It's Thankful Thursday on Twitter, and I'm in a grateful kind of mood, which made it a good time to bring GIST back. Here's some of what made me happy today:
:: fresh berries at breakfast, on the back porch :: solving the mystery of the bell-ringing neighbor :: seeing a fellow driver dancing and singing in her car :: discovering a chipmunk living under our patio :: picking up two pieces of gum in a parking lot so that they didn't mess up somebody's shoes :: a summer weekend invitation :: receiving unexpected admiration :: two toddlers, in Target, wearing batting helmets and wielding tennis rackets :: the color yellow :: silver flip-flops :: cold water :: banana ice cream (not for me, but for the kid who suddenly announced a desire for "banilla") :: lens-fogging humidity :: Scarleteen's sensible approach to teen sexuality :: Griff's new cat's-cradle-style tricks with SillyBandz and a truly elementary schoolish chant :: being one day closer to a long weekend :: a shaded, breezy patio near wind chimes :: clever snark ::
