Happiness

In light of the last post which was a real downer, sorry. It just helps sometimes to get things out, put my fears out there instead of internalizing them all. In reality, it's too upsetting to IRL people, so there won't be any more posts like that. (or I'll be changing my URL and starting over anonymously, still under consideration.)

There are many, many wonderful things going on in my life, and I wanted to stop a minute and highlight some...in no particular order.

1. Jacob and Julianna each had friends over yesterday for the entire day. They are both truly blessed to have such wonderful friendships in their lives. There was no bickering, sometimes the four played together, sometimes separately, during the brief times in the morning and afternoon when there were 3 of them they all played beautifully. No small feat that. Additionally, this day could have happened with a different combination of friends. Wonderful indeed.
2. My mom and dad. I'm so glad, for myself and for my kids, that my parents are in good health and don't live too far away. It was fun being with my parents this weekend and watching all four of my kids interact with them. They're really good grandparents, they love my kids very much, and again, we're all very blessed.
3. Jason, Lori, Matt & Lily living close by. They're coming for dinner tonight. When Jason heard our a/c was out again he immediately offered to have us come over to their cool apartment. He's very loving, a great person, and I love having all of them so close. Jason's started a blog, it's a political blog, very liberal, if you're interested, check it out.
   
4. Jason and Rebekah. It gives me great pleasure to see that they are close and that they genuinely enjoy each other's company. There's some things we have not done right in our lives, but we've managed to raise (knock on wood, so far), a very close family and it's one of my greatest accomplishments.
5. Rebekah going off to school. Okay, this one's definitely bittersweet because I'm going to miss her like crazy, but she's so ready. It's very exciting to see the world that's opening up for her. Right now everything before her is so full of promise and I'm very, very happy for her.
6. The people I work for. They're awesome, their child is awesome. It's a wonderful situation and I am truly blessed to have them in my life.
7. School supply shopping. Yes, I still think the lists are ridiculously long (Jacob's includes 60 pencils this year!), but it is what it is, I have made the decision that I will not be a parent who ignores the teacher's wishes and puts my kids in that position, so I'm going to embrace it and enjoy the madness. I love school supplies. Always have.
8. According to the doctor it's probably short-term, but Jacob's allergies/asthma/whatever, is not too much of a factor right now. Rag weed season is right around the corner, the doctor thinks he'll be a mess by mid-August again, so I'm enjoying the lull we have right now.
9. Summertime. We still have two weeks of summer vacation and I intend to enjoy every minute of it. I absolutely love having my kids home.
   
10. Mark. We met almost 29 years ago. I love waking up beside him. I love having him to share things with. I love sharing our lives together.

There's more, but I hate to brag. ;-) What's making you happy today? Thank you for all the support from my bloggy friends. I truly do appreciate it. You all make me feel so much less alone in this world.

Tracy, over at Just Another Review Blog is giving away a family 4 pack of tickets to Ceder Point. Now that would make me happy!