Happiness IS

This is a sticky post please scroll down for other posts.

Happiness is,
August 1. Weather so cool you can open all the doors, turn the whole house fan on and sleep so cool, you actually pull up the winter comforter.

August 2. Completing my shopping in one trip to town, not forgetting anything, Thank God for sticky notes.

August 3. Knowing your son and family will be home in a few days, Haven't seen them for 9 months.

August 4. The rich smell of "Outrageous Brownies" baking in the oven. Yum
baking for my guest coming this weekend.

August 5. Thankful for the cool days, the Washington guests would burn up in our usual heat,

August 6. Thankful my Son had a safe trip down on his motorcycle, while his family rode in the surburban.

August 7. Thankful for my Son's sense of humor, When I asked Charles did he ride the motorcycle down, (dumb question) He said "NO I put a chain on the surburban and drug it down, Here's your sign."

August 8. One entire day without doing anything, at all, nothing, nada, zilch.

August 9. Seeing my oldest son smiling and happier then I have seen him in years. (athough he told me "Mom you should have gone on tranquilizers years ago, you went so long in pain with your neck you just forgot how to laugh".

August 10. making a strawberry cake for my family, knowing they love it.

august 11. Having a group of people over to swim and bar b que.

August 12. A day with just relaxing in the pool and then having pizza for dinner, Actually got a small sunburn, shelle really burned but she did fall alseep in the sun.

August 13. Now this is hard, my son just left for home but he spent a few minutes alone with us, He is so kind and gentle, I saw my old Charles back, only for a spell but enough for us to realize he is still in there. just worries of the world on his shoulders.

August, 14, Having all the laundry done and the sheets and quilts hanging on the line.

August 15. Completing the house cleaning and finally taking donations of food and clothes to the homeless and less fortunate. Now my week is free to lounge in the sun. (or not)

August 16. happiness is taking care of business, see blog for update.

August 17. Eating a fresh cantalope from a local farmer, not hauled in and put in cold storage.

August 18. Seeing the sunrise and having an honest appreciation for its beauty.

August 19. Just staying home and relaxing.

August 20. Spending the day driving country roads.

August 21. A feeling of accomplishment.

August 22. Happy Birthday to my Sweet, Intelligent son. I LOVE YOU so much. You have made us proud.

August 23. I need to add to yesterday, Handsome son too. (family joke)
Being able to laugh uncontrollably when I push your dad under the cold water coming into the pool.

August 24. Staying cool but not in the pool, that is cold, burrrrrrm like 78 degrees. The nights are so cool the outside temp. actually drops to the low 60s. Wow early autumn.

august 25. Spending time with old friends, Marilyn, Darlene and I had lunch today, plan on making it a monthly event.

August 26. Visiting with past co-workers at a memorial and having a stranger comment about our devotion to each other, something you do not usually see in a work place, We were more like a family, seeing each others children, get married and have children, 22 years will do that to you.

August 27. Sleeping in the afternoon for 2 hours and just relaxing around the pool.

August 28. Starting a de-Tox program on my body. A program I purchased at cost-co. I would love to have all these meds out of my body. Worth a try, with the new sparks diet.

August 29. Talking to an old friend of Sheris, I called Tammy to express condolances. She is coming by on Christmas.

August 30. Being asked to help a friend out, Nancy is going in for test and she needs someone to stay with her after the procedure.

August 31. Getting a New Battery for my lawn tractor at 1/3 the price of Sears Battery.