<p>Happy thing: The sun is shining brightly</p>
<p>Happy thing: S1 put in a bid for a new home for him and his bride</p>
<p>Happy thing: S2 heading to Florida to partake in the wedding of his favorite teacher (who is only 5 years older than son)</p>
<p>Happy thing: Just received a company bonus and a small salary increase!! I am doing the happy dance :)</p>
<p>I just wrote the check that pays off the home equity loan we took out 8 years ago when we remodeled our attic! One less bill to pay from now on. Hurray!</p>
<p>It’s 43 degrees here, after being below freezing for what seems like all winter. I am going to do my happy dance outside where I can hear birds chirping!</p>
<p>Most days I work long hours and also have a 2 hour/day commute. It seems that all I do is work. Well, today is a good day. I am going to join a camera club. That means I need to leave work at a reasonable time because the club meetings start at 7:30. I will not have time for dinner but it will be good to be doing something during the week besides work and commuting.</p>
<p>Red buds? Cool! Just before it snowed 6 inches we had snow drops! Actually the snow is really pretty still.</p>
<p>Happy thing: we are heading to 60 degree weather in Alabama tomorrow, after bundling up in the 20 degree NJ chill. Yay.</p>
<p>I just put on a short-sleeve t-shirt for the first time since I don’t know when. I am doing housework with the windows wide open and 62 degree warm breezes blowing in. Heaven!</p>
<p>Happy thing: My stepson found out his tumor was benign!
Happy thing: My DS1 got his first A in college
Happy thing: My DS2 is coming home in a few days.
Happy thing: My newfound discovey for extreme commuting-- podcasting!</p>
<p>Very happy thing: DD just got her last college acceptance letter today. Made it through with no rejections, whew!</p>
<p>Happy thing- ya know the bonk on the head I got last week- if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have gone to the dr yesterday and found out that I had a kidney infection.
Not really a happy thing to get more meds- but I’m glad it wasn’t worse. ( but no wonder I felt like crap- I thought I was just sick of winter!)</p>
<p>spring break is comin up!
I think we should have a meet up in Seattle- we are the hot place to live now ya know ;)</p>
<p>Happy Thing: I get to go on a business trip tomorrow for a week, to an interesting city I’ve never been to (Bangkok!). This will force my attention away from my preoccupation with the wait for college responses. Also happy that DH can handle the home front fine w/o me.</p>
<p>Son comes home on Spring break tomorrow!</p>
<p>H comes home tonight from being out of town for 4 days!</p>
<p>And it’s supposed to warm up even more over the next couple of days! That should give the early flowers a nudge. Yay Spring!</p>
<p>A truly happy thing: our dog! She is always happy to see us, and makes all of us so happy too. I love how our S adores her.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>cornmuffin - Yes! That is a very happy thing!</p>
<p>cornmuffin…
:-)</p>
<p>Happy Thing: Junior son at UCB is having a great year…he it totally into his classes (and doing well), has great roommates, a great job and just landed a coveted undergraduate research assistant position. It took awhile for everything to fall in place for him.</p>
<p>Happy Thing: After being a stay at home for 20 years, I found my dream job in January. I love it and feel I am making an impact on my students. </p>
<p>Happy Thing: Even though times are tough for many people, we are doing OK. Husband was a Peace Corps volunteer and has this great attitude whether we are in plenty or in want. I am very fortunate to live with someone who is so grounded (I’m the worrier in the family).</p>
<p>Im glad I started this- this is fun. ( I also recognize it is fun to B*&^H too )
:o</p>
<p>Today my class works with an elementary school ( outside) that we worked with in the fall, which I am really looking forward to.</p>
<p>Yesterday, I had to leave my dog all day- to work at my school, I am really tempted to bring her today.
My instructor is going to be at a conference with a good chunk of the class, we normally take two vans to the sites ( but with half the class gone we will only take one- however- I am on meds that is making me ill & one woman drives me bats- she talks * constantly* about * nothing* and I am afraid I will hit her over the head. ( for which I could possibly get extra credit) ;)</p>
<p>I could drive myself and bring my dog. She is almost 15 and we aren’t going to have much more time together & it has been a long time since she got to see school kids.</p>
<p>Taking the good with the bad…we’re meeting w/our tax preparer tomorrow (always makes me nervous) but we’re visiting my dad whom we haven’t seen in a couple of months! He lives in San Diego where they have the most phenomenal Mexican food. I always stop at my favorite restaurant for my obligatory burrito. And the weather is absolutely BEAUTIFUL today! And we’re springing forward an hour making the days longer!!! I guess, there’s a lot of good going on!!</p>
<p>Happy thing: D won 7th grade girls high jump at last night’s track meet. Made 4’6" on her third attempt and she was so thrilled. </p>
<p>Happy thing: The winning height for the 7th grade boys was also 4’6", so D jumped as high as the boys.</p>
<p>Happy thing: Watching this one 8th grade boy from another school win high jump, because his jumps looked entirely effortless - like a cat or something. </p>
<p>Happy thing: Watching the entire middle school track meet, even though it’s a brutal 4 hours long. The 7th graders are especially fun to watch, because most of them have only been doing their events for less than a month. Almost everyone has a “well, I’ll just give it a try” attitude. It’s not a sport where some of the kids have been on elite teams since 3rd grade. They just get out there and try, with smiles on their faces, both before and after their events.</p>
<p>Happy Thing: S won 1st Place in FBLA District Econ tournament and is going to state next month. He is so excited. His school is very competitive and he FINALLY finished first by beating out other really smart kids. Big boost of confidence for him which I love to see.</p>
<p>Happy Thing: Sitting at a stoplight and glancing over to a neighborhood house to see a young father holding his toddler little girl all dressed up in a pink sweatsuit and leaning her head on daddy’s shoulder. The dad was gently rubbing her back and both looked utterly content. Gave me the warm and fuzzies.</p>
<p>Happy Thing: Life is good.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>I second that.</p>
<p>Amen!!!</p>
<p>I saw the most beautiful orange marigold blooming on my friend’s deck. She was upset with banking things and the color caught my eye and it sits there still.</p>