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1. A sunny morning and a chilled glass of Odwalla orange juice out on the patio... what a way to start the day!
   
2. Technology... it took me less than 10 minutes to capture, upload, and post m'boy's knock knock joke this morning.
   
3. 30 minutes to myself between lunch, errands, and pick up from daycare.
   
4. A laughter filled 45 minute phone conversation with my sister.
   
5. A yummy new recipe for dinner.
   

41

1. A nice, quiet weekend, the perfect way to start off our last week together before sending my husband off to Ecuador.
2. Another handful of greenbeans from the garden... this time enough to meet our vegetable requirement at dinner!
3. M'boy is learning knock knock jokes. He cracks himself up, usually before getting to the punchline. I know it's going to get old soon, but for now? Hysterical!
4. A good long chat with my (not-so) little brother. How I will miss our spontaneous conversations once he ships off to the desert in August.
5. All done for the day and I stand a pretty good chance of actually being asleep by 10:30 if I sign off the internet RIGHT NOW :)
   

40

1. "Mommy, I wanna listen to the Skadamoosh song!" (Listen very carefully at the 3:10 mark... Pretty close, no?)
2. The pieces are starting to fall into place for another trip East this fall!
3. Sweet comments from new friends found via these Graces. Thanks, Cat, Sue, and Laura! Your comments have not gone unnoticed. I hope to respond to you each personally very soon!
4. Iced tea with just a hint of lemon
5. Plans for a quiet, (mostly) lazy weekend.
   

39

1. An unexpectedly good workout despite every fiber of my being not wanting to get up this morning.
2. Starting to see some muscle definition in my legs... whoo-hoo, it's coming back!
3. Wednesday (Spaghetti) Fajitas with great friends, kids on (pretty) good behavior, and a fabulous bottle of wine.
4. Listening to m'boy "read" the board book version of Go, Dog. Go!
5. Root beer flavored DumDums.
   

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1. Jumping right back in, guilt over not having posted for over a month (mostly) in check.
2. Swimming lessons = 30 glorious minutes of close my eyes behind my sunglasses, tip my head back against the wall, and let the sun toast my shoulders (slathered with 50 spf, of course) time.
   
3. A handful of green beans from our garden and the almost yellow-pink blush on the tomatoes.
4. Mmmm, chocolate milk.
5. Screen door only nights, listening to the crickets and the kids still playing at the park.
   

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1. Choosing the 2 mile walk over the 5k run meant that I had 40 minutes to gab and chat about everything and nothing in particular with one of my very best girlfriends.
2. Walking into her house and feeling instantly at home and totally relaxed.
3. Watching her interact with my little boy -- what an amazing example of patience! Her sincere, focused attention and obvious delight in whatever delights him reminded me how very, very lucky I am!
4. Yummy lunch at one of my favorite places with my two favorite boys.
5. Fresh strawberries from the strawberry stand -- the next best thing to picking them from our own plants!

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1. Watching 3.5 year-olds "do" gymnastics. Oh, to live life with no knowledge of limits!
   
2. The anticipation and excitement of "finding" old friends on Facebook.
3. Mmmm, brusselsprouts. Tiny, tender, and just exactly what my bowl of noodles needed.
4. A fit of giggles at bedtime. Best of all? It doesn't even matter that I KNOW he was just stalling!
5. The promise of hot chocolate if it rains out the run tomorrow morning. Either way, what a way to start the weekend!