This morning I tweeted “showered and put on yoga clothes and spoke with the wisest.  Starting out a packed week clean and centered.”  It’s afternoon, I’ve been on the go and I’m still centered, and still thinking about the words of the wisest. That’s enough to be thankful about,

But I have more, in no particular order:

My pressure cooker Well, actually it belongs to Loved-One.  A Christmas gift.  But guess who cooks with it?  Yup.  Returning from yoga, “firefly” pose igniting my inner light, I made the best mac & cheese in less than 10 minutes.  (I tweeted that, too.)

Rain, rain, and some more rain, and a little respite from frying-pan heat. It’s still plenty warm, which I like.

Wikipedia.  Loved-One and I watch several Marvel TV shows.  The latest is Daredevil.  It’s pronounced “Dare Devil.”  I like to say it “Dared Evil.”  A whole lot of evil deeds are going on in Hell’s Kitchen.  Anyways, Wikipedia helped me understand who Foggy, Matt, Karen, Electra are in the Marvel world.  Enough that I could say to Loved-One, sorry Daredevil is not going to kill anyone. Ever.

Some weekends just seem to slide into Monday.  Other Mondays, I’m planning what I want to do with my week on Sunday night.  I had a packed-full weekend.  Packed full of Movies.  Don’t you think hot weather is just the right time to see movies?  First I saw Ghostbusters. Oh my!  I loved it.  Even more I loved when I heard the men in the audience say it was better than the first.  That very evening I went to “Movie in the Park” with CeCe and her kids, CoCo, and Loved-One.  We saw The Good Dinosaur.  That movie left us wondering, “What was good about that dinosaur?” along with other questions about the theme and the intent.  Next Loved-One, CoCo and I watched Fundamentals of Caring on Netflix.  It’s a Sundance Film and oh, oh, so uplifting.  Yes, there are some F-words, but so worth overlooking those.

So, yes, I’m happy that I can watch movies in the heat of summer. (Or anytime, really.  [tweetthis]Perhaps movies are my sweet vice.[/tweetthis]) Here’s a few more things that bring me joy:

• Camping trips with my family.
• Camping gear put away.
• An illustrator for my read-to-me book. Yay Niall Brady.  Here’s a peek.

Every year, after the 4th of July, Mom, her kids, grand-kids, great-grandkids go camping.  This year, we  paired […]

This weekend, my two oldest grandchildren, Mr. B and Miss E dropped by for a visit.  They brought their respective, girlfriend and boyfriend.  They stayed for and chatted about politics, their summer, the concert they’re going to, their vacation.  And every once in a while, one of them jumped up and ran into the back yard to “capture” a pokémon in the virtual game “Pokémon Go.” Boyfriend said “Michelle Obama worked for 8 years to get people to move, Nintendo did it in 24 hours.”  So funny.  Mr. B stayed for lunch, and confessed that he didn’t really like Boyfriend.  “Do you think it’s because you’re feeling protective?
I said.  “Maybe, Miss E is more like a sister.”  Girlfriend is Miss E’s best friend, which causes its own set of complications.

Teenagers visiting G-mom, unprompted and unaccompanied by parents.  That has to be the highlight of my month, maybe the whole year.

Last night I  got a text from Wrestler #2’s wife, who advised me to get “Pokémon Go.” “We’re having so much fun running around outdoors.: I got it.

At last year’s Chicago Writes,  I was the only writer who raised her hand in response to, “who uses Snapchat.”

Maybe this year, someone will as about “Pokémon Go.”  I am ready.  Unless of course, I’m on the sidewalk chasing a Pokemon. Grandchildren are so much fun!

Mr. B stayed for dinner. And he still hugs me goodbye.

Wrestler #1 invited me on a vacation with him and his kids.  I couldn’t go.  Drat it all!  But we FaceTimed several times and he shared photos every day, so I almost… Almost felt like I was there.