Happy! ... oh nevermind

Alrighty, I should have done my list before the sun hid behind a cloud, before I had to argue with my computer (and lost!) about playing downloadable audio books from our library, before the kids started arguing over silly things. 

Pretty much, I am sitting in my warm house on this cold day with a tummy full of an orange (I really like oranges) and a (momentary) quiet houseful of kids and am finding it hard to make a list of things I am happy about. There is no excuse for me. I am a whiny rich kid. Except I am not rich or a kid. Just whiny. 

But Justin is coming home. 

Lily is sitting in her cardboard house talking happily to herself.

Our new-ish wall clock is chiming.

Orianna is sitting on the sofa reading a book with her bag packed to go to Livie and Tori's for a sleepover tonight.

 

Gilbert has been helping me all day--vacuuming, picking up fridge magnets, pulling things out of the dishwasher.

And Elsie had her first ever pony tail today.

These pictures are giant. I have no idea why. But she is cute even in giant size. 

And now, I think I will go have a little attitude readjustmet--namely go into my very cold uninsulated walk in closet and fold clothes in the freezing, can-see-your-breath temperature so that when I come back into my warm house, I can find true happiness.