Some of the animals of the Grand Canyon

These squirrels were crazy! And also very smart. I've never seen squirrels climb all over people, but I sure did on Wednesday. I also watched two team up and while people were busy watching the one approaching on their right, another came up the wall behind them and stole their bag of chips. Hehehe. I also saw two people get bit - so be ware. Don't tease the squirrels.

Did you know mules are pretty much the same size as horses? For some reason I was picturing them as more donkey sized.

Check that one off the list

10 things I want to do by the time I'm 40

See the Grand Canyon
See the Mayan Ruins
Own a house (or at least be making payments on it)
Get a dog
Find a career that really, really fits me well
Go Scuba diving
Get new living room furniture
Take my neices/nephews on a special trip just for us
See the Northern Lights with Mom
Make a tradition out of going to the ocean at least once a year

Things to be thankful for...

I was reading an article in a cheesy magazine the other day at my grandma's house and it said that one of the keys to a happy life is to spend a little time each day thinking about things you're thankful for. Here's a few things I came up with today.

-Having a mom who's a lot like a best friend, that I can confide anything in - including the things I don't even like to admit to myself.

-Working at a place where people actively seek out my opinions and openly tell me I'm a big asset to the organization.

-Having the flexibility in my day to day life to do things that are important to me, like visiting family, volunteering and doing things just for me - all at more or less a moment's notice.

There are of course thousands of others things I'm thankful for (including getting Bon Jovi tickets this weekend, electronic hand-held Yahtzee, and auto-saves on computer programs), but these are a few that are at the forefront of my mind right now.