Easy Like Sunday Morning :)

Today I am grateful for......

Taylor getting her letters and megaphone for her letter jacket at the banquet on Thursday. I know, I know.....letter jackets in middle school? That's what I said, but I don't want to ruin her joy and pride.

Taking Kelsey to her most recent movie night at Harrison for her Japanese class. Getting to see all the kids dressed up as their favorite anime characters and meeting her favorite teacher, what fun!

Making friends with and getting free samples from Taylor's cheer coach who is a nurse for a dermatologist, all girls love free samples :)

Being asked for help with the upcoming recognition dinner. Going in Friday afternoon and rushing to help get Kay organized and caught up since the dinner is in a few weeks and she hasn't even ordered invitations yet! I got her all taken care of though, not much left for her to do now.

A nice easy fun weekend.

Taylor getting to spend time with her favorite person, Ciarra.

An evening with the Stapletons, making them laugh and being accepted and stood up for. Finally getting Jesse's shot glass to him. He asked me to bring one back for him from Kauai. I never know when I'm going to run into him and finally got it to him. I found the biggest one I could find and he loved it.

Seeing my lovely fellow artist friend, Jody. Giving her big hugs and exchanging love from the heart. Her mom just had her most recent MRI and her brain tumor has shrunk, they almost can't even see it anymore. Doctor says it's a miracle, amazing.

Getting to babysit DJ all day Saturday :) DJ says his name is "Super DJ", he's going as super man for halloween. He also tells me his mom's name is Tracie, and when you give him food he doesn't like he says, ..."I can't like that". Getting him all to myself, we had lots of fun. We went for a walk, saved some worms (picked them up off the road and put them in the grass), played with the wind chimes in my yard, checked all the storm drains in the street, had lunch, watched the Care Bears movie, played hide and seek, watched Aladdin, and took a nap. ....oh! and no accidents! He's potty training now :)

Taking Kelsey to her Halloween party, then spending an evening at home alone :) I ate Mexican take out and watched lots of scary Halloween type movies, it was awesome!.....then after I got my imagination working and was a little spooked, I got to drive the back roads through the country side and woods to pick Kelsey up at midnight.
I told her all about my over-active imagination and scarring myself by watching all the horror movies when I was a kid and shouldn't have been watching them. I don't see well at night and my mind for some reason turns mundane things like mailboxes into people standing on the side of the road :) Kelsey just laughed at me and then told me about her party.

Watching my favorite show, Bionic Woman, and hearing Ani's music used a couple of different times throughout the show!!!!!!!

The moonlight illuminating the fields Saturday night and seeing several different people pulled off on the side of the roads, star gazing.

Waking up slow and easy Sunday morning, absolutely fantastic.

Lisa dropping Taylor off for me, Taylor's sick, a touch of the flu or something........knowing that she will be better quickly.

No school tomorrow!!!!!!! An extra day to do what ever we want!

The cooler weather!

Leaving the windows open and enjoying the sunshine today :)

Being excited about dressing as Dorothy for Halloween!!!!!! Knowing I will find some ruby slippers, ......or maybe I'll make some.

Tomorrow is trash day!!!! I have cleaned out and de-cluttered, and have lots of trash and negative cluttered energy to get rid of, and tomorrow it will all be gone!!!!

Stopping at certain times during my days and thinking, ....."I'm going to put this in my gratitude glog". Lots of wonderful moments to be grateful for.

All the talismans, tattoos, songs, idles, meaningful things that people cherish, and use as motivation and reminders. Being able to let go of some of mine. Keeping them until they are no longer of any use to me and then letting them go by passing them on to a beloved friend or family member, or sending them out into the world knowing they served me well and may do the same for someone else. .....a sign of growth and moving forward.

Hearing that Kevin, Cynthia, and baby are doing well. Knowing the baby will be healthy, loved, blessed and very special.

Getting a couple of paintings ready to donate as door prizes for the recognition dinner, my name will be announced, and my business card will be in the back of the paintings, hey... Free advertising people!

Looking forward to carving pumpkins this evening.

Good things are happening for the people I love.

you my little jack-o-lantern, you.