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 |  A journal for all to record the best thing about their day, each day, for all to enjoy. |
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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Welcome to my journal. Well, actually, welcome to our journal - I hope! So that everyone can enjoy it, please stick to items with an E rating. Thanks - Enjoy!. The best way I know of to count my blessings is to keep a daily journal recording the best thing about each day. I thought it might be nice if we had a community journal here at WDC where anyone could enter the "best thing" about their day. Believe me, whenever you're blue, or lonely, or not feeling well, it is wonderful to go back and read the journal entries. One day it might be something material and the next spiritual - whatever strikes your fancy. So please, be my guest and join me in a wonderful journalling experience. Ta - 4/20/07 - Italian sausage heroes - Mmm! |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Blueberries - I picked them right in my own bacykard.. Blueberry pancakes for breakfast on Saturday - Yum. Sitting on the porch this afternoon and looking at the beautiful tree across the street - the top of it is starting to turn color. I'll miss the summer weather but God's extravanganza of autumn is beginning! Now that school is in session, this afternoon Bob and I could hear the sound of children playing ball and having fun after school. It's one of the nicest sounds I know. O&C potato sticks - they really are good! I exercised again today. Grace - we say grace before every meal and today it just struck me how comforting such a simple ritual is. It always makes me more aware of the smell and taste of the food and reminds me how fortunate we are. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: A beautiful sky all day - clear blue. A lovely talk with my daughter, Susan, and she's coming to visit for a few days next week! Today was the first day back to school and Bob and I sat on the porch and watched all the students arrive in their new clothes. I exercised and walked today - okay so I also took a nap  I drank a lot of water today - another goal I've set for myself. I baked a cake for the church bingo. Things are starting to wind down, but our garden is still a lovely plalce to be. Two different rose bushes have bloomed again. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: A beautiful day - warm and sunny with a nice breeze and no humidity. A long letter from my son - so nice to receive in these days of e-mail and cell phones. Write you Mom or Dad a letter! Working outside with Bob Lunch on the deck Dinner out - pizza - with good friends |
| The best thing(s) about today is: The last official day of the summer season, Bob and I spent the day outdoors. It was lovely and beautiful. Some of the trees are starting to lose a bit of their color already. A stop at a small cafe for warm apple pie and ice cream - yum. Autumn colors - all the shop windows are filled with them. Beautiful mums - a gift from a good neighbor. The evening sky - pink and blue but slightly cloudy so that the colors looked a little muted and ran together with the blazing sun peeking out from above it all. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: We're home!!!! Vacation - it was wonderful Rest - that was wonderful too - I slept late every day! The Beach - warm water and white sand - perfect!! Food - Fantastic seafood every day, lobster, shrimp, clams, crabs - just wonderful! Shopping - Oooh the little boutiques, especially in Newport, Rhode Island! New Friends - we met wonderful people everywhere we went! Writing - I spent some time outlining a novel I hope to write and now I'm in the process of arranging for the necessary research. Bob - the absolute all-time, #1 best travelling companion - I fell in love with him all over again (and again)! Seeing my friends and neighbors and catching up on the local news. Gratitude - I am so thankful for the wonderful life I have and I hope to never take it for granted. Home - there's no place like it. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Hooray!!!! I finally feel better! Clothes; I know you're dying to know what Bob packed - EVERYTHING! Clothes that don't fit, clothes for Goodwill - everything! Food - Lobster, lobster, lobster!!! Oh, and some great clam chowder too! Sun, fun, shopping, gambling and Bob,Bob, Bob. Families- so many of them vacationing together - just lovely to see. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: I feel better!! Not perfect yet but I'm on the mend. The dr. gave me an antibiotic. We leave today for a 16 day holiday at the seashore - just what the dr. ordered No phones and no internet - I'll try to keep in touch sporadically if I can find a cafe. I'll be logging all the good things in a journal and will enter them when I get back. Adventure - this whole trip lies ahead with promises of so many nice times - and resting in the sunshine. Surprises - Bob packed for me - I can't wait to see what I'll be wearing! *bnigsmile* |
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| The best thing(s) about today is: Honey and lemon Ice pops Sleep Salt water gargles Bob, who is the best and most attentive nurse ever! |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Bob - I have a sore throat and he is the best nurse ever. Sleep - I've been doing a lot of that. Sunshine - this afternoon I sat on the deck for a while and just let the sun warm me. This is a feeling I will try to recreate in my mind all winter. Books - I love books and today I spent some time with my favorites. Icepops - I love them all summer long but now they are especially soothing on my throat. Tea - it's the universal comfort when you don't feel good. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Sleeping late. Taking it easy. Reading magazines. Searching on the internet for healthier lifystyle changes. and seriously planning to make them. A nice long chat with Casey who just got home from Greece. She had a wonderful time and sounds great. On Thursday she heads to Florida with her sister Susan and Susan's family for a cruise to the Cayman Islands on Saturday. Now that's the life! A nice cool breeze today and a blue sky. Knowing the wonderful feeling of love. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Mass - Fr. Stephen gave each of us a blessing today with water he collected from a stream and blessed while on retreat. A young soldier on leave from Afghanistan at church this morning. A beautiful drive to a small town and a nice walk through the shops. Bob bought me a crystal apple about the size of a marble for my desk. It catches the light beautifully. Cranberry sorbet - yum! A nap. Casey called - she's home safely from Greece. The phlox are blooming - mine are white - I cut some and brought them in, they are so fragrant. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Kitchen counters - custom-made exotic wood - I scrubbed them and oiled them - they look beautiful. Lunch out with a dear friend. A blue, blue sky with not a cloud in sight. A drive after dinner, up the mountain, all along the river to watch the sunset. I don't think there are words to describe the beauty of this. The sky was pink and white and blue and at some points in time, almost backlit as the sun fell behind the mountain. When I was ill I could not wear my beautiful engagement ring from Bob because my fingers were swollen, I wore it all day today. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Vacation - 1 week from today! So, we decided to practice and were out all day, having fun. Driving through the countryside, taking roads we've never been on before. The Farmer's Market - tomatoes, peaches, red peppers and watermelon. Oh and just-picked corn too. The baby pigs are getting bigger. Dinner out - barbecue - delicious. Movies - we rented The Queen and watched it tonight - very good. Beauty - we were surrounded by it all day. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Up early and out to breakfast with a friend - great fun and then we took a nice drive and when we got home we sat on the porch for about half an hour. Fresh cucumbers from a neighbors garden. The tiniest sparrow I have ever seen perched atop a telephone wire this afternoon. The Library Summer Reading Program - tonight was the grand finale - a big pizza party with prizes for everyone. I volunteered to work and help out - what a pleasure - all those adorable childen so excited and each and every one of them read books over the summer!! Bob walked me to the library and then came and picked me up at 9:00 P.M. - It's across the street He is so sweet.Eye make-up - I bought eyeliner and mascara and have been practicing -hot stuff!!! A telephone call from my daughter, Casey, who is vacationing in Greece and, having a mighty good time. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Roses - we have a beautiful rose tree in our garden that blooms in early June and then not again until the next year. Today, as I ate my breakfast I was looking out into the garden and there on the tree are two roses! I worked at the library again this afternoon for a while. So good to be able to help out. Shopping - we went to T J Maxx and Home Goods - I am addicted to both stores. I bought a beautiful brown leather handbag for autumn in T J's and a beautiful Murano glass bowl in Home Goods. The evening sky was breathtaking - all pink and swirly with the sun setting. Later, when darkness fell, it was full of twinkling stars. A phone call to a friend brought the good news that even though she is not feeling her best lately - her doctor confirmed she is basically in good health. I exercised, I worked, I shopped, I walked - I feel fine. God is good. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: The weatherman - this morning he said it was going to be very hot and he advised staying in and taking it easy - so I did! A nap. A cold supper - deviled eggs, shrimp salad and tomatoes I just picked. Yum! Laughter - today I set my hair in pincurls. Why? Beats me but Bob and I had a good laugh. Having a nice home to stay home in and a wonderful hubby to share it with me. Knowing that every day I wake up is another opportunity to make Him smile. |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Friends - One came for lunch today and it was so nice to just sit and chat. Then, throughout the day and evening three more came unexpectedly and each stayed for a bit and it was just so nice to see each of them and to feel so cared about. Hunt and peck - that's how I'm typing this because I'm eating a raspberry ice pop with the other hand. Nails - I actually had to trim mine - they were getting too long - now that's a first for me. Oregano - I picked some fresh from the garden today for dinner - it smells wonderful. People are starting to read this blog and make entries. Yea! |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Mass - so beautiful and Church was filled with people from out of town, so nice to worship when you are away. A visit with a dear friend who is recovering from surgery and doing well. A telephone call from my son this afternoon and then later, when he knew I would be out, he called again. - the message on the machine was simply "I love you mom". A baby rabbit on the road this afternoon. Two people left comments to yesterday's blog. l |
| The best thing(s) about today is: Sleeping late Homegrown tomatoes and basil with cheese and olive oil - Yum The County Fair - first time in 3 years I was well enough to go - it was great!!!!! Wild turkeys crossing the road - 4 of them The night sky - inky black and littered with stars - just beautiful. The gift of my restored health. |
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