2007: 224 (4244)

224. A new bike for Ms. Boo's birthday 20% off, and an extra 15% off with the credit card.

223. Hearing Mr. Bug say he found a "snake bone" while playing in the fossil exhibit at the children's museum.

222. Read the entire Bible in three months. YAHOO!

221. Ms. Bao is chatty, chatty, chatty. It is so fun to listen to her try out new words. Current favorites: money, see ya, go, and (when we tell her we aren't quite ready to go, she says:) in a minute (which sounds like mih mint.

220. And she said Jesus the other night too. I've never heard her say that before!

219. A great Easter Sunday at church.

218. An evening of sitting around with Stephanie drinking coffee and talking Scripture.

217. A great talk on the phone with a fellow blogger. It encouraged me very much.

216. A great Easter Sunday with family.

215. My SIL brought the latest batch of hand-me-downs from her kids.

214. Paul on spring break.

213. My neice preparing for a mission trip.

212. Seeing my nephew while he is on leave from Iraq.

211. And watching him play with Mr. Bug and their cousin Luke... just the "boys."

210. Getting a picture of the cousins together.

209. Ms. Bao with cousin Amie. She loves Amie.

208. My big girl turning six.

207. A fun birthday party for her.

206. Getting a few cards made.

205. Getting a quilt finished.

204. Getting a bunch of the kids' old clothes out of the house and in the hands of someone who can use them.

203. The boy turning four.

202. And a message on the machine for him from Andrea. She called from Georgia just to wish him a happy birthday.

201. The boy stroking my hair during our snuggle time before bed.

200. Hungry, Hungry Hippos.

199. A portrait appointment at the last minute that fits our spring break schedule.

198. The tortoise who came out to see us at the museum today.

197. A composting series run by the solid waste district and the local parks. And a free composter if I go to all three sessions.

196. Breakfast at McD's with the whole family this morning.

195. A big tax return.

194. Getting some photos in order well in advance of my next scrapbooking night.

193. Finishing the cat quilt.

192. Meeting the baby for whom we made the quilt... and his grandma too!

191. Don Henley on the radio.

190. Lots of good 80's tunes lately too.

189. Raw sunflower nuts.

188. With or without honey.

187. The salmon salad at Panera. Y.U.M.