Arizona, Gratitude and Joy

Day 95 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – New Neighbors

As our community grows, those of us who’ve been here for a few years watch with amazement as the new homes go up around us.

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Day 94 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Patience

... my patient and fun-loving aunt threw in the towel and declared to my mother, “Judy will never learn to knit!” She was right.

Arizona, Gratitude and Joy

Day 93 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Pool Season Begins

I decided that turning off the heater and blowing up the rafts means pool season has officially begun.

Food, Gratitude and Joy, humor

Day 92 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Whodunit?

... suddenly we learned the floor in the wine cellar had split open during an earthquake and revealed a dead body … obviously murder!

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Day 91 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Lining My Cabinets

Then that feeling of satisfaction hit me. A job well done. A task I’d overblown in my mind was accomplished.

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Day 90 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Pedicures

We prop our heels on the padded cushion and sit back, letting a professional attack our toe-talons, our sandpaper-like heels and our bare-naked toenails.

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Day 89 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Taking Risks

Take the risk, try the food, dazzle yourself and create memories to last a lifetime.

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Day 88 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – My Guest Blogger

...seeing him enthusiastic about wanting to share those thoughts with all of you puts a big grin on my face.

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Day 87 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – Quiet

...the day-in and day-out chores get neglected, sleep deprivation sets in, and workouts go by the wayside.

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Day 86 – A Year of Gratitude and Joy – A Conversation

How do you decide where joy begins and where it ends?