1,000 Joys: Part 19.

1. Bella Grace magazine
2. Buying a beautiful magazine with cash from my dad
3. The perfume from my furious writing period
4. Fairy-tale retellings
5. Tiny bells
6. Watching Oliver walk around Toys R Us
7. Medical staff who take pity on ignorant me
8. Old-fashioned bicycles
9. Anklets
10. Miniature daffodils
11. Miniature irises
12. Miniature tulips
13. The extra effort from Oliver's OT
14. The number eleven
15. Embroidered stars
16. Low-pressure editing
17. Violets on antique teacups
18. High tea
19. Turning in completed paperwork
20. Getting past the halfway point in a book or journal
21. Putting lines through Z's and 7's
22. Ancient Egyptology
23. Boiled eggs
24. Old perfume
25. Colorful glass bottles

1,000 Joys: Part 18.

1. Purple nail polish
2. My gray Ariel jacket with teal stitching
3. Citrus scents
4. Having already exercised
5. Pen and paper aisles
6. Long dessert spoons
7. Oliver's liking some fruits
8. My liking some vegetables
9. Pink polka dot fleece pants
10. Limoncello bubble bath
11. The Fuchsia Fairy
12. The Willow Fairy
13. Air conditioning in the car--luxurious!
14. Baby blue mailboxes
15. Driving through a canopy of trees
16. Church bells
17. Books of fairy tales
18. Faerie Tale Theatre
19. Ibuoprofen
20. Sunshine warming my arms in the car
21. Theatre parking deck tickets on the dashboard
22. Homemade chips at a restaurant
23. Pioneer bonnets
24. Opera glasses with mother-of-pearl
25. Curtain calls

1,000 Joys: Part 17.

1. Green lace
2. Rollerskates
3. Francesca Lia Block's characters
4. A ruby red slippers pin from my friend Kendall
5. Being brave enough to ask for help or a change
6. The color blue
7. Fresh sheets
8. People who are more flexible with everything than I am
9. Finding perfect backpacks for Oliver
10. My polka dot lunchbox
11. My champagne glitter Keds
12. My mom's drawings
13. Keyholes
14. My black polka dot raincoat
15. Dumpster-diving squirrels and look-out birds
16. Cardinals
17. Steam on my face
18. Extra blankets
19. My jewelry or shoes splashing spangles on the car interior
20. Birthday party memories
21. A wooden brush from Keely
22. Playing Treasure Mountain with Tracy
23. Stickering pencil boxes at Leah's
24. Playing in Harmony's attic
25. Re-watching a favorite movie and noticing new bits

1,000 Joys: Part 16.

1. People who ask questions
2. Oliver's plush seahorse
3. Hearing, "Tell me."
4. The planner trend--more stickers!
5. Sunshine in leaves
6. A preview of cool fall weather
7. How, upon entering Barnes, Oliver says, "Cake?"
8. Plain cheesecake
9. Memory of Dad playing Chicago ballads on the piano at a former convent
10. E-mails from Melissa
11. Little gifts in the mail
12. My hair, red in the sunlight
13. Moments of courage
14. Memoirs
15. Libraries
16. Mechanical pencils with good erasers
17. Pens! They're pretty magical
18. Frogs on my walking path
19. The fact that I can write again
20. My super-sturdy Cinderella purse
21. Tasha Tudor's corgi obsession 
22. Singing "Stars" from Les Mis in the car with my brother
23. Sweet comments from Shane
24. Oranges
25. Sea glass

1,000 Joys: Part 15.

1. A husband who can read anything
2. A husband who doesn't raise his voice
3. A husband who doesn't use substances
4. A husband who only touches me with gentleness and love
5. A husband who takes in extra work
6. A husband who will make phone calls
7. Cheese tortellini
8. My gold-fringed book/journal bag from high school
9. Patrick Stewart
10. Science fiction and dear ones who love it
11. Star Trek Generations--it doesn't get old for me
12. Going to Cine Barre with Mom
13. Absence of pain (after endometriosis and childbirth)
14. Josh: If you want, I'll tickle your back while you read.
15. The mermaid Mom drew for me
16. Noticing the lack of stress
17. Tiny beads and crystals
18. Cursive
19. Oliver's obeying the first time
20. Liking my handwriting on a particular day
21. Figuring out what Oliver is telling us
22. Reading the hope in my old blog posts
23. Socks with stars on them
24. The memory of swimming in Lake Norman with Dad, Michelle, and the boys
25. Oliver's singing the months of the year

1,000 Joys: Part 14.

1. Bella Pilar's sparkly girls art
2. Oliver's ability to take his medication
3. Mild guacamole
4. Bananas that open easily
5. Sudden writing ideas
6. Having blogs to express myself
7. Knowing someone is reading my blogs
8. My seahorse pillow with clear sequins
9. Josh's shoulders
10. The shift into autumn air
11. Colorful office supplies
12. Little House books
13. My old American-Girl-fueled daydreams
14. American Girl book illustrations
15. Tasha Tudor illustrations, especially for A Little Princess
16. Being someone's priority
17. Doll and dollhouse accessories
18. The Biltmore Christmas shop
19. Black Lion store
20. The old Catz CD-ROM game
21. The memory of playing Myst with my dad
22. Trading makeup with Mom
23. Getting laundry out of the dryer when it's still warm
24. The sound of coins clinking together
25. Checking several items off my list at once

1,000 Joys: Part 13.

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, one of my favorite books
2. My favorite teen movie, Center Stage
3. Mary Engelbreit art
4. Josephine Wall art
5. Susan Branch's little paintings
6. Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies
7. An E-mail reply from an old friend
8. Rachel Weisz. She's just so lovely
9. A couple of hours of just Josh and me
10. The number 16, the date of both our anniversaries
11. Sequins
12. Rosettes
13. Rhinestones, especially stars
14. Mermaid notebooks from Michelle
15. A snowflake scarf from Shane
16. Oliver's astronaut pajamas
17. People who just try to be nice
18. My durable Cinderella bag
19. Bruce's buying me coffee at Barnes
20. Playing book games with Bruce
21. Memories of my friendship with Nick
22. Our apple slicer
23. Generous stepparents
24. Two toilets in one house!
25. Three sinks in one house!