Start #1: Gifts 741...

741. Trees along Central Ave growing out of their winter branches, sprouting forth Spring in the bright green of new leaves.

742. Coming home in the evenings or waking up on weekend mornings to a hot air balloon dotted sky. Not sure if I've mentioned that one before, but after three years, it still doesn't get old. 

743. Sharing in the joy of showering a baby on the way and his lovely mother.  I witnessed such beauty as each guest expressed their heart-felt wishes for baby Ronan to arrive in May.

744. Adults acting like kids while we painted alphabet letters for a new baby's room.

745. Seeing others' homemade arts and crafts - a mother-daughter team of talent - and getting to know them both.  Check them out at Besitos Couture.  So inspiring to see others' creativity in action.

746. Laughter and wine shared with neighbors.

747. Watching kids focusing their 100 percent concentration on Just Dance 3.

748. Playing in a lush carpet of green grass with my girls - gymnastics, Simon Says, What Time Is It Mr. Fox?

749. Seeing how radiant and angelic my girls look with their golden blonde caramel hair glowing in the late afternoon sun as it flows behind them while running, tumbling and twirling in the grass.

750. Pausing, enjoying a Fat Tire exactly how it should be enjoyed - sitting on a front porch with my face to the sun, soaking up every minute of pleasure and conversation.

751. Chino Bandidos, had to get our fix!

752. The Scottsdale dog show, and seeing how much fun Lily, Emmy and Harlee had getting to greet all dogs big, small, fluffy, shaggy, and everything between.

753. Andy and I being inspired by the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. So excited at the potential of a juice fast in our near future!

754. Seeing how hard Lily and Emmy are trying to make positive changes based on all our work together last week.  After a difficult week, I feel the transition into positive reinforcement, and how much better of a response this gets from us all!

755. Walking Lily into Bobcat Den this morning to hear a table full of kids yell from across the room, "Wow, Lily!  Your robot is so cool!  Nice job, Lily!  That is so cool!  That's better than my brother's robot!"  Christy the Robot, who holds books for you so you can read, is quite the invention and concoction of color.  We had so much fun making her together with Lily.  The look on Lily's face at hearing her peers' comments was imprinted on my heart all day long.

756.  Lily and Emmy.  What can I say.  I feel like I'm having a love affair with them, as if the sun has just come out to dry up the puddles after a week of rain.  I love their unique personalities and how beautiful they make them. 

757.  Sitting on the kitchen floor with Emmy on my lap eating a banana before bed.

758. Watching the self-made videos that Lily recorded on Andy's iPhone at the dentist office today while Andy got his crown.  I laughed so hard I had tears pouring down my face.  She is hysterical, and I can see her making documentaries or something along those lines (as well as so many other things) in the future.

759. The little bird who has taken up residence on our back patio, perched on the multi-colored lights we have strung.  He or she, not sure what gender yet, returns every night to the same place and rests until morning.

760. Sunsets, those shared with special people, or in perfect solitude. 

761. Safety.