good things

:: Finding a great spot to rest and talk.

:: A path being made between our front door and the front door across the street -- where four boys live.  Four.  Boys.  Yippee!

:: Colorful lanterns from IKEA.  A burst of color during the day while they solar charge, then a soft colorful glow at night when they automatically light up.  Really cool.

:: The sweet joy of a snowcone machine.  What could be better than ice with some yummy concord grape syrup?

:: The first fall leaf.  With just a bit of cool breeze to remind me that fall isn't far off.

:: An afternoon at the pool.  Those almost-fall breezes keeping us in the water where it felt warmer.

:: A good kind of messy floor.  The kind that shows there has been some great playing going on.

:: gladsome details set and registration open.  Check it out, and join in a great experience!

:: A little hole in the bottom of Robeez.  See it there?  Pal has earned it.  Those shoes were brand new when he started toddling.  He has climbed, walked, danced all the way to needing a new pair.

:: Ginger ale with a pink bendy straw.

:: A dozen roses from my parents.  Lovely thinks they were for her.  They actually were for me, but I'm not telling her.

:: A girl who spent her entire birthday jumping up and down exclaiming "this is the best birthday!"

:: Sploches of paint color on walls throughout the house.  Blues, yellows, green, browns.  Picking colors this time around has been tricky.  I think I will be living with sploches for awhile.

:: New backpacks ready and a bag of school supplies waiting.  Unbelievable that we are on the cusp of the first day of school.