Ten (More) Things

I may make a habit out of this.

Ten Things:

1) This picture:


2) A garage that matches the house.

3) Week-nights dreaming on the front porch with Jono, candles lit, bug spray on, his nice-smelling cigar leaving a wispy trail in the air...

4) The pathetic and funny "mm, mm, mm" sound Jude makes as he tries to lift his leg over mine and get past me into the living room with his milk. Naughty.

5) His bedtime, when he lays on my chest and lets me sing to him. We blow each other kisses and wave through the crib bars as I leave the room. It's the best.

6) Heirloom tomatoes that ripen in spite of our shady yard. Also, in spite of its ultra-tiny-ness, our garden can still produce fresh greens and tomatoes that take me three seconds to turn into a salad for dinner.

7) Mulberry trees. Yum.

8) Brett moved back to Michigan!

9) Cool breeze on my mostly downhill (bike) ride to work this morning. And the other day, jumping in the kiddie pool in my underwear after a sweaty ride home. Baby napping, iced drink brought out by hubby. Oh yes.

10) Short work weeks. Yahoo.

Your turn.

Ten Things

"Ten Things" is something I got from a blog I read called Soule Mama. The point is to post ten things you're thankful for during any given week. They don't need to be big things (house, husband, son). In fact, small things that seem inconsequential - maybe even hardly noticeable - are the best. Things that add even a wee bit of light.

Here are mine this week.


TEN THINGS:

1. A little boy of mine who smirkily says, "Oh, Mama" when I goof off. (If he was a teenager, you could cue the eye-roll.)

2. A handy bowl when he threw up his breakfast this morning (again).

3. When same little boy sweetly asks for help. "Help?"

4. My man, who made me crock-pot white chili AND cleaned the bathrooms this weekend.

5. The pleasant whir of our motor-less mower as I cut the grass for the first time (yes, in almost 8 years).

6. The cool breeze that has been moving across Michigan for the past few days. No humidity whatsoever.

7. Days at the office where I spend no more than a few minutes in stress mode.

8. Getting paid to poke around on social networking sites...for a good cause.

9. An afternoon of mindless labor. Hours spent stuffing envelopes for a mailing over trying to save the world is some kind of relief.

10. The (somewhat) new ability to center myself and let it all come down around me. If I was left with nothing, I would still have my life and my God.

Anything you'd like to share? :)

The pic demonstrates taking pleasure in little things: Ella's poofy neck would make your day too.