Ten things I love:

1.  My family--Chad, Grace, Elizabeth and dog, Ripley

2.  Quilting - I've been a quilter for several years.  There's nothing better than snuggling under a quilt during an Iowa snowstorm.

3.  Reading - my escape from reality.  I read two or three books a week, mostly fiction.  I like a good romance, historical novels and a mystery now and then.

4.  Iowa - I am not ashamed to say that I love, love, love my home state of Iowa.  I am the original farmgirl, even though I live in town now. 

5.  Movies - While DH and I haven't been able to catch new movies on a regular basis since the kids came along, we still like a good movie on Friday and Saturday nights.  Nowadays, we usually take one via PPV or the old movie channels.

6.  Hamburgers and french fries -- Not the best thing for the waistline, but by far my favorite foods in the world.

7.  A ferocious thunderstorm -- They remind exactly who is in charge here: God, not me.

8.  A clean house - While I do not necessarily enjoy the process it takes to get the final product, lounging on my sofa in a clean house at the end of the day is well worth the effort.

9.  My husband's cooking - For two reasons: 1) He's a better cook than I am (although I can cook decent meals). 2) I did not have to cook said meal. 

10. Christmas - For all its commercialism, this is still my favorite holiday.  I love the excuse to shop for other people and decorate my house to the hilt.  A few years back, I even started an annual neighborhood cookie exchange that everybody looks forward to now.