The good things...

Things that have made me happy this week:

Being able to run errands all day - On Tuesday, I went to the gym, had a good run, spent time in the steam room, went to Ikea and realized that I really don't like it, went to the mall for returns, found a gift card that I thought had expired, but still had $30 on it, (got 2 sweaters, some unmentionables, and 2 pair earrings all for under $30. I love the clearance rack!!) went to the grocery store, came home, cleaned, and had a good day.

Volunteering at Joe's school - On Wednesday, I spent 2 1/2 hours at Little Joe's school, having 1st graders read to me. Now, some of them were awesome readers...and others....well, not so much. BUT, each and every single one of them was excited and WANTED to read to me. The smile on their faces when I told them "Good Job!" or " Wow - you were Spectacular!"...made me all mushy inside. I didn't think it was going to be so amazing...and fulfilling!

Gluten Free Banana Bread - nuff said. This is HEAVEN!! The recipe is on the back of the Bob's Red Mill all-purpose flour mix that Meijer was selling for $3.79!!! Not a bad price!!! And check it out....

However, this morning...I attempted to practice yoga for a bit. So, I moved the coffee table, laid out my yoga mat, went to get a bottle of water...and came back into the family room to see this:

The dog made herself NICE AND COMFORTABLE on my yoga mat. And when I politely asked her to move, I think she was sending me daggers with her eyes. She did NOT want to move. Therefore, I just did my yoga around her...sometimes ending up with a sloppy wet kiss from her while in down-dog or while stretching...she would get up occasionally, then plop back down always partially on my mat.