3 things that make you happy:
doug fir trees stretching and tall
crows wing iridescent and caatching the light
squirrels, with the fuzzy tail comma above their body

2 things you looking forward to today:
games
bath

2 long term things you looking forward to:
reading another charles de lint book
taking more photos

1 person you are going to appreciate:
nae

FRIDAY

3 things that make you happy:
pineapple
comments on blog postings
my co-worker

2 things you looking forward to today:
leaving early!
taking the kitties home from the vet

2 long term things you looking forward to:
riding the STP
working on becoming stronger & healthier

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Cascade Bike Club

ham

3 things that make you happy:
labyrinth at beach
block play
ham

2 things you looking forward to today:
seeing dr s
poking around

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting outta this year
walking the beach labyrinth several more times

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr s

Pets' Vets

3 things that make you happy:
wrapping presents (Hearn family Christmas party on New Year's Day!)
the kitties sleeping the whole night & not waking us up
bananas & peanut butter

2 things you looking forward to today:
music on my headphones
seeing a movie with Boo & Bet?

2 long term things you looking forward to:
picking up the kitties healthy & fixed from the vet tomorrow
a career in working to end hunger & poverty

1 person you are going to appreciate:
all the vets who take good care of our beloved pets :)

homey

3 things that make you happy:
when grover nuzzles his way in between kyle and me to find a sleeping spot on both of us
being home
making dinner

2 things you looking forward to today:
writing
watching a movie after dinner

2 long term things you looking forward to:
learning how to use my sewing machine
seeing jesse tomorrow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
artist nikki mcclure

3 things that make you happy:
good friends
adventures with friends
dreidle

2 things you looking forward to today:
sledding with renae, chris and tasha
sharing stories with nae

2 long term things you looking forward to:
umm...hmm... camping
sitting by a stream and reading

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Nae!

3 things that make you happy:
having the house to ourselves
clean, fluffy kitties (gave them a bath!)
my new quilt

2 things you looking forward to today:
relaxing at home with my hubby
finding places for Christmas gifts

2 long term things you looking forward to:
4 day work week!
Hearn family Christmas

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Cherie

3 things that make you happy:
my new stereo
Curious George
David Attenborough

2 things you looking forward to today:
Cuddling with Fancy and Grum
Playing with Coal

2 long term things you looking forward to:
eating chocolate again
laughing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
hmm... Mark Knopfler

xeweb

3 things that make you happy:
a temporary labyrinth at Golden Gardens
block play
sugarfree choooooooooooooooooooooocolate

2 things you looking forward to today:
family Chrimmus with Kathryn, Eliza, Albert, Levi
walking the Golden Gardens labyrinth

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing how long the labyrinth can last, and helping maintain it
Umtanum Creek in winter?

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

Muhrry Chrummus!

3 things that make you happy:
webster getting up on the bed and snuggling between us
ho ho ho
mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

2 things you looking forward to today:
quiet christmas
walking on the beach

2 long term things you looking forward to:
family christmas tomorrow
new year

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jo

Christmas morning in Spokane

3 things that make you happy:
all my wonderful family (Penicks, Goweys, Winstons, Hearns, Hagopians)
Patagonia Capalene base layers
Cambridge glass

2 things you looking forward to today:
going to see a movie?
lighting the advent candle at Christmas Eve service

2 long term things you looking forward to:
bike ride on Christmas afternoon?
Christmas with my family on Monday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my wonderful hubby, who got me Patagonia base layers for Christmas!

3 things that make you happy:
coal
walking in the fresh air, feeling the wind tease me
renae

2 things you looking forward to today:
playing with my nephew, Riley
meeting my brother's new cats

2 long term things you looking forward to:
kayaking
recovery

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Riley

3 things that make you happy:
Jo futzing away at Christmas projects
Webster & Archie
Kathryn & Eliza

2 things you looking forward to today:
opening the last door on my Advent Calendar
reading my library book

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Kathryn & Eliza & Albert & Levi for our family Christmas on Monday
a new year

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Santa Jo

Christmas in Spokane

3 things that make you happy:
frosting Christmas cookies
the banter of my in-laws
wishing for new fallen snow

2 things you looking forward to today:
today is almost over, so I'll list my favorite things from the day:
seeing our friends' house in Spokane (Craftsman style--I loved it!) & learning they are expecting a baby
dinner with family friends


2 long term things you looking forward to:
celebrating Christmas tomorrow with my in-laws & going to the midnight Christmas Eve service at the church Levi grew up in
going home to my house & my kitties

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Lois, my mother-in-law

Happiness is a warm gun

3 things that make you happy:
conversations that finally happen
my dog's excitement after not seeing me for a week
listening to the Beatles for hours

2 things you looking forward to today:
seeing a friend who I haven't seen for quite some time
long needed relaxing on my bed with my dog

2 long term things you looking forward to:
peace between equals
communication improvement

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My dad (step-dad dad)

3 things that make you happy:
fierce winds
Discovery Park
walking

2 things you looking forward to today:
baking
crafting with mom

2 long term things you looking forward to:
beginning training for a summer triathlon
spending more time with my cousins

1 person you are going to appreciate:
annie dillard

3 things that make you happy:
a good conversation
bethany coming to visit
the moon

2 things you looking forward to today:
silliness with bethany
adventures wtih bethany

2 long term things you looking forward to:
cheeriness
rain

1 person you are going to appreciate:
bethany

3 things that make you happy:
Christmas songs
my co-worker's little drawings
the advent season

2 things you looking forward to today:
going home a little early!
the Sportworks' Christmas party at the Redhook Brewery

2 long term things you looking forward to:
caroling at our grandparents' with my cousins
getting the house all clean!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Levi, just cause I love him so much :)

Katsu curry

3 things that make you happy:
good poem
building toy
nice lunch

2 things you looking forward to today:
block play
out & about

2 long term things you looking forward to:
chrimmus fun
january

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jo

3 things that make you happy:
the lights on the trees downtown
frosty breath
my sister leaving me voicemails of our Christmas song

2 things you looking forward to today:
mailing out some of my Christmas cards!
going to see Narnia with my girls

2 long term things you looking forward to:
five days off from work for Christmas
wrapping presents in all recycled paper

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Boo

our first pet

3 things that make you happy:
kyle
grover
heat inside when it's cold outside

2 things you looking forward to today:
playing with grover
singing at the Round tonight

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting grover on a potty schedule
our christmas open house next week

1 person you are going to appreciate:
tara

family is the best!

3 things that make you happy:
having breakfast with my family in ballard (my pear dutch babies and kyle's famous egg scramble)
thick frost on the ground
being within running distance from my parents' house

2 things you looking forward to today:
the christmas concert at church
bringing the Frolic to my parents' garage

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting a dog
trying a new recipe from my baking cookbook

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dad

3 things that make you happy:
sunshine on snow
cuddling under blankets
puppies

2 things you looking forward to today:
taking coal for a walk in daylight
resting

2 long term things you looking forward to:
road trip with alan some time
seeing nae again

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Charles De Lint

3 things that make you happy:
long walk in woods & along creek
seeing trains
toys

2 things you looking forward to today:
already had nice outing
now quiet time?

2 long term things you looking forward to:
christmas pleasures -- at least a few diabetic treats?
seeing how big archie eventually gets

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jo

3 things that make you happy:
the smell of a live Christmas tree
satsuma oranges
watching all the kids get their photos with the Nordstrom santa

2 things you looking forward to today:
going home!
watching a movie with my hubby

2 long term things you looking forward to:
going to see the Sound of Music at the 5th Ave with my sister-in-law
visiting with my cousin Kyra on her layover in Seattle?

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Levi

3 things that make you happy:
turning off my alarm in friday and know it will stay off for a few days
moonlit night with snow on the ground
coal all hyper because he likes the snow

2 things you looking forward to today:
starting my new book
making it a shorter work day

2 long term things you looking forward to:
going to mt rainier
going to mt st helens

1 person you are going to appreciate:
pierre

3 things that make you happy:
sunshine
sewing
sandwiches from the other coast cafe in old ballard

2 things you looking forward to today:
journaling
playing music with friends

2 long term things you looking forward to:
going to a play next week with my family
Blake and Jenny's wedding

1 person you are going to appreciate:
kate

3 things that make you happy:
ccchhoocolate
kitties playing with the new toy I gave them last night
my sister getting an awesome grade in chemistry!

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting a couple Christmas errands done
going to the Holden Evening Prayer service at Keystone

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having the house clean & organized for Christmas
finishing the design for my Christmas cards

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my sweet Mama, who has saved my Christmas card design from doom!

Christmas

3 things that make you happy:
Christmas lights
Gowey family Christmas gathering
making things for friends & family for Christmas

2 things you looking forward to today:
finding a little pre-lit Christmas tree at Target
working on Christmas cards

2 long term things you looking forward to:
the Christmas Eve service at Levi's church
our family stockings

1 person you are going to appreciate:
all the cultures that bring different traditions of celebrating Christmas

Stay up late

3 things that make you happy:
Enjoying buttery, sugary crepes & white wine with my friend Carmen - on a school night. ;)
Feeling loved & needed
Reading a good book

2 things you looking forward to today:
Birthday celebrating tonight
Staying up late (since I don't have to work tomorrow)

2 long term things you looking forward to:
My brother Brody visiting from Montana this weekend!
Moving in and creating a place of our own with Dave.

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My brother Logan on his birthday

3 things that make you happy:
helpful people
developing friendships with our neighbors
the fresh, pungent smell of our Christmas tree

2 things you looking forward to today:
walking with mom
hanging out with kyle after work

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing how the printers do with the advent journal I dropped off today
baking something with the leftover pumpkin puree

1 person you are going to appreciate:
the printers

3 things that make you happy:
baths
sleep, when it's good and deep and bad dream free
seeing tracks in the snow

2 things you looking forward to today:
alan
labyrinth

2 long term things you looking forward to:
meteor shower
mt rainier

1 person you are going to appreciate:
alan

walking labyrinths

3 things that make you happy:
having my girls over
walking labyrinths
faux t'ai chi

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

1 person you are going to appreciate:
chris

3 things that make you happy:
the snow owl at discovery park
borrowing a cup of sugar from our neighbors for amy's apple birthday cake
celebrating 6 months of being married today!

2 things you looking forward to today:
christmas tag workshop
hanging out at home

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing the advent journal for church complete and ready to hand out
more snow!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
kyle

3 things that make you happy:
fancy cat in my lap
my new (used) computer
feeling independant and competant

2 things you looking forward to today:
playing with photo editting software (yea!)
reading harry potter and maybe finishing it

2 long term things you looking forward to:
skiing (sooooooooooon)
seeing the northern lights again

1 person you are going to appreciate:
how about grumbles, she gets ignored

3 things that make you happy:
walking in the snow before anyone else does
snow falling off the trees
seeing Coal all excited

2 things you looking forward to today:
Playing in the snow
navigating the roads safely (and hopefully not losing my power, trees are taking down power lines out here)

2 long term things you looking forward to:
days spent reading and snuggling with my cats
writing more poetry

1 person you are going to appreciate:
ralph

Inspiring

3 things that make you happy:
Yummy morning coffee time
Sleeping well with someone next to me
Visits from friends

2 things you looking forward to today:
Listening to book on tape on my way home
Watching ER and relaxing finally

2 long term things you looking forward to:
That little old thing called peace. Inside.
Making more and more art.

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Sark for inspiration

'Tis the Season...

3 things that make you happy:
the real reindeer at Swanson's nursery
fresh pineapple
my tradition of putting up my parents' Christmas lights

2 things you looking forward to today:
snow!!
sung prayer service

2 long term things you looking forward to:
getting our Christmas tree up
planning a big hunger banquet for Heifer, open to the public

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Liz

3 things that make you happy:
snow
my house
my cats (even when they fight)

2 things you looking forward to today:
snow
walking with coal at home

2 long term things you looking forward to:
skiing
healthy coping

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Celese