Wed. Smiles

1. Having Aunt Marlene and Uncle David here.

2. Watching Aunt Marlene play with the kids and how the kids adore her:)

3. Cora kept going over and curling up in Marlene's lap and telling her how much she liked her!

4. No humidity or a lot less, it was an absolutely great day outside!!!

5. Pool bday party for one of Ella's friends and both kids had a great time at it. Such fun to watch them in the pool and with friends.

Smiles

1. Watching 5 little friends, my kids included, playing in the water sprouts all giggling and being kids! Oh what fun! Made me want to be a kid again too.

2. Ella and Cora made bday cards for me today cause they ran out of time yesterday. They were very cute and sweet:)

3. Eating local corn on the cob and watermelon for dinner that I got from the farmer's market this morning, YUMMY!!!

4. Talking to Tracey on the phone, she actually called me out of the blue:)

5. Cora asking me how many legs a ladybug had and I said 6, 3 on each side. She tried to count 3 and 3 and came up with 5. So Ella held up 3 fingers on each hand and said here Cora count. Cora then came up with 6 and said "Yup mom you are correct!"

6. Getting out for bit by myself tonight to go to Barnes and Noble to learn a little about my Nook!

Today's Happy

1. All the Happy Birthday wishes I received!

2. The kids telling me how nice the stairs looked after I vaccumed them.

3. Eric surprising me with a Nook! He never surprises me, but he got me this time:)

4. Playing tinkertoys with the kids and watching Cora create with her imagination, today she made a massager:)

5. Running into a friend at the grocery store that I haven't seen in awhile.

6. Going to the mail box and having more cards than bills in fact I don't think there were any bills today, YAY!!!

Little Happies

1. Eating popsicles with my girls outside with a breeze blowing. Why is it grownups don't eat popsicles more? They are fun and remind me of childhood when I had no worries.

2. Cora falling asleep on me after she came down from her nap.

3. Making a stepping stone with the kids.

4. Ella giving my hand kisses then kissing me all over then of course Cora had to join in. Ella then claimed how much she just loved me.

5. Talking to Eric about how to change things in the house so I have a craft area:)

Happy Saturday

1. Sleeping in:)

2. Eric cutting down the tree in the back and it is almost all cleared out of the way!

3. Cora asking in the car about the words to a song "did they just say bacon wheel?" I don't remember what the real words were but they were nothing close to that!!!

4. Physical work outside, not that it was really fun...it was hotter than hot but it did kinda make me feel good to do something physical. I pulled weeds and hauled the big branches from the chopped down tree to a brush pile. Of course I complained but it felt good to do it.

5. Ella snuggled up on my lap half asleep:)

Happy???

1. Watching my sisters video of her son when he was 1 eating bubbles, ADORABLE:)

2. Reading my sister's responses to my blog from yesterday.

3. Watching Ella swim so well today and then jump in the deep and and swim to the side!!! WOO HOO!!!!

4. Hearing Eric's car pull in the driveway. Happy dance inside, I was exhausted relief was here!

5. My 2 kids fighting to lay on me and cuddle with me.

I thought today's were going to be hard but once I sat here and starting writing/typing them out it wasn't so bad. It just felt like a boring blah day. Tomorrow will be better! Oh and I called to ask about the therapist referral the Dr. was suppose to give me. Had to leave a message but hopefully I will here something soon. I guess that should be my #6. I finally called the dr. about the therapist, I felt good about that b/c I have been putting it off and I finally did it today!

Uh Oh A Blah Day

Today's List is going to be tough since I have had more negative than positive but I will try hard.

1. Leah's pure joy and giggles over watching the cat play.

2. A sleeping baby or rather one yr. old on me for a nap.

3. This one shouldn't have caused a smile or happiness but did... Ella getting upset and almost crying when she got beat by the computer in sword fighting on the wii.

4. Cleaning the toilets and mopping the bathroom floor. It is a stretch but it did cause some happiness and self satisfaction cause it looked a whole lot better after I was done!

5. The fact that my shorts are feeling loose, at least looser than last summer.

I have realized from doing this that I really need a life. A life that is more than sitting in my house day after day wondering what it is my life is. I need to find some meaning, something that gives me something to look forward to and something that gives ME happiness besides my kids. What that is, I have no idea and I have no idea how to find it.

Hmmm...

So here it is almost noon and so far it is looking bleak as far as my happy day goes. I guess I better get on the ball and start trying harder to find my happiness.



1. Watching Ella swim by herself across the short end of the pool. THRILLED!!!! Lots of smiles on that one:) :) :)



2.Guess I will keep looking and come back later! Okay so Cora singing "I love you a bushel and a heck and a hug around your neck". Love it every time! Not sure why it is a heck and not a peck but makes me giggle everytime:)

3. Watching Cora kick butt on sword fighting on the wii without having a clue what she is doing!

4. Having toilet paper in the house again. No really we only had one roll and were sharing it between 3 bathrooms, it is the little things in life!!!

5. Talking to a friend and making plans to see her when I get to Michigan.

I made it to five today...this is helping! All day I am looking more for the good and seeing the good even in the little mundane things.

My First Attempt At a Blog!

Ok, this is for my sister:) As a mom of 2 and a person who suffers from depression she wants me to blog and write about things that make me happy/smile each day. I have no idea how to blog. BUT, I think I can write things that make me smile. Today my list:

1. Watching Ella swim with half a noodle across the pool by herself doing her kicking and breathing.

2. Cora in the bath tub checking out her "Nu Nu" and saying it was "complimented" and boys have complimented "Nu Nu's" but they are called a penis.

3. Listening to the sounds of 4 kids laughter in the pool being silly and realizing that that is what childhood should be all about, pure silliness and joy.

4. Talking to my sister on the phone.

That is it for today. Not bad for my first attempt. As you can see...it is all about my kids!