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e me happy today 8 11 26 posted on august 11 2026 by abbiewatters reply rest is not idleness and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer s day listening to the murmur of the water or watching the clouds float across the sky is by no means a waste of time john lubbock 1 blue skies upper 60s when i got up it s been beautiful again today still no smoke tbtg i m keeping my fingers crossed that it will continue like that even though the fires continue to burn around us we seem to be in a good place to avoid the wind smoke 2 e was working today at the little lunch bakery goodies place she temps at you may remember b l and i went over and had lunch there last month 3 breakfast was trader joe s sweet apple chicken sausage a fried egg a piece of killer dave s toast with polaner sugar free jam and some cantaloupe lunch was a peanut butter and jam sandwich i m not in charge of supper so no telling what i ll have 4 b has spent the day in portland playing golf i suppose the fact that i haven t heard anything from him is good news 5 greisser girls gab kicks off in less that an hour i m excited to hear from them and find out what they ve been doing since we didn t meet last week how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 8 10 26 posted on august 10 2026 by abbiewatters reply wanting more and more and more is the virus that results when we are not content with and grateful for what we already have jan edmiston 1 it was warm overnight upper 60s and sunny when i got up high so far this afternoon is 91 deg but the smoke seems to be gone 2 the housekeepers came today so i was up especially early up showered dressed and reading my email before 8 30 they changed the sheets on the bed swept and mopped the floor and cleaned the bathroom they were gone by 10 30 3 breakfast was maple pecan granola with blueberries lunch was tunafish salad and ritz crackers supper will be feed yourself 4 b is in portland playing golf with a friend of his he drove down this morning will play a short par 3 round late this afternoon and tomorrow will play a round in the morning and another one in the afternoon then he ll spend the night and drive home on wednesday morning i m glad he s getting this opportunity 5 e has been around all day getting herself caught up with things that she didn t do while she was in phoenix low key day all around it s nice to have a down day occasionally how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 8 9 26 posted on august 9 2026 by abbiewatters 1 the true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life william morris 1 clear skies and upper 60s first thing this morning we ve had lots of sunshine with a high temperature of 92 deg the aqi is still lurking in the 50s but it s no longer in the 150s like it was a couple of days ago 2 b and e left kingman az about 8 00 am they re making pretty good time they decided to drive to vegas and then north they are past elko and headed to twin falls we may see them tonight this picture is from last night no wonder they stopped 3 breakfast was a ham slice a fried egg a croissant with polaner blueberry jam some cantaloupe and a small glass of orange juice lunch was a chicken thigh k is fixing something for supper beef and broccoli i think 4 doggies are behaving well k won t put up with any sass from them i know they miss their erika and bill 5 you probably think it s funny for me to be talking about it being cooler today but it is august for the last twelve years until i moved over the mountains standard temperatures in august were in the high 70s or low 80s how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness 1 reply five things that made me happy today 8 8 26 posted on august 8 2026 by abbiewatters reply honor the space between no longer and not yet nancy levin 1 sunny this morning when i woke up 75 deg it s currently 94 deg but the skies are blue and the smoke seems to have departed aqi this morning was in the 50s praise be to god the forecast says that we may get up to 98 deg but it s going to have to go some 2 i spent the morning reading emails and working on some things i m writing 3 breakfast was a fried egg two strips of bacon and a piece of killer dave s toast with polaner sugar free jam k brought home an olive garden salad with a bowl of zuppa toscano for me she had her own salad and soup supper will be whatever anybody wants 4 k has a party this evening with one of her friends who just lives a couple of blocks away she s been so helpful and solicitous 5 i know doggies will be glad to get their whole family back under one roof how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 8 7 26 posted on august 7 2026 by abbiewatters reply knitting teaches you that one small action does matter that one small action like knitting a stitch isn t unimportant it s vital one small action repeated many times is a sweater or a shawl or a pair of socks to hold the feet of someone you love anonymous 1 upper 60s this morning with lingering smoke around noon it started to clear out a little with blue skies returning it s still not completely clear but the aqi has dropped to 105 high this afternoon is supposed to be 100 or maybe 101 2 b left early like around 5 00 am to drive to phoenix e and l went to the airport to await their flight to seattle at 8 30 they boarded their flight from seattle to phoenix about 2 00 b is planning to spend the night in kanab utah and then drive the rest of the way tomorrow morning he ll unload pick up e and drive back to where he spent the night then he and e will do the whole drive in reverse on sunday but at least there will be two drivers 3 breakfast was two poached eggs on toast and a bowl of del monte red grapefruit sections lunch was a chicken thigh some buttered white rice and some broccoli supper will be a croissant that kate brought home with some polaner sugar free jam 4 not much going on here it s too hot to go outside 5 i ve been working on scheduling the ducks games and getting them on my calendar along with the proper colors to wear for each game how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 8 6 26 posted on august 6 2026 by abbiewatters reply wisdom tells me i am nothing love tells me i am everything between the two my life flows nisargadatta maharaj 1 woke up to upper 60s and more smoke it s hotter than it has been currently 97 deg it may get up to 98 before nightfall the aqi is over 160 unhealthy for all groups 2 i was slow getting started this morning and didn t get finished with breakfast until noon or so 3 breakfast was a cheese omelet a bowl of del monte red grapefruit and a piece of killer dave s toast with polaner sugar free jam by the time i would have gotten around to eating lunch it was after 4 00 so i just skipped it supper is going to be fancy grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup 4 b took me to get my hair cut before lunch i m glad to get it off my neck 5 they say that we might be able to look forwards to a change in the wind sometime in the next couple of days from their mouths to god s ears how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 8 5 26 posted on august 5 2026 by abbiewatters reply at night our fear is strong but in the morning in the light we find our courage again malala yousafzai 1 low 60s and smoky skies this morning smoky again today but not as bad as earlier in the week they re still fighting the fires to the west of us and in spokane but they may be winning 2 i feel like such an idiot struggling into my sweater but the air conditioning is pretty cool and we have to run it all the time to keep the smoke filtered away 3 breakfast was a fried egg two strips of bacon some cantaloupe and a piece of killer dave s toast with polaner sugar free jam lunch was a chocolate chip cookie supper will be a fancy grilled cheese sandwich 4 e took my sweet annie to the doggie car wash and gave her a good bath she annie shed enough hair to make a whole nother dog she s so proud of herself now but she s still shedding 5 b and i are returning to the gym this afternoon and i will hopefully shift another couple of pounds although my main reason for working out isn t weight loss but just to get some exercise how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 8 4 26 posted on august 4 2026 by abbiewatters 1 forgiving is not forgetting it s remembering without anger anonymous 1 low 60s this morning with grey smoky skies smoky skies continued all day with little to no idea of it improving current temperature is 85 deg with a possibility of 87 before night 2 i got my bedding and towels washed dried folded and put away by the time the housekeepers left 3 breakfast was maple pecan granola and a bowl of del monte red grapefruit lunch was a peanut butter and jam sandwich probably supper will be kfc 4 the smoky skies are compliments of the fires around spokane and a few in the mountains to the west of us the fires to the west are mostly under control but the ones near spokane are 0 contained the wind has died down which is good for the fires but also terrible for the smoke that is just sitting on top of us 5 today is the day for greisser girls gab i hope they can both make it today i ve missed talking to them the last couple of weeks how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness 1 reply five things that made me happy today 8 3 26 posted on august 3 2026 by abbiewatters reply we all have the extraordinary coded within us waiting to be released jean houston 1 upper 50s when i woke up with early morning haze the spokane fires along with several others caused an air quality alert about noon the high may reach the forecast 81 deg but now it s only 78 2 i got my clothes underwear and nightgowns washed dried and hung up there were some little scraps of brown paper on a lot of the clothes i picked off as much as i could and then ran the self clean cycle 3 breakfast was a small slice of ham a fried egg del monte red grapefruit sections and a slice of killer dave s toast with polaner sugar free jam i had some fresh cantaloup for an afternoon snack supper will be steak with alfredo pasta and some asparagus 4 b and i are planning to go to the gym around 3 00 pm i need to get back in the habit of going regularly 5 i m hoping the folks around here keep being reasonable and keep their heads when it comes to burning brush how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 8 2 26 posted on august 2 2026 by abbiewatters reply nature is the best medicine for serenity peace calmness stillness it s good for the heart karen madwell 1 upper 50s early in the morning with sunny skies when i woke up the current temperature is 78 deg with more sunny skies it may get up to 81 deg or maybe not 2 i had a terrible night but i m better now after two imodium pills i don t know whether it was a bug or bad food or what but it seems to have passed 3 brunch was a cheese omelet a bowl of del monte red grapefruit and a piece of killer dave s toast with polaner sugar free jam supper will be hamburgers and hot dogs 4 i see where there s a new series of ted lasso coming i ll love that but i m going to wait to start watching it until all the episodes have dropped 5 i m ready to curl up in my chair and possibly watch the insides of my eyelids for a hour or so before supper how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply post navigation older posts abbie watters search august 2026 s m t w t f s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 jul archives august 2026 11 july 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