There’s a thing happening on Xanga where people are blogging about one thing that them happy each day in December, thanks to an idea from @BohemianLotus. I’m behind, of course, but here’s my first three:

12/1 - I may be a procrastinator, but I’m also an overachiever – so I’ll start my first day with four things. It was a good day. The first was starting my Saturday with a ridiculously fun workout that put me in a good mood for the rest of the day, as did hearing our daughter belt out a rockin’ tune singing at her band rehearsal. Third was returning home to find that the Mr. had successfully installed a new carpet runner on our stairs in no time at all. That man is a force to be reckoned with – especially when he has an extra cup of coffee on a weekend morning! The final happiness inducing thing on Saturday was walking from the car to the restaurant for dinner with my family, when the Mr. put his arm around me, and the kids each put their arms around one of us. We could barely move in that clumsy arrangement, but that wasn’t the point.

12/2 - Sunday was a flurry of activity around here, picking out a tree, decorating the tree, stringing the lights and things outside. I always love going through the box of ornaments with the kids and seeing their excitement as they remember the stories that go with each decoration. Especially the ones that are from my own childhood, since they only “remember” from hearing my own memories.

12/3 - It was a gorgeous day here yesterday – 70+ degrees. My two little book nerds were out of reading material, so we decided to walk to the library after school to replenish the supply. It was a lovely outing, but the best part was when we rounded the corner to our street and our son was holding my hand. His friends were waiting for him to play football — two older boys. I thought he would drop my hand (out of embarrassment and/or excitement to play). Instead, he squeezed my hand twice (a secret signal that means “I love you”) and continued to hold it while he discussed his plans with his buds. That’s my sweet boy.

12/4 - It’s only a few hours into the day, but I’m hoping that what will make me happy today is the paint I’m about to apply to the banister on our staircase. It’s my project, and I’m doing something a bit creative and DIY…..wish me luck. Given my history dealing with messy home projects – I’m going to need it!