Grandma

3 things that make you happy:
feeding Grandma's chickens
walking through the garden with Grandma
gathering plums from Grandma's fruit trees

2 things you are looking forward to today:
time to visit & relax with a good friend
getting our house ready for a little fall party

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
visiting Grandma tomorrow
having family & friends over tomorrow

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my sweet Grandma Donnie

3 things that make you happy:
rain
the amazing colors of the vine maples
exploring outisde

2 things you are looking forward to today:
finish my salmon blog entry
quiet evening

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
getting together with eliza
snow shoeing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
coal

Autumn--with a touch of sadness

3 things that make you happy:
candlelight
colder temperatures
fall's array of colors

2 things you are looking forward to today:
spending time with my in-laws (a trip to the locks in the brisk weather)
a cozy evening in our clean house with a fire in the fireplace

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
carving pumpkins & baking the seeds
fall projects in my craft room

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Danny Culotti (the young man shot at Westlake Mall was an old friend from high school--his funeral is today & I am sad that I cannot attend)

Kitty Designs

3 things that make you happy:
cool old Mason jars
homemade soup
fabric from work to play with

2 things you are looking forward to today:
getting some things I need at Bed, Bath & Beyond
being at home with my hubby

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
taking a sewing class with Jen
creating some graphic designs

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my kitties, for all the happiness they bring us

3 things that make you happy:
laying on my back watching the sky
listening to the breeze through the trees
hearing the birds

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walking coal
working on my photos

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
snow
having weekends off

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Penny

The Female Brain

3 things that make you happy:
starting a new, creative project
bird-song filled breezes filling the room
reconnecting

2 things you are looking forward to today:
finishing my work
reading more of The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
selling artwork
building my own blog

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Matt

3 things that make you happy:
listening to the cantor sing
the sound of the shofar
seeing all the food people donated this year

2 things you are looking forward to today:
singing at services
the aveinu malkenui prayer

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
playing dreidle
singing at services

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Rabbi

3 things that make you happy:
working with kids
autumn colors
nature walks

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walking coal

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
having dinner with jo and alan again sometime
talking to renae

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo- Happy birthday

Happy Birthday, Moo-ma!!

3 things that make you happy:
my mama's smile & laughter
shared interests with mama, whether it's furniture or dolls, paper crafts or antiques
realizing some of my values & attributes that are from mama

2 things you are looking forward to today:
hugging mama (the best hugs ever)
singing in church with mom

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Christmas tag workshop (Kris--interested?)
Mom as a Grandma

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my special Momma, for all the endless love & support & for simply being her

3 things that make you happy:
mornings with Jo
evenings with Jo
years with Jo

2 things you are looking forward to today:
singing to Jo
making Jo laugh

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
singing with Jo
years with Jo

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo
:)