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• Post #4497818

  #3GoodThings 1. There is zero chance I will ever be in the same room as Donald Trump. 2. Lovely call with all 3 kids last night 3. Got some useful work done

• Post #4487154

  #3GoodThings 1. 51 days till I quit (I've been firmly informed that it's not a retirement since I'm not vested) 2. Small Old Dog's bloodwork came back fine, dental later this month 3. Got some rest over the weekend

• Post #4447679

  #3GoodThings 1. Slept through the night 2. Found a couple of interesting library books 3. Only eight more Mondays at this job

• Post #4435266

  #3GoodThings 1. Youngest kid back safely from geologizing in Scotland! 2. This excellent guide to how manual wheelchair users move: https://www.tumblr.com/wheelchairoftheseus/821259476342538240?source=share 3. Making frumenty this morning (Thanks, Grossman & Thomas and "Lobscouse and Spotted Dog"!)

• Post #4415809

  #3GoodThings 1. Dogs behaved fairly well on their walk (not lunging at people, only lunging at deer once) 2. No storm damage 3. I have Friday off

• Post #4373789

  #3GoodThings 1. Best Old Dog found three (3) cidadas on our morning walk and is quite pleased with himself 2. Peaches 3. Tea

• Post #4352813

  #3GoodThings 1. 59 days and counting till I retire 2. Video call with 2 of 3 kids last night 3. 3rd kid is having a great time in Scotland

• Post #4328869

  #3GoodThings 1. In my front yard this morning: 2 bucks (washing each other's faces!), 2 does (one was the one with the broken leg), 3 fawns. 2. Dogs didn't bother the deer as we set out on our walk (though Young Dog wanted to!). 3. Youngest kid is having a great time doing geology in Scotland, sending back great photos.

• Post #4281081

  #3GoodThings 1. Day off work 2. My turn to sleep in 3. Made some frumenty this morning

• Post #4239432

  #3GoodThings 1. Saw the broken-legged doe today for the first time in a while; still going strong 2. Not all of us have amnesia for the first years of COVID 3. Youngest made it safely to their research destination

• Post #4195649

  #3GoodThings 1. Going to the dentist this morning, which gets me out of work for a bit 2. Storm last night didn't damage house or car 3. I haven't fallen behind in my work despite being Over It

• Post #4162232

  #3GoodThings 1. Fall is coming 2. The dogs are all OK 3. We have food

• Post #4112478

  #3GoodThings 1. My very kind husband letting me sleep in even though it was his turn (I had a rough night) 2. Blossom Dearie's version of "Our Love is Here to Stay" 3. This impassioned hate-rant about sunfish (Mola mola) followed by an impassioned defense: https://www.tumblr.com/frontmansdefender/823039236242636800?source=share

• Post #4089335

  #3GoodThings 1. It finally got cool enough that I could bake something. Made some cardamom-orange biscuits. 2. Brunch with daughter and daughter-in-law, maybe? 3. Tea.

• Post #4061537

  #3GoodThings 1. 70 degrees F this morning! Cooler than it's been for a long time. Predicted high for today is below 90! 2. It's Friday! 3. Middle kid made the smart decision to postpone her 3rd dan rank test until her knee is fully healed (as someone who had to drop out of TKD due to a knee injury, I fully support this!)

• Post #4054295

  Fifty years ago today my parents picked me up from Governor's Honors. I'd fallen in love while I was there, and I thought I'd never see him again. I was wrong; we've been married for 46 1/2 years and counting.

• Post #4034379

  #3GoodThings 1. Fawns with the zoomies 2. Predicted high temperature for tomorrow is below 90 degrees F 3. Drought conditions in Georgia are improving

• Post #4010601

  #3GoodThings 1. Paid off our mortgage! 2. Signed up for Medicare 3. Eldest got a callback for a role they're really excited about

• Post #3990444

  #3GoodThings 1. Having more real conversations on Mastodon than I ever did on Twitter 2. Broken-leg doe continuing to do well 3. Major bottleneck at work has eased up

• Post #3958193

  #3GoodThings 1. Count Binface 2. Deer enjoying the leafy twigs that yesterday's brief storm blew down 3. Only 3 more major reports until I never have to write another report

• Post #3912187

  #3GoodThings 1. My turn to sleep in 2. Cool enough to bake some sweet potatoes without heating up the house too much 3. Sweet potatoes smell amazing

• Post #3883649

  #3GoodThings 1. It's Friday 2. It's been 50 years since my partner and I fell in love 3. Last night's dinner included an EXQUISITE plum sauce

• Post #3857492

  #3GoodThings 1. Dinner reservation tonight 2. Dogs walked very politely past the barking dog (confined to its yard by a radio collar) this morning 3. New (used) book is interesting so far (History of the World in 500 Walks)

• Post #3830857

  #3GoodThings 1. TEN deer in my front yard this morning, one of them standing on top of the 6-8 foot high pile of wood chips (3 does, 2 yearlings, 5 fawns) 2. Cooler weather this whole week, not getting above about 93 F 3. Record number of nesting loggerhead sea turtles in Georgia this year!

• Post #3807276

  #3GoodThings (thrifting edition) 1. Wearing new (to me) clothes to work every day this week to cheer myself up 2. Found a respectable dress to wear to a relative's wedding 3. Fun overshirt goes with several of my solid-colored dresses

• Post #3783731

  #3GoodThings 1. Predicted high today is only 82 F! 2. Predicted low tonight is 68 F! 3. Young dog's behavior vis-a-vis passing dogs, people and deer continues to improve

• Post #3739077

  #3GoodThings 1. 73 degrees F at 8 a.m.--about 5 to 7 degrees cooler than it's been recently 2. I was able to take the dogs for a longer walk this morning 3. New fic from scifigrl47

• Post #3717129

  #3GoodThings 1. Vacation day 2. My husband let me sleep in (he got up early for a bike ride & walked the dogs) 3. Iced tea (I love tea but it is TOO HOT for hot tea!)

• Post #3692979

  #3GoodThings 1. Vacation day tomorrow 2. People saying they'll miss me when I retire 3. Dogs are getting much better at leaving deer alone.

• Post #3670879

  #3GoodThings 1. Fawns kicking up their heels 2. My dogs politely letting other dogs go by 3. Actually accomplishing something at work