My “word” for 2012 is wOw!           

wOw! is one of those fabulous words that fits positive, negative and neutral situations.  It’s a word we can use when no other will work.   Over this next year of Sundays, I’m going to share some wOw!moments from the previous week.  By December 31, 2012, I’ll have shared 2012 wOw! moments.   

I hope you’ll have spotted (and maybe even shared) close to that, too.

Here’s what made me say wOw! this week:

1210.  watching a mom and dad teach their son how to bat;

1211.  seeing the former United Carolina Bank Operations Center as South Piedmont Community College;

1212.  the entertainment value of a MEGA chocolate dipped ice cream cone;

1213.  how a simmering ham bone with beans is a gift to the senses;

1214.  the JOY of completing my Things To Do list by noon;

1215.  a great update from Amanda;

1216.  a sacred conversation with a friend who’s chosen to change her frame of reference;

1217.  how someone can use a heat gun and cold wash clothes to repair my car’s crinkled bumper cover;

1218.  the incredible gift of free car car for life;

1219.  reminding someone dear to me that she’s making the best next right choices;

1220.  a fabulous birthday party;

1221.  great brownies (even though i only had one… no, really :));

1222.  the comfort of settling-in for the night with three dogs on my bed;

1223.  how great it is hearing Mom sounding so happy and pain-free;

1224.  baked summer squash chips;

1125.  creating 280 Cheap Therapy cards in one day;

1126.  living in a town where a local policeman (thanks, Rocky!) will drop by to help with highway patrol warning ticket paperwork;

1127.  being awakened by a stunning 4am thunder storm;

1128.  how quickly three dogs can get back on the bed;

1129.  three dogs sleeping peacefully while i’m wide awake;

1130.  the mix of anxiety and excitement of trying out a new hair dresser;

1131.  being  THRILLED (if you’re looking for a new hairdresser, lemme know!);

1132.  the fun of Big City grocery shopping;

1133.  ‘borrowing’  Hawaiian ginger from a friend’s yard (thanks, Jo!);

1134.  burying my 8-year-old-VISTA-laptop;

1135.  Jamaican pork tacos;

1136.  gearing-up for Take the Lake;

1137.  homemade whole wheat pizza with fresh mozzarella and roasted tomatoes, garlic and onions;

1138.  that sometimes we get The Blues for no reason;

1139.  The Blues do pass every.single.time;

1140.  great spotlight on Whiteville’s New Southern Kitchen on PBS NC Weekend;

1141.  the fun update of Bob’s latest bagpipe adventure/triumph;

1142.  a great breakfast with great friends at Sue’s Diner;

1143.  blackened grouper with roasted eggplant/tomatoes/mushrooms/onions/garlic over polenta;

1144.  Cheap Therapy orders mailed; laundry finished; house as clean as it’s going to be;  butternut soup simmerin’; and a new novel waiting to be read;

1145. the docudrama Georgia O’Keefe;

1146.  how fun it still is to make my Cheap Therapy worksheets for the next week ~ enjoying the dear folk for whom i’ll be creating;

1147.  how comforting LKW is during heavy rain;

1148.  breakfast for dinner;

What made YOU say wOw! this week?