Di's Daily Diary

I'm alive, LiveJournal! Please don't shut me down! LOL

I cringe everytime I log in for fear that I've been shut down due to inactivity. One day ... ONE day, I swear, I'll backup everything I have here so that I don't have to worry any more.

1. I'm thankful that each time I log into my sadly neglected LiveJournal, it's still here. LOL One day, I *will* manage to back up these years of entries and save them for myself before they disappear into electronic neverland.

1. Week after week of stunningly beautiful weather.
2. Reading rediscovered magazines that are so old that they feel like new.
3. Nearing fun-filled weekends.
4. Having "tax day" come and go without a worry in the world. Done. Finished. Refund.
5. My favorite Top 40 Pop radio station when the sun is up.
6. My favorite Adult Easy Listening radio station when the sun goes down.
7. Living on a street where my kids and their friends can wander back and forth to each other's houses.
8. Being one of the favorite stops along their wandering.
9. Living near a city with so many fun, free things going on in the spring, that I constantly feel like I'm missing something fun. (Because I am.)
10. Meetings that go smoothly and end with someone else offering to write the final proposal.

1. Fridays that are tossed so far into the middle of fun days off that you have to think about it for a minute to remember that it's actually Friday.
2. Stunning weather cooperating with spring break for the kids.
3. Living in an area that has so many great things to do for free.
4. Living in an area where March = wearing shorts and soaking up sun.
5. Sand castles.
6. Picnics.
7. Laying in the grass to listen to a live band for free.
8. Wandering stores.
9. Wandering public gardens.
10. Wandering.
11. Bumping into Daniel & his girlfriend while out and about.
12. Sleeping in.
13. Zoos, restaurants, parks, levees, beaches, rivers, pretty buildings, parks, book stores, art galleries, antique shops ... all the places we've visited in the past few days.
14. Driving with the windows down and the music up.
15. Watching Connor get passionately sucked into photography.
16. Visiting work and having someone comment on the kids' good manners.

1. Audubon Zoo.
2. Road trips with the family.
3. Happy kids.
4. Glorious weather, stretching out for all of the upcoming week.
5. Spring break!
6. My small ministries groups at church.
7. Homemade chicken pot pie.
8. People who borrow your vehicle and return it with a full tank of gas.
9. Cat naps.

1. Biscuits.
2. Fridays.
3. Strawberry season.
4. Classroom parties.
5. Free dress day at the school.
6. Picture day!
7. Spring break.
8. Stunning weather.
9. Fun plans.

1. Making up after the first fight with a good friend.
2. Making it to the Scout meeting in time despite having to work tonight.
3. Happy graduating "Bears."
4. Little boys with very big eyes marveling over their first pocket knife.
5. Having a fair-weathered rest-of-the-week waiting ahead with something fun to do on each and every day.

1. Caller ID at work.
2. Eating outdoors.

It's been a rough day. I can't think of much more than that. :P

1. Spring.
2. Flowers.
3. Walks in parks.
4. Fridays.
5. Quick recoveries for sick kids.

1. Spaghetti & meatballs.
2. Fun family evenings at church.
3. Public parks.
4. iPods.
5. Cool Ranch Doritos.