99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall–Oh Wait…

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This week’s blog challenge prompt is “write about 99 things that make you smile/happy”.

That’s a lot.

In no particular order, 99 things that bring me joy–

  1. Tambour’s bottomless well of knowledge (go ahead, ask him anything–if he doesn’t know it, he knows something adjacent)
  2. Ian’s physical health (it was touch & go there for a few years, folks)
  3. Tiana’s determination (try to stand in her way–I dare you)
  4. Austin’s tenacity (it’s his way or no way if you can’t provide a worthy substitute)
  5. Cats–allllll of the cats (OK, jury’s still out on sphinx cats)
  6. Big fluffy clouds that you can make shapes in
  7. Overcast skies
  8. Rain–drizzles, downpours (unless I have to go from point A to point B in it), gentle pitter patters
  9. Milk–whole if possible, but 2% is tolerable
  10. Fresh cream on warm pie or cobbler
  11. Bread pudding
  12. Bierochs
  13. Galuskies
  14. Thunderstorms
  15. Lightning
  16. Fireflies
  17. Smartphones that function
  18. Amethyst
  19. Fire opal
  20. When my meds kick in and I can breathe again
  21. Reading
  22. Mysteries
  23. Biographies
  24. Comedies
  25. Documentaries
  26. Crisp, cool hotel sheets with fluffy pillows
  27. Waterbeds without excessive ballast
  28. Emails that aren’t spam
  29. Keeping up with my friends and family on social media
  30. Purple (blue purple, not red purple)
  31. Sketching with pencil
  32. Sketching with oil pastels
  33. The color combination of turquoise blue and purple
  34. The color lavender
  35. Heatherwood jewelry
  36. The smell of Obsession cologne
  37. X-Men movies
  38. Writing letters
  39. Writing books
  40. Sarcasm
  41. Satire
  42. Comedian Josh Blue
  43. Tarot cards
  44. Crystals
  45. Metaphysical fairs
  46. Renaissance faires
  47. Watching cosplayers create their costumes
  48. Weather in the 50-70oF range
  49. Helping my kids with craft projects
  50. Creating icons and emojis for my brother back in the day
  51. Reminiscing about loved ones who have passed
  52. Cemeteries
  53. Genealogy
  54. Novelty earrings
  55. Pins (flair, pinback buttons)
  56. Cheesecake
  57. Carrot cake
  58. Strawberry jello poke cake
  59. Elvis Presley
  60. Buddy Holly
  61. Kingston Trio’s funny songs
  62. Johnny Cash’s funny songs
  63. Unsweet Lipton Pure Leaf tea
  64. Windows XP (rest in peace)
  65. Star Wars 4-6
  66. Star Trek Next Generation
  67. Halloween
  68. Cream of Wheat cereal with sugar and milk
  69. Fried cornmeal mush
  70. Mounds candy bar
  71. Aquafina water
  72. 80s hair band music
  73. Some of the music my kids listen to
  74. Watching my kids play (sports, board games, video games, etc)
  75. Badminton
  76. Smart ass comments (verbal, on t-shirts, wherever)
  77. Learning
  78. Greek and Roman mythology
  79. Cool summer nights with starry skies
  80. Sitting around talking for hours with friends
  81. Cool autumn days with colorful leaves
  82. Shrinky dinks
  83. Maraschino cherries
  84. Pizza
  85. Tequila sunrises
  86. Porch swings
  87. Inner-tubing on a lazy creek
  88. Museums
  89. Baggy t-shirts
  90. Vanilla-scented anything
  91. Candles
  92. Fireplaces
  93. Firepits
  94. Letting someone else do the cooking
  95. Going to concerts
  96. Road trips
  97. Stow & go seating in Dodge Grand Caravans
  98. Google maps app
  99. Petting zoos

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