Okay, this is amazing. As far as I can tell, people are reading my mind for my birthday!

1. Sarah & I went to IKEA and as we were getting ready to head out, I convinced myself to wait until January to buy the new comforter I’ve been wanting. Then when we get there, she announces that she’d like to buy me a new comforter for my birthday. What?! And a new super-comfy pillow!

2. I’m going to buy myself a ring with Jeni’s birthstone in it, but again, plan to wait until next year. Then yesterday, a package arrives from Libby with the most hilarious inside-joke bday card (!!!) AND a bracelet featuring both Jeni’s and my birthstones. Beautiful!

3. Katie was asking for gift ideas for a mutual friend last night and I suggested fresh fruit from FL. We did that for someone a long time ago and it was amazing. Then today, what arrives for me in the mail? A gift from Pam. Florida oranges!

Srsly. Are you people monitoring and interpreting my brainwaves somehow?? 😄

Thank you so much for the thoughtful and perfectly perfect gifts, my darling friends! I sure do love you! 💖💖💖

I’m so grateful to have my appreciation pathways firmly etched in my neural network. I may not post them much these days, but here are some pix of what I’ve appreciated the past few weeks. So. Many. Holiday. Lights, visit with Santa, gifts and flowers from lovely friends Bree & Suzanne, silly wrapping projects, my standard getting-ready-for-doc-appts process, beautiful kiddos. You know, the usual. 😄

My magnificent Monday with Laura! ❤️

The most amazing early birthday gift from Sarah. What a fabulous book: Death is Stupid.

It is perfect for me right now! It made me laugh out loud and cry (also out loud, in case you were wondering.) 😉

My silly car who was, apparently, pleased with our big snow this past weekend.

Holiday lights and music and waffles.

Fun with desktop folder colors and images. How pleasing it is to open my computer!