1. A cushiony new bath mat keeping me comfortable and safe
2. Wind chimes twinkling in the breeze
3. Safe travel for Tony
4. Savory chicken tortellini soup

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1. Sleeping well, feeling rested and strong

2. The lemon tree is in bloom

3. Busy complicated schedule from now till the end of school

4. A delicious dinner: grilled pork tenderloin with cherry balsamic sauce, roasted new potatoes, asparagus with lemon pepper

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1.  Our local eagles have hatched!

2.  My car had to be towed because the steering was out.  Found out it was because a ground squirrel had set up a nest inside the engine, and got caught in the serpentine belt when the car was started. (!!!)  So no costly repairs to a 17-year-old car, whew!

3.  Tragic Notre Dame cathedral fire, but this 800 year old treasure of civilization was not totally destroyed.

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1.  Bright breezy weather
2.  A nice visit with Fran and Robin
3. New J. Peterman catalog to daydream through

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DANDELIONS

I am the sun's remembrance, the boy

Who runs in hedgerow,and in field and garden,

Showing his badge, a round-faced golden joy

With tips of flame. I bear my master's pardon

For my long,greedy roots. I bring his message

And pay his sovereign coin for my passage.

If any call me robber of the soil,

Let him but wait on windy weather, note

How easily,without a mortal's toil,

I change my gold to silver treasure,float

The fairy mintage on the air,and then

Defy the curse of all industrious men.

~Richard Church~

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APRIL

The roofs are shining from the rain,
The sparrows twitter as they fly,
And with a windy April grace
The little clouds go by.
Yet the backyards are bare and brown
With only one unchanging tree -
I could not be so sure of Spring
Save that it sings in me.

~Sara Teasdale~

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ONE STEP AT A TIME

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals

~Jim Rohn~

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