1. I slept well and woke up with my skin alive to the feel of the sheets and the softness of the mattress. Best of all, I woke up about 15 minutes before my alarm, which gave me enough time to enjoy being in bed before I had to get out of it. Mmm... soft mattress.
2. Nobody showed up to my first period class. I finished all my marking and handed it back.
3. I had left over quiche for lunch and it was even more delicious than it was yesterday.
4. A student said it was "sick" that I was their supply teacher today. I believe that's a good thing.
5. After lunch, I was supervising an independent work period. I got to read my book. I even doodled a little bit.
6. I had an hour between work and parenting, so I had coffee and cookies and a banana for a snack while I read facebook posts and it was great.
7. My daughter planted a seed at school today and brought it home in a yogurt tub with 2 inches of dirt at the bottom. There is also a plastic gem and a feather in the dirt.
8. I bench pressed 100 pounds for the first time ever, and I did two reps, even!
9. I did three pull-ups. Three times, for a total of nine!
10. I won four out of seven squash games, and put up a darn good fight in the other three. Against a tall, strong guy, even.
11. I made a shot off the back wall for the first time ever -- and then I did it again!
12. It was sunny and warm outside.
13. My girls and I went to a friend's house for delivered pizza (yum) and a movie (Gnomio and Juliet).
14. I saw a friend encouraging another friend in the same way I had encouraged her, and it really felt like my help was being paid forward.
15. We're going swimming with friends in the morning, and I'm going to a party with other friends in the evening.
16. And best of all, I have the house all to myself, but for two beautiful sleeping children.
Sixteen good things, just off the cuff, without even trying. I think that calls for ending the day with something special. One more good thing.
How about the last couple of ounces of Aberlour 16? Why yes, I think that will do just fine.
Carefully, now, there isn't much left...
My, my, my, it is pretty, isn't it, with its dark caramel glow? It smells fantastic, too.
This scotch has something to say, and it speaks with authority, but not with force.
It tastes like the essence of forest picnic -- a classic wicker basket full of fresh bread, cheese, ripe fruit, and rich chocolate, all spread elegantly on a wool blanket in the cool shade of a pine grove with flowers and berries growing nearby. It's spicy, gently nutty, fruity and lively, and ends with a little pinch of tanginess before spreading out in a warm wave of soft honey and apple pie.
Seriously. Go get a bottle of this and take your lover out for a picnic. If you can find it, that is. It's not currently carried at the LCBO. However, for those of you who like to know the price of such things, I did find out that you can get it at several Liquor Mark locations in Winnipeg for $85.54.
