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April 20, 2010 ·

the LITTLE things april 20th

LITTLE daily lists

1.  yay tristan and ethan – its a boy…welcome to the world baby will, we love you already!

2.  picture day.

3.  free movie tickets.

4.  picking someone up from the airport cause it means they’re home or visiting…welcome back kev!

5.  humming a favorite tune.

6.  my new student coming up to me out of nowhere and giving me a hug and telling me he is really happy to be here.

7.  having stores close to your house so you can run out really quick if need be.

8.  red hair (love you cait).

9.  laptops.

10.  the fact that walgreens sells stamps so you don’t have to go all the way to the post office.

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  1. Jenny M says

    May 7, 2010 at 1:44 am

    I love no. 6! Random hugs from little kids are the most genuine!

  2. Heather Brown says

    May 5, 2010 at 10:16 am

    – finding a book on my doorstep with a handwritten note

    – a smile and a wave from a friend !

    – kindness given to my children !

  3. Beth says

    April 21, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    1. meeting my new nephew – he really was all he was cracked up to be!
    2. parking at a meter that already had money in it
    3. greeting cards
    4. unexpected gifts
    5. drop-in visits – so great to see you Big Joe, Denise and Cait!
    6. writing in all lowercase on the little things blog because erin likes all lowercase
    7. flights that are on time
    8. catching up with an old friend you haven’t seen or talked to in awhile
    9. dvr
    10. driving with the windows down

  4. Beth says

    April 21, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    1. meeting your first nephew…they really are all they’re cracked up to be
    2. writing in all lowercase on the little things blog because erin write in all lowercase
    3. parking at a meter that already has time on it!
    4. “drop-ins” – so great to see you Big Joe, Denise and Cait!
    5. flights that are on time
    6. catching up with a friend you haven’t seen or talked to in a long time
    7. naps in the middle of the day
    8. days off
    9. productivity
    10. the ellen degeneres show
    11. dvr
    12. checks in the mail
    13. unexpected gifts
    14. greeting cards

  5. Ashley says

    April 21, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Here was my best little thing for the day….

    1. Dinner with David and you calling in…wish you were there, but we were both talking about visiting you hopefully soon :>!!!

  6. Joe A says

    April 21, 2010 at 10:31 am

    1. Having a friend from Chicago send you enough steaks and hamburgers to last the entire summer (cookout anyone?)

  7. Cait says

    April 21, 2010 at 8:36 am

    I think maybe I’ll post twice today, but here’s what I’ve got for now…

    1. Sausage and cheese omelets
    2. Thinking St. Anthony was finally fed up with me, but finding my wallet this morning…never doubt that guy.
    3. The St. Anthony prayer – “St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come around, something is lost and cannot be found” – it works people!
    4. Planting spring flowers (or having someone else plant them for you, thanks Joe!)
    5. Getting an extension at school/work without asking for one

    More later…

  8. Meghan says

    April 21, 2010 at 12:40 am

    Here’s my list!

    1. My friend spreading The Little Things on her blog!
    2. Waking up in the middle of a bad dream then making up my own happy ending – I STILL do this
    3. The feeling you have when you wake up and KNOW you had a deep sleep.
    4. A stomach ache going away with no medicine
    5. Getting a text in the middle of the day for no reason.
    6. When the traffic is moving fast so you can too
    7. Getting $30 off when it should have only been $20 and not realizing it until too late so you don’t have to feel too bad about it
    8. Laughing at my dad humming to a song.
    9. Getting ALL of your laundry done so that all of your clothes are clean – until you take off the clothes you are wearing.
    10. Fun size candy – could be very good (if you only eat one) or very bad (if you eat 10 because you think, “hey they’re small!”)

    I’m so excited your blog has become so popular! I hope I get to read more and more people posting everyday!

    Love,
    Meg

  9. Jenn says

    April 20, 2010 at 10:56 pm

    The new student did the exact same thing to me today too! I was so surprised by it! I was going to include that in my list today too!
    Here are some others…
    1. Shopping for the upcoming weekend bachelorette party
    2. Getting the steps right in Zumba
    3. Orange strawberry sunrise yogurt
    4. New eye shadow colors
    5. Testing (gives me time to get caught up on things)
    6. Having a crazy conversation with a former student (Erin-it was Samantha…you know how crazy that can be…hahaha)
    7. A great evaluation
    8. The rain holding off until after pictures
    9. The feeling of being “needed” by a friend
    10. Having neighbors that have keys to your house because you lock yourself out and need to be at a meeing in 15 minutes!

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