341. Second hand books
342. Little familiar faces smiling from a steam train
343. An afternoon wandering around with my brother and his family
344. Cool grass under bare feet
345. A weekend that just goes on and on
346. A week that lasts only 2.5 days
347. Positive outcome from our Friday appointment
348. Planning, dreaming and preparing for what the next 6 months might bring
349. Getting a fit of the giggles with Andy over something that was only moderately amusing but kept us laughing for ages (with a snort...which got us going again!)
350. Seeing Sarah & Matthew at church
351. Craft fairs
352. Making bubble bread with the boys
353. Ollie quotes "We're friends, Annie!"
354. Manic goodbye waves from Angus - that kid makes me laugh
355. Chocolate and raspberry cheesecake by Judy
356. Surprise bulbs popping up in the garden
357. Invitations in the mail
358. Lemon melting moments
359. Flylady.com
360. Fresh bread from Clarendon bakery
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
321 - 340...2 days late due to public holiday and our internet being disconnected...
...because we forgot to pay the bill!
321. 6am gym session with my new gym buddy
322. My new watch, an anniversary present from Andy (now I don't have to dig about for my phone to know the time!
323. Getting my rings cleaned and polished so they shine like new!
324. An 85 year old blues singer coming all the way here from the other side of the world to sing for us. Thanks Mr King...and thank Mr Dylan for us as well.
325. Celebrating with pizza on the floor of our good friends new home
326. The 5 people who came and participated in sacred space with me
327. Easter eggs from my work colleagues
328. Knocking off work with a 5 day weekend stretched out before me!
329. Andy bringing me a Good Friday cuppa in bed
330. Organised packing due to my compulsive list writing (the only thing we forgot was a sponge)
331. Rolling into Goolwa to find a grassy campsite next to the Spads
332. Camp cuppas
333. Thermal underwear
334. The familiar sights and sounds of Goolwa - the bell tower, the Norfolk Island pine lit up at night, steam whistles from the train and the Oscar W.
335. Getting up at 6 for a photography session with Bec
336. Pies and berlinas from Goolwa bakery
337. Balls of yarn in place of excessive amounts of chocolate
338. Pats with beautiful Diva, the German Shepherd
339. The comfort of a proper bed after 2 nights on a leaky air mattress
340. A book so good it made me cry
321. 6am gym session with my new gym buddy
322. My new watch, an anniversary present from Andy (now I don't have to dig about for my phone to know the time!
323. Getting my rings cleaned and polished so they shine like new!
324. An 85 year old blues singer coming all the way here from the other side of the world to sing for us. Thanks Mr King...and thank Mr Dylan for us as well.
325. Celebrating with pizza on the floor of our good friends new home
326. The 5 people who came and participated in sacred space with me
327. Easter eggs from my work colleagues
328. Knocking off work with a 5 day weekend stretched out before me!
329. Andy bringing me a Good Friday cuppa in bed
330. Organised packing due to my compulsive list writing (the only thing we forgot was a sponge)
331. Rolling into Goolwa to find a grassy campsite next to the Spads
332. Camp cuppas
333. Thermal underwear
334. The familiar sights and sounds of Goolwa - the bell tower, the Norfolk Island pine lit up at night, steam whistles from the train and the Oscar W.
335. Getting up at 6 for a photography session with Bec
336. Pies and berlinas from Goolwa bakery
337. Balls of yarn in place of excessive amounts of chocolate
338. Pats with beautiful Diva, the German Shepherd
339. The comfort of a proper bed after 2 nights on a leaky air mattress
340. A book so good it made me cry
Sunday, April 17, 2011
301 - 320
301. Working on Andy's anniversary gift, a memory book, and reminiscing on the past 4 fantastic years
302. Throwing together a few random ingredients and inadvertently discovering a completely awesome salad recipe!
303. Productive days at the office
304. Going to do a task that I have been putting off for weeks and discovering that it isn't as difficult as I had first thought
305. Being mobile enough to get back to the gym
306. Banning myself from the Internet for a day, amazingly worthwhile!
307. Get well card from my Kids Hope friend
308. Big family dinner for my brother in laws birthday
309. Stunning weather forecast for our weekend away
310. Safe arrival message from Mum & Dad
311. A hot spa bath after a week at work
312. Really fancy Haighs chocolates
313. Saturday morning walk on the beach
314. Reading the weekend paper while drinking hot tea and eating fluffy crumpets dripping with honey and butter.
315. Eating lunch on Second Valley beach on a stunningly beautiful day
316. Time to read and crochet with no deadlines, no housework and no commitments to speak of
317. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary
318. Managing to plan a super budget menu and still know that we'll eat well until payday
319. Tasting our wedding cake after a year and realising it tastes even better than it did on the day!
320. Coming home to a freshly made bed, all the washing done and the house relatively clean.
302. Throwing together a few random ingredients and inadvertently discovering a completely awesome salad recipe!
303. Productive days at the office
304. Going to do a task that I have been putting off for weeks and discovering that it isn't as difficult as I had first thought
305. Being mobile enough to get back to the gym
306. Banning myself from the Internet for a day, amazingly worthwhile!
307. Get well card from my Kids Hope friend
308. Big family dinner for my brother in laws birthday
309. Stunning weather forecast for our weekend away
310. Safe arrival message from Mum & Dad
311. A hot spa bath after a week at work
312. Really fancy Haighs chocolates
313. Saturday morning walk on the beach
314. Reading the weekend paper while drinking hot tea and eating fluffy crumpets dripping with honey and butter.
315. Eating lunch on Second Valley beach on a stunningly beautiful day
316. Time to read and crochet with no deadlines, no housework and no commitments to speak of
317. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary
318. Managing to plan a super budget menu and still know that we'll eat well until payday
319. Tasting our wedding cake after a year and realising it tastes even better than it did on the day!
320. Coming home to a freshly made bed, all the washing done and the house relatively clean.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
281 - 300
281. Welcome back lunch with the girls
282. Job security (even though I don't like my job!)
283. Wednesday night sacred space
284. Secret sale at Kikki K!
285. Stewed rhubarb and ice cream
286. Andy's basketball team making the final - no win, but a close game is a good game!
287. Friday nights
288. Saturday morning solo outings
289. Mindfield book gallery
290. Chatting with friendly locals
291. Autumn colours reminding me of our wedding day
292. Tim's dog, Andy (the embodiment of cuteness!)
293. Laughing about misheard phone conversations, the joke that never gets old
294. Wet afternoons indoors, playing wii and eating chocolate with good friends
295. Chatting with Claire
296. Judy's youth group taking the service at Church - challenging and entertaining!
297. Andy cooking lunch for my Mum and Dad
298. Sunday night leftovers and M*A*S*H
299. My health. The value underestimated until one hears of someone passing away far too young.
300. Looking back over my lists and seeing how many things have made me smile this year!
282. Job security (even though I don't like my job!)
283. Wednesday night sacred space
284. Secret sale at Kikki K!
285. Stewed rhubarb and ice cream
286. Andy's basketball team making the final - no win, but a close game is a good game!
287. Friday nights
288. Saturday morning solo outings
289. Mindfield book gallery
290. Chatting with friendly locals
291. Autumn colours reminding me of our wedding day
292. Tim's dog, Andy (the embodiment of cuteness!)
293. Laughing about misheard phone conversations, the joke that never gets old
294. Wet afternoons indoors, playing wii and eating chocolate with good friends
295. Chatting with Claire
296. Judy's youth group taking the service at Church - challenging and entertaining!
297. Andy cooking lunch for my Mum and Dad
298. Sunday night leftovers and M*A*S*H
299. My health. The value underestimated until one hears of someone passing away far too young.
300. Looking back over my lists and seeing how many things have made me smile this year!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
261 - 280
261. Sarah vacuuming my carpets (twice!)
262. My introduction to Woody Allen thanks to Megan
263. Judy and Andrew going out of their way to drive me to camera school
264. Care package from Megan (fresh herbs, DVDs and an awesome craft book!)
265. Catching up with Luke
266. Andy getting home earlier than expected from a late shift
267. Coffee & chat with Tim at Little Leaf and Bean
268. An unexpected bonus week off work (sure I had a bit of pain, but that's beside the point!)
269. Curling up in a chair at Little Leaf & Bean and finishing my book
270. Watching an awesome movie twice in a week!
271. Fancy Burgers
272. Impulsive weekend drives to Melba's chocolate factory
273. Long chats on the phone to interstate friends
274. New trakkies!
275. Running into Kenneth & Carly and having a nice long catch up over a coffee
276. Being mobile enough to drive again
277. Healing knees
278. An extra hour!
279. Redeeming said extra hour a day late, because I forgot on Sunday!
280. Successful op-shopping
262. My introduction to Woody Allen thanks to Megan
263. Judy and Andrew going out of their way to drive me to camera school
264. Care package from Megan (fresh herbs, DVDs and an awesome craft book!)
265. Catching up with Luke
266. Andy getting home earlier than expected from a late shift
267. Coffee & chat with Tim at Little Leaf and Bean
268. An unexpected bonus week off work (sure I had a bit of pain, but that's beside the point!)
269. Curling up in a chair at Little Leaf & Bean and finishing my book
270. Watching an awesome movie twice in a week!
271. Fancy Burgers
272. Impulsive weekend drives to Melba's chocolate factory
273. Long chats on the phone to interstate friends
274. New trakkies!
275. Running into Kenneth & Carly and having a nice long catch up over a coffee
276. Being mobile enough to drive again
277. Healing knees
278. An extra hour!
279. Redeeming said extra hour a day late, because I forgot on Sunday!
280. Successful op-shopping
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