Healing yellow

3 things that make you happy:
bright yellow wallet for spring
bright yellow post-its for spring
bright yellow sunshine for spring...hopefully soon!

2 things you looking forward to today:
hopefully hearing from Isaak about the Heifer reorganization
dinner with friends

2 long term things you looking forward to:
forgiveness
final healing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my wonderful husband, Levi

3 things that make you happy:
big stretches in a warm bed
curling up with cats and a good book
alan

2 things you looking forward to today:
reading (and eating) during lunch break
making people laugh

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Yellowstone
Going kayaking with Eliza and katheryn

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Katie

3 things that make you happy:
finding things that have been lost (a ring from a friend, purchased in Italy)
watching the willow tree across the street sway in the wind
riding my bike

2 things you looking forward to today:
coffee with a new friend
editing the arts college class brochure, and inserting Kyle's artwork

2 long term things you looking forward to:
plums from our plum tree
lazy summer afternoons in the Frolic

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Whitney

3 things that make you happy:
Coal
Fancy
Grumbles

2 things you looking forward to today:
Meeting Kathryn
Quiet moments

2 long term things you looking forward to:
healing for alan
healing for katie

1 person you are going to appreciate:
katie

3 things that make you happy:
my brother's musical talent and creativity
going to besalu with kate
finishing a tough workout at greenlake with the crew team

2 things you looking forward to today:
being outside
baking an apple cake

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing kyle's parents' house finished after their big remodel project
arts college classes starting next week

1 person you are going to appreciate:
grandma velma

Photo happy

3 things that make you happy:
old simple furniture

NW Coast cedar chests

cool fungus


2 things you looking forward to today:
checking out a possible bridesmaid dress for my friend's wedding
being at home tonight

2 long term things you looking forward to:
a nice digital camera for me
Heifer training in San Fran in the fall

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kristen

3 things that make you happy:
stripes
beautiful lamps
good thrift store finds

2 things you looking forward to today:
the spring swap tonight!
getting out of the house for awhile and going to a couple of my favorite places

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having my bangs fully grown out
dinner with halversons and dentons

1 person you are going to appreciate:
kyle

3 things that make you happy:
photography
nature blog
alan

2 things you looking forward to today:
lunch break
downloading pictures

2 long term things you looking forward to:
YELLOWSTONE
no whiplash!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
katie

3 things that make you happy:
repetition
symmetry
colors

2 things you looking forward to today:
beads
schweetie

2 long term things you looking forward to:
walking labyrinths (repetition & symmetry)
wading in mountain streams

1 person you are going to appreciate:
schweetie Jo

3 things that make you happy:
elk!
dusk
watching animals in nature

2 things you looking forward to today:
look for the elk and maybe get a picture
relax

2 long term things you looking forward to:
eat chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven
no more whiplash

1 person you are going to appreciate:
myself

3 things that make you happy:
chocolates
get-away trips with kyle and grover
little kids

2 things you looking forward to today:
the sunshine
thrift shopping

2 long term things you looking forward to:
bree's songwriting class for the arts college
hiking with eliza and levi in warm weather

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my brother-in-law jeff

3 things that make you happy:
Snow on the trees
Cuddling up with heavy blankets
Sleeping in

2 things you looking forward to today:
Walking Coal
Maybe more snow?

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Pestering Alan next Tuesday (not too long term)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Katie

Kayaking Cookies

3 things that make you happy:
homemade cookies
stickers on my Nalgene
new Jack Johnson CD

2 things you looking forward to today:
reading my book at lunch
dinner with Steve & Sharon

2 long term things you looking forward to:
kayaking with Chris
clothes swap with Kristen & friends

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Boo--she's awesome, she just got another incredible grade on a BioChem test!

Happy Heart Day!

3 things that make you happy:
snow!
a mental/physical day off yesterday
my kitties

2 things you looking forward to today:
going home to my hubby
snuggling up with some wine & a fire

2 long term things you looking forward to:
dinner tomorrow night with Steve & Sharon
leaving for DC on Friday!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Levi

3 things that make you happy:
SNOW!
Alan
Jo

2 things you looking forward to today:
Watching the SNOW
Walking with Coal in the snow

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Skiing
Snow shoeing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Dr S

3 things that make you happy:
kyle's french toast after crew practice (with crunchy peanut butter, of course)
holding a warm sleepy grover
whidbey island

2 things you looking forward to today:
having lunch with mom gough
the round tonight & artist community gathering

2 long term things you looking forward to:
playing music with my brother tim
spring regatta at green lake, march 25th

1 person you are going to appreciate:
lisa etter, co-owner of the green bean coffeehouse

3 things that make you happy:
Grumbles kitty in my lap
Coal being happy
Fancy playing

2 things you looking forward to today:
walking coal
silliness with bethany

2 long term things you looking forward to:
my neck being well
dr s being well

1 person you are going to appreciate:
bethany

TGIF

3 things that make you happy:
Valentine's
bright red tulips rescued from the local flower shop
oatmeal

2 things you looking forward to today:
going home!
a relaxing, successful Heifer potluck tonight

2 long term things you looking forward to:
seeing Elyse tomorrow
getting a new hair cut

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Coretta Scott King

Owl Loon

3 things that make you happy:
hugs from my Alan (top of my list for best huggers)
my "Alan original" potholders
dancing with my Alan

2 things you looking forward to today:
singing some of my favorite Alan songs while at work ("Brush, brush, brush your hair, wearing only underwear, merrily, merrily, we don't care if people stop & stare")
a lunchbreak outing to Zanadu in celebration of Alan & our many outings to comic & hobby shops

2 long term things you looking forward to:
lots more hugs & play time with Alan
grandchildren that he can share his toys & songs with

1 person you are going to appreciate:
the Big Guy

February Fools

3 things that make you happy:
Alan enjoying Webster and Archie
Alan, Kathryn & Eliza enjoying each other
Alan's silly songs

2 things you are looking forward to today:
having dinner with Alan (quiet birthday time)
making valentines

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
day trip with Alan
Valentine tea party

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Alan

3 things that make you happy:
Coal
snuggling in bed with Grumbles
Fancy playing

2 things you looking forward to today:
Adventures with Alan
Walking Coal

2 long term things you looking forward to:
Coal all healed up (he got attacked by a friend's dog yesterday)
Dr S all healed up

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Coal

3 things that make you happy:
beautiful quilts
snuggly grover
good exercise

2 things you looking forward to today:
being out in the sunshine
finalizing plans for the artist retreat in march

2 long term things you looking forward to:
trip to whidbey island with kyle
crew starting on wednesday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jesse woods

3 things that make you happy:
reading the blogs of my friends & family
looking at photographs (mine, family's, friends')
Troy becoming more of a lap kitty

2 things you looking forward to today:
getting lots accomplished tonight at home
going to bed & not have the kitties disturb our sleep!

2 long term things you looking forward to:
the Valentine Tea Party this Saturday
our trip to DC over President's weekend

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my hubby

3 things that make you happy:
sunshine through the trees
coal and fancy playing together
hearing the birds sing

2 things you looking forward to today:
a walk with coal
silliness with Lindy

2 long term things you looking forward to:
hiking
no more whiplash! (not too long term!!!)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Lindy

3 things that make you happy:
morning
sharing life with friends--and hearing about new endeavors and steps toward life-dreams
feeling healthy

2 things you looking forward to today:
more sewing
printing pictures of bridesmaids' earrings for rebekah's growing jewelry portfolio

2 long term things you looking forward to:
another jewelry party with rebekah and friends (perhaps, eliza, you could bring your watches?)
A clothing and "stuff" swap with friends in the spring to motivate cleaning out the closet and giving stuff away

1 person you are going to appreciate:
kristen cochran

3 things that make you happy:
sitting at sunset hill park with a latte, books, and a journal
swimming
friends and family who are having babies

2 things you looking forward to today:
finishing "the return of the king"
having dinner at mom & dad's

2 long term things you looking forward to:
starting crew next week
mark's art opening at icon coffeehouse tomorrow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
aleah

Ems

3 things that make you happy:
her laugh
her strength
the way she comes & leans on my shoulder

2 things you looking forward to today:
visiting her soon
praying for her

2 long term things you looking forward to:
giving her all the support I possibly can
her boyfriend coming home safely from Iraq

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Emily Anne

3 things that make you happy:
tomato soup
talking with people about solutions to hunger & poverty
reading Elfquest

2 things you looking forward to today:
time at home
getting my taxes done for Lili Concepts?

2 long term things you looking forward to:
having a big Heifer meeting at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center
having Boo cater the big Heifer meeting :)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Isaak--my Heifer boss

Beads

3 things that make you happy:
jo
our cats
fuse beads (perler, hama)

2 things you looking forward to today:
library
sorting beads (from big containers of many colors to small ziplocks of single colors :)

2 long term things you looking forward to:
dr s recovering
longer days

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr s