What brings you joy?

[beelzebabette]

Thanksgiving. Some years I’ll take a few consecutive laps watching the card games in the dining room, naps/conversation in the living room, another group sprawled out watching football in the family room(s) and there’s always someone dishing up another helping of pie in the kitchen. It’s easily my favorite day of the year.

A can’t-help-myself kiss.

Lying on a beach, listening to waves crash and feeling the warm sun on my body. Coming home and lying in bed imagining I'm on a beach listening to waves crash.

Flowers—in a vase or in a garden, or even if I can just smell them so I know they’re around somewhere.

An unexpected laugh.

Shutting the door behind me as I walk out of my office Friday afternoon with the full weekend ahead of me.

Driving by LES (anytime, but especially during the spring) and turning off the radio. Shhh, can you hear it? Football memories make me smile.

[il Padrino Ute]

48-24 brings me joy.

[smokymountainrain]

I had one happen this morning...

I went to my daughter's 3rd grade class before work today to help the kids with a project they were doing this morning. As I was leaving, I took a shortcut through the school library and my son's 1st grade class happened to be in there. I decided it would be fun to go say hi to my son. Anyway, I found him sitting on the floor reading a Biography of Steve Young. That definitely made me smile. All the other kids are reading 50 page children's books and my son is sitting there reading a 250 page biography of a BYU football great.

[il Padrino Ute]

I had one happen this morning...

I went to my daughter's 3rd grade class before work today to help the kids with a project they were doing this morning. As I was leaving, I took a shortcut through the school library and my son's 1st grade class happened to be in there. I decided it would be fun to go say hi to my son. Anyway, I found him sitting on the floor reading a Biography of Steve Young. That definitely made me smile. All the other kids are reading 50 page children's books and my son is sitting there reading a 250 page biography of a BYU football great.

A religious book in a school library?

Please tell me that you're kids are in a private school.

[Brian]

Snorts from my daughter, when she is laughing so hard that she cannot breathe.

Piano music from the living room.

[smokymountainrain]

A religious book in a school library?

Please tell me that you're kids are in a private school.

He didn't go on a mission and works on Sunday, so it can't technically be classified as a religious book. I think that's how they slipped it in there.

[il Padrino Ute]

He didn't go on a mission and works on Sunday, so it can't technically be classified as a religious book. I think that's how they slipped it in there.

Pushing the envelope, eh?

I can respect that.