Happiness

I have a good life. Often I'm tempted to complain, whine or worry about my life in general. I'm broke, I'm fat, I'm having a hard time with school, are my kids normal, what's that noise the car is making, what am I doing watching tv when there is laundry to fold, why don't I play with my kids more, why don't I call my family more often...well, you get the point. It is easy for me to find things wrong with my existence.

But the truth is, when I really take a good hard look at myself, I have it pretty good. I have a family who loves me. If I'm completely honest, I realize that I'm the sun in their universe :) We may not have extra money, but for the first time in our marriage (excepting the China year because the economy was so skewed over there) we have enough to pay our bills on time. Not much left over, but enough and that's very important. I may be fat, but I'm in very good health. My blood pressure is good, I don't have any sort of reoccurring pain, I can breath easily, and I sleep well every night. School is a challenge, but again, when I'm honest with myself, I love it. I wouldn't want it too easy and I love that I get learn so much everyday.

So, life is good. I'm happy. I need to remember that.

Heroes!

Spoiler alert!!



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Claire cut off her own toe! It flew up into the air!!!

What's up with that?! And then, she didn't even look for it. That type of inconsistency really bothers me. I can just imagine the dog chewing on it later that evening.