Things that make me go “yay”!

Elizabeth started a list of things that make her happy. It was supposed to be a happy 100, but hers is a bit long. Greedy Liz! She apparently was inspired by Soul Glo and HER happy 100 list. So without further ado, here we go!

1. saying ‘without further ado’ – it sounds very Ed McMahon to me. In a good way.
2. the guinea pig on my lap – Lily. I know grown ups shouldn’t love guinea pigs, but I DO! I do I do I do I do!
3. Art with Elizabeth – and I’ll mention right now that I love Liz more than guinea pigs, so this list is in no particular order.
4. My Lloyd! My Olivia! My Ethan! My Cleo!
5. Saturday night dates – every single Saturday no matter what.
6. Making new LadyBirds – yay!
7. Getting the email telling me that a new store wants my work – yay!
8. Listening to Olivia playing the piano – especially Fur Elise.
9. Recycling! Why does bringing down a load of paper and plastic make me so happy?
10. Rhetorical questions – see #9.
11. My iphone! glee glee!
11a. My computer! It’s an apple, and I love apple!
12. My house! Filled with clutter and art and love!
13. Exclamation points!
14. Lisa! She comes every single day to make LadyBirds and ship and take care of me and make sure I’m on track and she brings her dogs and it makes life a joy!
15. My mom! I got a good one!
16. Rachel – she’s so cool, and Jennifer – she’s so cool too!
17. Chris Roberts-Antieau! I have her Pot Roast on Fire piece and it makes my heart sing!
18. The UPS man! Yay – he brings me treats! And he takes packages to my lovely lovely stores!
19. My magnet making machine – I love making magnets!
20. The feeling I have AFTER finishing with Heidi – the best trainer in the world!
21. Snuggling with my family!
22. Yellow rice.
23. post it notes – the bright ones!
24. Going on vacation with my little family – yay for England!
25. Swimming! With the family!
26. Listening to Ethan chatter on while he’s drawing an elaborate rocket/boat/car/whatever combination.
27. When Olivia and Ethan are good to each other – that’s probly my NUMBER ONE JOY!!
28. Trader Joe’s – they’re always so darn friendly there!
29. Etsy! That could be way up there – ’cause if it wasn’t for Etsy I wouldn’t even be an artist!
30. Doing a good deed and smiling at old people! (I’m so much kinder than I use to be.)
31. Knowing how to type and not having to hunt and peck.
32. Soldering!
33. Painting! Even without Elizabeth – it’s still fun!
34. Doing special time with each kid – big thing or small thing – they all bring joy!
35. Notice how shopping, especially for groceries, is not on the list. So, not shopping brings me joy.
36. Talking to my mom on the phone when she’s happy from riding!
37. Thinking about what a great dad I had.
38. When the kids do something grown up!
39. When the kids do something babyish!
40. Getting hugs from Olivia!
41. Pretending that I hate kisses from Ethan!
42. The art of Rodney White! Lloyd gave me one for our anniversary!
43. My library – the books are arranged by color!
44. Gordon Ramsay *sigh…*
45. the art of Teesha Moore!
46. Coming up with a new saying – one that I thought of all by my lonelies!
47. My idea board – Rich the handyman put it up and it’s so inspiring!
48. Birdies!
49. Peach faced love birdies!
50. The birdie art of Jim Mullan!
51. Getting a Mullanium birdie from my mom as a remembrance of our trip to New York!
52. Going to the play ground with the kids and their friends!
53. High Meadows!
54. The teachers at High Meadows!
55. Golden’s Fluid Acrylics – yum!
56. Carving pumpkins at Halloween – it’s our one and only party. We invited families to come over and carve with us, and the weather is always glorious and a good time is had by all!
57. Wearing Lloyd’s shirt.
58. Watching BBC America – the Gordon Ramsay show where he comes and fixes up rundown restaurants, and the show where they find stuff in the attic and auction it, and the one where the lady yells at the bad eaters and fixes them up.
59. British accents.
60. British cars!
61. My glorious Epson printer!
62. My little teeny label making printer for fastest shipping!
64. The feeling I have after decluttering.
65. An empty sink.
66. An empty washing machine with no clothes waiting on the floor.
67. Playing Scrambled States of America with Olivia.
68. Bike riding with my family.
69. Reading with Ethan.
70. My John Lennon prints.
71. The Beatles!
72. XM radio – the station that plays classic rock, like Led Zeppelin and other faves.
73. Looking at pictures of the farm I grew up on.
74. Ending a sentence with a preposition (see 73).
75. Thinking that someone might actually read all of these.
76. Coffee! How could I not have done coffee sooner! Coffee with ovaltine and french vanilla!
77. My bulk ink feeding system for #61. What a joy!!
78. Photoshop!
79. Sudoku – especially with Lloyd in the room!
80. Visiting my mom, especially with the kids!
81. Visiting my sister(s), especially with the kids!
82. Listening to Jen tell me good things about Robin and Isaac, and then seeing them!
83. New sneakers.
84. Pretending I’m athletic.
85. Google! Oh, my gosh that could be number one!!
86. The little shipping department downstairs.
87. The tree swing, right outside my window.
88. The view from my little officey area in the library. There’s a fig tree right outside, with birdies and squirrels. And I can see the kids in the cul de sac.
89. When Lloyd comes home!
90. When we all sit down to dinner as a family.
91. Birthday cards!
92. Grooming Cleo, although it brings her no joy at all.
93. Angels!
94. Folk art!
95. quotes and sayings and inspirational words.
96. People magazine, but only to read at the bookstore. It would be too too humbling to bring an issue home!
97. When the phone rings!
98. Green leaves and colorful flowers.
99. Halloween.
100. When it snows – once a year is enough!