movies in the morning
* FFFFS and time to hang out with friends

July 30, 2008

* Nora and Nolan being such good friends
* Nora and Nolan's friendship being completely mutual
* Ryann and Nate being their own persons

July 29, 2008

* finding a way to have flowers delivered the same day

* my in-law's 35 years of marriage

* Parkview's VBS

July 28, 2008

* a really fun time at G'pa and G'ma Dykstra's
* Nolan and Nate going to VBS with Nora and Ryann
* how much fun Georgia has when she has mom and dad to herself

July 27, 2008

* a totally last minute babysitter
* VBS starting
* an afternoon alone with Ryann

July 26, 2008

* my nephew Andrew

* Kim and Natums coming for all day coffee

* impromptu swimming and dinner

July 25, 2008

* $2.50 movie + popcorn

* Diet Coke

* breakfast conversations

July 24, 2008

* Michelle taking Nora and Ryann to the zoo all day
* how excited Georgia was about playing on the McDonalds playland all by herself
* another chance to see Bling Bling before he left

July 23, 2008

* open windows and no air conditioning
* getting the lawn mowed and the garden weeded
* eating dinner outside

July 22, 2008

* chatting with Kim for the first part of the morning
* chatting with Michelle for the rest of the morning
* getting my 4 loads of laundry folded and put away

July 21, 2008

* seeing Dave make the save that saved their game in the final minutes
* soccer season being over
* summer sundays outside with the neighbors

July 20, 2008

* saving $80 on our waterpark vacation
* a suprise meeting for Dave with a prospect
* wine and cheese

July 19, 2008

* an afternoon at the park with the girls
* hearing and watching Georgia and Ryann sing No One in the backseat
* figuring out a way we can save close to $500/month

July 18, 2008

* finding my memory card and getting my memory card reader fixed
* fun at the ball games
* not getting in trouble with the fire department

July 17, 2008

* library time and seeing Jenny there
* the girls having quiet time in the afternoon and not complaining about it
* Bling Bling coming home for a week

July 16, 2008

* good coffee
* air conditioning
* silly computer games that I can play against my sister

July 15, 2008

* Nora taking an art workshop for $4
* beautiful weather for playing outside all afternoon
* the mattress my parents bought us 10 years ago

July 14, 2008

* breakfast with Bugly
* Dave getting the gate finished
* hanging outside with the neighbors

July 13, 2008

* being able to give blood
* all of the Berg girls coming to babysit and have a girls night together
* a small group social night

July 12, 2008

* Dave's appointment canceling so we could hang out at his office for lunch
* the sno cone stains coming out of the girls' dresses
* belly laughs at a really, insanely unitelligent dog

July 11, 2008

* tball/baseball being cancelled
* the rain not starting until 30 minutes before the game
* devotions on the patio

July 10, 2008

* less humid running weather
* going to Jake's swim meet and seeing all of his relatives
* cheap towels at Walmart when I forgot the girls' swim towels

July 9, 2008

* all of the kids feeling bad about killing the baby birds, strike that - Nora & Nolan feeling bad about killing the baby birds
* honesty
* swim lessons breaking up our day

July 8, 2008

* a short nap outside
* the girls playing quietly and nicely together inside all day without fighting, whining or crying
* pork chops

July 7, 2008

* finding out that we've been pretty close to the budget we put together at the beginning of the year
* Dave building the new gate
* getting the yard weeded

July 6, 2008

* the girls not waking us up when they got up before 7am

* Dave being all cute about planning a surprise date

* Dave's thoughtfulness in getting all of my favorite foods for our picnic

July 5, 2008

* hanging out with friends at their country club
* a diving board and a deep end
* the girls watching fireworks in the round with us on the roof

July 4, 2008

* cheap swim suits for the girls
* a fun day with the high schoolers in the city
* having changed into something warmer than I originally had on

July 3, 2008

* Fulmer Family Fun Night
* frozen grapes
* AJ hitting a walkoff home run in the bottom of the 10th

July 2, 2008

* being able to watch Ryann get more and more comfortable in the pool at swim lessons
* the neighbor's landscaper showing the kids a baby bunny nest
* the girls playing games together

July 1, 2008

* hanging out with Michelle on the deck for a couple of hours
* having gotten most of the laundry done on Sunday
* Dave coming home earlier than expected