Time for a Chat, Ordering Passion, Good News, Born-Again Hostas, Melting Butter, a Speedy Response, Musical Cheers, Bright Blooms

87. New growth on the hostas previously munched on by the deer.

86. The first bright blue bloom of the year in the morning glories that wind around my mailbox.

85. Butter melting into a hot-from-the-oven blueberry muffin.

84. Good news about childhood friends, relayed by my mother.

83. Ordering passion iced tea at a drive-through coffee-and-tea chain restaurant. The person taking the order seemed to have trouble hearing and kept asking me to repeat the kind of iced tea I wanted. Finally I took a deep breathe and hollered, "Passion! I want passion!" A priest walking past my car toward the busy restaurant looked back at me with a big smile as I yelled into the microphone that I wanted passion. Passion!

82. Ferrying my daughter, while music that we both liked played on the radio.

81. An uninterupted 15-minute chunk of time to listen to an out-of-state friend's funny stories.

80. Finding a pair of old jeans that fit (and flatter!) in the back of my closet.

79. The AAA (American Automobile Association) arriving within 15 minutes of placing a call.