Day 292 (Monday)

1. A morning running errands and having breakfast with my husband.

2. A morning of running errands to help me appreciate the days that I don't have to get in the car.

3. Rediscovering the joys of legos that have been unused for a while.

Day 284 - 291

It has finally happened, I've gotten so far behind (with no good excuse) that I'm now putting together more than a week of happy thoughts so I can catch up...

1. Delicious birthday cake made by a friend especially for me.

2. A lovely trip to Chateau Elan with my sister who was in from San Francisco

3. Leaving the kids at home while my sister and I got away.

4. Getting through another busy week.

5. Family dinner with both my sisters in town - a very rare occurrence.

6. A visit with my grandparents.

7. A great neighborhood fall festival.

8. A fancy evening meeting the illustrator for the Fancy Nancy books.

Day 282 & 283

1. A GREAT trip to the mountains with friends.

2. Kids and adults enjoying North GA.

3. A spectacular hike.

4. A short break from the chaos of the city.

5. Lots of laughs.

Day 281 (Thursday)

1. A night out to see a friend in local church play.

2. A babysitter on short notice.

3. Real southern accents in the play about the south.

Day 280 (Wednesday)

1. Birthday treats from my little toddlers.

2. Cocktails in the library on a beautiful evening.

3. MJ getting to go out to dinner with a friend and hearing that she was very polite while out.

Day 279

1. Birthday hugs from my kids.

2. Lots of birthday wishes on Facebook.

Day 278

1. Finally getting started on the pile of pictures in the basement - 80 of them are now in an album.

2. Haircuts for the kids.

3. $20 at the consignment store, some of my kids stuff sold.

Day 277 (Sunday)

1. A relaxing day to get things done around the house.

2. Playdates for me and MJ, it's great when her friends are the daughters of my friends.

3. Sunday night TV - love the show Brothers & Sisters.

Day 276 & 276 (Fri & Sat)

1. Family camping trip!!

2. Simple pleasures when you're away from all things electronic.

3. Kids' excitement about making smores around the campfire.

4. Getting to make a campfire (I'm such a CJL girl at heart)

5. A fun day with the family at Stone Mountain.

6. 3 day weekends - we've had all this fun and we still have tomorrow to get ready for another week.

Day 274 (Thursday)

1. The start of a 3 day weekend.

2. Surviving all of the crazy Thursday logistics for another week.

3. Both girls getting invited to spend the night with friends who are also sisters.

Day 273

1. R getting back safely from yet another business trip.

2. Everyone getting costumes they love for Halloween.

3. Only one day left before a long weekend.

Day 272

1. Pink polar bear pajamas

2. Hot tea - it didn't help much, but it was a good idea at the time

3. A Billy Joel song on Glee

Days 265-271

I'm falling behind, that's the story of my fall but here are some highlights from the past week...

1. Finishing the school wrapping paper sale

2. A week without homework due to standardized testing.

3. Beautiful weather (at last)

4. A playdate at the park with MJ's class

5. A lunch date at Doc Cheys

6. A great party/fundraiser - fun for the whole family on a Friday night at a beautiful home.

7. Halloween fashion show at Pottery Barn Kids with some pretty cute models

8. Great evening with other moms while the kids ran and played.

9. C's excitement about a sleepover with 2 friends.

10. The movie Marmaduke - so very cute, kids and I loved it!

11. Bookstore with MJ even though she should have been at school