Happy Thoughts - Day 10

Today's Happy Thoughts are brought to you be the happy thought that I have not yet had to check myself into an insane asylum due to having children. :)

Water Fights
Istanbul (the song)
Writing long notes/letters/books/novels/series
Happy dancing
Camping with curling irons
Never running out of Happy Thoughts
Flattering dresses
Long shorts
Being able to count
We've already learned the most difficult language
Extra credit
Bean tacos that...... never mind
Bon fires
Roasting marshmallows over a stove
Burning logs on TV when you don't have a fireplace (or, in the case of my dad, the Hi-Def Yule Log)
Sudden bursts of energy
Knowing what day it is
Maps that you can read
Not getting lost on long trips
Family reunions without cheek-pinchers

Happy Thoughts - Day 9

Today's Happy Thoughts are brought to you by the joy that is watching my toddler rock out to R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World As We Know It" for the third consecutive listen. Rock on!

Automatic toasters
Candles
Ghost Stories
Lunch
Warm quilts
Well-lit rooms
Telling time
Ice Cream
Tying your shoes
Clean chalk boards
Redundancy
Not getting in trouble for saying, "You Suck!"
You get a lot out of playing country songs backward
Anyone can learn to country dance
Slow dances
Rugrats
Stake dances
Spanish and French are semi-similar
"I Moan" is not so terrible
Jumping on trampolines with boys
Being Evile

Happy Thoughts - Day 8

Today's Happy Thoughts are brought to you by a total slacker who was completely distracted last week and forgot to post aforementioned Happy Thoughts.

Cheerios with Yogurt
Greasy grimy gopher guts
Birdies with clean feet
Lizard tails grow back after they accidentally get pulled off
When teachers like you
Kissing up
Bad hair days will always suck
BBQs
Redundancy
People who stick their noses up in the air eventually get barbed-wire shoved up them :p
Illumination
"The Phantom of the Opera"
Voice lessons
Good friends are forever friends
When friendly chipmunks are still friendly
Daydreaming
A good night's rest
Naps (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

Happy Thoughts - Day 7

Brought to you by Wednesday: The Best Hump Day out of the entire week!

Having a positive attitude when things go wrong
Straight hair
Curly hair
When green beans fall in the garbage can
Pearly-white teeth
Being a girl
Brand new hair-do's
New facial cleansers
Feeling clean after bathing
Long, long, long, long, long, long showers
Silky smooth legs
New razors
Getting taller
Art
Musicals
Singing
Grand pianos
Fire-resistant flags
Having a large vocabulary
Thesauruses

Why My Kids Are Awesome

As we near the end of another school year 'tis the season for awards ceremonies. Yesterday and today I was able to attend Kaylee's kindergarten awards and Jacob's 3rd grade awards, respectively. My children are awesome. Kaylee came away with a "Good Citizenship" award, an "Excellence in Art" award, an "Excellence in Writing" award and a "Reading Achievement" award. Good job, Kaylee! Way to be an excellent kindergartner!

Jacob received a "Certificate of Attendance" award (he would have had perfect attendance but we pulled him out for one day to go to Disney World :D ), an "Honor Roll" award, a "Distinguished Performance in Technology" award, an "Excellence in Reading" award (best reader in his individual class), a "Good Citizenship" award, and a "Reading Achievement" award. What is so exciting about the last reading award is that each child at the beginning of the year set a goal to reach 50 points in Accelerated Reading tests. In other words, the child reads a book then takes a test on the computer and then earns points. Jacob earned his 50 points within the first nine weeks of school. His award was for reaching 262 reading points! He had the most points out of the entire third grade! With his award he received a certificate, a dog tag, and a $50 gift card to Walmart! Holy Hannah! We are so proud of you, Jacob!

And this is why my kids are awesome.

Happy Thoughts - Day 6

I really need some Happy Thoughts today. *grumbles something about wild little boys*

Beautiful colors on clothes
A simple lifestyle and attitude
Decorated flower pots
Flowers in flower pots
Money
Good friends
Matching clothes with friends without advanced planning
Violence will eventually end
Little ones grow out of Barney
Good tasting lip gloss
Surprise family vacations
Leaving your doors unlocked
Redundancy
Drama club
Horny toads that don't poke you
Lots of pets/boyfriends (just kidding)
Learning
Fully-dressed models
Puppy dogs that lick your face when you come home

Happy Thoughts - Day 5

I just realized that I missed yesterday's installment of Happy Thoughts. Oh well. Just remembering that I forgot is in and of itself a happy thought.

Dunking people
Good books
Redundancy
Staple guns
No homework
Freedom of religion
One minute until school is out/work is over
Healing wounds
Happy horses
White bicycles
Mirrors with pretty reflections
Good grades
Fuzzy hair on poodles
Good, clear handwriting
Fire extinguishers
Lilly pads with cute frogs on them
Slimy cheese on pizza
Standing for what you believe in
Cuddly stuffed animals
New clothes