Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 12

Today's Daily 5:

1. sleeping late
2. a day with lots of space for quiet reflection, aided by reading and some videos a dear friend linked to
3. celebrating my sister-in-law and my birthdays (belatedly) with our family
4. much laughter
5. answering queries about how it's possible that blogging can have lead to deep and important friendships

Daily 5 - Year 4, Days 10 & 11

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. spotting a funny little car, bright yellow, putt putting down the road in such a manner that I burst out laughing
2. a successful quest
3. my mom generously sharing her car with me
4. a hot shower, scrubbing the skin that was flaking as my sunburn peels a little
5. the satisfaction of accomplishing a great deal of cleaning and organizing that's been ignored for months

Today's Daily 5:

1. slow and lazy morning
2. finishing up a few last cleaning, organizing and purging tasks
3. a long walk at dusk, listening to an audio book
4. making a new recipe
5. fresh nectarines

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 9

Today's Daily 5:

1. Quiet day, tackling items on my to do list
2. praying for a friend from house church as she prepares to head off to school for the next nine months
3. little boy smiles, and baby boy cuddles (and getting to give one little guy a bottle!)
4. a really good meal, punctuated with laughter, shared with house church friends (I love that we eat together so often)
5. a day that reminded me how much of a blessing having some time off from school really is

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 8

Today's Daily 5:

1. Dove chocolate with raspberry (regretting that I only bought one bag of this type in Florida)
2. Sitting on the front steps in the sun, waiting for a ride
3. a little voice hesitantly, proudly squeezing out my name
4. the hug of one of my last close friends still residing in the city, and the smile in her eyes as she shared some good news with me
5. rousing conversations over dinner with my friend and her husband, spanning the breadth of topics such catholicism, nursing, work, dating and parenting

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 7

Today's Daily 5:

1. aloe vera gel (I got a bad sunburn on the weekend, and aloe vera has been my life line the last few days)
2. a salesman who didn't make me feel totally inadequate as I began the process of shopping for a new mattress
3. lazy morning of cleaning and sorting out what needs to happen with the remainder of my summer holidays
4. an impromptu pedicure
5. buying a toaster oven, to make cooking at home an even better possibility