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3 things that make you happy:

• my mom a great-grandmother [since Saturday]
• my sister a grandmother [ditto]
• all okay at my oncologist appt this afternoon

2 things you are looking forward to tomorrow:

• therp
• improved head state?

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• not seeing oncologist for four months
• archie recovering from his current troubles

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• my brother steve [67th birthday]

3 things that make you happy:

• A smiling Katie
• Visitors with interesting stories
• Music Mornings

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Telling interesting stories to our visitors
• Play time with Franklin

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Canoeing Mercer Slough
• Franklin and Floyd being mellow around each other.

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Ed Center Visitors

Mountain rain

3 things that make you happy:

• mountain rivers
• mountain woods
• skykomish - even in the rain

2 things you are looking forward to soon:

• rummaging around at thrift stores
• loafing in the sun

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• mountain rivers
• mountain woods

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• andy

A day of loud and quiet thunder

3 things that make you happy:

• my new down sleeping bag
• libraries
• thrift stores

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• rummaging around at the thrift store
• going to the doc to maybe get meds for my sinuses

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• more backpacking (without girls)
• camping (with girls)

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Andy

Missing links & puppies

beach, yesterday

3 things that make you happy:

• street organ music
• continuing my re-reading of  Pilchuck the Life of a Mountain
• "kind of a missing link"  - well, ja

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• sun
• preparing to hike on Mt Pilchuck tomorrow with Eliza & Chris *

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• more hiking
• more mountains

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Rachel-who-got-wet

* Pilchuck hike options under consideration:

• Heather Lake - recent reports have water on trail, bugs
• Lake 22 - also water, but wildflowers, ripe berries!
• Pinnacle Lake - mud, water, overgrown

I'm switching my vote from Heather Lake to Lake 22 - :)

3 things that make you happy:

• Pileated woodpecker!!!!!!!!!!!
• Lisa
• Alan's silliness

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Lisa working

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Watching for the pileated woodpecker to appear in my yard again
• Going to Mt Rainier

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Rosemary

3 things that make you happy:

• silliness
• slinkies
• slugs

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• seeing the bald eagles again
• making someone laugh

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• camping again
• kayaking

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Pierre

3 things that make you happy:

• Having energy
• Transitions from rain to sun or sun to rain
• Salamanders

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• A clean desk

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• The deck at work fixed
• Having a dishwasher

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Franklin

misty morning

3 things that make you happy:

• jo back home safe & sound
• chocolate
• fog

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• groceries
• library

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• change
• stability

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• webster

3 things that make you happy:

• the sound of rain after a decent spell of sunny weather
• bunny rabbits
• Happy visitors

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Happy visitors
• A slower day at work

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Watching princess bride again
• meteor showers

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Anna

Goodwill Grunts

3 things that make you happy:

• Goodwill finds
• bananas & peanut butter
• cross breeze in my office

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Wallingford Farmer's Market
• Organizing home

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Sunday's house party
• not grunting when I bend over

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Catherine (currently traveling to Kenya)

Life is short

3 things that make you happy:

• eliza
• mountain views
• thinking of ever more terrifying sounding German ways to tell someone that I love them

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• seeing my mom
• terrifying loved ones

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• mountain hikes, mountain lakes, mountain streams
• Eliza's pending child - who will probably be dour and prissy in rebellion to the rest of us

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• my sister - who does so much for our mother, and makes time with her manageable for me

I wanted to link to the above image at someecards.com but I couldn't find it on their site

3 things that make you happy:

•  Time in my yard
• Happy Eliza pictures
• Sunlight shining through the trees, creating green shimmering filtered light

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Fun toddlers, it's a knee high naturalist day
• dog park? 

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• hiking the ledge again
• going to franklin falls

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• lisa

3 things that make you happy:

• folk music
• critters in my lap- This morning fezz AND floyd were in my lap at the same time
• Getting things done

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Twilight- the magic time of day
• Silliness

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Seeing what Floyd is like in another year
• Silliness

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Michelle

Sunny

3 things that make you happy:

• hawaiian shirt
• beachish walk option
• woodsish walk option

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• walk in woods or on beach or both
• music

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• wading in mountain streams
• crossing the river?

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo

3 things that make you happy:

• Sunny weather
• Smiling coworkers
• Sitting outside with Alan, Jo and Britt

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Being outside
• mellow evening

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Swimming in the lake
• Crossing the river

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Penny

3 things that make you happy:

• floyd
• fezz
• franklin

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• sunshine
• floyd playing

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• taxes done
• white water  rafting

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Jo