This was my first thought for comfort:)

My comfort items:

I always look forward to my reading time in the evening.

Ellie Mae makes me smile-most of the time.

My daily challenge game of solitaire on my phone.  Although, if I don't win it isn't very comforting....

Stress Relievers for the Tollesons

The kitties follow us around
in the morning as we get ready.

We each take a cup of coffee with us to work.

Being outside clears our minds and warms our souls.
It's wildflower season right now and the sides of the roads are
absolutely beautiful! There are bluebonnets everywhere :-).

In colder weather, you'll often find Hannah
 throwing on a well loved hoodie after work!

James decompresses with an episode of Star Trek in the evenings.
He's currently watching Star Trek Deep Space Nine.

We can't imagine not having our kitties.
Rimsky and Duncan keep us smiling and
laughing through the more stressful times.

Update

Hi everyone!

I'm getting this blog post in under the wire! I was waiting to post until after the Sunflower Cluster which was yesterday. The Sunflower Cluster is the big dog show that happens once a year at the Kansas Coliseum. The Wichita, Salina and Hutch dog clubs come together to put it on and it is a big undertaking. I love visiting it every year. There are hundreds of dogs there and every breed imaginable. I can't even start identifying them when I'm there. I quite a few goldens but none that looked like Gus. English cream goldens just aren't seen very often in America. They are much more the normal in England. Most people don't even know he is a Golden.

Gus did accompany me to the show in duty. This was his first time to go. Last year Shona went and the year before that, Benny. I do have to say that this year I worried the least about the dog I was taking. I love my other pups but Gus has far less anxiety and bad behaviors around other dogs. He isn't phased at all by hyper or badly behaved dogs. It riles Shona up and Benny is fairly unpredictable. It was nice to have a solid presence with me. Gus did well overall which I was very proud of since it is so huge with so much commotion and things to see. My only complaint was he tugged quite a bit but if that's it I consider it a success!

I have been saving money for quite some time to shop at the venders at the show who have so many dogs things. I purchased a shirt, a rope toy, a chain martingale (it's a type of collar) for Gus, a new turquoise leather leash and a brush. I was glad I had saved. There were of course other things I could have bought but I resisted.

Other than that I have met a new friend who is training her dog to be a service dog and we have done a few things. I have been to The Hutchinson Recreation Center and done some craft classes (Grandma accompanied me to the Easter Basket making craft. That was fun). I am continuing Gus's training and he has a new "house" (picture below) to go in instead of a crate. Benny is doing pretty well. Seizures happen every now and then but by and large we have good control. Dr. Beth (my main therapist) just got back from a conference in Europe and brought back dog collars for both boys. Her colleague told her that she was the only person she knew who would walk all over Paris looking not for souvenirs for her patient but for her patient's dogs so we feel very loved.

I am starting therapeutic horse back riding tomorrow at Reigns of Hope. I qualify because of my PTSD. I'm not a big horse person but I wanted to try it. We'll see how it goes.

And now some pictures.

Gus and I saw Cinderella. He wore his MuttMuffs for ear protection

Gus in his House

Benny thinks my bed is his