Three days of appreciations 4.250 – 4.252

250. Nice visit with Ellis while we drove out to my appointment. I may not love the necessity of getting rides everywhere, but I sure do love the opportunity it gives me to spend time with my wonderful friends! Thank you, Ellis! ❤

Listening to all the frogs and birds singing in the marsh behind my therapist’s office. What a symphony!

Nice little visit with my brother Jeff. How nice that he lives in the cities now. It’s so fun to spend time with him and get to know him better!

251. Wonderful lunch and visit with Laura – with bonus errands accomplished. How lucky I am to have friends who will drive me places and who are such fun to be with. 🙂

Cardigan sweaters.

Hot tea on a rainy day. 😉

april garden 2016252. Sunshine. What a beautiful sight!!

Also, the hilarity that I first wrote that as “site” — occupational hazard, I guess. Hahaha!

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Wonderful visit with today’s errands driver, Alison. So wonderful to catch up with her and talk about life, the universe, and everything. 🙂

Teensy tiny walk around the block. Long enough to hear a gajillion different bird songs, to feel the warm sun, and to see the gorgeous flowers and trees coming to life in my neighborhood.

Made up words like gajillion.

Learning that sometimes the path of least resistance is the best path… like posting 3 days of appreciations all at once instead of formatting them separately. 😉

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22 years with the best son a mama could want. What a funny, fascinating, fabulous journey it’s been! 6 years with the best Ruby an Aunt Dinana could want … even if she does call me Diana now! 😉 So many good birthdays in April!  ❤

A chance to catch up with Alison today. It’s so nice to connect with friends! 🙂

The Good News Network, for continually reminding me that there are so many good things in the world. Like this video!

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The surprising level of excitement Mckenzie and I are enjoying about being able to compost so many things, and our fun new habit of crying “Compost!” when we add something to the compost bin under the sink. 🙂

Toby’s enjoyment of his new fountain. Catertainment at its best. 😀 Thanks for recommending this brand of cat items, Janet!

Wonderful, thunderful mornings…and clients who like to play with language as much as I do!

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espresso cup april 2016Starting the day with the most delicious espresso in a tiny, adorable cup I got at a garage sale years ago, but had never used. Really good way to start the day!

The comfort of a sweet little thunderstorm and steely skies for a day of couching. Perfect weather for lots of big feelings and resting. 🙂

Getting out for a walk again… even went about half a mile all on my own. I’m so brave. 😉

mckenzie's croissants 2016The amazing smell that filled the house when Mckenzie made these croissants. Don’t they look amazing?! 😀

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First baby bunny sighting this morning. They’re so adorable that I don’t mind sharing my garden with them! 😀

Nice little visit with my folks this morning when they dropped of the gf df cookies my mom made for me… both of my favorite kinds. Thanks, mama! ❤

Meeting some lovely people at Ruby’s bday party gathering today… where we learned that we are all winners. 🙂

Really nice walk with the kids this evening…not quite enough energy to get all the way up to the lake yet, but I got up to 8,000 steps for the day. Slowly, but surely working my way back up. Plus I walked down a new street and saw some gorgeous gardens. 😉

phlox 2016Aldrich garden 2016tulips 4:2016

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Gorgeous, gorgeous weather. Super long, but super productive and enjoyable day!

Wonderful meeting with JohnnyLinn, yummy and constructive work meeting with Sara at the Third Bird, and fun errands with Laura!

Super sweet night with the kids to celebrate Mckenzie’s birthday! Pizza, cake, presents, and then SO MUCH FUN painting together while listening to the soothing voice and excellent instructions of Bob Ross. 😉 Perfect. ❤ ❤ ❤

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toasterOur new toaster, which not only works, but also presents the toast when it’s ready. 😉

Thunder! I love that sound.

Terri’s calming presence at my cardiologist appointment. So great to have a good friend — and another set of ears — with me when I’m trying to absorb so much information! Thank you, friend!

Dr. Iskos’ thorough and patient explanation of how things are, what’s next, and answers to my long list of questions.

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All the green-green-greening! It’s definitely worth a few weeks of sniffle-sneezy-itching to see spring springing up! 😉

New essential oil blend (lavender, lemon, peppermint) to try out for allergies. Thanks, for the suggestion, Cina!

Early, early, early bedtime. 😀

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Sweet visit with Katie and Cina last night when they came to make a delicious Monday dinner. ❤

Sweet visit with Sarah & Ida last night when they dropped off a delicious Tuesday dinner. 😉 Thank you for taking such good care of me, friends!

Two good heart appointments today… the device check showed no arrhythmia other than the incident on the 18th, so that’s good. I’ll find out about the echo on Thursday. From now on I can do my device checks remotely, too, so will only have to go in once a year instead of every 3 months. Cool!

The people at UMP Heart Fairview are really wonderful. It’s kind of funny to go there because everyone I work with talks about how young I am. Haha! Wait, does that mean I’m young at heart?!? 😛