10 things I love

I was checking in on Jessica Sprague's blog. She challenged her readers to list 10 things that make them happy right now. Here's mine:

1. my wonderful husband, who loves me, listens to me, and supports me. I am so glad he is done being gone for a while.


2. my four great kids--watching them grow, learn new skills, interact with each other, get excited about life's adventures

and since I can't resist sharing more pictures....


3. blogs
4. the forums at ILP (www.ilovephotography.com)--spending way too much time there but I am learning so much
5. my camera--I'm so excited that I am starting to really understand things like aperture and shutter speed. My eyes don't glaze over anymore! Plus, I am actually shooting in manual and getting some pretty good shots.
6. books, books and more books
7. cheeesecake (really dessert in general, but especially yummy cheesecake)
8. chinese food--made some really yummy Orange Chicken the other night. Mmmmmm. There is just something about chicken over rice that I just so enjoy.
9. my Library of Memories class at Big Picture--Stacy Julian is total genius!!!
10. "You can do anything for 15 minutes"