What's Been Making Me Smile...

Again, looking for reasons to smile. Life's still beating me up. My nanny quit and gave me almost no notice. Also our bank is charging us for 3 ATM transactions that never went through. We're still trying to get it straightened out. Grrrrrr.

But I refuse to stop the 'smile' posts. They make me feel better.

1. Tea and conversation over a plate of cookies (see prev. post) with my new friend MaryEllen.
   
2. Kenny saying, "Woohoo, I'm a MAN!" when he's happy about something.
3. Unusually warm weather, lingering longer than it's supposed to
4. My Hubby washing dishes for me 2 days in a row! (my least favorite job on earth)
5. New friendships and experiences as an English teacher at Nate's school.
6. Our anniversary is coming up.
7. I gave my 4th grade students English names today and the chubby kid who is always trying to make everyone laugh said he didn't want to be "Kevin"; he wanted to be called "Kung-Fu Panda" instead.
8. Thoughts I'm entertaining about writing a children's book...
9. Navajo bread and molasses
10. These cute kids: