My day

194. Spring popping up like a crocus
195. Noodles
196. Making progress organizing
197. The cat thinking his new bed is in the bathroom (on top of towels that allow us to shower without having a flood in the dining room)
198. Little kids reemerging from their homes now that it is warm and sunny
199. Knowing that, though it IS Sunday, I do not have to work tomorrow
200. And therefore taking a nap. 'Cause I can : )

Catching up

181. The first graders dressing up like their favorite characters
182. And their teacher dressing up like Mr. Slinger
183. And numerous little girls dress up as Lilly (and carry her famous, purple, plastic purse.
184. Kevin Henkes Mouse Books: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Sheila Rae, The Brave, Owen, and all the rest
185. Reading aloud (especially these authors)
186. Sandra Boynton (especially But Not the Hippopotumus)
187. Todd Parr
188. Mo Willems
189. Jon Scieszka
190. Judy Blume
191. Roald Dahl
192. Doreen Cronin
193. Vera B. Williams

Weekender

161. 10 hours of sleep (soooo lucky)
162. Long, easy, relaxing breakfast with a good friend
163. Domku
164. Salmon Pyt i Panna
165. Abelskiver
166. Big cups of coffee and half and half that I don't have to make
167. Accessories making an outfit
168. Springtime noticings of the day- new green lambs ears appearing
169. My parents' pleasure at seeing their copy of the wedding album
170. How my wife looks in running clothes
171. Hot afternoon showers
172. Looking forward to my birthday
173. Knowing the appraisal is done and that the house will soon be ours (phew!)
174. Going through last year's seeds to see what this year could offer
175. Putting away the snow shovel (for good, I hope)
176. Knowing that there's only one more week until Spring Break (woohoo!)
177. Tiding up
178. Getting a haircut when you really need/want one
179. Getting an eyebrow wax when you really need/want it
180. Green polish for my toes just because it makes me feel pretty

School Daze

152. My little German student loving the #9 because it's Birgit Prinz's number. (No offense to the other #9s, Mia and Heather O, but this is very cute)
153. Writing tankas with six graders
154. Playing hide-and-seek at pre-k recess
155. The way textbooks smell
156. Recommending a book
157. Friendly teachers who share their birthday popcorn (Thanks Courtney, I NEEDED that.)
158. Blogging these things right after the kids leave so I am awake enough to remember how good the day actually was.
159. Thursdays
160. That I'm cute enough that when I have no money on my metrocard and no cash AND am nowhere near a metro station (where I can reload on a credit card) or ATM, the bus driver still lets me on (PHEW! That would have not been something to be happy about otherwise)

Catching up

127. Wanderlust
128. A package (any package) waiting for you when you get home
129. The wonder that is bison meat (sorry formerly-vegetarian self)
130. My big red chair
131. Sucessful lessons
132. Watching kids grow
133. Spring rain
134. How, just before the cherry blossoms bud, the cherry tree branches look red
135. Comet Pizza and Ping Pong
136. Alpaca yarn
137. Dogs who love tennis balls
138. Popcorn popped in a big pot
139. The Takoma Park Farmer's Market
140. Being outside
141. Listening to my bamboo wind chime in the breeze
142. Dishwashers
143. Writing with chalk on the sidewalk
144. Carmelized onions
145. Dirty hands from working in the dirt
146. Spring rainstorms
147. The first daffodils
148. The Washington Post
149. The Washington Post Express
150. Taking the train

Playing

126. Sasha and Malia's new swingset

Just a few

114. Being able to open up the windows
115. How much the cats love being able to sit on the windowsills (especially Rosie)
116. The sight of a first grade class at P.E. trying to hop around cones while holding a kickball. This was quite a challenge for these guys. And quite entertaining for me (the bystander)
117. Having lots of weekend plans
118. Grapes
119. The smell of roasting marshmallows. Though I'm not sure why I am smelling them right now...
120. Spring Training
121. Sitting in my big, red chair
122. Watching 4th graders learn choreography
123. My nightly cooking ritual
124. Shabbat dinner at home
125. Shabbat dinner with friends