May 31, 2006

(we don't have a single decent picture of her...she hates getting her picture taken as much as I do...we both need to get over that)

• Erica ~ Happy Birthday, Little Monkey Face!
• Sunshine, when they said it would rain...for her birthday.
• Tall, No Water, Soy, Chai Latte, in a Grande cup, with lots of extra whip. (Erica's favorite Starbucks drink)
• Chinese food. (again...Erica's favorite)
• 17 year old daughters! Yay!
  

May 30, 2006

Well, I slacked off for a couple days so I will resume from here.
Thank you, God, for:

• Art Rage...I am having a great time with this program.
• The four day weekend that allowed me to relax and spend some time playing with art.
• My husband and all his encouraging comments that keep me painting/drawing.
• My (mostly) peaceful home.
• Elani and her gentle, tender, unconditional love.
  

May 27, 2006

• Hands ~ that allows us to do so much.
• Feet ~ that get us places.
• Ears ~ to hear our children laugh.
• Noses ~ to smell fresh baked bread and roses.
• Eyes ~ to see the amazingness of the world around us.
  

May 26, 2006

• Paint ~ acrylic, watercolor, gouache, etc.
• Paper ~ vellum, watercolor, bristol board, etc.
• Pencils ~ colored and otherwise.
• Pastels ~ oil & chalk.
• Bazillions of colors to play with!
  

May 25, 2006

• Little people.
• Thursdays that are like Fridays.
• The smell of rain.
• Candles.
• My family, who wants to treat Erica like a princess for a day. (Erica often gets passed over because she is so very quiet.)

Note: Had something wrong with IE yesterday so I couldn't post anything. With David's help, I downloaded a new browser. =)

May 24, 2006

• My crazy friend, David, whose birthday is today.
• Short work weeks.
• Paydays.
• My Tevas, that I live in 9-10 months out of the year.
• My toe rings.

May 23, 2006

• The quiet of the early morning.
• A cup of coffee with D before I go to work.
• My beautiful kids.
• My silly mom.
• Having a good book to read.

May 22, 2006

• Monday morning alone time to think.
• Fresh coffee.
• Showers when you feel especially icky.
• Rain...as much as I love sunshine, we need a little rain occasionally.
• My husband.

May 20 & 21, 2006

Saturday

• BBQing.
• Sunshine when it's supposed to be raining.
• Neal, and being there to comfort him.
• PF Goldfish.
• Brand new mascara.

Sunday

• Quiet mornings and waking up slow.
• Having an hour or two alone with Darrin.
• Making love while we're alone. (yay)
• Thunderstorms.
• Finishing a good book and having a sequel to go to.

May 19, 2006

• Fun art. (Jimmy Pickering ~ above)
• Illustration Friday....eeep this week it's "sorry", I'll have to think on that a bit.
• The green all around us.
• Wild baby bunnies.
• Fridays....oh, I do love Fridays. =)

May 18, 2006

• Another beautiful day.
• Rediscovering old friends.
• Ibuprofen.
• Crazy & silly art that inspires me. (above)
• The work week approaching an end.

May 17, 2006

• Illustration Friday for challenging me.
• My new, improved, squishy pillow.
• Waking up to a clear sky.
• Pencils, pens & paper.....and Wacom tabllets!
• Waking up early enough to sip a cup of coffee and relax a bit.

May 16, 2006

• Trees of all kinds.
• My new squishy pillow.
• Husbands who occasionally make dinner.
• Kisses before work.
• Erica's goofy personality.
  

May 15th

• The Ben Caldwell book and the beautiful little vase Elani gave me.
• The iTrip Erica gave me.
• The Starbucks tumbler Neal gave me.
• The Simple Abundance book Noel gave me.
• Being a mom.

May 13th & 14th

Saturday...

• Good friends.
• Little boys.
• Bubbles.
• Quiet afternoons catching up.
• Husbands who don't get mad when you come home later than you intended.

Sunday...

• Mothers and nurturing women around the world.
• This perfectly gorgeous day.
• The flowers Jamie brought me this morning.
• My silly, wonderful kids.
• My mom, in particular.

May 12, 2006

• Sleeping Beauty
• Lavender (the flower, the color and the scent)
• Candles
• Gardens
• FRIDAYS!!! HOORAY!!!
  

May 11, 2006

• Green
• Blue
• Violet
• Red
• Orange
• and last but not least...yellow.

May 9 & 10, 2006

Well, I feel bad...I missed yesterday dang it.
So I'll make up for it today.

Thank you, God, for...

• It's a Small World
• Pirates of the Carribean
• The Disneyland Railroad
• The Haunted Mansion
• The Mark Twain

And Thank you for....

• Sunny mornings
• Fresh coffee
• Laughing children
• World diversity
• Love

May 8, 2006

• Home.
• Simple pleasures...sipping a cup of hot tea, smelling the fresh pine outside in the spring, listening to the rain patter against the window.
• coffee.
• the smell of fresh cut grass.
• My Moominpappa mug.

May 7, 2006

• My crazy family.
• Almond lattes and sons who occasionally buy them for me.
• Eyvind Earle.
• Quiet Sundays.
• My bed and my book, they are calling to me.

May 6, 2006

• The twittering birds outside in the early mornings
• The carmen colored rhodies outside my bedroom window
• Darrin
• My kids
• Memories of Disneyland

May 5, 2006

To the Tlingkit totem-indian tribe in Canada & Alaska, "Guneshcheesh" means 'Thank you'.

And so, here, I begin my "thanks" journal. It is believed that if you give thanks for 5 things everyday, and list them, you will better recognize the riches you have in your life and be happier for it.

So my 5 things for today are...

• The sun shining in my face on the way to work this morning.
• The rich greens of the grass and trees coming back after a long winter.
• My Pirates of the Carribean antennae ball.
• My wonderful comfortable bed.
• The wonderful comfortable man who shares my bed.