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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. 😉

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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?!? 😛

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What a nice visit with Debb – productive errands (well, for me, anyway…) and yummy lunch. So nice to see her again! So nice of her to drive me around. 😉

Suddenly summer weather and sandals!

Quiet evening of couch time after this busy weekend. Whew!

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The smell of the trees in flower right now. So delicate and sweet!

Doing errands with Dave this morning. I’m so lucky to have friends who are so much fun to be with and who are willing to be part of my chauffeur brigade until I’m able to drive again. 🙂

A lovely evening with wonderful people! So great to see you all!! ❤ ❤ ❤

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All the sweet and funny comments you lovely people posted today. Thank you! I’m still in weepy mode, but my therapist assures me this is very common after a medical trauma and a good sign that I’m processing it, which is nice to know. It’s so unusual for me that it took me by surprise. 😉

Minneapolis’ new organics recycling program. We got our starter bags in the mail and should get our cart next week!

Mckenzie, who very sweetly walked me today so I could get some sunshine despite my anxiety. 🙂