• my husband warming up the car for me, and not forgetting to also pack the rake and shovel
• sticking to the plan despite the drizzle
• the things I do for "my" kids, digging up the playground in my dress pants to plant some chicken bones
• the way their faces lit up when they found "fossils"

making fossil prints

• students and colleagues who jump at the chance to help with clean-up
• silly "mad-lib" stories
• only a 1/2 day to go!