tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283938312012-02-15T22:46:09.605-08:00It is through living and expressing gratitude for all things in our lives that we begin to effect real change in the world ... one small thankfulness at a time.Leislnoreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-5291741148981248432010-09-08T14:42:00.001-07:002010-09-08T14:42:39.800-07:00Iced pomegranate tea<br /><br />Purple nail polish<br /><br />"I love doing homework!"<br /><br />Wind<br /><br />Home grown potatoes<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-529174114898124843?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-23785364475654014392010-09-02T17:14:00.000-07:002010-09-02T17:14:39.004-07:00Melaleuca tea tree oil<br /><br />Hummingbirds<br /><br />Fresh marinara sauce made with homegrown tomatoes<br /><br />Iced citrus chamomile tea<br /><br />Water<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-2378536447565401439?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-84038591919624306052010-08-27T07:39:00.000-07:002010-08-27T07:39:42.232-07:00New purses (& the sales & coupons that make them extremely affordable)<br /><br />Cinnamon in my coffee<br /><br />Tubas<br /><br />Willows<br /><br />Waning summer days<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-8403859191962430605?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-56227890160395865642010-06-08T10:36:00.000-07:002010-06-08T10:36:05.471-07:00Iced tea on hot days<br /><br />Homemade falafel<br /><br />Fresh herbs in the window box<br /><br />Napping kittens<br /><br />Quiet mornings<br /><br />Pink slippers<br /><br />Ricotta<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-5622789016039586564?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-30270673959369228022010-03-29T14:05:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:05:19.571-07:00Asparagus<br /><br />Golden beets<br /><br />Baby kittens<br /><br />Ice-packs on swollen feet<br /><br />Garnet<br /><br />Sauvignon blanc<br /><br />Crocheted afghans<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-3027067395936922802?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1066547301207321072009-11-25T14:05:00.000-08:002009-11-25T14:10:02.634-08:00Cheesecake<br /><br />Sweet potatoes<br /><br />Leftovers<br /><br />Friends' excitement<br /><br />My beautiful grandson and the loving parents who adopted him<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-106654730120732107?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-22374295850388302412009-11-04T16:23:00.000-08:002009-11-04T16:25:41.985-08:00Roasted bell peppers (that I grew myself)<br /><br />Creative input<br /><br />Hugs<br /><br />News stories that make me giggle<br /><br />Pink glow of sunset on the mountains<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-2237429585038830241?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-15511977907714434192009-10-28T14:49:00.000-07:002009-10-28T14:51:27.198-07:00The year's first snowfall(that was actually yesterday)<br /><br />Hot chai tea<br /><br />Purple witches<br /><br />Cinnamon brooms<br /><br />Gypsy music<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1551197790771443419?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-6918063200282222872009-10-24T16:52:00.000-07:002009-10-24T16:54:58.583-07:00Afternoon rain<br /><br />Autumn chill<br /><br />Fireplace fire<br /><br />Candlelight<br /><br />Cheese fries<br /><br />Slippers<br /><br />Bats (in my belfry ... yes)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-691806320028222287?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-17338814708994102022009-10-15T14:08:00.001-07:002009-10-15T14:11:32.242-07:00Diet pepsi<br /><br />Being headache free (especially after a 3-day migraine)<br /><br />Cafe Rio leftovers<br /><br />Angel readings from my youngest<br /><br />Red walls<br /><br />Making new music with my husband<br /><br />Urban Voodoo Machine<br /><br />Clean sheets<br /><br />Purple hair<br /><br />Sweet potatoes<br /><br />Roasted bell peppers<br /><br />Fruit salad<br /><br />Diablo Swing Orchestra<br /><br />Autumn leaves<br /><br />Chocolate zucchini cake<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1733881470899410202?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-19666645642327323692009-08-20T20:06:00.000-07:002009-08-20T20:07:40.967-07:00Honig Sauvignon Blanc<br /><br />Saffron<br /><br />Sunflowers<br /><br />New friends<br /><br />New moon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1966664564232732369?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-49588008615699923522009-05-29T07:45:00.000-07:002009-05-29T07:47:38.442-07:00Warm days that precede late spring rain<br /><br />Cheerios<br /><br />Time alone with my husband<br /><br />Fresh herbs<br /><br />Jewelry making<br /><br />Weeding (I like weeding)<br /><br />Tibetan Cedar incense<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-4958800861569992352?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-31466616539294797222009-03-20T11:49:00.000-07:002009-03-20T11:50:43.445-07:00SPRING!<br /><br />Daffodils<br /><br />Hawk<br /><br />Seagulls<br /><br />Breeze in the trees<br /><br />My husband<br /><br />Newly discovered talents<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-3146661653929479722?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-22373661791978198952009-03-15T16:08:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:10:29.824-07:00Ice packs<br /><br />Girl Scout cookies<br /><br />Spring<br /><br />Hot glue guns<br /><br />Pastel colored flowers<br /><br />House gnomes<br /><br />Little heads<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-2237366179197819895?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-90938859014495284282009-03-05T09:25:00.000-08:002009-03-05T09:29:25.407-08:00Feet<br /><br />Spring blue skies<br /><br />Birdsong<br /><br />Organic pecan cereal<br /><br />Random strings of poetic lines that float through my mind<br /><br />Laughter<br /><br />The Mediaeval bagpipe and drum band Corvus Corax<br /><br />Tom Waits<br /><br />Muses<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-9093885901449528428?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-40125408625669269422009-01-16T16:24:00.000-08:002009-01-16T16:26:45.412-08:00Zycam<br /><br />Green tea<br /><br />Peanut butter and honey sandwiches<br /><br />Timpanogos<br /><br />My husband's sense of humor<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-4012540862566926942?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-91641730579866786292009-01-13T14:47:00.001-08:002009-01-13T14:48:47.821-08:00Discovering new music<br /><br />Making new friends<br /><br />Coconut sorbet<br /><br />Spaghetti dinner (if I'm the one making the spaghetti)<br /><br />Cannoli<br /><br />Being lazy just because<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-9164173057986678629?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-28731996107427108772008-12-18T16:43:00.000-08:002008-12-18T16:44:14.288-08:00Today I am grateful that 10 years ago my husband adopted my daughter. *happy sigh*<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-2873199610742710877?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-44749078715011735212008-12-17T15:27:00.000-08:002008-12-17T15:28:50.028-08:00Making soap<br /><br />Anise tea cookies<br /><br />Christmas trees<br /><br />Scented candles<br /><br />Bubble-gum pink sweaters<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-4474907871501173521?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-11498529542846148522008-11-20T12:46:00.000-08:002008-11-20T12:48:57.908-08:00New blogs<br /><br />Researching music<br /><br />Quiet time<br /><br />Dreaming of the future<br /><br />Pecan granola bars<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1149852954284614852?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-18591804557240151792008-10-12T09:08:00.000-07:002008-10-12T09:10:12.011-07:00The first snowfall<br /><br />Bailey's in my coffee<br /><br />Stalks of dried sunflowers decorating my porch<br /><br />New hobbies waiting to be attempted<br /><br />Anticipation<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1859180455724015179?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-4416699696985565992008-10-02T09:16:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:19:09.382-07:00New stove<br /><br />Overcast days<br /><br />Honey<br /><br />Autumn flowers<br /><br />Dragonflies<br /><br />Warm showers<br /><br />Hematite<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-441669969698556599?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-7559654346286655052008-09-24T16:58:00.000-07:002008-09-24T17:00:57.689-07:00A headache free day<br /><br />Simplify Media<br /><br />Chicken quesadillas<br /><br />Roasted salsa<br /><br />Sleeping in my husband's arms<br /><br />Local grown apples<br /><br />Faeries<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-755965434628665505?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-8186354886107807392008-09-22T11:49:00.000-07:002008-09-22T11:51:43.038-07:00Autumnal equinox<br /><br />Crock-pot chicken with fresh herbs and vegetables<br /><br />Pumpkin bread<br /><br />Twining vines<br /><br />Autumn rain<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-818635488610780739?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-3829988768912163912008-09-21T15:33:00.000-07:002008-09-21T15:36:02.207-07:00The first taste of the first melon from our very own garden<br /><br />Marinara made from our own home-grown tomatoes simmering on the stove<br /><br />New autumn decorations<br /><br />A harvest basket all put together and ready to give to the neighbors "just because"<br /><br />Peanut butter M&Ms<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-382998876891216391?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-14617173728738848972008-09-20T12:04:00.000-07:002008-09-20T12:06:49.886-07:00Winds that blow in the change of season<br /><br />Clouds scattered over the mountain tops<br /><br />Robert Johnson<br /><br />Organic pizza<br /><br />Loreena McKennitt<br /><br />Late night rain<br /><br />Apple trees<br /><br />Late season roses<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1461717372873884897?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-46986479896502206802008-09-19T07:23:00.000-07:002008-09-19T07:26:15.587-07:00Acorn squash soup made with squash, apples and carrots right from the garden<br /><br />Brisk mornings, warm afternoons and cool nights<br /><br />Fresh, clean sheets<br /><br />Sleepy cats in kitchen windows<br /><br />Dog nuzzles<br /><br />Watercolors<br /><br />"Thanks, Mom"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-4698647989650220680?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-33999240714187057912008-09-15T09:53:00.000-07:002008-09-15T15:37:49.589-07:00Brisk mornings<br /><br />Oatmeal<br /><br />Orange juice<br /><br />Geese honking as they fly south for the season<br /><br />Harvest moon<br /><br />Toddlers and preschoolers<br /><br />New music<br /><br />New ideas<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-3399924071418705791?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-59314359006519556932008-09-11T12:23:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:24:48.778-07:00Payday<br /><br />New books<br /><br />Blue<br /><br />Bamboo<br /><br />Russian sage<br /><br />Purple basil<br /><br />Swiss cheese<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-5931435900651955693?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-6254829456765408632008-09-10T17:10:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:12:27.161-07:00Friends<br /><br />Home<br /><br />Candles<br /><br />Rain<br /><br />Giving<br /><br />Baking homemade cinnamon rolls on a gloomy day<br /><br />Soup night!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-625482945676540863?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-74005554225822638392008-09-09T11:48:00.000-07:002008-09-09T11:51:19.754-07:00Cloudy skies <br /><br />The promise of rain<br /><br />Granola bars<br /><br />Flowers from a friend<br /><br />My husband's arms<br /><br />A good sneeze<br /><br />Listening to the wind<br /><br />Butternut squash ravioli<br /><br />Faerie doors<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-7400555422582263839?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-58179855841107065642008-09-08T08:22:00.001-07:002008-09-08T08:24:59.910-07:00Morning birds singing at the birdfeeder<br /><br />Skies so clear I can see the mountains on either side of the valley<br /><br />Timpanogos<br /><br />Sunflowers<br /><br />New candles<br /><br />Learning new healing techniques from my 9-yr old<br /><br />Macro photography<br /><br />Limeaide<br /><br />Curiosity<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-5817985584110706564?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-20896519082839603762008-09-06T12:03:00.000-07:002008-09-06T12:07:42.233-07:00Sleep<br /><br />Papaya Salad<br /><br />Apple turnovers<br /><br />Hugs<br /><br />Fresh cut flowers on the mantel<br /><br />New music<br /><br />Mint<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-2089651908283960376?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-35506309270135545722008-09-05T13:13:00.000-07:002008-09-05T13:15:23.239-07:00Real butter<br /><br />My husband<br /><br />My children<br /><br />Genuine friends<br /><br />Being a stay-home mom<br /><br />Fresh, pure water<br /><br />Willows<br /><br />Writing thank you notes and really meaning what you write in them<br /><br />Itty bitty acorns<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-3550630927013554572?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-29587790178126621672008-09-04T10:49:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:54:57.045-07:00Smelling autumn in the air<br /><br />Squash straight from the garden<br /><br />Releasing things - and people - that no longer bring me joy<br /><br />Percocet<br /><br />Cafe Rio<br /><br />Lentils<br /><br />Doctors who know how to laugh<br /><br />Itty bitty kitties<br /><br />Music<br /><br />Hurdy-gurdy<br /><br />Little tiny acorns<br /><br />www.29gifts.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-2958779017812662167?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-45487882678810155382008-03-25T18:02:00.000-07:002008-03-25T18:03:25.303-07:00Reiki<br /><br />water<br /><br />wonderful nurses and surgical staff<br /><br />Allison duBois<br /><br />Pomegranite popsicles<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-4548788267881015538?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-14540855985676449832008-03-24T10:58:00.000-07:002008-03-24T10:59:29.639-07:00Jamba Juice<br /><br />Percocet<br /><br />Croissants<br /><br />Funny doctors<br /><br />"I love you, Mommy"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1454085598567644983?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-2478803554408777072008-03-17T11:22:00.000-07:002008-03-17T11:25:58.908-07:00Aspercreme<br /><br />Dried pineapple<br /><br />Rotisserie chicken<br /><br />Purrrrrrring<br /><br />Green fingernail polish<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-247880355440877707?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-43108166033209966192008-03-15T15:52:00.000-07:002008-03-15T15:53:48.844-07:00A new kitten<br /><br />Giggly kids<br /><br />Curious dogs<br /><br />Cream of potato soup<br /><br />Rainy weather<br /><br />Hearth fires<br /><br />Little black dresses<br /><br />New shoes<br /><br />The number 9<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-4310816603320996619?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-72375402363509976422008-03-11T11:28:00.000-07:002008-03-11T11:32:13.908-07:00Pure white pigeons flying silver bright circles in the morning sky<br /><br />Terra chips<br /><br />Allison Kraus<br /><br />Early beginnings of spring growth<br /><br />Unexpected emails from old friends<br /><br />Homemade Bolognese<br /><br />The cookies I'm about to make<br /><br />Pink plaid socks<br /><br />Silence<br /><br />Tumbleweeds<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-7237540236350997642?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-76036940400045920902008-03-02T08:40:00.000-08:002008-03-02T08:43:39.707-08:00Spring snow<br /><br />Green apples<br /><br />New books<br /><br />Spaghetti<br /><br />Polka-dot socks<br /><br />Wind chimes<br /><br />Black cats<br /><br />Hugs<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-7603694040004592090?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-58914621115927588332008-02-29T07:28:00.000-08:002008-02-29T07:31:50.555-08:00Incense<br /><br />Coffee<br /><br />Candles<br /><br />Purple streaks in my hair<br /><br />Blueberries<br /><br />Willows<br /><br />Ducks<br /><br />Moss<br /><br />Slippers<br /><br />Flight<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-5891462111592758833?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-11400217383409785702008-02-28T07:17:00.000-08:002008-02-28T07:20:18.025-08:00Pre-Spring sun<br /><br />Early blooming bulbs peeking through<br /><br />Babysitting a friend's cat<br /><br />Middle-eastern music<br /><br />Possibility<br /><br />Mountains peeking through the haze<br /><br />Birdsong<br /><br />Pink <br /><br />Homemade shrimp and pepper quesadillas<br /><br />Chimes<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-1140021738340978570?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-74618022943756375432008-02-27T09:57:00.000-08:002008-02-27T10:00:18.757-08:00My husband<br /><br />Pilates<br /><br />Blues music<br /><br />Salsa - the music and the stuff you eat with tortilla chips<br /><br />Listening to the trees sing in the breeze<br /><br />Smelling Spring weeks before it actually arrives<br /><br />Chocolate truffles<br /><br />Robins<br /><br />New old books<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-7461802294375637543?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-51138021443981910952008-02-26T16:09:00.000-08:002008-02-26T16:12:00.030-08:00Organic bananas (a little taste of heaven in a lovely yellow package)<br /><br />Haagen Dazs Pomegranite Chip ice-cream<br /><br />"Mommy, how did your voice get so pretty?"<br /><br />Chicken caesar pitas<br /><br />Curry in a Hurry (fast food curry ... does it get any better?)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-5113802144398191095?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1167690249710090792007-01-01T14:19:00.000-08:002007-01-01T14:24:09.726-08:00A new year, a new start<br /><br />Intuition<br /><br />Indigo<br /><br />Angels<br /><br />Wonderful friends<br /><br />Pizza<br /><br />New cookbooks<br /><br />Wii (for the kids)<br /><br />Anticipation<br /><br />Understanding<br /><br />New music (Lumari ... beautiful!)<br /><br />Ginger cake<br /><br />Hot tea<br /><br />Bay windows<br /><br />Pomegranate<br /><br />Tuna melts with cracked pepper<br /><br />Having my husband start a fire in the fireplace - and throwing dried lavendar on it<br /><br />White sage<br /><br />Grapefruit<br /><br />Kisses<br /><br />Love poems from my youngest<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-116769024971009079?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1163099977616187362006-11-09T11:13:00.000-08:002006-11-09T11:19:37.626-08:00Eight years ago today we welcomed a tiny little ball of fire into the world. It was kinda scary at first, stubborn little creature. Now, our lives are full of more excitement and adventure and challenges than we ever dreamed possible. So today I am thankful for:<br /><br />Independance<br />Art<br />Teddy bears<br />Hugs<br />"I love you, Mommy!"<br />Laughter<br />Mischief<br />Song<br />Blueberry cheesecake<br />Polly Pocket<br />Playing dress-up<br />Imagination<br />Crayons<br />Knife fish<br />Dogs<br />Fairies<br />Stylin' boots<br />"I can do it!"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-116309997761618736?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1161016498511406442006-10-16T09:33:00.000-07:002006-10-16T09:35:15.976-07:00happy children<br /><br />vegetable (well, squash) garden<br /><br />fresh flowers on the mantle<br /><br />mountain views from every window<br /><br />purple slippers<br /><br />hot coffee<br /><br />rain clouds<br /><br />the anticipation of a weekend turkey dinner just because<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-116101649851140644?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1159556155836179062006-09-29T11:51:00.000-07:002006-09-29T11:55:55.850-07:00My new home<br />A great neighborhood<br />Candles<br />White sage<br />Gypsy music<br />S'bella's bolognese<br />Jamba Juice<br />Baby toes<br />Making out with my husband<br />Dried pineapple rings<br />Teacup roses<br />Dixieland bands<br />Zydeco<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-115955615583617906?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1151386990938477952006-06-26T22:12:00.000-07:002006-06-26T23:01:34.746-07:00For my initial posting, I am grateful for the following:<br /><br />For God's blessings.<br /><br />My family & friends (near &amp; far & in cyberworld).<br /><br />I am alive &amp; reasonable healthy.<br /><br />I am a natural-born U.S. Citizen.<br /><br />I can see, hear, smell, taste &amp; touch.<br /><br />I've lived in and am still living in "interesting times".<br /><br />I am employed.<br /><br />Music, concerts, etc.<br /><br />Pale Ale micro-brew beer.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-115138699093847795?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bahiabobnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1150991306166902802006-06-22T08:46:00.000-07:002006-06-22T08:48:26.180-07:00Summer<br /><br />Fruit Loops<br /><br />Shasta daisies<br /><br />Coffee<br /><br />Good friends<br /><br />House hunting<br /><br />New music<br /><br />High Note Cafe (Thai Fusion cuisine)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-115099130616690280?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1150240409431617752006-06-13T16:09:00.000-07:002006-06-13T16:13:29.440-07:00cell phone<br /><br />second car in the family<br /><br />ice and water through the door refrigerators<br /><br />drive-through coffee<br /><br />automatic drip coffee makers with built-in grinder and thermal carafe<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-115024040943161775?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Judynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1150230897288125192006-06-13T13:32:00.000-07:002006-06-13T13:34:57.426-07:00Cordless telephones<br /><br />Teenage enthusiasm<br /><br />House hunting<br /><br />Fresh paint<br /><br />Oreos<br /><br />Sugar peas<br /><br />Rythm and Blues<br /><br />Weeping willows<br /><br />Tiger lilies<br /><br />Chamomile blossoms<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-115023089728812519?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1149776682049179912006-06-08T07:22:00.000-07:002006-06-08T07:24:42.056-07:00Graduations<br />New beginnings<br />Sleep<br />Stone floors<br />Baby birds<br />Ice-cream cones<br />Sunrise over the mountains<br />Hummingbirds<br />Wind chimes<br />Picket fences<br />Barbecues<br />Blueberries<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114977668204917991?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1149015231290576042006-05-30T11:50:00.000-07:002006-05-30T11:53:51.296-07:00Long weekends with my husband and kids<br /><br />Thai food<br /><br />Butter Pecan ice-cream<br /><br />Blue skies with big puffy white clouds<br /><br />Performing<br /><br />Applause<br /><br />Bananas<br /><br />Artichokes<br /><br />Ladybugs<br /><br />Butterflys<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114901523129057604?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148696739663024992006-05-26T19:23:00.000-07:002006-05-26T19:25:39.670-07:00FRIDAYS! (specifically after 4:30 pm)<br /><br />Relaxing on the backyard deck<br /><br />Sunshine<br /><br />Hummingbirds<br /><br />footrubs<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114869673966302499?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>WeezieWeeznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148663214888606182006-05-26T10:04:00.000-07:002006-05-26T10:06:54.896-07:00Today my thanks goes to my husband: for loving me, for holding me, for trusting me, for making me feel safe, for appreciating me, for supporting me, for making me laugh, for making me feel beautiful, for making me feel important and validated, for forever.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114866321488860618?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148614981908743522006-05-25T20:41:00.000-07:002006-05-25T20:43:01.913-07:00Weekends!<br />Reading a good book<br />Cool rains after a hot day<br />Watching the garden grow<br />Panda (dog) asleep at my feet<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114861498190874352?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>WeezieWeeznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148591148758316902006-05-25T14:03:00.000-07:002006-05-25T14:05:48.766-07:00Lunch with my husband<br /><br />Ibuprofin<br /><br />Feet<br /><br />Ducklings<br /><br />Red<br /><br />Garlic<br /><br />Olive oil<br /><br />Dean Martin<br /><br />Eclairs<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114859114875831690?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148488458896923252006-05-24T09:30:00.000-07:002006-05-24T09:34:18.903-07:00Photographs<br /><br />Bubbles<br /><br />Violets<br /><br />Oil patches on the road<br /><br />Puffy white clouds<br /><br />Green<br /><br />Dark chocolate<br /><br />Bagpipes<br /><br />Mediaeval Baebes (you simply <em>must</em> hear these girls ... <a href="http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com">http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114848845889692325?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148394118216112062006-05-23T07:18:00.000-07:002006-05-23T07:21:58.223-07:00Coffee<br /><br />Children's art<br /><br />The books my 7-year old writes &amp; illustrates<br /><br />Seeing my teenager work hard to complete difficult tasks - and bask in her own accomplishments<br /><br />All-Bran with yogurt bits<br /><br />Watches<br /><br />Plastic tiaras<br /><br />Lipstick<br /><br />Missouri primrose<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114839411821611206?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148313033240861612006-05-22T08:48:00.000-07:002006-05-22T08:50:33.253-07:00Purple<br /><br />Fresh paint<br /><br />Frangelico<br /><br />Bandaids<br /><br />Accents<br /><br />Red bell peppers<br /><br />Herb gardens<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My new upper cupboards are hung!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114831303324086161?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148157128938724412006-05-20T13:30:00.000-07:002006-05-20T13:32:08.946-07:00Faeries<br /><br />Drag Queens<br /><br />Feather boas<br /><br />Soccer games<br /><br />Sunscreen<br /><br />Barbecues<br /><br />Sherbet<br /><br />Strawberries<br /><br />River rocks<br /><br />Sea shells<br /><br />Jasmine tea<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114815712893872441?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148077776313627812006-05-19T15:28:00.000-07:002006-05-19T15:29:36.333-07:00The smell of rain<br /><br />Bugles<br /><br />Diet Pepsi<br /><br />Cold, filtered water<br /><br />Asparagus<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114807777631362781?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28393831.post-1148055225046209282006-05-19T09:10:00.000-07:002006-05-19T09:13:45.046-07:00The sound of birds singing outside my window<br /><br />The smell of the earth, still damp with the morning's dew<br /><br />The feel of the sun on my face<br /><br />"I love you, Mommy."<br /><br />Knowing that my forever-mate loves me with his very soul<br /><br />Cantelope<br /><br />The smell of bleach in my laundry<br /><br />"Thank you."<br /><br />Purple slippers<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28393831-114805522504620928?l=lifegratitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leislnoreply@blogger.com0