highlights

1. Nora's fish, Love, passed on.  We felt ready to get a new fish and are now talking about names.  One idea was "Meanie No Die".  The current contender is Butterscotch.  "Butter because her is soft like butter and Scotch because her is kind.  Butterscotch."
2. Joe is so helpful around this home.  I really don't know what I'd do without him.  I hate this depression and how hard 'normal' things can be.  Sometimes my appreciation of him just processes as guilt.
3. Being able to help my sisters when things are tough.
4. Designing B's wedding invitation with her.
5. Birdy is a two year old.  Like in the terrible two sort of way.  To make up for it, her 'I wuv you''s and kisses are generous and often.  Totally worth it.

highlights

1. A lovely breakfast out with friends.
2. When I told Nora I had to go out one evening, she said, "But who will cuddle us?"
3. Nora and I are going to take a knitting class together.  Her idea.
4. Birdy can count to 14 and almost sing her ABC's.  Nora is spelling more and more and is so interested in science.  It's a joy to be around so much learning.
5. Checking things off my list.  If I have a few more weeks as productive as this one, I may actually be sort of caught up.
6. Making valentines with Nora.

highlights

1) Having a Friday without an agenda to spend with the girls.
2) Laughing with sisters and friends.
3) Sleeping in LATE this morning.
4) Birdy having moments that require her to disrobe and dance.
5) I think things are falling into a workable groove lately.  Joy before perfectionism.

highlights

1) Nora was playing with the dollhouse and had the dad doll rocking the baby to sleep singing, "Don't ever give up on yourself" repeatedly.

2) The opportunity to improve.  Tonight my therapist told me that she thought I possessed all of the skills needed to seriously improve my depression.

3) Laughing with Joe.

4) Birdy's sweet "Good Morning!" from the stairs EARLY each morning.

5) Beautiful weather.

6) Mom had a good report from her doctor.