Good Things - 2011

1.  Sewing and creating new things!  There are so many interesting projects on the inspiration boards online and I am having lots of fun making some of them.   This is a fleece sleep sac for Samuel, to keep him warm at night.  It was my first project sewing with stretch fleece - I'll need to practise more with this.

2.  Juicy navel oranges, at their prime right now.  I know they come from far away (no eating local when oranges are desired) but they are such a good source of Vitamin C through the winter.

3.  Cups of tea and visits with friends.

4.  Watching kids read - I love their enthusiasm and excitement!

5.  Valentine's Day project ideas like this one from Martha Stewart.

6.  Listening to high school students in Foods class as they plan menus and analyze their eating habits.  They know what they should be eating - even if they don't always carry through.

7.  Snow-plowed driveways and roads.

8.  Memories - like this one from our time in Fairmont!  All the cousins heading to the toboggan spot.  That's Blake up front on the snow-racer.  He was so cute, sitting there serious as could be, hanging onto the steering wheel all the way.  He loved every minute of the adventure - as did all of them!

9.  Photocopiers

10.  Tuna Waldorf Salad - a favourite for lunch. 

Good Things - 2011

Here's a new little feature that I'm going to do this year - lists of some of the Good Things In My Life!  I am so very blessed and so content in this phase of life and these lists will help me to remember and share some of those things.  Today I'm smiling about these things!

1.  A beautiful poinsettia plant that has flourished this month - unlike some years!

2.  Christmas mugs - make drinking hot things just a little more special.

3.  New calendars with beautiful pictures.  This is one that we received as a gift - so many good places to enjoy, even if only in pictures.

4.  Downloading the camera and finding more great memories captured.

5.  Finding toys in unusual places - a reminder that the grandchildren were here!

6.  New quilting books - this one is just beautiful!

And here's a look inside!  It's so beautiful and has awesome instructions for a whole variety of projects.

7.  A winter white landscape - it's snowing big white fluffy flakes today and everything  melds together in a Doctor Zhivago like way.

8.  A big hot pot of green tea.

9.  Juicy navel oranges.

10.  Christmas letters and pictures still coming in the mail.