IKEA Frogs

3 things that make you happy:
frogs
picking wild blueberries in an alpine meadow
good deals on Craig's List

2 things you are looking forward to today:
reading more of Ecology of Commerce at lunch
cleaning house

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
getting my new work table from IKEA
refinishing my craft cupboard with Mama

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Mary Richter (the head of Nordy's new Environmental Affairs Department--we've had some great conversations lately)

3 things that make you happy:
fall colors
cooler evenings
fungus (I've got some nifty fungus in my driveway)

2 things you are looking forward to today:
hearing some bats on the bat detector
last campfire program of the season

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
stormy days
crunching through the leaves

1 person you are going to appreciate:
krystle

3 things that make you happy:
my new deviantART account
getting better at photoshop
taking more photos

2 things you are looking forward to today:
silliness with alan
zither?

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
silliness with renae
silliness with tasha

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr s

Happy Birthday to Levi!

3 things that make you happy:
Levi's silliness
Levi's concern for the world around him
Levi's love of outdoor adventures

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Spending the evening on a brewery tour with Levi
Giving Levi his birthday presents

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
lots more adventures with hubby
having kids with Levi (I guess we only have three years till the first, as according to family tradition we are suppose to have one when Levi is 30!)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My wonderful hubby

3 things that make you happy:
music
blocks
cats (my word verification to post this is "ckittyx"!)

2 things you are looking forward to today:
hot bath
quiet music

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
shaking this interminable cold
day trip -- somehow!

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

3 things that make you happy:
visiting with mom & dad, and having them all to myself for a couple hours
when things I need to do go super smoothly--running errands, tedious, necessary projects, etc. (I never take this for granted!)
the last days of summer, full of fruit, flower blossoms, starry skies, and s'mores

2 things you are looking forward to today:
sending off my application to the shoreline school district
being with the kids I nanny and having fun together

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
hanging out with eliza!!
playing music with my brother

1 person you are going to appreciate:
jen wood

3 things that make you happy:
the magical way light can make the ordinary extraordinary
how dusk can seem to glow and shimmer


2 things you are looking forward to today:
getting into the woods
photography

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
day trip with alan (next week)
trip to see potts family :)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
alan (hoping he feels better soon)

Minature Swimsuits

3 things that make you happy:
natural white cheddar cheetos
dollhouses & minatures
new, cheap swimsuits from work!

2 things you are looking forward to today:
bridal party pedicures
Winston family dinner

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
getting the guest/craft room all set up
my brother attending ITT & moving out

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My little brother, whose birthday is today!

Zither

3 things that make you happy:
playing zithers with Alan
my mom's dolls
biking to work

2 things you are looking forward to today:
finishing the last of the wedding favors
spending some time with my hubby at home

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
a new digital camera
finding the perfect journal (still looking!)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Alan

Strawberry Treasures

3 things that make you happy:
Tillamook strawberry ice cream
treasures from my Great Aunt Kathy
Gowey gatherings

2 things you are looking forward to today:
getting my film developed
finding the perfect journal at Third Place Books

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
being done with the soap wedding favors very soon!
having the glass-front cupboard that my Great Grandfather made

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Tanta Kathy

TGIF

3 things that make you happy:
glorious, fresh-picked blackberries
new India.Arie album
free day off pass from my boss!

2 things you are looking forward to today:
hearing about the alley-cat race at Levi's work
gathering with family at Aunt Kathy's to look over family treasures

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Emily's baby shower
Nov/Dec issue of Heifer's World Ark--there's going to be an article about my STP ride!

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kristen

Silly putty & Blackberries

3 things that make you happy:
silly putty during boring office meetings
Nordstrom introducing an Environmental Affairs department
music at work (couldn't get through the day without it)

2 things you are looking forward to today:
getting more of my friend's wedding favors done
picking blackberries with my sister?

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
refinishing my craft cupboard
throwing an autumn party?

1 person you are going to appreciate:
our good friends Kimmie & Cory, who are expecting a baby!

3 things that make you happy:
roses
picking blackberries
curtains billowing in the breeze

2 things you are looking forward to today:
singing at home
going to whidbey island with kyle

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
mulled wine enjoyed with friends on crisp autumn nights
the transformation of the leaves as summer gives way to fall

1 person you are going to appreciate:
kristen cochran

3 things that make you happy:
Coal
dinner with friends
slug sex

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Walking coal
knowing it's my friday

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
snow shoeing (I got new snow shoes)
desert walk

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

3 things that make you happy:
green machine juice (and kyle knowing this is my fave, and bringing me some for breakfast)
my brother's house being close enough to walk to
friends having babies

2 things you are looking forward to today:
going to the library
writing letters to friends

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
finding a teaching job
fall

1 person you are going to appreciate:
aleah