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Things I love

1. Olle singing Jesus Loves Me to Sigge
2. “Try Me” samples at coffee shops
3. How if an assignment at school says “My Name______” Lucy writes: “is Lucy”
4. When Sten says: go for a run
5. Sigge giving kisses
6. Olle’s confidence in his basketball skills and his good looks
7. Decaf coffee after dinner
8. When you spray your windshield with wiper fluid and it’s crystal clear for about a minute
9. Thinking about summer
10. Watching my kids have fun with other kids
11. When Olle comes down stairs in the morning and says: “how’d you sweep mom?”
12. A fast mile on the pavement
13. Climbing into a bed with freshly washed sheets
14. An extremely uplifting text from a friend that makes you stop in your tracks
15. The way Sigge dances when we put “sunflower” on the speaker
16. Lucy’s insistence on matching her shirt with her patch, earrings and hair accessories
17. Finding chapstick in a pocket before throwing it in the washing machine
18. A glass of wine while cooking dinner
19. A text, picture, polo or FaceTime from my sister unexpectedly
20. A quiet house in the morning to do as I please

xo. edc
Per # 3.

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