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- Homemade pizza
- Arugula
- A fresh pedicure
- Blue toenail polish
- Oversized aprons
- Olympic gymnastics
- Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby
- Having all our kids around
- Indoor plants I haven’t killed
- The freedoms of a summer schedule
- Movies with my girls
- The Olympics
- Fresh Oil changes in cars
- Smoothies
- Cold drinks on hot days
- The way a glass sweats when the drink is cold and the day hot
- Baby tomatoes
- Cucumber salad
- Connecting with Sam after a long day
- Reading before bed
- My dad’s truck
- Happy’s Ice Cream cones
- Paddle boarding
- Lemonade with fizzy water
- Coffee in bed
- Students that finish the semester’s work early
- Giving “A”s
- A full gas tank
- The Power Loon
- Sitting in the shade
- Lazy days
- Late breakfasts
- Coffee by the lake
- A clean cabin after a long weekend
- Baby barn swallows chirping over the door
- Starry nights
- Fly swatters
- Cold drinks
- Red and white checked tablecloths
- Melamine plates
- Groups of kids at the cabin
- People eating at the picnic table
- Swimming dogs
- Making breakfast the night before
- Watching Finley sleep
- When the humidity clears after a storm
- Little frogs
- Sticky buns
- Egg bakes
- Paper plates
- Quiet days at home
- Organizing the storage closet
- Pesto – freshly made with basil from my own garden
- Cherry tomatoes fresh of the bush
- Freshly laundered and folded table linens
- Pancake plants
- Old musicals
- Rainy days
- Furniture with a story
- When my girls sing musical theatre – unaccompanied and singing all the roles
- 50th birthday parties
- Beverage coolers
- Potlucks
- Holding a sleeping baby
- Impromptu coffee dates with friends
- Looking at old pictures of my kids
- Freshly groomed dogs
- Lots of teenagers in my house
- Pickle dip
- Ruffles potato chips
- Bridal showers
- Chalk art on sidewalks
- Tiny cupcakes
- Chicken salad
- When store employees walk your purchases out to your car
- No line at the Costco gas pump
- Singing a blessing
- College friends
- Climbing into bed at the end of a long full happy day
- Listening to the interaction of my children
- My office
- Lunch with friends I haven’t seen for awhile
- Good medical outcomes
- Scandinavian shops
- Swedish textiles
- Gin and tonics
- Salads for dinner on a hot day
- Standing in the street talking to neighbors
- Receiving thank you notes that are very personal
- When my kids invite friends for dinner
- Unpacking and putting things away
- Sleeping in my own bed
- Re-connecting with my people
- Salads made by someone else
- Toppling Goliath King Sue
- Dates with my guy
- Drives around the lake
- Instagram
- Dogs wearing the “cone of shame”
- Fizzy water
