100th Blog Celebration

Wow, thanks so much to Two Writing Teachers. You have helped me develop the stamina and wherewithal to follow through on something big, writing regularly. Today I celebrate 100 blog posts–100 slices. Thanks to all of you who have supported me as a writer. I LOVE this community of people I’ve never met but sometimes know better than people I’ve known for a long time.  Thank you. Thank you . Thank you.

100 Things that Make Me Happy (in no particular order)

1. Sharring our slices
2. Wriiting together with a community I have never met yet know
3. The support of comments
4. Dark chocolate
5. My snuggly girl
6. My son’s smile
7. Time on the sofa with the kids
8. The coffee my husband brings me in the AM
9. The liveliness and eagerness to learn of my sixth graders
10. Random fun moments in class
11. The look of students deep in thought
12. A good book
13. People who are passionate about teaching 
14. Words with Friends
15. Lego therapy
16. Tom’s shoes
17. A Mountain view
18. Sand in between my toes
19. Cozy socks
20. Fleecy jammy pants
21. Coffee
22. Mom
23. Family
24. Iceland
25. Icelandic family
26. The sound of the relatives speaking Icelandic
27. The openness of the land in Iceland
28. The taste of the air in Iceland
29. Saturday mornings
30. Time away with my husband
31. Remembering new love
32. Remembering when I was Daddy’s girl
33. Cycling
34. Camping 
35. Hiking
36. Jelly beans
37. The way my husband looks at me
38. The way my dog crosses her paws
39. The warm sun on a cold day
40. Sunrises and sunsets
41. A clear blue sky
42. Puffy clouds
43. The sounds of nature
44. Children playing
45. Quiet time
46. Music
47. Sitting at Starbucks
48. Eating outside
49. My Doug’s waggy tale
50. Jeans
51. The intricacies of nature
52. The simplicity of nature
53. Verbal play
54. Witty and light-hearted sarcasm
55. Nice notes
56. Cyber teacher friends 
57. People who encourage me
58. People who challenge me
59. People who hold me accountable
60. The cult of the writing project
61. A sermon with a message that makes me want to be my best self
62. Sleeping in
63. Jammy pants all day
64. Holding a hot drink when my hands are cold
65. Hot tea
66. Girl’s weekend
67. Time with girlfriends
68. Shopping with no kids in tow
69. The sound of laughter
70. Intense and passionate pedagogical conversations
71. Teaching
72. When a kid “gets” a concept
73. Watching kids grow
74. A great lesson
75. Matching a kid to a book
76. The smell of books
77. Scrabble
78. Playing games with my hubby
79. The late night comedy news of Colbert and Stewart
80. Kids who open doors and pick up trash without being 
81. The way my students miss me when they have a sub
82. Classes that click and form a community
83. Collaboration when it works
84. Walks on the beach
85. The list my husband makes for my birthday, adding one item each year with the reasons he loves me matching my age
86. Epiphanies
87. Crunchy leaves in the fall
88. Snow days
89. The smile my daughter gives me in the morning
90. The sweet and sleepy “good morning” my son give me
91. A hot bath
92. A hot tub with a mountain view on a cold night with a cold drink and a mountain view (hello Overlook Inn—soon!)
93. The way my husband helps my mom fixing things 
94. My mom’s passion for painting
95. My siblings
96. My Nordic Roots
97. Friday nights and movies nights (take out on the sofa with a family movie)
98. Poetry
99. Blogging
100. Being under warm blankets when the air is cold