Some things I like:

  • Sleeping in (it doesn’t happen very often, but I still like it)
  • Kashi granola type cereal–Melinda introduced me to this great cereal full of protein and fiber. It’s really yummy with yogurt and blueberries!
  • Blueberries
  • Holding my baby. Even if he’s getting closer to a two year old than a baby, he’s still my baby, and he’s still a snuggler. He likes to grab hold of a chunk of my hair (which is hard to do with this length hair) when he sits in my lap. Even when he wakes up at 3:00 in the morning and then I have a hard time going back to sleep, I still enjoy holding him.
  • Listening to my kids practice the piano. Yes, sometimes it gets old, hearing them plink away at the same songs, but sometimes I just listen and think, “Wow, they are getting so much better!”
  • Going to Book Club. There’s always yummy food and it’s pretty much like being invited to a party every month
  • Hearing from friends. With e-mail, cell phones, and all the things we have today, it makes it easier to stay in touch with friends. Of course we still have to make the effort, but it’s sure easier than writing a letter, finding an address, finding a stamp, and remembering to put the letter in the mailbox. In fact, I’ve got a letter to send to my mom that’s been sitting on my counter for a couple of days now.
  • Winning things! Winning anything makes me happy, but especially when it’s something I really really want or could use. Last Friday I won a Lagoon Seasonpass–how cool is that!? I won a set of cookware about a month ago, and I just won some ticket to the Lovin Spoonful (which is one of those things that I don’t really know what the contest is, I just start dialing when I hear them say “contest”, but it’s still fun to win.
  • Hearing John say “Thanks, Mom.” It just gets me every time, and I’ll give him just about anything he wants. He’s learning early that the way to get ahead in life is to be polite. Now if only my other kids could learn that lesson.