Some Things I Like (and a Few I Don't)

I was walking around the house this morning thinking how much I enjoy this or that and realized I should really write these things down because I'm sure at some point I'll look back at them and remember how these sometimes tiny little details just made my day. So here are a few things I like, and then a few I don't. **Matt,Max, family & friends are a given as far as "things I like" and this post would be far too long if I listed everything I like about them, so for the most part this is just about other mundane things in my life I like.**

Things I like:

• Thunderstorms
• Driving rain (as long as I'm home and not driving myself!)
• Freshly vacuumed carpet - esp. the lines you can see as evidence!
• Windows that keep cold air out and don't frost over on the inside
• Being the only one awake early in the morning
• How green the grass looks when it rains lightly - I imagine I'm in Ireland
• People who agree with me (not virtuous, yet true!)
• An empty laundry basket
• Being asked for advice
• My advice being taken
• Looking at fall leaves
• Looking at Christmas lights
• Singing Christmas carols
• A clean kitchen
• Clean bathrooms
• Holiday traditions
• A fridge full of healthy food and a week of planned menus
• New workout shoes
• Receiving a letter or package in the mail
• Cooking & baking - especially when I have all the ingredients on hand
• Puffs Plus with Lotion
• Recycling
• Receiving the local paper and Sunday Washington Post & having quiet time to read it
• Pedicures & massages
• New haircuts/colors/highlights
• Reuniting with high school choir friends for a surprise concert
• Fresh flowers in the house
• Rashmi's brown paper packages tied up with string

Things I don't like:

• Crunchy stuff on my feet (see previous post!)
• Poopy diapers - esp. those being worn by squirmy toddlers
• Toys with dying batteries that play music (make it stop!!!)
• Moving stuff to vacuum
• Readjusting car seat straps

What's on your lists??

You know it's time to sweep when.....

Crunchy stuff keeps sticking to your feet and upon glancing at all the nooks & crannies of the kitchen you realize you have enough "crunchy stuff" to fill a cereal bowl - it might even look like granola!! Yeah, so my floors are (relatively) clean now. Don't judge me! : )

Thinking of Adopting? Check This Out!

Oh my goodness, I have just been moved to tears. So, of course I had to share this with my faithful few followers. When Sarah Palin came on the scene a few months ago, much discussion centered on the fact that she had an infant born with Down Syndrome. In one of the articles written about her, a statistic was given that made me so sad and angry: 83% of women who learn they are having a child with DS choose to abort the baby. I was outraged about this figure and kept my mourning about it in the back of my mind. So in Sunday's Washington Post, I was thrilled to see an article on people who are specifically adopting children with Down Syndrome. In fact, there are about 200 people on a waiting list right now! I wish all the people who felt that having a child with DS is too much for them to handle would learn about this. I understand we are all at different places in our lives and feel we can handle different levels of stress and I could never assume to know what it's like to be put in the shoes of a parent learning his child isn't "perfect", but what if these women who choose to abort their babies with DS were made aware that there are families out there who would LOVE to have to chance to raise their baby? A statistic given in the article also stated that in the majority of cases, when a woman learns her baby has Down Syndrome, she is not often told that adoption is a very viable option.

If you or anyone you know has ever felt the call to adopt and think this is something that might interest you, please go to this website. You can see children currently awaiting families as well as donate money if you feel like it. If it moved you as much as me, let me know!

Chase-A-Baby!

Chase-A-Baby = the most fun game in the whole world to play with Dad!

Taking a break from the action to try and grab Mommy's camera.