my happy 100 ... that has gone well past 100
- my family
- living in a white picket fence house with my favorite people
- my tiny dog (her size is part of why I love her so)
- walking the dog
- dog dancing for treats
- bagels
- art days with Allison (these are not in any order, I love Allison more than bagels)
- my pals…especially d, c, a, t, m
- tennis
- the sound of new tennis balls being opened
- clogs
- sneakers
- boots
- orange shoes (especially clogs, sneakers and boots)
- messy paint days
- fresh new paint brushes
- reading the paper in the morning
- letting my kids read the comics first
- reading
- book club
- staying really late at book club
- carpooling
- bananas
- grapes
- watermelon
- oatmeal raisin cookies
- my lovely husband liking to cook
- dinner not cooked by me
- my little boy saying, can I make dinner?
- my littlest girls saying, can I make cookies?
- my big girl not really caring about being in the kitchen, just like me
- summer vacation
- road trips
- travel journals
- family journals
- bags of journaling goodies
- sharpies
- buttons
- new glue sticks
- new socks
- new tshirts
- old sweats
- andy’s gym shorts (on me)
- rain
- rainbows
- rainboots
- my three children in raincoats and rainboots walking to school because I’m militant about walking
- holding my little one's hand when I walk her to school
- playgrounds
- swings
- creeks
- tadpoles
- fishtanks
- going to aquariums
- snorkeling
- turtles
- zoos
- elephants
- green
- big ole’ gaudy rings
- ladybird pendants
- silver earrings
- roses
- sunflowers
- gerbera daisies
- daffodils
- poppies ( I could have conserved numbers if I’d just said flowers, but there are a few I’m not partial to)
- Mona Lisa
- Leonardo DaVinci
- Matisse
- Van Gogh
- Cubism
- Andy Warhol
- dinner parties
- swimming pools
- the beach
- nieces and nephews
- new babies
- pillows
- flashlights
- bungee cords
- bike rides
- watching my children play sports
- driving golf carts
- keys
- games (I could take up 20 numbers here listing my favorites …. I could maybe even do a top 100 game list.)
- taking the kids to the grandparents
- my happy childhood memories
- very nice brothers
- planning ahead for my 20th anniversary celebration
- giving gifts
- homemade gifts
- watching tv in the evenings (I could fill up a dozen spots with favorite shows.)
- Time magazine
- Sports Illustrated
- Cloth, Paper, Scissors
- Lego
- Dolls
- Children’s books
- Folk art
- Art Fairs
- Elton John
- Cheryl Crowe
- John Denver (since I was 10, sorry)
- Jimmy Buffett
- 80s music
- Dancing with my husband
- Front porches
- Porch swings
- Hard wood floors
- Air conditioning
- My church
- My women’s group
- Kanuga
- Teaching children
- Sunday school
- Telling stories
- 20/20 vision
- cool sunglasses
- soccer
- sharpies
- skates
- footstools
- poptarts
- twizzlers
- edamame (how did this not get mentioned til way down here?)
- mr. potato head
- Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves
- Kevin Bacon in Footloose
- Going for walks with someone
- Blue nail polish
- Pedicures
- Mexican restaurants
- Museums
- Family memberships
- Christmas
- Seafood
- Sandcastles
- Fishing
- Nets
- Boats
- My husband in a row boat (he's not a skilled boat dude)
- My camera
- My computer
- Flickr
- Blogs
- Twins Loop
- Pottery
- The Alphabet
- Angels
- Framed family photos
- Children laughing
- Knock knock jokes
- Monkey Ball
- Webkins Cash Cow
- e.e. cummings
- shel silverstein
- ribbons
- bingo cards
- bottle caps
- bells
- reliable, roomy cars
- ok, my mini van
- sunsets
- full moons
- seashells
- seahorses
- mickey mouse
- tinkerbell
- dopey
- chapstick
- cloth napkins
- diet coke (OH! Now you know it isn’t in any particular order!)
- root beer
- gingerale
- spearmint
- wintergreen
- butterscotch
- taking a class
- writing
- lists (ha, I’m thinking of my to do list, but this is certainly a grand list to not make a showing til 181!)
- art books
- apple mango tango detergent (mark taught me about that)
- corn chowder (thanks dave)
- backpacks
- colorful bandaids
- hearts
- not following directions
- people from australia
this list was originally a blog post ....you can read the original one here ...
