Thanks on 12

1. Good music. In particular, today I'm grateful for Fiona Apple and the soundtrack from Pride & Prejudice. Very different, I know, but they both made me feel good today.

2. A nice early birthday celebration with my family, which consisted of an enormous mint chip ice cream cake, Vosges chocolate from my kids, slippers from Rick, a ukulele from my parents, and a date night out with Rick.

3. I'm excited to learn how to play the uke seeing as how a lot of my family has been learning to play over this last year. Such a fun present.

4. Prospects of a good Sunday dinner tomorrow.

5. A little time earlier this morning when I had the house all to myself.