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#75. An unexpected rainy day
#76. Fun at the Pima County Fair
#77. the way Alice sings when she walks
#78. How excited Ender is to see baby faces in books
#79. Kids are sleeping past 630 am again
#80. Birthday parties
#81. Yummy dinner made by Ron
#82. Casserole from Emily
#83. A long nap
#84. new-to-me shirts and pants
#85. Shade of our big tree in the backyard
#86. Fun making backyard plans with Emily and Benji
#87. A great dentist for Alice
#88. Ender likes the jumperoo!
#89. Grace

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#56. Blog comments, which encourages me to keep posting (hint, hint to the other 7 or so readers out there…)
#57. A cool silvery-green medallion necklace from Lovely Emily (Lewis)
#58. Free newspapers from Will
#59. A new baby for my friend Samantha Bloom
#60. Finding someone to give our old car seat to
#61. Getting to share our box of little boy shoes (so cute!!)
#62. Said little boy shoes, hand me downs from Dan and Dawn’s kids
#63. Ender sleeping so well at night
#64. A morning at the park with Benji and the kids
#65. Yummy Eegees!
#66. Passed along kids toys from friends
#67. Alice likes boiled eggs!
#68. Spring weather
#69. Our air conditioning
#70. TIme enough without kids to clean out the bathroom cupboards
#71. Discussion with Jeff, Emily, Krysti and Trizia about Acts 21
#72. A stubborn daughter
#73. The end of Lent
#74. A great start to studying Song of Solomon at the village

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I’ve been waiting to post until my Easter pictures are uploaded off the camera, but now I am not sure where the camera is, and anyway it is time for another gratitude list.

#35. The man of the hour, our new plumber / best friend of the family
#36. Robert, who cleaned our house after the “incident”
#37. Our pastor, Jimmy, for good advice in the immediate aftermath of said sewer incident
#38. Benji’s persistence in getting ahold of the plumber – when the plumber didn’t answer his phone in the morning Benji called our friend who called his wife!
#39. Cute little girl dresses for Easter
#40. Little girl friends for Alice to have an Easter egg hunt with
#41. My friends Danielle and Lovely Emily for taking care of Alice and giving me time to work
#42. Productive work hours, with minimal html/css/browser frustration
#43. Easter candy
#44. Benji’s spicy Indonesian Chicken Soup – Mmm!
#45. A new baby on the way for two friends!
#46. Healthy kids still!
#47. My yoga stretch video I’ve just started using.
#48. The library
#49. Personal mail in the mailbox
#50. A nephew to mow the weeds on the front lawn
#51. A great time with the Williams over for dinner
#52. An invitation to hang out with Trizia
#53. A fun time coloring Easter eggs
#54. Backrub from Benji
#55. Having fun dreaming about an addition with Benji

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# 20. Found my wedding ring after about 3 years missing!
# 21. Alice’s increasing chatter
# 22. A smiley, smiley baby
# 23. Fudgies (aka No-Bakes)
# 24. Benji’s big summer garden is into the ground
# 25. Thrift stores
# 26. The joy of giving away good books
# 27. Yummy food at The Village on Sunday night
# 28. Spring weather
# 29. An open air, country music concert (Due West)
# 30. Free baby clothes from lots of friends and family
# 31. Safe travels for Benji
# 32. Healthy kids
# 33. Holding on to friendships in the midst of hectic kids
# 34. Roof repairs and newly-painted purple trim

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I recently decided to start a “gratitude journal,” which I keep handy during the day to write down things I am thankful for. More on that later. For now, here is the start of my list:

#1. The idea of a gratitude journal (Thanks Ann Voscamp!)

#2. Older cousins to play with and take care of my little ones

#3. Alice getting to meet her WA cousins

#4. Water in the wash

#5. Ball machines

#6. a long-suffering sister when Alice was going crazy at the bridal store

#7. getting to know people better at The Village (my church)

#8. The Village community

#9. My daughter learning to talk to Jesus

#10. Quick, easy dinner

#11. Trees budding

#12. Lots of peas growing

#13. Green stuff growing in the yard

#14. The wildflowers on the corner that I admire several times a day

#15. The guy on the corner that carefully tends the flowers

#16. Thoughtful words on discipline from Emily

#17. A yard full of family and friends, over for tacos

#18. The white Christmas tree lights on our tree in the backyard

#19. A husband who cares for me and works to make my desires come true.

- Susan -

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