1,000 Joys: Part 38.

1. Watching Oliver eat red grapes
2. Living room dance parties with Oliver
3. Rose Petal Lane (it's real!)
4. Eating holiday cake or pie for breakfast
5. Bonding with my brother over Little Women and Anne of Green Gables movies
6. Bonding with my brother over the book Stargirl
7. Philadelphia cheese cake cups
8. A short, shallow bath before my shower
9. The bright yellow tree across the pond
10. Reading a little poetry each day
11. Hearing Josh speak sweetly to Oliver
12. Autumn leaves against a bright blue sky
13. Drinking Cherry Coke in the bath
14. Swimming in hotel pools at night
15. My Jo March doll that reminds me I'm a writer
16. Reading subscription box reviews
17. Letting go of a situation I can't control
18. Oliver's beloved plush dogs, Brr Brr and Radar
19. Oliver's interest in music and dance
20. Oliver's hair in the breeze
21. Learning about poets' lives
22. Reading aloud well (rare!)
23. Short Stories stickers on library book spines
24. The jeweled style of FLB's early books
25. A pre-ordered book arriving on release day