Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

 461. Precious drops of rain
462. Thunder and lightning shows in the wee hours of the morning
463. Lost keys
464. Spare keys
465. A quick drive back home to deliver keys…enjoying the extra hour of quiet thinking time
466. Getting to hug Princess Pea one more time when I bring her keys to her
467. An understanding boss
468. Almond Biscotti
469. Copious amounts of Decaffeinated coffee
470. Site visit on a pretty afternoon
471. Client with a pickup truck
472. Figuring out how to solve a sticky drainage issue
473. Agreeable homeowners who will let the City have a drainage easement across their property
474. Surveyors who have everything staked out, easy to see
475. Silly dogs in dog shacks
476. Blooming trees
477. More dogs guarding their yard
478. Being able to fix a sewer connection
479. Driving back to the office with the sunroof open, music blaring and hair flying in the wind
480. Decaffeinated Americano with skim milk on ice

 

443. The Holy Spirit trying to blow us away

left to right top to bottom:  Prince Charming (Princess Pea’s Sweetie), David Hira, The Architect, Husband Princess Pea Wildman (DirtBike’s  Best Bud), DirtBike

  Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

  Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

422. Knocking out the Fartlek sprints, then enjoying the walk back to the house

423. Birds singing

424. Oak trees that have come back this spring instead of succumbing to oak wilt

425. Pancakes for breakfast, waiting on my plate when I got home

426. Maple syrup

427. Chores getting done quickly with no complaining

428. Husband, Dirtbike and The Architect working on the tractor together

429. Husband, Dirtbike and The Architect giving up on same tractor for the time being and then shopping online for a new lawnmower to tide us over until the tractor can be properly repaired.

430. New lawnmower

431. Teen boys who are excited about having a new mower and who finished the lawn in record time.

432. Weedeaters

433. Husband and Me no longer having to do lawn work because kids are big enough to do it for us.

434. Baby tomato plants, almost ready to move to the big garden

435. Bluebonnets

436. Mass, and serving as lector

437. Fr. Tom’s newly grown beard – he looks very distinguished with it

438. Being moved to tears by the Eucharist

439. Parish Directory with pictures

440.  C.A.S.N. coming home, even if it is just to do her laundry