I've been doing a lot of complaining, these last few weeks. Righteously, I might add, but still, all that whining starts to weigh heavy on me, and I find myself slogging around with a giant bag o' bitchin' on my shoulder. Aha! Could be why my underwire gave way!

Anyway, as my husband lays in the other room with lymph nodes the size of golf balls and a scowl on his face, I can see that I'm going to have to start thinking happy thoughts.

Therefore, I present you with ten random happy things from the Circus.

1) Monday mornings are usually a flurry of activity. Yesterday, I stayed in bed with all three of my kids tucked in around me. My youngest serenaded me with the theme song from "Tiny Planets" and my oldest two got into a bidding war over who loves me more. Laying there, getting love pats and kisses and watching my little one's fat cheeks working very hard to form the words of her song was very peaceful.

2) My husband has had a great couple of weeks at work, and some of the stress he has been under has lifted. He still has to work long hours, but there is no panic.

3) My oldest, as I was taking her 'puke bowl' for a rinse, pretended she was going to throw up again, and when I rushed back to her side, she gave me a grin and said "Hah! Got you!" Then she said "Did you hear me? I was all Bluuuuuuh!" Nice.

4) My kids feel that any question or statement can be answered with "Bawk bawk!" In the grand scheme of things, I suppose they are right. I mean, who can argue with a chicken?

5) I'm healthy. Bawk bawk!

6) I had groceries delivered on Sunday morning and I've actually got a pantry and fridge and freezer full of my favorite foods.

7) I heard from my secret spoiler, and I'm excited because I haven't been spoiled in a while. Unless you count the times I spoil myself. I don't do it all that well, so it's fantastic to think about.

8) I just finished reading Wicked - The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. It was a great read. There were times I thought, "this is a weird book" but I kept on. I enjoyed it so much I looked up his other books at the library and apparently he's made a career of writing fairy tales from the bad guys' side. That tickles my funny bone, big time. I can just imagine the pitch to his agent.

9) We've totally exceeded our television hours for the next, oh, YEAR in the last few weeks, and since all the shows are wrapping up, I'm thinking about having a TV-free month around here. I'm also all talk, but I'm really thinking about doing more than thinking about it.

10) My son and my youngest are very close. This morning, when the two year old sprang to life at 4am, I set her up on the couch watching a DVD of Tiny Planets, which she calls "Beem-bom." My son tiptoed out to join her, and when I checked on them at the end of the movie, they were curled up in each other's arms, not sleeping, just snuggling. I gave them each a kiss on the forehead and just let them be, and they stayed that way, chatting quietly. For about a minute.
While I made my coffee in the kitchen, I heard them chanting "Smell My Feet! Smell My Feet! Smell My Feet!" I didn't look.

*Bonus*

11) Bawk bawk! It really is funny!