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THIS COLOR With envy

Running my 2nd best 5K time ever, after starting the race thinking "I got nothin' today."

*ahem*

::claps wildly::

Beautiful days.

See ya later kids.

Waking up to sunshine, coffee and nice hot blueberry muffins.

OK, a quick shower, a peek at the orchard and THEN beautiful days. See ya kiddies.

winning a friendly bet

waking up feeling like i've actually got a good night's sleep.

*realizes this for the first time* You can eat muffins... hot?

I'm... I'm so happy...

yummy! nothing like a fresh. hot, blueberry muffin

my roommates don't even like to eat them cold. Once we got into eating them fresh out of the oven, we only make 6 at a time and share. Mmmmm weekend breakfasts.

You can imagine my delight when my parents' most recent grocery drop included a package of yummylicious muffin mix. Now I just need to buy a tin....

Current happy thing: vanilla frozen yogurt.

Frozen yogurt... hmm... I wonder what frozen pudding would be like?

It depends on the brand. The generic stuff tastes like crap, and freezing most pre-packaged pudding cups doesn't work all that well, but making frozen pops out of Jello brand vanilla or chocolate produces surprisingly good results. Oh, and I once froze the lemon-flavored pudding cups for a yummy treat. The consistency is a little off, but they're passable if you have a major craving for frozen tangy sugary goodness.

Now, frozen MILK is just nasty.

Espresso

This could go under the spoken requests thread, but I feel it is more appropriate to post here, under things I am thankful for.

My mom was taken to the ER the other day after a small spell, which indluded a possible seizure and a brief period of unconsciousness. When I arrived, she was able to talk, respond and was very lucid. We were first told she had pneumonia in her lower left lobe, as well as a urinary tract infection. They want to admit her. NOT in THAT hospital! We were able to transfer her to Newton General where she was admitted into a small suite ! A sofa bed, kitchenette, living area, which is awesome so that dad don't have to sleep in the rotten chair-beds.
They Dr had a radiologist read her x-ray, and dang, there is no pneumonia. This is another huge blessing.
The Dr. did speak with my sister yesterday and told her mom would probably not get any better, and her time left on this earth is short. Sad? Yes, you bet. At peace? Yes, you bet. This is the first time ever our family has spoken about the death of a loved one so open and honestly. I was even able to speak with my mom today and we talked a little bit about it. We, as a family, will be heading to the funeral home in the next week or so to go ahead and make all arrangements, which will save us that stress when the day does come.
I have been completely, totally blessed, and I am eternally thankful for the mom and dad I am blessed with, and a family who is closer than most other families that I know.
God is in control and has blessed us with His grace and mercy for the days ahead.
God bless you all!

Finding out that I will in fact get to see TMBG. The wedding starts at 7, they don't go on till 9:30. YESSS!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!

Of course I am still going to miss Pedro the Lion and death cab for cutie opening for them!!! GRRRRRR!!!!

posting in the orchard from work.

*waves*

Hi K-dog.

*waves in the general direction of Indiana*

Lattes on overcast evenings.

Cowboy Bebop is on! And it's the one with Cowboy Andy! (that's way cooler than it sounds I promise!)

Frozen yogurt so so so yummy....

Fall!!!! It's not here yet, but it's coming, I can feel it in the air.

Cinnamon toast and baby pictures.

good, open conversations.
laughing.
making 35 bucks in tips in one nite!

Allowing myself to study out by the pool this morning instead of continuing to wither away in the computer lab with 300 stressed out students.

mmmm...85 degrees, sunny...and...well...perfect

Listening to a Prarie Home Companion while I study...

yee ha!

i've got a date tonite. (free food... heh.)

FINALLY understanding the entire meaning of and repurcussions of the events indicated in this ... um ... 'statement'.

Net effect of UMN connections to spinal cord is INHIBITORY to the LMN in gray matter; thus, damage to the UMN systems produces an extended posture, increased to normal muscle tone, & increased spinal cord reflexes

Spontaneous trips to the international rose test gardens
Panaramic veiws of the city
revisiting an old childhood memory
keeping somwhat cool despite the fact that it's at least 93

My friend John.
And that his baby is healthy.
And that his wife is the coolest woman ever.
And that he scored the game winning goal in his league hockey game tonight, making the playoffs.

Stealing a few hours of online time today, and enjoying myself all the while ...

: )

Realizing that for the first time in a LONG time, I am not semi-dreading the end of summer/start of school ... now that I am no longer covering h.s. sports or teaching part-time ...

... though I DO hate the thought of cold weather approaching ...

sudden breaks of perfect blue in wall-to-wall grey sky
running 3.3 miles in thirty minutes!
jolly napier
the feel of my hair being tossed about by the wind

Old School Sportscenter

Hehe: Right ON!!

: )

Kilborn has GREAT hair!!

Denise and her Viola in my studio

Very nice, Scotty,
Very dream-like. The 'shadow' is a nice touch.

getting an email back from someone at I wanted to hear fm.ro

DustyVolume's AVATAR!!!!

awesome!!!

Catching up on the favorite things thread.

Grilled cheese sandwichess -- with three kinds of cheese.

Computers that behave for a little while.

Thanks Trudes,
Your comment caused me to reflect on how much I like shadows; I like them a lot. Rifling through my boxes of small prints to find more portraits with shadows leads me to realize I need to print some of the old negatives in dimensions suitable for my scanner.

Being lost in the desert. Suzy is never as thrilled about being lost in the desert as Kelly and I are. I also like watching Suzy and Kelly pick on each other.

Only God can really know just how much I love this.

emailing an almost stranger in the morning and finding a new freind by afternoon.

Cold apple slices with crunchy peanut butter smeared on them.

Oficially having 3000 posts.

finding a new book that i've wanted to read at a discount bookseller that is charging only 1/3 the price of the other stores.

receiving a new musical vine in the mail.

visiting my family!!!!

i have an inkling!
and the shadow portrait is soooooo beautiful!
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Dizziness gone!
Eating.
Rain.
STICKER SALES!!!!
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code FINALLY out in paperback AND IN MY HANDS! Muahahahaha!