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Simple Joys: Discovering Wonder in the Everyday | Candace Payne
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Laughter that makes your stomach hurt, the perfect cup of coffee, a few moments alone with your Bible - these are moments of joy to be found on even the most difficult days. When you know you can trust God no matter what, lasting joy will be yours. Find your joy in Simple Joys: Discovering Wonder in the Everyday by Candace Payne. Who hasnt struggled with discontent, being overwhelmed, and the fight to be happy? You know that you have much to be grateful for, but sometimes the world feels so heavy and its hard to recognize the good stuff, let alone find and experience true, lasting joy. Candace Payne, better known as Chewbacca Mom, reached more than 200 million people when her surprise outburst of joy at the simplest pleasure of a Star Wars mask went viral. Her story of struggling with loneliness, discontent, and unhappiness came out soon after, which made the world question: What makes her different? I could write a million words, books, and even songs to explain this, Candace says, but my gut feeling tells me you didnt buy this book for a theology debate. You are reading these pages hoping to find joy - real, authentic, and unwavering in any and all circumstances. The kind of contentment that says, Im not only happy, but Im satisfied as well. I have enough and I am enough. Because what Ive discovered is this: contentment will often lead to more joy. Do you have that kind of joy? Do you want it? Find the secret to happiness, satisfaction, joy, and more in Simple Joys, a beautiful, full-color book that walks you through Candaces journey so that you can replicate it in your own life. Read about several simple ways you can reclaim joy in your day-to-day routine and start living more joyfully today.
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Daisey
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💛 Watching hummingbirds enjoying a new feeder
💛 Cooler evenings in the hammock in the back yard
💛 The pets, including a cozy Gandalf and a happy Luthien out exploring today
💛 Watching my nephew play Friday night football
💛 The long weekend to catch up and relax, including reading for #SummersEndReadathon

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

Tamra “Cat days” of summer. 😍 6d
dabbe 🩶🤍🖤 6d
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julieclair
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dabbe 🩶🤍🖤 You could make your grandson's sounds into just an audio and listen to it if you ever need to get to sleep! 7d
AnnCrystal 💕👶💕💕💕💕. 6d
julieclair @dabbe That‘s an adorable idea! It would mean sweet dreams for sure! 🥰 6d
dabbe @ju🩶🤍🖤lieclair 6d
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Daisey
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Happy Friday!

💛 Iced Pumpkin Carmelicious coffee on my last day of running errands before the start of a new school year
💛 First day of school for a new school year!
💛 Fresh tomatoes for salads for lunch this week
💛 The pets, especially this adorable beagle who thought she should just get to stay snuggled in blankets when I needed to leave for work.
💛 Smooth first week of school completed!

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

Ruthiella Luthien! ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 2w
dabbe Here's to a fabulous school year! 🧡💜💛 2w
mabell I wouldn‘t have the heart to disturb her! 🥰😍🐶 2w
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AmyG Have a wonderful school year! 2w
LiteraryinPA Congrats on the start of the school year! You‘ve got this! 2w
mom2bugnbee Have a great school year! I start on Monday! 2w
tpixie @Daisey what a great week! Luthien is so beautifully adorable 🐶🤎🐶 2w
Daisey @Ruthiella @dabbe @AmyG @LiteraryinPA @tpixie Thank you all! @mom2bugnbee Wising you a great start as well! 2w
Daisey @mabell Well, she had already been up at 2am to go outside and then to bark incessantly at some critter in the yard, so I wasn‘t feeling especially sympathetic to her wish to stay in bed. 😆 2w
mabell @Daisey But she had just been very diligent in her guard dog duties! Such dedication - she really deserved to sleep in 😂😂 1w
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Daisey
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💛 Prepping my classroom for the school year with new bulletin boards
💛 Dinner at one of my favorite restaurants with a friend I haven‘t seen in a long time
💛 Delicious meals made with fresh garden vegetables
💛 Iced coffee
💛 The pets

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

TheBookHippie Have a wonderful year. ♥️ 3w
Daisey One bulletin board includes a few recommendations for my students from my class library. #MsDsLibrary #TeachersOfLitsy 3w
Daisey @TheBookHippie Thank you! Looking forward to a great start on Tuesday. 3w
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Texreader Love the read a book display! What grade? 3w
Daisey @Texreader My library is geared toward middle school/junior high since I taught English for several years, but now I teach junior high and high school math. 3w
Texreader @Daisey I love that you‘re teaching math and still have reading recommendations! 🎉 3w
Sace I love setting up my classroom. I need to take a page from your book and recommend books to my high school students. 3w
Daisey @Sace It always takes me a get to get started, but then it really helps me feel ready for a new year. I‘ve found this little bulletin board display where I set out a few books each month from a different genre or relating to a specific topic works well for making some different books visible to students. 3w
Daisey @Texreader Last year was tough because it was the switch to all math, but getting books off my shelf (a collection of my own books I‘ve built over years so they didn‘t just go to another teacher) and into their hands is still really important to me. 3w
dabbe 🧡🤎💛 3w
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝...I had to read the copperhead twice 🧐😜... YIKES! (edited) 4w
dabbe COPPERHEAD???? 😳😳😳 Yay for your other joys! 💙🩵💙 4w
julieclair @AnnCrystal @dabbe Yeah, I was almost on top of him before I saw him. Luckily, he seemed to be asleep and stayed right where he was until the experts arrived. 4w
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dabbe @julieclair 😱😬😱 4w
AnnCrystal @julieclair Thankfully 🙏🏼😵‍💫👌🏼💝. 4w
TheBookHippie Oh my word 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫. 4w
kspenmoll A copperhead! 😱 3w
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Daisey
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💛 Canning projects with fresh produce
💛 Evening reading in the hammock
💛 Starting to get my classroom ready for a new school year
💛 Local festival
💛 The pets

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe Here's to a fantastic school year! 🩵💙🩵 1mo
mcctrish All the august joys 4w
TheBookHippie Canning ♥️ 4w
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Daisey @dabbe Thank you! 4w
Daisey @mcctrish So true! 4w
Daisey @TheBookHippie It‘s been all small batches, not hours long days, so completely enjoyable! (edited) 4w
TheBookHippie @Daisey oh I agree with that! Apple season is the only time that happens here… long days.. 4w
tpixie Successful canning!! Maybe next year I need to drive up to your house and you can teach me how to can! And make sourdough bread! 🥖 4w
Daisey @tpixie That might make for a very long day! I love making these kinds of things myself though, so well worth the time and effort. 4w
tpixie @Daisey 🩷 4w
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julieclair
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
TheBookHippie Baby love is the best. 1mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie There is nothing like it. 💙💙💙 4w
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Daisey
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💛 A few last days of farm work with my dad before transitioning back to get ready for a new school year
💛 Pets that travel well together
💛 Back at my own house with all three pets together
💛 Making a few different kinds of pickles with homegrown produce
💛 Cooler weather this weekend

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

Tamra Mmmmmmm pickles. 1mo
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julieclair
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Finally posting last week‘s #5JoysFriday 🙄 @DebinHawaii

kspenmoll Sunset sips sounds like such fun! School already started where you live? 1mo
AmyG My grandson starts Kindergarten too this fall. 🙌🏻 1mo
IriDas Canva!!!! ❤️ ♥️ 🥰😍💕💙 1mo
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LiseWorks My grandson is starting school as well. 1mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝🎒🥳. 1mo
julieclair @kspenmoll Our grandson lives near Raleigh, NC. He‘s on year-round school. 10 weeks on, 3weeks off, all year. 1mo
julieclair @AmyG @LiseWorks It‘s such a big milestone for the whole family, isn‘t it? Exciting, but a bit bittersweet, too. 1mo
julieclair @IriDas I‘m just getting started with Canva, but I love it already! 1mo
TheBookHippie ♥️ 1mo
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Daisey
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Another Saturday edition:

💛 The pets
💛 Lunch with friends I don‘t get to see enough at a new to me restaurant
💛 A visit with @jewright
💛 All the fresh homegrown produce, including putting up sweet corn today
💛 VBS week

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

kspenmoll Such wonderful joys this week! 💕 1mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 1mo
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julieclair
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Sace Amen to air conditioning! 2mo
dabbe 💙🩵💙 2mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo
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Daisey
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Another Saturday edition after a long Friday

💛 A walk along the creek where I grew up and a little bit of foraging
💛 Time for Luthien to run
💛 We‘ve reached the time of year with the best cucumber tomato salads!
💛 A great view of the Missouri River while working along the levee
💛 Not having to put on my daily sunscreen today

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2mo
kspenmoll 💚💚💚 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Sweet pup ♡♡ 2mo
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Happy #5JoysFriday ☺️ @DebinHawaii
1. The birds nest under our porch hatched four little fledglings and we got to watch them grow and fly off
2. Kitty cuddles, always
3. Great discussions with #camplitsy, I enjoyed the last book and am really into the current read as well
4. We drove up to Pennsylvania yesterday, visiting my home town for a week
5. Lewis, always 💖

kspenmoll Bird babies!!!! 2mo
dabbe 💙🩵💙 2mo
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Daisey
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💛 The pets
💛 Fresh garden produce
💛 Watching some of the canoes & kayaks in the MR340 go by on the river
💛 Finishing baling this year‘s straw
💛 A slower start this morning after a long week

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

Texreader All so lovely and peaceful. Love it! 2mo
dabbe 💙🩵💙 2mo
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julieclair
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TheBookHippie Old photos!!!! I love so much. 2mo
Susanita Corn on the cob! 😋 2mo
lil1inblue What wonderful joys! I love old photos and fresh corn on the cob. 2mo
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dabbe 💙🩵💙 2mo
AnnCrystal 👶💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo
kspenmoll 💕💕 fresh corn on the cob is the best! (edited) 2mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie @lil1inblue I actually found a pic of my great great grandmother. First I have ever seen. A treasure for sure. 💝 2mo
julieclair @Susanita @lil1inblue @kspenmoll We were so happy about the corn! There is a local farm store we love, family run. Last fall, when the hurricane came through western North Carolina, they lost their entire fall crop (pumpkins and other things) and had to shut down. We were thrilled to see them back up and running this Spring, and their summer crops are doing well. 💙 2mo
TheBookHippie @julieclair oh wow!!! What a treasure! 2mo
lil1inblue @julieclair That is wonderful! 🥰 What a priceless treasure! 🩵 2mo
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo
TheBookHippie I‘m impatiently waiting for my tomatoes 🤣 2mo
Daisey Also impatiently waiting for tomatoes here! We do have cucumbers and sweet corn! 2mo
kspenmoll Waiting for our tomatoes- usually August! Enjoy yours. Nothing better! 2mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2mo
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julieclair
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii It was a lovely, summery week. ☀️

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo
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Daisey
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💛 Attending a teacher appreciation event at Missouri Scholars Academy with one of my students
💛 Putting up hay with the beautiful views from some of the fields and the start of wheat harvest
💛 Chocolate chip scones made by my niece
💛 AC and a comfy bed to sleep after long days of working outside
💛 Always the pets!

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

kspenmoll What an adventure with your student! 2mo
mcctrish Yum for scones and 🙌🏻for the a/c 2mo
TheBookHippie All lovely. 2mo
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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2mo
BarbaraJean 💜💜💜 2mo
Daisey @kspenmoll We have very few students apply and get accepted for this program, so it was an amazing experience. 2mo
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peanutnine
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Happy #5JoysFriday - and what a week it's been 🫠 @DebinHawaii

1. Evening pool time with friends
2. Temporary AC at work - FINALLY 🥵
3. I snagged the Jane Austen Lego set which I'm excited about
4. We've been watching a pair of wood-pewees build and inhabit a nest on top of one of our porch pillars. We peeked yesterday and saw a few eggs! 🪺
5. I won a storygraph giveaway! 🎉

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 💓 💓 I'm envious of the lego set! 😉 2mo
kspenmoll That lego set sounds wonderful! And all@your other joys! 💕 2mo
dabbe 💙🩵💙 2mo
Sace Congrats on the giveaway win! 2mo
mcctrish I‘m so jealous about the JA Lego! I screwed up somehow and didn‘t get a set with my order 2mo
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julieclair
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TheBookHippie All wonderful joys! Peaches- I so agree! 3mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝👶💝. (edited) 3mo
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Daisey
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💛 Being back on the farm for the summer (although it‘s been a bit of a transition from travel in Alaska)
💛 Home cooked meals with my sister‘s family
💛 The pets - Luthien, Gandalf, and my sister‘s dog Gracie
💛 Hammock time on the porch
💛 The beauty of the creek after a rain

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
kspenmoll 🩷 3mo
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
This week has been hectic and honestly a bit miserable - the AC at my work is broken and it's been almost 90 degrees this week 🥵
Joys: 1&2 - Oakley and Ben snuggles, 3 - seeing Indiana Jones in the theater with a big ol' bucket of popcorn, 4 - birds at my feeders, 5 - a cool house to come home to each evening!!

TheBookHippie 🥵🥵🥵🥵 OY. 3mo
dabbe No AC? 😱🥵😱 Yet you still found joys. 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
mcctrish We have a heat wave coming and I know a/cs are going to be working overtime 3mo
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Daisey
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I just got home yesterday from a two week trip to Alaska, so my joys for these weeks are all about that.

💛 So much beautiful scenery!
💛 The experience of flying in small planes to & from the village and watching seaplanes land on the water
💛 Seeing wildlife, especially moose
💛 Hiking out onto a glacier
💛 Delicious food, including fresh fish

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

mabell Sounds absolutely amazing! 😍 3mo
Texreader How marvelous!!! 3mo
Daisey @mabell @Texreader It was an absolutely amazing trip! The photos in no way do it justice. 3mo
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julieclair
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Happy Friday, Litsy friends!

mcctrish Baby love 💕 💙 3mo
TheBookHippie Baby love!!!!! 3mo
AnnCrystal 🙏🏼👍🏼💝💝💝💝💝 congratulations great aunty🥳🚼. 3mo
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
This work week has been draining, I've mostly been holding on to joy from the past weekend. Lewis and I had a mini-getaway to Asheville. A friend was in an outdoor performance of The Book of Will, which was excellent & very fun! We wandered around old neighborhoods and the Botanical Gardens. We ate some delicious food and hung out with awesome people. With the city

mcctrish Sounds like a great little getaway 3mo
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Susanita
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1. Our favorite restaurant opened a new branch at the racetrack.
2. We went to Ocean City. This is the view from our friend‘s condo.
3. A vendor that I liked at the farmers market last summer is back this year, just under a different name.
4. Nationals Night Out. The game was lousy, but I loved the company and atmosphere.
5. “Alien vs Predator” 🍿
#5joysfriday

TheBookHippie All wonderful!!! 3mo
mcctrish Everyone watching the Alien vs Predator showdown is unifying 🍿 3mo
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julieclair
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My #5JoysFriday is all about Iceland this week. The scenery here is dramatic!

1. Sunset at 11:30 p.m.
2. Waterfalls
3. Lupines. They are everywhere. Great swaths of them strewn across fields and hills.
4. Snow-capped mountains.
5. Windswept hills.

@DebinHawaii

Susanita 🇮🇸❤️ 3mo
TheBookHippie Just stunningly gorgeous!!!! 3mo
AnnCrystal Wow😍💝💝💝💝💝. 3mo
mcctrish What gorgeous photos 😍😍😍 3mo
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Daisey
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Another late post, but this has been a week full of joys worth sharing.

💛 Strawberry mule made with vodka I infused with fresh strawberries
💛 Church dinner with the homemade rolls I made
💛 Traveling to see my family with very well behaved pets
💛 The beginning of a trip to Alaska!
💛 Getting to fly to the village where my cousin has taught for several years

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe 💚💜💚 3mo
kspenmoll Strawberry mule-sounds good! Where are you going in Alaska? My brother lives on the Kenai Peninsula. (edited) 3mo
Daisey @kspenmoll I missed this week‘s joy post, but next week will probably be all Alaska! We went to a village in southwestern Alaska near Bethel, then Anchorage, Seward, east to Wrangell–St. Elias National Park & Kennecott, then Valdez & a ferry back to Whittier to Anchorage again for our last few days. (edited) 3mo
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Spent Saturday outside while we had decent weather, reading & hanging out with Sally ?☀️
2. Rearranged my bookshelves! I love looking at them now
3. Arthur wanted to "help" with the organization ?
4. It's been a rainy week, perfect for cat snuggles ?
5. A pair of Eastern Wood-Pewees have been hanging out by the back windows & I spotted a nest above a light fixture with little babies! Can't wait to watch them grow!

dabbe 💙💚💙 3mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Spending the week in beautiful Scotland has been filled with too many joys to count. The people are friendly and welcoming, the scenery is stunning, and there is so much to see and do! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

peaKnit What a great week!! 3mo
kspenmoll What an amazing experience!!! So happy for you! 3mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
AnnCrystal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💝💝💝💝💝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. 3mo
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I lost track of time yesterday and forgot to post. It‘s been a quiet but enjoyable week.

💛 A couple of meals out with friends
💛 Days to stay at home cleaning and reorganizing
💛 Fresh strawberries! 🍓
💛 Beautiful weather and time outside with the pets
💛 Time to cook - including fish tacos with onion straws, grilled ribs with roasted sweet potatoes, and sourdough English muffins

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

dabbe 💙💚💙 3mo
Lesliereadsalot Yum! I think I noticed your name somewhere with the old #EuropaCollective which we‘re getting back together. Are you interested? 3mo
Daisey @Lesliereadsalot Thanks for checking! I wasn‘t in the old Europa group, but @tpixie did ask me specifically about the June read. I would like to, but I can‘t fit in any more reading groups. 3mo
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tpixie @Daisey strawberries 🍓? Home grown? Someday I need to eat your sourdough English muffins ! 😋 3mo
MemoirsForMe 😻😻😻 3mo
Daisey @tpixie Not my own strawberries, but picked at my cousin‘s. I‘ve been having all kinds of strawberry things, including a strawberry matcha this morning and making strawberry pretzel salad for church tomorrow! 3mo
tpixie OK, that does it. I‘m gonna come and move in with you. You‘re always cooking delicious things. Of course, I guess I could cook too…. 3mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

😋 Indulged in my guilty pleasure, lemon Oreos!
💝 Litsy love from @dabbe !
☀️Walking at the pier and doing 2 flights of stairs - I‘m healing!!
💊 New med to hopefully decrease knee inflammation affecting my sciatic nerve and to reduce the pain!!!‘
❤️ My husband who loves me so well!

Mollyanna Good luck with the new meds! Sciatic pain is 😩😡. 3mo
TheBookHippie Oh I hope it works !!! Also lemon Oreos!!! I didn‘t know they existed! I love lemon!!! 3mo
dabbe 💚💜💚 3mo
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Lesliereadsalot Loving husbands are the best! 🩷 3mo
AnnCrystal 🙏🏼💝💝💝💝💝. 3mo
kspenmoll Hope new meds etc help! Lemon oreos are the best! 3mo
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peanutnine
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Got dinner and caught up with my friend, then we saw an aerial performance at my studio
2. Hiking South Mountain with Lewis and friends. A butterfly kept landing near me 🦋
3. The cat at the groomers likes to seek attention. He's adorable and friendly. His name is Squint 😼
4. My favorite reading podcast hosted a readathon on Sunday. I spent the day with my books and my cats
5. Great bookclub discussion!

dabbe 💚💜💚 3mo
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kspenmoll An alligator behind your house!!!!🐊😱 4mo
TheBookHippie 😵‍💫🐊🚫 4mo
AnnCrystal 🐊🆒💝💝💝💝💝. 4mo
mcctrish So glad you are happy about your toe colour now - I got a pale yellow once and it looked awful and just made me sad. I would be moving 🐊 4mo
dabbe 💜💚💜 4mo
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Daisey
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Last weekend was so busy that I never had time to share, so I‘ve got two weeks of joy!
💛 Bored Teachers comedy show with friends/colleagues #TeachersOfLitsy
💛 End of the school year events and graduation for another class
💛 As commencement speaker, I was able to reminisce with the seniors about writing and reading projects as well as personal memories from our experiences together.
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Daisey 💛 A quick trip to my sister‘s for a family Mother‘s Day get together
💛 My classroom is organized and packed up for the summer, and I got to start a quiet weekday morning at home today!
💛 Bonus joy: More time with the pets this week after barely being home for a few days last week

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys
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kspenmoll Yay for the end of a school year for you! We have one more month-get out 6/16. So glad you can spend time now with yr pets! 4mo
dabbe 💙💚💙 4mo
mcctrish Oh that Bored Teachers tour looks like something else!!! 4mo
Daisey @mcctrish It was a lot of laughs, and a great way to celebrate the end of another school year with friends. 4mo
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 4mo
TheBookHippie Yay turtles!! 4mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 🐬 & 🌊🐢 4mo
dabbe 💜🐝💜 4mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie We take our turtles very seriously here. Teams of volunteers walk the beaches each morning and evening, roping off new nests that have appeared, relocating nests to a safer spot if necessary, filling in holes left by beach goers, picking up sand toys or other things that could block the baby turtles‘ path to the sea, etc. Plus, no beachfront houses can have outside lights on overnight so the babies don‘t confuse them with the moon. 4mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. My partner and I have started taking walks together down our (fairly long) driveway when we get home from work to connect & chat about our days 💖
2. Sally's energy is always so joyful 🐕
3. Cat snuggles & a good book 😻
4. My niece had an end-of-year concert that I unfortunately couldn't attend in person but got to see adorable pictures and videos. She didn't cry this time! 😂
5. Book mail! Pretty special editions ✨

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 4mo
dabbe 💜💚💜 4mo
DogMomIrene 🙌🏼🌟❤️ 4mo
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#5JoysFriday on Saturday! My collage this week is messy and all over the place, much like my brain 😵‍💫
@DebinHawaii
1. Independent Bookstore Day spent with my hubby
2. The last bookstore we went to was also a restaurant so we sat outside for lunch. I had a cocktail and read while we waited for our food
3. The cats being sweet and silly. We tried Cam in her harness but she mostly wanted to lay on the pavement and sniff grass
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peanutnine 4. I didn't think our calla lily was going to bloom this year but it's finally sprouting! Just a little later than usual
5. The pasture behind the house grew a blanket of little yellow flowers 🌼
4mo
kspenmoll ❤️🩷💛 4mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
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Daisey
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💛 More morel mushrooms!
💛 Completing a very busy week of school
💛 Teacher appreciation events at school
💛 Bacon & tomato sandwich
💛 The pets

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

mcctrish Nothing beats a BLT 🥪 ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
dabbe BLT's were my mom's favorite! I'm hoping our tomato plants yield some good ones this year! And those morels! Wow! 💚💜💚 4mo
TheBookHippie Yummmmm BLT 4mo
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Daisey @mcctrish @dabbe @TheBookHippie Yes! BLTs are one of my favorites. It‘s not the same with a store bought tomato as a summer one, but still good. 4mo
TheBookHippie @Daisey oh I agree about the tomato! 4mo
thecheckoutstack Great morel find!!! 🍄 4mo
Daisey @thecheckoutstack Thanks! It‘s the best batch I‘ve found in a while! 4mo
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BarbaraJean Such wonderful joys! Congratulations on your new great-niece! 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 4mo
kspenmoll Love each of your joys! A new grand niece! 🩷💛❤️ 4mo
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mcctrish All your joys point to embracing a new season 💛💛💛 4mo
AnnCrystal 🥳💖 Congratulations on your new great-niece 💝💝💝💝💝. 4mo
julieclair @mcctrish You are so perceptive! And correct. I am totally loving the relaxed pace of retired life, and the utter joy of a new generation in our family. 💝 4mo
julieclair @BarbaraJean @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @kspenmoll @AnnCrystal Thank you! Now we just need to plan a trip to Brooklyn so we can meet her. Can‘t wait! 💖💝💖 4mo
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1. Taylor Bradshaw (an independent folk musician I listen to) just released a new song.
2. I bought some books this week.
3. The neighbor‘s cat is still visiting us.
4. I saw a Carolina Wren in the backyard under the patio. I never got a picture of it because birds don‘t stay still so this picture is from Google.
5. I‘m watching the Battlefield Of The Mind conference on livestream this weekend (4/24-4/26).

#5joysfriday

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Daisey
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💛 A long Easter weekend with my family
💛 Luthien & Gracie (my sister‘s dog)
💛 Mushroom hunting with my dad & my niece
💛 Easter nests
💛 Fresh asparagus

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

TheBookHippie Beautiful mushroom. 4mo
kspenmoll Fresh asparagus! Yum! 4mo
mcctrish Fresh asparagus 💚💚💚 4mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 4mo
Jari-chan 💖💖💖 4mo
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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 4mo
mcctrish I need to spring clean but now I‘d rather be outside in my garden maybe I need an app 4mo
julieclair @DebinHawaii Tagging you now… for some reason it wouldn‘t let me when I first posted this. 🤔 4mo
julieclair @mcctrish I wish I was a gardener. I do love to look at beautiful gardens! 4mo
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TheBookHippie Decluttering over here too!!! 4mo
Bookwormjillk I didn't know the FlyLady was still around. I'll have to look into that. 4mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie It‘s a constant battle. 🤪 4mo
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julieclair @Bookwormjillk I know… she‘s been around forever! I always turn to her when I need to get back on track. I‘m really enjoying the app, rather than all those emails that used to flood my inbox. 4mo
TheBookHippie @julieclair I may need this app…. 4mo
julieclair @TheBookHippie FlyLady‘s a bit on the bossy side 😂 but her heart is in the right place. 4mo
TheBookHippie @julieclair 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 4mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Overflowing with joy from this past weekend!
My niece Jolene turned 4 & had a princess tea party to celebrate! 👑🫖
My parents came to visit for the occasion & Lewis cooked a feast on Sunday while we played outside in the sunshine.
My present to Jo was her own wooden tea set which she wanted to paint immediately.
I also was able to give my dad his belated Christmas present, some new custom Spider-Man shoes that I painted

peanutnine Also attended a silly pajama party at my aerial studio where we got to do an obstacle course, play Hungry Hungry Humans, and make charm bracelets 4mo
dabbe 💙💚💙 4mo
julieclair What an absolutely lovely list of joys! 4mo
TheBookHippie It‘s all so lovely!!!!! What fun. 4mo
mcctrish The best week imo ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
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DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 Love all the family moments! 🤗 5mo
BarkingMadRead I live right near Charlotte, have the best time 5mo
julieclair @BarkingMadRead It was such a wonderful visit! They have recently moved out of the city and into Huntersville, which seems like a nice town to raise a family. 4mo
BarkingMadRead Ohhhhhh Huntersville is soooo nice! 4mo
julieclair @BarkingMadRead Oh, that‘s so good to hear! 💙 I had never even heard of it until they bought their house there. 4mo
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Happy #5JoysFriday ☺️ This week seemed to fly by! @DebinHawaii

1. Lunch at a great new Mexican place 😋
2. Love being back to regular aerial practice again
3. Met up with my sister's bookclub at the new all romance bookstore. Fun people and a great store!
4. Many bookstore trips for the Charlotte Book Crawl! It's so fun but I always buy too many books 🫣
5. Took a chance on a mystery book that turned out to be one I wanted 🎉

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💛 I planted a couple broccoli and an early tomato plant.
💛 My strawberries are blooming & violets are popping up all over my yard.
💛 The tulips are beautiful! 🌷
💛 The pets! Luthien ran for miles yesterday, and LaGata got some snuggle time.
💛 It‘s Easter weekend and our spring break for school.

#5JoysFriday #DaiseysJoys

kspenmoll My spring break ends next Monday. It‘s been fabulous! Hope yours is too. Love all your veggie plantings & flowers blooming. 5mo
MemoirsForMe 💛💛💛 5mo
Read-n-Bloom Love those tulips! & all other blooms as well but those tulips are beautiful! Love your kitty too! 5mo
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful flowers 5mo
Daisey @kspenmoll Enjoy this last weekend! I‘m looking forward to a long weekend visiting family! 5mo
Daisey @Read-n-Bloom Thanks! I just planted these tulips a couple of years ago, and I‘m so excited they‘re doing well and look like I can start diving them. 5mo
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It‘s been a good but busy week and weekend.

#DaiseysJoys #5JoysFriday Sunday Edition

BooksandCoffee4Me Beautiful daffodils! And oh, do enjoy your times with your students — missing mine. 5mo
dabbe #daffies! 💙💚💙 5mo
Daisey @dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me Thank you both! Also, I am absolutely enjoying these spring events with my students. 5mo
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛🌼 💛 Happy Litsyversary! 🎉📚🎉 5mo
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