{"id":3330,"date":"2011-12-15T13:23:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2014-12-01T22:27:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T05:27:47","slug":"adventure-makes-me-happy-and-i-have-my-shoes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/15\/adventure-makes-me-happy-and-i-have-my-shoes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure makes me happy, and I have my shoes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while, my daughter says something that makes me look at her in a whole new light.<\/p>\n<p>The other day, she started our day at<em> 6 am<\/em>, by saying &#8220;adventure makes me happy, and I have my shoes on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/adventure-makes-me-happy-and-i-have-my-shoes-on\/adventure-makes-me-happy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7867\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7867\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/15\/adventure-makes-me-happy-and-i-have-my-shoes-on\/adventure-makes-me-happy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/adventure-makes-me-happy.png?fit=640%2C425\" data-orig-size=\"640,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adventure makes me happy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/adventure-makes-me-happy.png?fit=640%2C425\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7867\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/adventure-makes-me-happy.png?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"adventure makes me happy\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/adventure-makes-me-happy.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/adventure-makes-me-happy.png?resize=300%2C199 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always known she was adaptable, and maybe even adventurous, and she&#8217;s happily rolled with the punches of every upheaval we&#8217;ve thrown at her, family illness, new home, road trip, frequent changes in routines&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But this time I saw another dimension. 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