"Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some. " -Charles Dickens
A one-eyed dog is not a portrait of beauty, but one-eyed dogs are a most faithful breed. Babies on the grass in spring are an enchanting image until you realize the baby is eating mystery dirt (PLEASE let it be dirt!).
Today I take the mystery dirt and the mangy dogs of life, and squint a little, and see how beautiful life can be.
146. Chicken salad sandwiches with sweet friends
147. Discovering the evil snail that was eating my spinach leaves.
148. Daddies who read bedtime stories
149. Flowers in explosive bloom
150. Spaghetti faced babies
151. New life
152. A nosey goose who sneaks up on you when you try to take award winning pictures of things (but you can't because the goose is stalking you).
153. Sushi dates with my husband.
154. A little person who asks you to sing, "Schwing yo schweet chari-yot" at bedtime.
155. Creamsicles and a good book.