smiles
annemariepace has tagged me in this meme. What are the last five things that made me smile?
1. Oldest daughter. We were at dinner and she said, "Wow, Mom cracked a funny!" I'd just made a comment everyone laughed at, something I'm not clever enough to do very often. Nice to be thought funny once in a while, intentionally funny, that is.
2. Several Christmas songs I listened to while making dinner--Jewel's Christmas version of Hands, Elvis Presley's Blue Christmas, one by the Chipmunks, a couple beautiful ones by Sarah McLachlan
3. My new corduroy pants that came UPS today--they actually fit, are long enough, and I like the color and style. A rare occurence.
4. My husband got home safely and early from what has become an annual mid-Dec. pheasant hunting trip to Iowa (his grandpa had a farm there; it's still in the family so he's started taking our son there each year to pass on a tradition he and his dad enjoyed together when he was a boy. Boy is too young to hunt so he tramps along behind with a bee-bee gun. Loves it. Me, I'm from a family that can't stand to shoot anything!).
5. Above mentioned 11-year-old son. I was hiding behind a tree today waiting for him to get off the school bus (not something I usually do, but he's been gone for the past 5 days and I missed him; husband dropped him off at school as soon as they got back) and he came down the drive sort of shuffle-dancing, almost like tap, and singing to himself. I wanted to stay behind the tree and listen/watch him longer, but felt like I was spying on a private moment, so I jumped out at him as planned.
I tag jmprince (everyone else I know has already been tagged!)
1. Oldest daughter. We were at dinner and she said, "Wow, Mom cracked a funny!" I'd just made a comment everyone laughed at, something I'm not clever enough to do very often. Nice to be thought funny once in a while, intentionally funny, that is.
2. Several Christmas songs I listened to while making dinner--Jewel's Christmas version of Hands, Elvis Presley's Blue Christmas, one by the Chipmunks, a couple beautiful ones by Sarah McLachlan
3. My new corduroy pants that came UPS today--they actually fit, are long enough, and I like the color and style. A rare occurence.
4. My husband got home safely and early from what has become an annual mid-Dec. pheasant hunting trip to Iowa (his grandpa had a farm there; it's still in the family so he's started taking our son there each year to pass on a tradition he and his dad enjoyed together when he was a boy. Boy is too young to hunt so he tramps along behind with a bee-bee gun. Loves it. Me, I'm from a family that can't stand to shoot anything!).
5. Above mentioned 11-year-old son. I was hiding behind a tree today waiting for him to get off the school bus (not something I usually do, but he's been gone for the past 5 days and I missed him; husband dropped him off at school as soon as they got back) and he came down the drive sort of shuffle-dancing, almost like tap, and singing to himself. I wanted to stay behind the tree and listen/watch him longer, but felt like I was spying on a private moment, so I jumped out at him as planned.
I tag jmprince (everyone else I know has already been tagged!)