These are everyday things that make me smile...

The first cup of coffee of the day.

Hearing my niece's voices on the phone

Waking to a "good hair day"

My kitty Lulu sitting IN the bathroom sink every day while I am getting ready for work.

The sound of purring from my kitties, I love to lay my head gently on their bellies & listen to their little motors running.

Sleeping with all 3 of my furrbabies in the bed, waking up & seeing them curled up so cute & peaceful that no matter how uncomfortable I am in my positon I don't want to move in the event that I might disturb them.

I like the first cup in the morning too. And I like sleeping in on a rainy day with my fur babies piled on my bed with me.

ah yes! Sleeping on a rainy day is just about as perfect as it gets!

First cup of coffee in the early morning...
Hearing my father's voice.
Koko's first morning "Hello, Helloooo"
Checking in on the burrow to say "good morning"
RD (parents'dog) spinning around wanting out...
Seat warmers upon getting into the car.
Low traffic at holiday
Hot dinner prepared for me nightly by mammakat
Checking back into burrow to catch up in evening
Great friends, family, and of course burrowmates!

great idea shadilu.

pregnant meerkat bellies

my furbabies playing grab@ss in the am while I get ready for work, they are so cute. Shadilu, my youngest meerdog is named Lulu.

the feeling I get when someone opens a gift I've made for them when I've nailed it

the sound of my DMs voice, particularly when he says "I love you"

those are just a few

Goodness, there are so many. This early in the morning these are what comes to mind:
My ferrets (7) and their kisses and nuzzles.
My dog, Buddy
Sleeping all night without waking up until I have to.
Root beer.
Summer days spent outside.
This board.
Meerkats!
The important people in my life.

Hey Shadilu, great thread! I put my head on my kittys bellies too! My kescha kitty purrs everytime!

Steaming cup of Latte first thing in morning, especially when theres snow on the ground!

My son Devon singing in the shower, in that deep voice of his!

Sleeping on a rainy day, with furr babies piled all around.

Curled up with a good book, and NOT falling asleep!

Listening to music when I get the chance, and just relaxing!

Jtutton, love my girl kittys playing grab It too! So much fun to watch!

And last, but never least, checking the board, and posting to all of you wonderful meerfriends!!!

Hum, some of my favorite things...

Seeing babies. Human or animal!

Curling up with a good book.

Staying in on a rainy day in my pj's watching movies.

Laying on the beach listening to the ocean.

Taking a trip - anywhere.

Having my kitty lola actually sit on my lap (she's sketchy).

Spending time with family and friends.

Getting good grades on report cards.
Getting complemented.
Looking outside and seeing perfect, untouched, white snow.
Being outside on a warm day with a gentle breeze blowing.
Sitting in the shade on a hot day.
Sleeping while its raining.
Sitting on the porch at night in the summer and listening to the crickets chirp.

Attila

Lets see.
Watching meerkats
chattin with friends over MSN
chattin with all my burrowmates
the smell of fresh cut grass
the smell of the exaust from a motor when you first start it up
playin my music so loud you could hear it across the street
a hug from a person you love
hangin out with friends

A few of my favorite things are:

My perfect dog, Teddy
ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!
MEERKATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've got MANY more, but those are just some.

Awesome Thread Shadilu!!

hmmmm...

The ocean's waves crashing on a rocky beach
Meerkat pups playing together or snuggling with their mommakat
Meerkat belly's warming in the morning sunshine
A campfire burning brightly, illuminating the tall trees all round
Snuggling with my meerkittycats on a rainy afternoon
Reading the Flower-Queen of the Kalahari and then going to sleep and dreaming about being a meerkat
Long summer afternoons fading into starry summer evenings
Cups of coffee with french vanilla creamer all morning long
Walking in the park with my meerdoggie, letting her get soaking wet in the creek that runs through it

I could go on and on...

Peace Love & Meerkats
Christine

Wow, angelkisses, just like me, you love all things nature!

1. Animals (not monkeys)
2. reading animal books
3. chating with my friends
4. making animal art
5. making animal books & stories
6. watching my fav TV shows
7. learning about animals
8. going to bed & thinking about the day & about things I want to do or just to let my imagination go wild . . . . . .

that was not in order

I just thought of a few more things...

The smell of the ocean (reminds me of growing up at the beach)

The sound of "Gentlemen, start your engines" at a live NASCAR race then hearing the roar of the engines.

My dad's slow southern drawl when he says "Sugar, as a father it is my job to love you, I don't have to like you, but I do"

My father & I made up a silly term that we say to each other. It is a combination of like & love. "I loke you" It makes me giggle everytime that it is said.

Great thread, Shadilu.

Knowing that no matter what, everything will be alright
My husband kisses me good morning
Hearing my kids tell each other "I love you"
My baby dogs
Laughter
My friends here
Watching it snow
Sunrise at the beach and the feel of sand between my toes
Hummingbirds
Tree tops swaying in a breeze
Sitting on the front porch when it's raining

My three kitties, whatever they are doing, but so sweet when just waking up or patting my eyelids.

Fireflies on a warm summer's eve,

A full moon and starry, starry night.

Yes snow falling, but more so, the silence of the world it brings with it. The wonder of it all.

Watching the meerkat pups nursing and Mom cuddling them all.

Reading the MM book, yet not wanting to come to the end of it.

The burrow boards and all who post.

My special someone who really enjoys a cup of tea with me in his meerkat teacup.

Dancing(????????????) to the Nutcracker Suite.

Smiles and tears, living & loving

sharing morning coffe and online chats with good friends on cold winter mornings

Another of my favorite things just happened...

Watching my meerdoggie sleep and dream...with her feet carrying her off to faraway places...and her little sleep woof...but this time with a funny twist.

She was sleeping with her head on her new baby hedgehog squeaktoy...she must have moved just right, because she caused the toy to squeak just a little...and up she jumped!! She came running over to me as if to say...mommie, that mean little baby woke me up...I was having the nicest dream, chasing little squirrels around the yard!!

Just had to share...sure brought a smile to my face and made me giggle!!

Peace Love & Meerkats
Christine, now just Angelkisses...

cats in boxes, especially ones that are too small for them to sit in, but they still try to squeeze themselves into it.

the sight of a cat claening herself. There is something about it that is so peaceful & relaxing.

Finally being able to log onto this site so that I cancommunicate with another one of my favorite things...YOU!

OK, here's some of my favorite things:

Meerkat pups;

Animals, especially baby animals;

Meerkat Manor;

Watching my ferrets sleep all twisted around each other (unfortunately, they've both passed away now, but I loved watching them);

My brother telling me I nailed the dumplings....again;

Having my whole family over for Christmas dinner;

Hearing my niece play the piano and my nephew play his electric guitar (he reminds me of Eric Clapton!);

Curling up on the sofa with my little meerdog during a snow storm and watching movies or reading a book;

Late afternoon sun streaming in the dining room window making the room literally glow;

Cuddling up under layers of blankets on a cold night;

Homemade chicken soup;

The tree in front of my house when its coated with ice (it looks like a giant crystal tree).

Wonderful new friends
Little doxie pups, all soft and warm
Little meerkat pups clinging to each other
Mashed potatoes with german red cabbage
Crystal clear sky after a snowstorm
Making snowangels
Great Big Belly Laughs
Homemade chicken soup with light fluffy matzoballs
Retirement, traveling, new adventures
Still being curious about what lies ahead
These of some of my favorite things!

I love all of your entries...So nice to see positive things...Thank you for sharing...I have a few also...

My husband...we love to tease each other...and laugh most of the time...priceless..

A great cup of coffee early in the morning.

A nice warm bed to sleep in.

My 2 cats...One is very independent..her name is Peggy and the other is Sammie...he follows me all around the house and sleeps on my side of the bed at night. He likes to cuddle on my lap and I like it when he does.

I love the rain..when we get it..

I love my friends and the thoughts that we share

Knowing that my 90 year old dad is safe and in a great place with other seniors

Being on this site and sharing Meerkat stories with all of you.

A fire in the fireplace on cold nights..

Reading a great book...

Anticipating our visit to F.E. in May and August...

And all of my most beautiful memories of all the Meerkats who have passed and the others who are left to continue on....

Janelle

A few more:

The announcer yelling, "Touch-down Bears!";

Home Run Inn pepperoni pizza;

The "crack of the bat";

New shoes;

The roar of an Indy or Formula 1 car engine;

Inventing a new recipe that everyone loves;

How my little meerdog likes to cuddle, for just a couple more minutes, in the morning.

More:

Sleep, plain old sleep.

I just love to sleep!

my DM teasing me
listening to my kids giggle when they play together
having the dispatcher tell us to 10-22 (return to quarters) because it's a false alarm
getting a "Freddie hug" from the dog
laying on the couch all day because there is nothing else to do

I'm with cordee regarding hummingbirds ~ seems any time I need a sign that everything's going to be ok, it's a hummingbird I see.

And shadilu ~ there's a word which has evolved in my family over the years... it's a combination of saying the words "peace and love" quickly, which some how now comes out "peasoup."

looking at the moon from here in Massachusetts at the same time my daughter in Illinois is looking at it; knowing we're looking at the same thing together despite there being too many miles in between us.

Spending time with the residents of the Assisted Living burrow where I've been the director of marketing for the past nine years. These seniorkats are so full of history, and love nothing more than to share it.

On a similar note, I had one of the very best things ever happen to me on Chirstmas day. I took my meerdog Abby visiting to the senior burrow (which we do frequently). She and I spent most of our time in our Alzheimer's unit, and one gentleman, who's fairly well-along in his diagnosis, and has been pretty unresponsive over the last several weeks, looked at Abby, reached out to touch her head, and actually spoke. He said, "I remember you." I absolutely melted. Turns out, according to his family, who were visiting too, he had a black dog decades ago, and so he was truly able to have a connective moment with Abby.

Cheddar cheese Combos; snackfood of the gods

planting flowers

geese honking

the way meerkat fur looks so fuzzy when the sun shines from behind the little darlings

my family; furry and otherwise

being here in the burrow with all of you

& my niece deciding my name, to her, is ~ Auntiemeerkat