3 things that make you happy:
cookies
sun chips
wine
(for you, Boo, & Megs) :)

2 things you looking forward to today:
going to JoAnn Fabrics
Heifer potluck

2 long term things you looking forward to:
riding in the Kodak Kitsap Classic this Sunday
taking a winter vacation with Levi at my friend Liza's cabin on San Juan Is.

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Carla & Erik

3 things that make you happy:
storms
seeing the river so full
the sound of rain on my roof

2 things you looking forward to today:
going to Shabbat services
Bethany!

2 long term things you looking forward to:
meaningful High Holidays
Visiting Nae for Thanksgiving

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Bethany

Heifer

3 things that make you happy:
my co-worker
selling my watches
blustery fall days (just not too many in a row)

2 things you looking forward to today:
collecting money from selling my watches!
watching the OC with my sister

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting the Heifer World Ark magazine with me in it!
going to the Heifer University

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Carla

rambunctious rumpus

3 things that make you happy:
rambunctious kitties
rain
sun

2 things you looking forward to today:
kitty rumpus
rain

2 long term things you looking forward to:
sun
snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jo

Funny Goats

3 things that make you happy:
finishing projects
peaceful mindless relaxation
watching funny goats acting weird on my way to work

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting everything together for art on the avenue on saturday
enjoying a glass of wine while i work

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting involved with organizations that use art and creativity to help people
seasons changing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my mom for helping out

Cats

3 things that make you happy:
playing with my cats
cuddling with my cats
cat naps

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting my desk at work organized
more cat play

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Yom Kippur
acceptance

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Fancy cat

pink and orange

3 things that make you happy:
pink and orange sunrises
biking into work with Kyle
sharing the stage with friends at last night's ROUNDfour

2 things you looking forward to today:
coffee with Kristen Noelle
a hot shower

2 long term things you looking forward to:
subbing in the kindergarten class at Loyal Heights on Thursday & Friday
growing in courage and my capacity to love

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Timmot

Craig

3 things that make you happy:
playing volleyball
hooded sweatshirts
love

2 things you looking forward to today:
going to the M's game with my husband
leaving work & walking out into the sunshine

2 long term things you looking forward to:
hopefully making some money selling a few clothes on Craig's List
getting our new curtains in the mail & putting them up!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
whoever started up Craig's List--Craig? :)

3 things that make you happy:
autumn colors
the beauty of water
nature hikes

2 things you looking forward to today:
making someone laugh
leaving work early

2 long term things you looking forward to:
fining my personal meaning in the High Holidays
Tashlik

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Katie

Autumn Dreaming

3 things that make you happy:
Vivid dreamy dreams
Crisp autumn breezes that blow the leaves and spread the sweet fertile smells
Being generous

2 things you looking forward to today:
Reading Brave New World
Sweet slumber

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Facing the demons
Finding peace in myself

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My boyfriend Dave

useful

3 things that make you happy:
baking apple pies
not driving, but walking or biking instead
being useful for some good purpose

2 things you looking forward to today:
hot apple mango tea at fresh flours
sitting in the sun

2 long term things you looking forward to:
developing my songs with josh
tomorrow night's benefit concert at the Golden Gardens Bathhouse (8pm-come!)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my sister-in-law rebekah: it's her 26th birthday today (her golden birthday!)

3 things that make you happy:
sleeping in
beautiful fall days
stars peaking through the tall trees and making me think of things greater than myself

2 things you looking forward to today:
it's a day off finally - woo hoo!
adventures with coal

2 long term things you looking forward to:
bethany coming to visit
recovery

1 person you are going to appreciate:
coal (he's been negletted lately because I've been working too much)

Tuna tunnel

3 things that make you happy:
zuchini bread
organizing my Elfquest stuff :)
cozy socks

2 things you looking forward to today:
tuna for lunch
hopefully finding what I need at Target

2 long term things you looking forward to:
the bus tunnel opening again
getting rid of our old entertainment center!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my hubby

3 things that make you happy:
deep sleep -turning off my alarm and knowing I can sleep in tomorrow
dippers
dolphins

2 things you looking forward to today:
walk with coal
a relaxing evening

2 long term things you looking forward to:
the blowing of the shofar
tashlik

1 person you are going to appreciate:
steve

i love donuts!

3 things that make you happy:
donuts
homemade crafts and clothes
lifelong friends

2 things you looking forward to today:
going to mike and courtney's wedding
kicking off the weekend once kyle gets home from work

2 long term things you looking forward to:
harvest dinner parties
making curtains with mom

1 person you are going to appreciate:
2 people: mike & courtney

3 things that make you happy:
time with friends
silliness with coworkers
Shabbat songs

2 things you looking forward to today:
coal walk
shabbat candles

2 long term things you looking forward to:
a day off
skiing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Suzy K

Friday!

3 things that make you happy:
Fridays
that the kitchen at my work cafeteria buys mainly local food
pumpkins

2 things you looking forward to today:
going home & relaxing
hopefully getting rid of our old entertainment center on Craig's List

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having my cousin Kyra in town soon
cleaning & decorating the house for fall

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my husband

Kitty Rumpus

3 things that make you happy:
kitty rumpus
kitty cuddles
kittys buddies with each other

2 things you looking forward to today:
webster
archie

2 long term things you looking forward to:
webster
archie

1 person you are going to appreciate:
webster

EQ

3 things that make you happy:
collecting Elfquest
heated car on cold mornings
planning my garden for next spring

2 things you looking forward to today:
watching Levi's softball playoffs
seeing my sister's photos from our Yellowstone trip

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting my kitties!
decorating for fall soon

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Wendy & Richard Pini (the creators of Elfquest)

TKS

3 things that make you happy:
toys
kitties
sweetie

2 things you looking forward to today:
dr s
nutbrainhead

2 long term things you looking forward to:
no more bush
no more monorail debate

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr s

Friendly

3 things that make you happy:
friendly strangers
the music of rosie thomas
being married to kyle

2 things you looking forward to today:
taking a walk
writing letters

2 long term things you looking forward to:
family birthday party at in-laws' house this weekend
baking with Melanie

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Holly

3 things that make you happy:
raptors riding the thermals
really watching animals
Elk watching me watch them

2 things you looking forward to today:
alan!
playing with cats (mine, alan, random cats that cross my path)

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing a cougar in the wild
seeing a moose in the wild

1 person you are going to appreciate:
alan!

Mooooooooooooooooooooshy

3 things that make you happy:
My girls being in happy marriages
My sweetie - the mother of my girls
Kitty rumpus

2 things you looking forward to today:
Seeing trains
Seeing more signs of autumn

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Grandtwirps
Snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Albert, for making my girl happy

3 things that make you happy:
autumn colors
mountains
the call of a raven

2 things you looking forward to today:
going someplace new in the watershed
quiet evening

2 long term things you looking forward to:
kayaking
vacation

1 person you are going to appreciate:
katie

Volleyball

3 things that make you happy:
reading about my little sister making new friends at college
my mother-in-law's cookies (the mint chocolate chip ones!)
waterfalls

2 things you looking forward to today:
tomato soup at lunch
playing volleyball tonight

2 long term things you looking forward to:
playing volleyball on a regular basis & getting to know some new people
finally getting our stairwell painted

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Boo & Bet--Happy Anniversary!

3 things that make you happy:
this autumn morning sunshine
my dear friends and their inspiring creativity
being able to record music at home

2 things you looking forward to today:
perhaps going to Besalu for a bit to write
having our new (old) boat delivered

2 long term things you looking forward to:
painting the boat
adventures with the boat

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kelley

Breezes

3 things that make you happy:
being forced to focus on the positive when I post on this blog
sleeping late and taking a day off
warm breeze blowing through the windows as I do some artwork

2 things you looking forward to today:
relaxing
yoga

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting back in shape (I have been slacking lately)
backpacking

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dad - it's his birthday

Snow capped mountains

3 things that make you happy:
Big snow capped mountains
Travelling with my love
Resolution

2 things you looking forward to today:
Talking to my friend who just had a baby girl!
Creating

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Travelling to as many places as possible
Finding my place

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My mom

Jay Pebbles

3 things that make you happy:
webster happily watching jay out front
archie rambunctious
plonking pebbles in the lake

2 things you looking forward to today:
haircut?
more time with books i picked up at library yesterday

2 long term things you looking forward to:
running slot cars again
autumn rains

1 person you are going to appreciate:
bob

3 things that make you happy:
throwing rocks in the water
time spent with friends
my cats

2 things you looking forward to today:
lunch break
cuddling with pets

2 long term things you looking forward to:
visiting Nae
tashlik

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Ralph

3 things that make you happy:
waterfalls
cool colors in thermal pools
wildlife spotting

2 things you looking forward to today:
seeing my black & white photos from our trip
being at home with my husband

2 long term things you looking forward to:
our upcoming house warming party (Oct 8th!)
possibly backpacking in the Grand Tetons

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kristen--Happy Birthday!

Ducks & pickles

3 things that make you happy:
Archie asleep in the hidey hole, where we can see each other when I am at my computer
ebay - looking & saving pictures or bidding & winning
toys

2 things you looking forward to today:
autie play
books from library

2 long term things you looking forward to:
ebay
finding out whether Archie is gonna grow up to be a small cat

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Allan (recovering from cerebral hemorrhage)

3 things that make you happy:
being able to sleep in
good friends
structure

2 things you looking forward to today:
alan and jo
hydrotherapy bed

2 long term things you looking forward to:
visiting nae
recovery

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my dad, his 65th birthday today

Pestiferous

3 things that make you happy:
webster
archie
jo

2 things you looking forward to today:
outing with jo
pestering chris

2 long term things you looking forward to:
pictures & tales from the kids' yellowstone trip
finding out if archie is going to grow up to still be a small cat

1 person you are going to appreciate:
chris

Playing the slots

3 things that make you happy:
slot cars
special kitties
colors

2 things you looking forward to today:
setting up & running slot cars
continuing reading a book

2 long term things you looking forward to:
my girls & sons-in-law back from vacation
outings with my sweetie

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Victoria Finlay

home

3 things that make you happy:
being home
kyle's breakfasts
babies

2 things you looking forward to today:
starting a new book
writing

2 long term things you looking forward to:
beginning to flesh out my songs with other musicians
my birthday party on Monday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
kyle

3 things that make you happy:
being silly
sunsets
quiet

2 things you looking forward to today:
quiet
walking coal

2 long term things you looking forward to:
visiting the ocean
swimming

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Marci

Crisp Streams

3 things that make you happy:
rambunctious kitties
crisp morning
jello

2 things you looking forward to today:
companionable kitties
easy day

2 long term things you looking forward to:
long term kitties
ice on streams

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jo

3 things that make you happy:
alan and jo
Grumbles with her wet head
elk droppings

2 things you looking forward to today:
hydro-therapy bed
quality time with coal

2 long term things you looking forward to:
believing in myself
talking to nae (hopefully not too long term)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Nae

Archie

3 things that make you happy:
little guy (Archie!) is much better
Chris came and had dinner with Jo and me yesterday
watching trains

2 things you looking forward to today:
walking the Bellevue Unity labyrinth
seeing trains

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Archie being around for a long time
riding trains

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Archie

3 things that make you happy:
turning off the alarm at the end of the work week and knowing I get to sleep in
the sound of rain on the roof
photography

2 things you looking forward to today:
reading more of The Chosen
enjoying that the day is mine without obligations

2 long term things you looking forward to:
healing
hope

1 person you are going to appreciate:
fancy

Silly & Fun

3 things that make you happy:
little guy getting better after trip to vet
webster being silly & fun
me being silly & fun

2 things you looking forward to today:
having jo around at least a bit
lap cat (little guy)

2 long term things you looking forward to:
little guy having an official name -- "Walter"?
"driving down the road with my elbow in the sky"

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jo

Yellowstone Heifers

3 things that make you happy:
leftover thai food for lunch
talking to people about Heifer
audubon society field guides

2 things you looking forward to today:
hopefully finding cheap long undies for both myself & my silly sister
packing for our trip!

2 long term things you looking forward to:
being with my husband, my sister & brother-in-law in Yellowstone next week!
visiting my in-laws on our way to & from Yellowstone

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Dan West for starting Heifer International!

3 things that make you happy:
sharing good quotes
being chilly outside
seeing the jewelry my sister-in-law made on my friends

2 things you looking forward to today:
quiet time
hanging out with mom

2 long term things you looking forward to:
growth in a few key relationships
growth in myself

1 person you are going to appreciate:
bryan

Airplanes rides

3 things that make you happy:
Soft grass under my barefeet
First snowfall...at night...snow glistening in moonlight and the only sound is snow crunching underfoot and the occasional snow under a car's tires
Airplane rides!

2 things you looking forward to today:
Packing for my trip - I leave Saturday!
Sweet slumber

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Finding a way to use art to help people as a career
Happy cozy stone home with Dave and the family we create

1 person you are going to appreciate:
The one who gives the most of themselves today

Bags & Rain

3 things that make you happy:
bag cats
jello
bacon

2 things you looking forward to today:
dr s
wedgits

2 long term things you looking forward to:
little guy getting over his cold
rain

1 person you are going to appreciate:
little guy

3 things that make you happy:
sandbag weight of a sleeping cat on me
katie
clean house

2 things you looking forward to today:
giving marie a hug
visiting with katie

2 long term things you looking forward to:
playin in snow with coal
kayaking

1 person you are going to appreciate:
marie

3 things that make you happy:
riding my bike through fall leaves bright in the sunrise (so pretty this morning)
wind at your back
tea with milk & sugar

2 things you looking forward to today:
practicing my Heifer speech for tomorrow
dinner with Jen & Ryan (pot roast & mashed potatoes, yummy!)

2 long term things you looking forward to:
walking with Kristen (soon, my friend?)
little lights around our back porch

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jen

3 things that make you happy:
sugar free dark chocolate
snuggle kittens
books

2 things you looking forward to today:
library
groceries

2 long term things you looking forward to:
"new guy" getting a name
rainy mornings

1 person you are going to appreciate:
webster

3 things that make you happy:
being up early (but not necessarily the getting up part)
thick fog
oatmeal

2 things you looking forward to today:
coffee with Bree
getting some good planning done for the arts ministry at my church

2 long term things you looking forward to:
celebrating my first holiday season as Kyle's wife
developing our own traditions

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Bree

3 things that make you happy:
taking long walks at night
seeing cozy homes all aglow with warm lamp light
walking with a candle lantern

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting into my new book: The Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot
talking with Kyle about things on my mind, both serious and silly

2 long term things you looking forward to:
putting pumpkins on the porch
wearing soft scarves on my walks around the neighborhood

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my brother Tim

Comic Outings

3 things that make you happy:
pumpkin scones
outings to the locks
my comics

2 things you looking forward to today:
going home
starting to pack for Yellowstone

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting all the planning done for the United Way Day of Caring
getting all my comics bagged, boarded & organized

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Rosemarie

3 things that make you happy:
sunshine after rain
puppies
bethany

2 things you looking forward to today:
walking in the woods
quiet time

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having energy
self-acceptance

1 person you are going to appreciate:
me (I'm going to try)

Cuddle cats

3 things that make you happy:
Cuddling
New Guy
Webster

2 things you looking forward to today:
New Guy
Webster

2 long term things you looking forward to:
New Guy
Webster

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Webster

3 things that make you happy:
walks with coal
watching leaves fall and change color
cuddling in blankets

2 things you looking forward to today:
posting on ASA
finding a way to get past my morning blahs

2 long term things you looking forward to:
visiting renae
seeing little-guy-bob again

1 person you are going to appreciate:
bethany

Little Guy

3 things that make you happy:
Kitties
stepdaughters
trees against the sky

2 things you looking forward to today:
Little Guy
quiet

2 long term things you looking forward to:
pumpkin pie
Little Guy settling down & settling in

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kathryn Roo - Happy Birthday!

3 things that make you happy:
my sweet Roo
new kitty exploring
Webster searching for new kitty

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Snohomish outing with Debbie
giving Debbie her birthday present

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
family fish & chips on Monday
leaves turning color

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my daughter Kathryn -- Happy Birthday, Rooey!

Back massage yumminess

3 things that make you happy:
Back massages
Vacations
Sweet needed sleep

2 things you looking forward to today:
Drinking wine with my boyfriend and sister and friends
Appreciating my dinner especially since so many people aren't having any

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Making a difference
Creating a masterpiece

1 person you are going to appreciate:
The stranger down south who shares his/her water with the person next to them expecting nothing in return

Ky

3 things that make you happy:
dancing with my Owl Loon
Fridays!
wildflowers

2 things you looking forward to today:
finding a good hike to go on tomorrow
trip to Value Village

2 long term things you looking forward to:
TK's 80th birthday tea party
going to the Galapagos Islands someday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my wonderful cousin, Kyra--Happy Birthday!

3 things that make you happy:
making alan smile
singing Shabbat songs
the smell of a prairie in late summer

2 things you looking forward to today:
autie play
Celebraring Shabbat

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Alan getting out of his blehs
curling up by the fire

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Alan!

Chicken Kyra

3 things that make you happy:
Ezell's fried chicken
sugar free red vines
Webster

2 things you looking forward to today:
autie play
finishing off the leftover fried chicken

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Rooey's birthday (is "tomorrow" "long term"? ;)
having Jo around a littlle bit for a few days

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My niece Kyra - Happy Birthday, Kyra!

Pudding

3 things that make you happy:
chocolate pudding
non profit neighborhood coffee houses that are doing good things in their communities
my husband, kyle

2 things you looking forward to today:
a ferry ride
camping out on Whidbey Island

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing how my job at Bethany takes shape
meeting with ministry volunteers

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Our worship director, my new supervisor, Ted.

Almost Friday!

3 things that make you happy:
citrus body wash
looking at wedding photos (my friend Kimmie's last night)
being in nature (especially wilderness)

2 things you looking forward to today:
going home!
visiting with everyone at Levi's softball game

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Yellowstone trip (getting so excited!)
backpacking trip at the end of September

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Evie Hutton