What makes me happy?

One of the Writers’ Workshop prompts this week is another list – list ten things that make you happy.  Let’s see if I can do a better job of completing my list this week since I kind of fizzled out on last week’s list.

-Being the loving mother that I am, I must list my pride in The Boy first.  I sat in a gymnasium full of other proud parents the other night watching our offspring march up to the stage to receive their high school graduation certificates.  The Boy is an honour student who received special commendation in Math, French and English.  I’d say that’s a reason to smile!

-I am just as proud of The Girl for how well she is doing school as well and am amazed each and every day by what a wonderful young lady she is turning into.

-I’m loving the cool weather that we’ve been having.  Some people are griping about the low temps but I figure that the heat and humidity of our Montreal summer will be hitting soon enough so I’m definitely not complaining.

-It turns out that some expenses that I thought were coming my way are not actually coming so my financial future (at least in the next couple of months) is looking brighter.

-I got a great deal on a new television a couple of months ago and, with the addition of Apple TV to it, I’ve really been enjoying it.  It’s a small thing but it makes me happy.

-I have a great “to-read” pile of books on my shelf just waiting for me to enjoy.  Enough said. 

-I have pretty flowers on my balcony that haven’t died yet.  Even three out of four herb plants are still alive.  It seems, though, that Mother Nature doesn’t like thyme.

-I managed to buy the new Samsung Galaxy S6 with some of my tax refund money this spring and it makes me happier than any material thing should.  My bills are paid and the necessary things have been taken care of so no guilt can be attached to this luxury; just joy

-Even though I try to use my barbeque for most of the year, the true season for it is upon us and I love throwing dinner on the grill.  It’s staying light out later and I’m not freezing my butt off – that’s a win!

-The kids’ last day of regular classes is this Friday.  After that, they only have a few final exams to do and that is the end of school for the year.  This means that won’t be hauling their butts out of bed in the mornings or stressing over having things to pack for their lunches.  I’ll be able to just get myself ready for work in the mornings and leave them to fend for themselves.  Can you hear my sigh of happiness?

What’s making you happy these days?

Kathy