Happiness is...

Inspired by this post, I decided to keep an on going list of things that make me happy. Something to remind me of all the happiness in my life whenever I'm sad. :)

• mixed up meals: dinner for breakfast, breakfast for dinner
• carpooling to school with my little brother
• a little helper when I'm sick
• rainy days and good books
• being the only ones at the swimming pool
• having cousins the same age as my kids
• temporary tattoos and counting to ten
• realizing I married the man of my dreams.
• White Collar, seriously... best show ever, and Burn Notice. Love it! 
• 3 am conversations with my amazing husband
• being able to heal hurt feelings with hug
• impromtu dance parties
• a fun little visits from the best neighbor .. ever :)
• listening to music so loud I can't hear my own singing
• songs with ukuleles in them
• having all my brothers and sisters together
• playing silly board games
• having enough money to help others 
• a bucket full of matched socks
• being right when someone told you that you were wrong.
• unconditional love
• the smell of bleach
• 11:11
• hot brownies and vanilla ice cream
• holidays. I love them all.
• library story times
• amazing siblings
• forts in the living room
• snuggling my sleeping babies
• fake baked pretzels with cheese sauce, heck... anything with cheese sauce!
• taking a bath in my nightgown
• holding one of my sleeping babies
• crafting days
• a great sale on toilet paper
• spending obscene amount of money on junk food because I don't want to cook
• reams of paper and ink for my printer
• listening to Quinn and Marley talk to each other
• having a reliable car
• playing preschool and seeing how ridiculously smart my kids are
• playing dress up... then going to the store
• dollar store shopping sprees
• redbull/rockstar surprise visits from Shel
• late night conversations
• an amazing husband who knows just how lucky he really is :)
• a perfect left-over lunch
• spontaneous "I love you Mom" hugs and kisses
• inside jokes, that make me lol in public
• glow stick sword fights in the dark with Quinn and Marley
• babysitters my kids are excited to see