My 100 Things

My friend Jami made a list of 100 things that made her happy and challenged everybody else to do the same. I feel like I’ve been complaining in a lot of my posts lately (you know, “blah, blah, blah, I’m so tired”), so it will probably do me some good to sit back and think about all the wonderful things in my life that make me happy. So, here we go…

1. Family cuddles
2. Owen Tackles
3. Hearing my kids laugh
4. Watching my babies sleep
5. My 3 o’clock cup of coffee
6. The 100 calorie Oreo pack I eat with my 3 o’clock coffee (nothing like the real Oreos, but oh so good any way)
7. Owen running like a bear
8. The smell of Christmas trees and the fact that my dad used to cut a piece of the trunk for each of us to keep in our rooms
9. Shopping by myself
10. The fact that Colin thinks that we have to celebrate for an entire birthday week (and that next week is all mine!)
11. Taking pictures
12. Actually printing the million pictures I take (rare)
13. A scolding hot shower
14. Deep tissue massages
15. A really good kiss
16. A date with Colin
17. Owen saying crococicle instead of crocodile
18. Freshly washed sheets
19. When my house is clean
20. Somebody else doing my dishes for me
21. Putting Owen to bed and realizing that we made it through the whole day with no tantrums
22. Listening to Owen pray
23. Hearing the garage door opening and knowing that Colin is finally home
24. Welcome home kisses
25. Getting to wake up on my own terms (rare but glorious)
26. Talking to Colin in bed after the kids go to sleep
27. The relief after a job interview is done (this is a new found happiness that I hope I will feel again soon)
28. Feeding my baby
29. The happy sigh/squeak of relief Sutton makes immediately before he begins nursing
30. Sutton’s excitement after Owen wakes up in the morning and Owen’s excitement when he hears Sutton wake up from a nap
31. Rainy days
32. Learning something new
33. Holding the remote and getting to watch what Colin calls “crap TV”
34. Tickling my kids
35. Wide, open-mouthed baby smiles
36. Going to the movies
37. Giving presents
38. Sour Patch Kids, Redvines, and Laffy Taffy
39. Nonfat Latte with one shot of peppermint
40. The feeling of a job well done
41. Owen telling me my hair is not pretty yet and “fixing” it for me
42. Dr. Pepper
43. Colin’s cooking
44. Witnessing Owen learning something new
45. When Owen trusts me enough to take a bite of something I’m feeding him without inspecting it (almost never happens…he insists I feed him grapefruit and checks every bite for seeds)
46. Hearing a bit of gossip before Colin (he usually knows everything before me, even stuff on my side of the family)
47. When Owen says “I love you this much”
48. Doing calculus (weird, huh?)
49. Baking
50. Other people’s baked goods
51. When a visiting Grandma wakes up with my kids
52. Checking other people’s blogs
53. When someone leaves a comment on my blog
54. New baby clothes
55. Organizing my kids rooms
56. Colin asking me to marry him (still happens at least once a week)
57. Watching one of my favorite movies: It’s A Wonderful Life, Simon Birch, or Life is Beautiful (although, the last one makes me sad before it makes me happy)
58. Cookies and Cream ice cream
59. Vacations
60. Manicures and Pedicures
61. Telling my mom thank you
62. Playing board games (I’m borderline obsessed)
63. Playing Pepper with the Heiseys
64. Hanging out with my sister when neither of us is feeling stressed
65. Getting to buy new clothes
66. Using a word I know Owen hasn’t heard before
67. Feeling appreciated
68. Helping others feel appreciated
69. Getting my haircut
70. Laughing so hard that I cry and seeing the satisfaction it gives Colin to know that he caused it
71. Holding hands
72. When the whole family’s laundry is done
73. Genuinely laughing with my kids
74. Owen saying “Oh I have an idea”
75. Slowing down to enjoy bath time
76. Actually having time to put on some makeup
77. Having time to do my makeup, but choosing to relax with Colin instead
78. The sound of the Xbox being turned off
79. Owen telling other kids to be gentle with Sutton
80. Hearing Owen talk about when he gets bigger
81. Going out to eat and getting to pick the restaurant
82. Posting on my blog
83. Having lots of family together
84. 70 degree days
85. Seeing or hearing about an old friend
86. Going to weddings
87. Getting one of Owen’s very few kisses
88. Playing at the park
89. Weekends with nothing to get done
90. Weekends that we actually get everything done
91. When Sutton fake cries for attention and then laughs hysterically when I look at him
92. Dancing with my kids in the living room
93. Dancing with Colin anywhere
94. Book stores
95. When Sutton’s clothes stay dry for more than an hour
96. When Owen plays a trick on me or hides something (when he realizes that he can hide stuff other places than just under my pillow, this will no longer be funny)
97. A song that gets me
98. When Colin comes to bed after I’m asleep and kisses and cuddles me even though he knows I’m sleeping
99. Making people so happy they smile with their whole face
100. Reading over this list and smiling with my whole face at each one!

Wow... that was easy! And I do feel great and very blessed. These things may sound simple, but that's really all it takes!