heading to ballard

3 things that make you happy:
books by Madeleine L'Engle
our aloe plant
Ballard

2 things you looking forward to today:
reviewing art journal submissions for the advent booklet
quiet time at a coffeehouse

2 long term things you looking forward to:
subbing tomorrow at Loyal Heights
Round7 on Dec. 12th

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Vic

Tuesday musings

3 things that make you happy:
when work days go by quickly
my co-workers doodle drawings
snow! (let's have some!)

2 things you looking forward to today:
a relaxing evening
playing around with decorating the top of my cupboard

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing the Sound of Music at the 5th Ave with Elyse
staying in a cabin on the ocean with family in May

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Lanita

woolly willow

3 things that make you happy:
thick woolly sweaters
the enormous willow tree across the street
kyle's mustache

2 things you looking forward to today:
a possible trip to IKEA with mom
sewing

2 long term things you looking forward to:
discovering more about what I've been made to do in this world
getting my songs catalogued and recorded

1 person you are going to appreciate:
kristen cochran

Moms rock!

3 things that make you happy:
Huge family gatherings
Playing the new Trivial Pursuit
Walking in the woods

2 things you looking forward to today:
Getting beads and other supplies with Allison tonight
Relaxing in bed

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Finally finishing this commission piece! (I am moving quite slowly)
Moving

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Mom!

3 things that make you happy:
hearing that we might see some snow tonight!
rearranging the furniture
pumpkin pie

2 things you looking forward to today:
organizing our studio/library room
having mom over for a little while

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having a garage
being less dominated by my fears

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Lindsey

3 things that make you happy:
playing games with friends
reading a good story
computers that work

2 things you looking forward to today:
playing games
being lazy with Nae and family

2 long term things you looking forward to:
skiing
doing more with my photos

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Tasha

3 things that make you happy:
anemones
touch tanks
learning new things


2 things you looking forward to today:
the cheese bread that we are making
quiet time

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting through the holidays
skiing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
chris (not me but nae's hubby)

Holidays are here!

3 things that make you happy:
satsumas
clean house
crazy kitties

2 things you looking forward to today:
decorating our office for Christmas with my co-worker
going home early!

2 long term things you looking forward to:
decorating for Christmas this weekend
snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Cherie

3 things that make you happy:
coloring
rambunctious children
kyle

2 things you looking forward to today:
baking a pie
some quiet time before family fun

2 long term things you looking forward to:
hearing about eliza's thanksgiving
playing in the snow up in the mountains

1 person you are going to appreciate:
mom

Time moves quickly

3 things that make you happy:
A four and a half day weekend ahead
Feeling needed and loved
Sitting in a movie theatre and forgetting it all for two hours

2 things you looking forward to today:
Anger dispersing
Bead shopping in Clinton

2 long term things you looking forward to:
My brother coming to visit in a few weeks
Moving hopefully with the boy I love

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Allison

3 things that make you happy:
my green coffee mug
old friends & new
music

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting the right tablecloth
cleaning the house & playing with my kitties

2 long term things you looking forward to:
letting go old hurts & burdens
growing in mind & spirit

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kristen

Days go by...

3 things that make you happy:
time to make stuff that coincides with time that i feel creative
playing board games (esp. Trivial Pursuit!)
clearing the air

2 things you looking forward to today:
working on a "middle east" piece that I am hoping to finish up soon!
a fierce workout

2 long term things you looking forward to:
improved communication
following my dreams

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Marly, my sister.

3 things that make you happy:

playing games with friends
taking pictures
seeing flowers in late November


2 things you looking forward to today:
silliness
sharing

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having an expensive camera
fun adventures

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Tasha

3 things that make you happy:
webcams
blocks
beach

2 things you looking forward to today:
library
trains

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Lego houses
Münchner Kindl

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Allan Bedford

3 things that make you happy:
silliness with friends
quiet time by myself
shared memories of good times

2 things you looking forward to today:
sitting in the sun with a book
laughing with my friends

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having lots of nature adventures to put in my blog
thanksgiving here next year

1 person you are going tnaeo appreciate:
nae

3 things that make you happy:
grace
old friends
eggnog

2 things you looking forward to today:
connecting with friends
getting a big batch of our wedding gift thank you's sent out

2 long term things you looking forward to:
the festivities of this week
getting the upstairs of our house organized

1 person you are going to appreciate:
michael

Hello

3 things that make you happy:
pumpkin pie
archie
webster

2 things you looking forward to today:
hello
jello

2 long term things you looking forward to:
snow
bushlessness

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

Hope

3 things that make you happy:
helping those less fortunate
the community at Keystone Church
hope to change the world

2 things you looking forward to today:
winding down after a rewarding, hard-working weekend
cuddling with my husband

2 long term things you looking forward to:
to reach out & embody Christ's love through helping those that society abuses or ignores
getting a job helping others

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Rich (pastor at Keystone), whose sermon today resonated with me very much

for tomorrow...

3 things that make you happy:
home
sending things to loved ones in the mail
having a wallet that is shaped like a bright orange mouse

2 things you looking forward to today:
(for tomorrow, since I'm doing this so late tonight):
walking to the Festival of Hope with my mom
having my brother-in-law over for a dutch-baby breakfast with eggnog!

2 long term things you looking forward to:
not being so hard on myself
going to Whidbey Island for the holiday weekend

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my mom

Festival of Hope

3 things that make you
text messaging (talking is hard)
sub sammiches with sweeties
wedgits

2 things you looking forward to today:
Festival of Hope
wedgits

2 long term things you looking forward to:
snow
wedgits

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

Festival Watches

3 things that make you happy:
selling watches (2 more sold downtown today!)
laughing
fun emails

2 things you looking forward to today:
leaving work!
sub sandwhiches & Festival set-up with my Mama

2 long term things you looking forward to:
my watch business making money
taking my kitties to the vet & getting rid of their colds

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Moo-ma

I'm on vacation

3 things that make you happy:
Renae
Chris P
Tasha

2 things you looking forward to today:
Enjoying the drive to Oregon
Knowing that tomorrow I'll be at Renae's house

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Going to Yosemite
Going to Monterey

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My cats (yep, I know that's true but I'm trying to squeeze in as much love, cuddles and play before I leave)

Thanksgiving Boo

3 things that make you happy:
dinner all done & ready in the crockpot when I get home!
getting to use our wedding china for Thanksgiving dinner
Jessers

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting more cleaning done
having Boo & Bet over

2 long term things you looking forward to:
decorating for Christmas with my co-worker
making a yummy Thanksgiving dinner!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Boo

3 things that make you happy:
bran muffins
Christmas!
my kitties

2 things you looking forward to today:
cleaning house
clean flannel bedsheets

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Christmas outing at Swanson's with Liz
seeing Julie & Jonathan before they move to Conneticut

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Julie

Heart

3 things that make you happy:
seeing God's love shine out through people's hearts
theRound
watching talented artists paint live

2 things you looking forward to today:
some down time
hanging out with Mel and Bree

2 long term things you looking forward to:
baking a pie
getting Christmas gifts finished up

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kate

3 things that make you happy:
friends
finding toys in my pocket ("Hey look, it's Gracey)
Vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 things you looking forward to today:
1 day closer to VACATIOOOOOOOOOOON
Getting Lennette train

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Vacation vacation vacation (not that long now)
Lennette being well trained and lessening my work load

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Lennette

....Hey, guess what, I'm going on vacation

Webster Wombat?

3 things that make you happy:
Wedgits
Wombats
Webster

2 things you looking forward to today:
survive dentist?
lunch

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Münchner Kindl Baukasten
snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr freidel dds

Anemones

3 things that make you happy:
spinning myself dizzy
flapping my hands
toys

2 things you looking forward to today:
pestering chris & being pestered
chinese food for lunch

2 long term things you looking forward to:
toys for chrimmus
anemones

1 person you are going to appreciate:
annie may

sunday morning

3 things that make you happy:
reading adventure books for young adults out loud with kyle
having friends to share life with
donuts

2 things you looking forward to today:
seeing kyle's family (my family now too!) at a baby shower for a cousin
clean laundry

2 long term things you looking forward to:
a snow storm
a gas fireplace

1 person you are going to appreciate:
sammy

3 things that make you happy:
singing
sleeping well
saturdays as a day off

2 things you looking forward to today:
going to services (ok, I've done it now, but when I started writing this morning I hadn't yet)
finally finishing this entry

2 long term things you looking forward to:
choir
those people with which we can discover each others story

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Diane

Taco del Wedgit

3 things that make you happy:
Natural soft taco from Taco Time
Wedgits
Goofing around with nutso folk

2 things you looking forward to today:
Rest
Recovery

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Recovery? (naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah)
Pie

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Mabel (Pirates of Penzance)

3 things that make you happy:
seeing people bundled up in ear muffs and scarves
getting emails from friends
little kids

2 things you looking forward to today:
collaborating with josh
hanging out with bree at home

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting the rest of our thank you's sent out
seeing who may participate in Bethany's art college this coming year

1 person you are going to appreciate:
josh

3 things that make you happy:
waking up in laying in a warm bed, with heavy covers and Grumbles curled up with me
scratching fancy's chin and watching the pleasure she gets
exploring this photosite

2 things you looking forward to today:
pestering alan
no schedule

2 long term things you looking forward to:
good photo-shop type software
gaining confidence in my photography

1 person you are going to appreciate:
alan

Oatmeal Snow

3 things that make you happy:
oatmeal with raisins & brown sugar
free salads for my lunch from Megan's work
the Festival of Hope

2 things you looking forward to today:
sitting in on the panel discussion for Sustainable Development at the National Conference of Hunger & Homelessness
visiting my parents & their kitties :)
the film festival tonight at my sister's school (okay, that was three things--it's going to be a good day!)

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Kim's pumpkin pie from the Festival
snow!


1 person you are going to appreciate:
Isaak Egge

Boxers

3 things that make you happy:
my schweetie
blockplay
interesting boxer shorts

2 things you looking forward to today:
eliza coming by for a brief visit
chris

2 long term things you looking forward to:
pie
snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
eliza

Cauliflower

3 things that make you happy:
silly kitties
silly wedgits
silly friends

2 things you looking forward to today:
dr s appt
chooooooooooooooooooooooooooocolate

2 long term things you looking forward to:
snow
cauliflower

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr s

3 things that make you happy:
a brand new calendar
colored pens
flowers

2 things you looking forward to today:
playing volleyball tonight
reading more of the Count of Monte Cristo

2 long term things you looking forward to:
finding a German advent calendar before December starts
cousin get-together in December at the Jolly Roger

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Bob, for organizing our volleyball league

3 things that make you happy:
sharing what I love with others
books by Richard Foster
having this dollhouse on display (for now anyway) in our livingroom

2 things you looking forward to today:
reading time
journaling time

2 long term things you looking forward to:
recording with bree
round6

1 person you are going to appreciate:
the hunters

Communication

3 things that make you happy:
Communication that leads to some sort of resolution and agreement
Flavored lip balm
Long walks at night

2 things you looking forward to today:
Doing something that challenges one of my fears...(looking forward to it AND not looking forward to it)
Doing yoga

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Helping people in a way I haven't yet figured out
Company on Saturday night

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Dave

Snuggling

3 things that make you happy:
snuggling up reading
hubby talking to the kitties
the moon

2 things you looking forward to today:
taking more free books home from work!
going home to my kitties

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Thanksgiving at our house
getting our kitties a cat tree

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My Uncle Doug & Aunt Ellen, who always letting me come over to use the sewing machine

Have I lost it?

3 things that make you happy:
feeling loved
feeling understood
sleeping late

2 things you looking forward to today:
finding out my car only has a teeny problem
sitting down with my book & maybe a mug of sleepytime tea

2 long term things you looking forward to:
understanding
patience

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my boss for her patience

Ugly Foolishness

3 things that make you happy:
snugglish kitties
ugly towers
family foolishness

2 things you looking forward to today:
dr drew's blocks
Math N' Stuff

2 long term things you looking forward to:
interminable family foolishness
no dentist for months

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Dr Friedel, our dentist

3 things that make you happy:
outings with friends
the anticipation of a trip
music that makes you stop and listen

2 things you looking forward to today:
giving Coal a bone as a treat
silly emails with alan

2 long term things you looking forward to:
playing games with renae
going up skiing.... soon!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Suzy F

Old Tricks & New Strengths

3 things that make you happy:
piling things
tossing things
watching kitties play

2 things you looking forward to today:
quiet
toys

2 long term things you looking forward to:
growth and new strengths in kitties, family, and friends
(that was two!)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Webster, who has been carrying superballs around in his mouth, and dropping them so they bounce - it seems to be a remembered trick, not newly learned - a glimpse into his previous life

3 things that make you happy:
my sylvanian dollhouse
grandparents
getting out of the city for a few hours

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting organized at home
reading

2 long term things you looking forward to:
finding the perfect spot in our house for our new emily leonard painting
thanksgiving

1 person you are going to appreciate:
timmot

3 things that make you happy:
sea anemones
sharing wonder of the world with a friend
seeing something awesome in the ordinary

2 things you looking forward to today:
quiet time
crossing things off my to-do list

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Silliness with natasha
staying up late and talking with renae

1 person you are going to appreciate:
alan

Eliza's Kitties

3 things that make you happy:
kitties
blocks
books

2 things you looking forward to today:
toys
lunch with my dad

2 long term things you looking forward to:
kitties growing up
eliza & kathryn and developing lives

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my dad

3 things that make you happy:
hearing fancy purr
unexpected sunshine
the rumble of a river or waterfall when it thrums in your chest

2 things you looking forward to today:
Coal walk in the daylight
quality time with the cats

2 long term things you looking forward to:
just hanging out with nae
going to the monterey bay aquarium

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my mom

3 things that make you happy:
taking photos
getting out into nature (and snow)
the clouds playing with the mountains

2 things you looking forward to today:
snuggling and snoozing with my cats on the couch
and then posting in my blog

2 long term things you looking forward to:
skiing
going to see Nae (2 weeks now!)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Nae

Goofy

3 things that make you happy:
my stepdaughters being goofy
my kitties being goofy
me being goofy

2 things you looking forward to today:
maybe seeing Eliza's new kitties
goofy goofy goofy

2 long term things you looking forward to:
building with blocks
pumpkin pie

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

My silly sister

3 things that make you happy:
my sister's camel face
hearing about my sister's awesome chemistry grades
sharing our successes & frustrations with one another

2 things you looking forward to today:
emailing with my sister
planning our next get-together

2 long term things you looking forward to:
lots more years & hilarity with my sister
our trip to Sante Fe together some day

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Mom & Alan, because of the wonderful family they made for us

3 things that make you happy:
loud, uncontrollable hiccups (not mine, but other people's)
weekends
thought provoking, heart inspiring conversation

2 things you looking forward to today:
sending off my demo to Don in Pennsylvania
getting some of our wedding thank you's sent out

2 long term things you looking forward to:
sledding with friends (hopefully down the hill by our house)
hanging out with eliza sometime soon


1 person you are going to appreciate:
kyle, as we celebrate five months of being married today!

3 things that make you happy:
the beauty of the snow shrouding and changing everything
the gentle touch of snowflakes on my face
watching coal play in the snow

2 things you looking forward to today:
warm house
getting a glimpse of snow on the mountains

2 long term things you looking forward to:
snow at my house
skiing

1 person you are going to appreciate:

3 things that make you happy:
surprising kyle at work
heavy downpours
my co-workers at church

2 things you looking forward to today:
going for a run
the arts meeting tonight at church

2 long term things you looking forward to:
hearing don's feedback about my demo
celebrating the holidays with family and friends

1 person you are going to appreciate:
God

blocks

3 things that make you happy:
block play
sugarfree dark chocolate
bridges

2 things you looking forward to today:
blocks
sausage

2 long term things you looking forward to:
snow
wading

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jo

OC night

3 things that make you happy:
fresh pineapple
selling watches (sold one @ Trudy's!)
being silly

2 things you looking forward to today:
having friends over, eating dinner, drinking wine & watching the OC
playtime & snuggle time with my kitties

2 long term things you looking forward to:
a winter stay in a coastal cabin with my hubby
a house, with land

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Michelle

Thursday

3 things that make you happy:
A weekend ahead with NO PLANS
Getting another freelance job
Quiet, snuggling, alone time with D

2 things you looking forward to today:
Shopping with Allison (girl I mentor) for art supplies for our next project
Reading

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Creating my business
The weekend

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Mom

3 things that make you happy:
seeing O.A.R. live
all my cousins
tea

2 things you looking forward to today:
having some time with my kitties
playing volleyball

2 long term things you looking forward to:
O.C. night at my house tomorrow!
watching the movie Count of Monte Cristo soon

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Cherie

3 things that make you happy:
good ambient lighting
the sound of the furnace kicking on
entering November on this rainy day

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting out in the rain for a walk
meeting with my arts & worship team at church

2 long term things you looking forward to:
collaborating with kristen and emily
snow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
matt kanaly