125. Sharing a gelato ice-cream
126. Not being in a hurry
127. Lillian zipping over on her trike to give me hugs and kisses
128. Warm air, wild hair, low and loud … Porsche ride
129. Meandering
130. Real confessions
131. Accountability partners
132. Prayer emails
133. Furious by Jeremy Riddle
134. Pandora
135. Reading Joy and Kari’s blog
136. Another giant zucchini
137. Bowl full of tomatoes … hundreds more on the vine
138. Dreaming of homemade spaghetti sauce
139. Health care at my fingertips
140. $5 dinners
141. Hubby’s honest words about me, even though they hurt
142. Hubby making peach cobbler
143. Jason, Scott, Cliff, and Mike
144. Brother who does “long distance” tech help because I am an absolute dummy when it comes to computers
145. Thinking about the words I use …
146. Lillian pretending to sleep under a pile of foam blocks
147. Freedom
148. Your love is extravagant by Casting Crowns
149. Chris, “I am gonna run upstairs and put my pee-jammies on and then we can play jail-bird cards.”
150. Thinking: I am glad 32 year old men still wear “pee-jammies”
151. Playing Crazy-8’s for the first time. WINNING!
152. Red tank-top
153. Lillian brushing her teeth and pretend spitting into the sink
154. 2-year old anticipation for watching the trash man drive by
155. Princesses and more princesses
156. Having a mellow morning to clean sheets and pack
157. Airplanes
158. The smell of fresh cut grass
159. 40 days of searching
160. Ali’s perspective … and I have never even met her
161. Good friends asking tough questions
162. What? Frequent flyer mile hotel (aka: free) and I didn’t plan a thing?!? I love surprises.
163. Shoe box. Pink bow. Little note. Lunch money. So much love. Kellie.
164. Tomatoes and more tomatoes. Amazed how they all ripen at once.
165. Princess Ariel
166. Hugs from family
167. Easy airplanes. Served peanuts. Luggage delivered. Shuttle. No hassle.
168. Margin, learning to create some
169. Swinging on the outdoor hammock, alone, quiet, water, reading The Word
170. Swinging on the outdoor hammock, giggling with Lillian, snuggled with Chris … not enough room for everyone.
171. Honest chats after everyone has gone to bed
172. Afternoon naps
173. Hard level sudoku with my hubby at a coffee shop sipping a nonfat, decaf, dark chocolate freeze
174. Walks at dusk
175. Feeding ducks our PPJ dinner
176. Big blue eyes
177. Temper tantrums that teach my patience. I have so much to learn.
178. Headaches that require me to slow down
179. Ruth’s quiet voice that requires me to listen carefully, otherwise she is never heard
180. Auntie!
181. Sales at Fred Meyer
182. Coconut
183. 9pm salmon dinner. No carbs or veggies. Just salmon. Perfect.
184. Car seat strapped into the porshe
185. Innocent curiosity about what could be in tupperware on my kitchen counter
186. SNAKE!!!
187. Freaking out, I mean, FREAKING OUT … so thankful my heart is strong and could handle all my palpitations and loss of oxygen
188. Watching my hubby be gripped with guilt about forgetting to warn me about the snake and yet how thankful he was to forgot so that he could witness me freaking out. He was truly torn with emotion.
189. Dads who find snakes outside and save them till morning so they can share the special surprise with their curious two year old daughter. Something that would never cross my mind.
190. So much relief when the snake was put back outside
191. Laughing at myself. I could easily come up with ten more things to list about the snake incident. Wondering if I am thankful or traumatized.
192. Dreaming of Hawaii
193. Bible study with all black men and one white guy
194. Compelling testimony of faith and trust
195. Trisha
196. Walking out of the library with an arm full of books. So excited about which one to start first.
197. Heaven is for Real. Amazing!
198. Perfect healthy tuna, almond sandwich. Thoughtful hands of preparation.
199. Lillian cracking up
200. Thinking: She is so beautiful. Where is your Mommy?
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