# 31

Grace in Small Things

1. Ray and I holding hands watching TV last night
2. A post card from my nephew in Australia
3. Having a quiet 4th at home
4. Ray sleeping in with me on Sunday
5. Napping, reading, napping reading

# 30 and Thursday Favorites

Grace in Small Things

1. Waking up to Billy Joel on the radio
2. Ray picking up dinner last night
3. Salt on fries
4. All the wonderful people on GiST
5. Knowing Melissa is getting the care she needs
6. Seeing a friend I haven't seen in 23 years (Bliss)
7. Picking up where we left off and feeling like a few days had past, not 23 years
8. Letting off steam when I need too and feeling better
9. Beau always presenting the belly for a rub at night after his Daddy has showered
10. Planning a quick trip in NYC to visit a friend


Thursday Favorites Theme: Book Genres

1. Mystery
2. Legal Thriller
3. Light romance
4. Biography
5. History (mainly about Lincoln)

# 29

Grace in Small Things

1. Kayla's grad party
2. The sun shining through the trees after the rain
3. Aunt Mel on Facebook
4. My nephew Russell
5. Kookaburra Raspberry Liquorice

# 28

Grace in Small Things

1. The smell of freshly mowed grass
2. Ray's laugh
3. Ray thinking of a way to make our sliding screen door work for the summer ( the rollers are bad and it's an old unit)
4. The big sigh Beau gave last night when he laid down
5. Reconnecting with an old friend on Facebook
6. Finishing a great book
7. Starting the new Carlos Ruiz Zafon book
8. Ray's gentle breathing last night (usually he's snoring)
9. Wearing sandals to work
10. Remembering Ed McMahon (Johnny and Ed are together again making all of those who have passed before us laugh)

# 27 and Thursday Things

Grace in Small Things

1. Watching Inkheart with Ray
2. The sound of the trees as the breeze picked up last night
3. The old fashion latches on our bow window (the two top
4. The wonderful breeze from our bow window
5. Ray being home for dinner since it's too wet to hay ( bad for him, good for me)
6. The window fan keeping us cool last night
7. It actually feeling like summer
8. Reading while Ray worked in the garden
9. A simple dinner
10. Not biting my fingernails


A little twist on the Thursday Things....I'm going to list my Favorite things with a theme...so now it's actually Thursday's Favorite Things...here we go theme is ice creams....

1. Pistachio
2. Vanilla
3. Twist
4. Cherry Garcia
5. Cookie Dough

# 26

Grace in Small Things

1. Having fun at Scott's b-party this weekend
2. A rainbow in my front yard
3. My nephew being at my Mom's for the summer
4. Ray watching True Blood with me last night
5. Grape G2
6. Gina making me laugh
7. Starting a new book
8. Ray and Scott falling asleep outside last night
9. The darkness of the sky right before the storm came last night
10. Beau laying his head against Ray's leg while Ray was petting him

Poor Beau

I got home last night and Beau had been sick 4 times. It was nasty. I had to call Ray and have him come home and help me clean it up. We have no idea what he might have eaten that made him so sick. When Ray got home later that night Beau went out, but not for long. He did eat his dinner and he's been drinking water so I guess whatever it was must have passed through his system. Poor thing with his blood shot eyes and sad face. Ray sat with him for about two hours while we watched TV, just rubbing his belly and talking softly to him....so sweet.