I Like . . .

Inspired by Dancing Commas, I decided to make my list, too. I'm sure there are others, but here are quite a few:

I like being a mother. I like the color blue. I like sewing. I like babies. I like scrapbooking. I like soft, chicken tacos. I like my dog, Emmi. I like going barefoot in green grass. I like pansies. I like having 3 brothers. I like reading blogs. I like helping people. I like contemporary Christian music. I like when my daughters call to tell me about something that has just happened. I like cold sheets. I like seashells. I like fabric. I like textures. I like a good steak. I like popcorn. I like butterscotch, oatmeal cookies. I like embroidered pillowcases. I like learning about other cultures. I like the mountains. I like flying. I like driving with the windows down. I like baby animals. I like working behind the scenes of events at church and work. I like swing sets. I like photography. I like museums. I like knitting. I like making lists. I like family get-togethers. I like Sunday afternoon naps. I like noticing the different shades of greens there are in a forest. I like laughing with friends. I like riding on the back of a motorcycle (even though I haven't done that in a while). I like Diet Coke. I like hand-made paper. I like having a few close friends. I like watching romantic comedies. I like orange juice. I like iron finials. I like corn-on-the-cob. I like almost any kind of music. I like drawing. I like colors. I like hydrangea. I like tomatoes. I like smocking. I like baby shoes. I like adult shoes. I like hiking. I like teaching. I like birds. I like antique shopping. I like strawberries. I like getting to really know someone. I like underdogs. I like eyelet. I like Baked Lays potato chips. I like children's books. I like baking and decorating cookies. I like growing herbs. I like art. I like shrimp cooked just about any way. I like riding in a boat. I like planting flowers. I like computer stuff. I like rick-rack. I like browsing grocery store aisles when I'm not in a hurry. I like figuring out the solution to a problem. I like recalling things my girls did when they were little. I like playing word games with the girls when traveling. I like vintage sewing supplies. I like buttons. I like sleeping with the windows open. I like decorating magazines. I like proofreading things for the girls. I like linen. I like hand-written letters. I like silver jewelry. I like the color turquoise. I like old books. I like sitting in front of a fireplace in the winter. I like bird's nests. I like pedicures. I like chatting with J & C during the day -- and night. I like patterns in nature. I like carrot cake. I like making jewelry. I like locally owned restaurants and shops. I like strawberry daiquiris (occasionally). I like sandals. I like helping the girls move or with things at their homes. I like the plays my children and their cousins used to put on. I like Psalm 30:5b. I like bunnies. I like working crossword puzzles with someone else. I like building things. I like the smell of cinnamon. I like chips and salsa. I like quilting. I like roaming through a fabric store looking at (and touching) all the fabrics. I like eating out with Ron & Carol. I like traveling. I like hearing the sound of the ocean at night. I like uneven numbers of things in artwork. I like to work together with J & C projects. I like gardenias. I like the intricacies of nature, like how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. I like blue icing.