Stolen from the Franklins....

I used up a ton of space on the Franklin blog to tell what I was happy about....and since I've thought of a ton more things I will go with the flow and share what makes me happy. Feel free to refer to the bein franklin blog to find out where this is coming from....

* My house. I really do like it. It is better than any other house we've lived in and I'm just so excited that it is ours.

* My cats. They are wonderful. They purr, they meow, they're fuzzy, and they let me annoy them to my heart's content. They are my family and I do love them very much.

* My students. I've been lucky enough to be with this group of kids for two years. I really do love these kids and I don't know what I'm going to do when they leave for a new school next year. A few I will be willing to see move on, but the majority....it will be hard. They've all got such great personality..even Mr. Dumb and Innocent....I have a ton of stories I need to blog about my kids. School is my life.

* My Sunday School class. We have the greatest teachers in the world. I learn so much from them. Our directors have hearts of gold, and I've also learned a lot from the "kids" in the class. It's been a pretty amazing experience so far.

* My van. The poor thing has so many miles on it, it looks like the Mystery Machine, it has scrapes across the sides , the windows don't roll down, and the CASSETTE TAPE PLAYER doesn't work. BUT I have plenty of room to take lots of people places. Like our trips with Spooky Rach and Jackson. Or the part of the Franklins to Glorieta. It is relatively comfortable and I like feeling tall in my short little world.

* You knew it was coming.... My television shows. I LOVE being able to RELAX and LAUGH while watching Gilmore Girls, My Name is Earl, and Desperate Housewives. I also enjoy watching Lost and the Weather Channel. I'm lucky I live in the USA where we can depend on our shows to come on at certain times. The one thing I would hate about living in Australia is that you can NEVER rely on their television schedules.

*My books. I have been so thrilled to discover Christian Fiction! It is not preachy, but more like my real life and those around me. I love Lynn Austin, Karen Kingsbury, and Francine Rivers. Liz Curtis Higgs is funny also. I could gush on and on and on, but it one of the best things I've discovered in the last 5 years of my life.

Now these were mentioned on the Franklin blog, but I will repeat them.

* My husband. He is a great father. He shares the housework with me...and many times probably does more than me! He is a good cook. He is a talented writer. He knows how to be nice to little old ladies. He keeps me from going overboard all the time. He puts up with my issues. He knows more about our friends' kid than I do....COME ON ZACHARY, WALK!!!!! He lets me go on trips to see my best friend from the third grade and my sweet aunt. He has survived my family. He completely redid our old house. He knows how to fix things in our house..and is dying to work on our current house. I am one lucky wife.

* My daughter. Wow. She is such a miracle. The fact that she is even here is amazing. She is so pretty with her long blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes. She has a toughness in her that I envy. She is so smart and witty. She makes me laugh all the time and has a great imagination. She is very stubborn which sometimes is a really good thing. She takes good care of me and is so much fun to talk with. Instead of saying THE she says VEE...it is sooooo cute!!!!!

So, like Lori, I challenge you to think about what makes you happy. This isn't my whole list...I all ready wrote a lot earlier and can still add a lot more. I was just told that add starts with "a" and they all ready learned the letter "a". It's time to spend some time with my cute kid!!!!!