Thanks

3 things that make you happy:
A beach nearby
Family & friends
Mountains & deserts to visit

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Family & friends
Good food

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Family & friends
Daytrips to mountains & deserts

1 person you are going to appreciate:
The cooks :)

3 things that make you happy:
hot water
the support of friends
a sense of hope

2 things you are looking forward to today:
a walk with schmoo

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
schmoozer going months without seizures
better times for the US and the world

1 person you are going to appreciate:
all those who have dared to dream

Light

3 things that make you happy:

• Flying the flag today, confident that it once again will stand for freedom and justice for all
• The survival - the restoration - of democracy in America after the Bush years of doubt, dismemberment of the constitution, and spreading darkness
• Light

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Replaying Obama's speech in my mind
• Catching my breath

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• In 76 days, the end of the unamerican presidency
• A new puppy, for Sasha and Malia, in the White House

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Barack Hussein Obama
• the American voters
  

water

3 things that make you happy:
rivers running clear and slow
the wet, clean odor of the forest after a rain in summer
watching for bugs and fish making thier rippling impact on the surface of the water

2 things you are looking forward to today:
schmoo swimming
playing in the water after work

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
going to the ocean and sitting on the beach
kayaking

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Suzy F - director of the Watershed


(hmm...now I have to go pee!)

Itchy

3 things that make you happy:
new pencils
stacking things
lining things up

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walking with Itchy
stacking blocks

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Itchy's people coming home
building better block buildings?

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Itchy

Happy 1st Birthday Schmoozer

3 things that make you happy:
Schmoo sitting in my lap (around 90lbs now, he doesn't really fit)
Schmoo out on walks, running ahead and around, happy to be out
Schmoo lying on his back soliciting attention

2 things you are looking forward to today:
getting schmoo out swimming
playing with schmoo



2 long term things you are looking forward to:
his fifth birthday
his 10 birthday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Schmoozer the wonder pup, my big, goofy, sociable, happy, silly, epileptic pup

Schmoo's first day with me

3 things that make you happy:
wood peckers
light shining through leaves
quiet mornings

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walk with schmoo
quiet time

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Schmoo climbing in the hammock with me
hiking

1 person you are going to appreciate:
ralph

3 things that make you happy:
Sleeping in
Helping Jo in her garden
melvin and doris

2 things you are looking forward to today:
quiet day
quiet evening

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
reading the Dr Doolittle books
people donating to wonderful organizations for my birthday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Erin

Tracks

3 things that make you happy:
taking pictures of trains
going to the beach
walking in the woods

2 things you are looking forward to today:
my schweetie surviving her first week at work
going to U Village with my schweetie this evening

3 long term things you are looking forward to:
more train
more beaches
more woods

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Keith Beck (who is closing my favorite computer store after tomorrow)

Hemlock

3 things that make you happy:
new cones
new needles
new hues

2 things you are looking forward to today:
my schweetie
exploring

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
my schweetie
new opportunities

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

Memorial Day

3 things that make you proud:
flying our flag
being a veteran
America (pre- and post-bushcheney)

2 things you are looking forward to today:
sausage & beans
potato salad

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
having our country a source of pride
bushcheney on trial in The Hague

1 person you are going to appreciate:
absent friends

Archie

3 things that make you happy:
Archie
Webby
Joey

2 things you are looking forward to today:
camera play
quiet day

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
long term photography activities
long term unclutter success

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Archie

3 things that make you happy:
Schmoozer throwing his toys in the air
Schmoo running
Schmoo getting ready to pounce

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Going on a short hike with Schmoo
Watching Schmoo's reaction as he experiences something new

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
No seizures for Schmoo
Schmoo as an old, mellow, goofy dog

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Schmoo


The photo was taken by Alan yesterday with his new camera

Anniversary

3 things that make you happy:
backpacking with Levi
cycling with Levi
cuddling with Levi

2 things you are looking forward to today:
picking Levi up from work tonight
watching the new Indiana with Levi

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
another fun summer with Levi
kids with Levi

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my hubby of four years, partner for eight, Levi

3 things that make you happy:
new camera :)
my girls happily married
my wife happily married :O

2 things you are looking forward to today:
playing with new camera
seeing chris & the epileptic puppy

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
seeing the new "chicken mamma" with her chickens
success in our uncluttering projects

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Eliza & Levi - Happy Anniversary!

3 things that make you happy:
foograf
getting up early & going to the beach
taking pictures of weeds

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Jo comes back to me :)
working on projects

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
new camera - just a few more days
learning more about weeds

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

explorations

3 things that make you happy:
sidewalk flowers
my schweetie
libraries

2 things you are looking forward to today:
seeing dr s
fleeing dr s

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
jo getting through job change
photographic explorations

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr s

3 things that make you happy:
spring mornings
trillium
ravens

2 things you are looking forward to today:
helping build tent city
quiet afternoon

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
summer dusk
fall afternoon

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Schmoozer

Old orchard

3 things that make you happy:
lichen
flower buds
walking in woods

2 things you are looking forward to today:
books
pictures

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
stonecrop
returning again & again to the old orchard in Carkeek Park

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Webster

poking about

3 things that make you happy:
turkles
tiny little plants
poking about

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Richmond Beach
lunch from taqueria truck

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
grapefruit
poking about

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Webster

Apple

3 things that make you happy:
flower buds
chocolate
family

2 things you are looking forward to today:
beach
photography

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
apple blossoms
apples

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Eliza

Small things

3 things that make you happy:
time with my schweetie
our girls
library books

2 things you are looking forward to today:
time with my schweetie
small things

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
time with my schweetie
time with our girls

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kathryn

3 things that make you happy:
rivers
alpine lakes
ocean

2 things you are looking forward to today:
schmoo walk
quiet time

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
mountains
old growth

1 person you are going to appreciate:
fancy cat

3 things that make you happy:
turtles
beach
trees

2 things you are looking forward to today:
progress on unclutter
time with Jo

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
getting through next round of transitions
woods

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

3 things that make you happy:
friendship
seeing flowers
seeing turtles

2 things you are looking forward to today:
beach
autie play

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
summer mountain outings
wading in mountain streams

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Chris

stepping

3 things that make you happy:
ditches
mud
stepping stones

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walk
tamale

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
rhubarb
phad thai

1 person you are going to appreciate:
archie

Rocks

3 things that make you happy:
beaches
clouds
rocks

2 things you are looking forward to today:
wessie addle
my mother

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
unclutter
pancit

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my mother

Liking Lichen

3 things that make you happy:
lichen
webster
archie

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Edmonds beach
Ezell's chicken

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Summer
Fall

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

emerging

3 things that make you happy:
uncluttering
photography
spring

2 things you are looking forward to today:
the day
some picture taking

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
a new camera
working through the detritus & possibly emerging beyond

1 person you are going to appreciate:
today would have been my father's 91st birthday

3 things that make you happy:
my sweetie
daytrips with my sweetie
snuggling with my sweetie

2 things you are looking forward to today:
our 24th anniversary
evening with my sweetie

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
our 25th anniversary outing
our 35th anniversary outing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my sweetie

3 things that make you happy:
forsythia in bloom
my friendship with Kristen
my family (wonderful birthday breakfast on Sat!)

2 things you are looking forward to today:
tea
cozy evening with my hubby

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Sante Fe baby!
lots more bike riding

1 person you are going to appreciate:
My Momma & Alan--who raised me & always make my birthdays special :)

Happy Birthday Big Guy

3 things that make you happy:
hearing alan's moo
hamster talk
walking on the beach with the big guy

2 things you are looking forward to today:
smooshing pennies
silliness

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
day trip with big guy
dinner with alan and jo

1 person you are going to appreciate:
mooshy tushy

3 things that make you happy:
Insurance FINALLY paying me the money they owe me
Serendipity (the good kind)
Post to 3T2T (Yay Kyra)

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Talking with Katie
Working on photography

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
More snow shoeing trips
A quiet, summer day spent by the water with me basking in the sun like a turtle

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kyra

Monday morning

3 things that make you happy:
Saturday mornings
Getting packages in the mail
Snow days

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Denting this project I'm working on
Hopefully design approval on a separate big project

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Meeting my nephew in a few months
Getting into some more hands-on, creative projects

1 person you are going to appreciate:
J for our girl dates

Long January

3 things that make you happy:
Relaxing moments on the couch with Dave
Figuring out something in jquery or php on my own
Dinner dates with interesting and fun conversations

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Dinner and a movie at Cinnebarre
Kicking butt in Joomla!

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Secret plans
Yoga-fying my body

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Dave for being excellent while I'm busy