Happiness Is.........

A couple years ago, my mom got out the sound track to the musical "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" from the library. At first, it was like, "eh, just another CD mom thought was interesting and thinks we should listen to" (I wasn't too keen on the pictures in the booklet showing real humans taking the place of the Peanuts cartoon characters, which was all I was used to. They kinda freaked me out). But once I had heard it a  few times, I was hooked. It became sort of a family staple. My brother and I memorized all the words. Even the older siblings joined in. "Shroeder" and "My New Philosophy" were belted throughout the house while "Suppertime" was used as our dinner bell. But perhaps the most favorite song was the one that came very last on the CD, titled "Happiness".

Speaking of "Happiness", here are the lyrics:

HAPPINESS IS FINDING A PENCIL.
PIZZA WITH SAUSAGE
TELLING THE TIME.
HAPPINESS IS LEARNING TO WHISTLE.
TYING YOUR SHOE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

HAPPINESS IS PLAYING THE DRUM IN YOUR OWN SCHOOL BAND.
AND HAPPINESS IS WALKING HAND IN HAND.
HAPPINESS IS TWO KINDS OF ICE CREAM.
KNOWING A SECRET.
CLIMBING A TREE.
HAPPINESS IS FIVE DIFFERENT CRAYONS.
CATCHING A FIREFLY.
SETTING HIM FREE.

HAPPINESS IS BEING ALONE EVERY NOW AND THEN.
AND HAPPINESS IS COMING HOME AGAIN.
HAPPINESS IS MORNING AND EVENING,
DAY TIME AND NIGHT TIME TOO.
FOR HAPPINESS IS ANYONE AND ANYTHING AT ALL
THAT'S LOVED BY YOU.

HAPPINESS IS HAVING A SISTER.
SHARING A SANDWICH.
GETTING ALONG.
HAPPINESS IS SINGING TOGETHER WHEN DAY IS THROUGH,
AND HAPPINESS IS THOSE WHO SING WITH YOU.
HAPPINESS IS MORNING AND EVENING,
DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME TOO.
FOR HAPPINESS IS ANYONE AND ANYTHING AT ALL
THAT'S LOVED BY YOU.



Inspired by this song, I present to you four things that made me happy this week:

Happiness is..........

1. Not Breaking My Thumb
Thumb. Door. Slam. Not very good words to be used together. You can probably guess what happened. These words added together equal blood, swelling and pain, which is also not a very good combination of words. I thought for sure my thumb was broken. But I iced it, soaked it, and bandaged it under the watchful eye of  Dr. Mom and by the next morning the swelling had gone down. I sit here with nothing but an ugly blood blister and a fully bendable thumb that's not that sore. (No stitches needed) Thanks be to God!






2. Having a Snow Day
I LOVE snow! No matter what people say about hating winter, as long as there is a significant amount of snow, I have to disagree. Snow is such a miracle! And what I like even more than snow is having a snow day. A day devoted solely to snow. And we had just that kind of a day on Wednesday, when six inches of snow fell, and school was cancelled.
I love playing all day in the white stuff, sledding, snowball fighting, frolicking with the neighbors, and just laying in the snow. I enjoy genuinely getting tired out and then, red cheeked and cold, going inside to thaw out with a warm cup of any kind of non-chocolate liquid. My mom likes to make me vanilla milk. Yummy!





3. Watching the Steelers Win
What a great way to end the week! On to the AFC championship! Victory alone makes me feel good, but beating the Ravens is even better.






4. Visiting My Grandma
On Friday, my mom and I went to Cleveland to visit my Grandma. Its nice to live close enough to go see her for a few hours and still be able to drive back to Beaver all in one day. I had a good time. No wonder why they're called Grandmas. My grandma sure is grand!




(5.) Sending out the Missy Times
I just had to mention that.


"Happiness is anyone and anything at all thats loved by you.........."

What made you happy this week?