• for my daughter's compassionate heart... her friends really needed her last night and she overcame her own fears to be there for them... all without my prompting...
• for my other daughter's natural exuberance of life... she came home today... absolutely filthy and looked like she had a marvelous day
• for the chalk all over the driveway... I drove in and thought... I wish I had been here drawing with them... looks like they had a super time ... oh to be a kid again
• for my cousin's talent... went to my cousin's play tonight... he is very talented and gifted... I admire him very much
• for my mom... who called today from somewhere on the water in Europe... to send congratulations to my hubby... her remembering something special when she is far away is a wonderful example of her love and dedication to us
• for the lovely brunch my mom in law treated my hubby and I to
• for my niece, who I am very proud of, she got wonderful marks this year and she is growing up to be a lovely woman... she is independent and intelligent and her head is in the right place more often then a lot of us.
• for my husband being finished his master's degree... he received it today... a lot of work completed and now he can enjoy the fruits of the labour and we get to have him home more evenings then last year!
• for my cat... she loves me unconditionally... I have to remember to appreciate that... unconditional love is quite the gift

• for the lovely gifts my girls made me for mother's day
• for the exquisite breakfast my hubby and children brought to me in bed
• for the spectacular supper my hubby made me
• for an awesome season of Survivor
• for finding Guitar Hero for Wii after looking for months
• for my youngest not needing to have her tonsils removed at this time
• for our haircuts today... my girls looked adorable with the curls she gave them after the cut
• for the original candy apple at RMCF
• for the restaurant the kids opened for us and served us at tonight... LOL

what about today?

today was my day off

I spent the majority of the day working on these two reports that have been haunting me for weeks.... and then I had a meeting late afternoon and then I realized that I had not finished an application I had to send off....

SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

so I need to express some gratitude and positivity:

• my hubby's delish chicken waiting for me when I came home! yummmmmm!
• creamy chocolate fudge melting in your mouth
• my daughter's sleepy disheveled look as she staggered over to me this morning when she came downstairs and snuggled into my arms hugging me
• big gi-normous staples
• the looks of the faces of the ladies I handed paper surprises to today
• fabric headbands that one thinks hides a bad hair day
• my freshly laundered massive snuggly tink hoodie that I snuggled into while watching t.v.