Things That Make Me Happy

What makes me the happiest these days is when Dylan says, "Okay, Mom." These two little words are heaven on my ears and my heart. It means he's going to do what I asked without arguing, and I don't have to decide whether or not we have to have a fight about it or not. What may make me the second happiest is to hear, "Okay, Dad." Because that means I'm not going to hear, "I need Mom!" screeched at the top of his lungs. Which is a phrase that may make me the craziest.

The whole family snuggling in our bed on Saturday morning while I doze makes me happy.

Sneaking time to read a book makes me happy as much as a clean house.

That Dylan can say complete sentences that I understand most of the time makes me happy. I love this picture because Dylan is reading a book to Mela. It makes me happy that he thinks she's his friend.
Dylan showing me a happy face makes me happy. Him saying, "I need to kiss you cheek," makes me very happy.

Dylan singing "Sunbeam" to Maisy so that she'll stop crying makes me happy. Then I laugh when he says, "He hurt my ears."

Maisy only waking up once during the night makes me happy. Unfortunately this doesn't happen every night.

Maisy's hair falling out makes me sad. Her male pattern baldness is getting worse, but she's still cute. She's started smiling and cooing a bit and she's adorable.

My husband makes me happy, because he's worked hard doing something he hates. Manual labor. He's pulled out all the awful bushes in our backyard so that someday we can have something nice back there.