So much to smile about

Five things that make me smile today:

1. I had a fantastic weekend. We had a long weekend camping trip in Oregon which included two 6 hour road trips, time with family, a simply beautiful wedding, the Clackamas Mall, a date night with my favorite date, countless showers for a continually dirty little boy, the Woodburn Company Stores, not enough naps for my kids, and, thankfully, happy kids who perform amazingly well with less than enough sleep. A really fantastic weekend.

2. Pounding out 6 miles on the treadmill this morning. What’s more? When none of my training partners was going to make the run this morning, my dearly protective husband who, for safety reasons forbids me to run alone, got up at 5:00am and carried our weighty treadmill out to the back patio so I could run outside in the safety of our backyard. Brilliant, that man.


3. A lawn mower that likes my husband more than me. Except for when I am severely with child, I am the mower of the lawn in these parts. Recently, though, the darned lawn mower will not start for me. Even more frustrating is the fact that Ross can, at any given time, start the mower with grace and ease and without breaking fingernails or breaking a sweat or using foul language or any of the exertions I am not necessarily proud of. Today, though, even with my fussing and fighting, the lawn mower has chosen to completely cease operating for me. So when my husband stopped by on his lunch and smirked when easily fired up the engine of the trusty lawn mower I smirked right back and told him that we now have a new mower of the lawn. Come to thinkof it, maybe that vacuum cleaner is going to begin giving me trouble as well.


4. Naps. As most parents know, the repercussions of a weekend of depriving your children of their much needed naps is a Monday filled with glorious, lengthy, peaceful naps. And, thus, a chance for mommy to blog.


5. More fun ahead. I love summer, and this one in particularly. Last summer we spent our days and weeks tending to a newborn, but this year we have a pint sized traveling companion and we are making the most of it. With many more trip to look forward to, a garden that is blessing me with beans and zucchini and a dozen tomatoes this morning alone, it’s hard not to love this summer and the rest that is yet to come.