Things that make me happy...the little ones

• The little snort-y, snore-y noises that Grace makes when she is sleeping
• Harley lying (or is that laying?) on his back, his belly (and everything else) out for display, and a look on his face that says "I'm just adorable, aren't I?"
• Puppies, especially when they tilt their heads to the side
• Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo (when I was 8, I thought it was the smell of my little sister, but I've since learned that it's actually the baby shampoo that smells all of peach-y goodness)
• That sweet spot I sometimes hit when I'm cuddling with Tony and my head finds the perfect spot on his chest and his arms are around me and everything is just perfect
• Cake. I'd be more specific, but really, I just love cake
• Staring into a fire (but not in an arsonist kind of way, more like a moon-ey, romantic kind of thing)
• Little kids in big floppy hats
• Office supplies (yeah, yeah, I know, it's a strange affliction, but at least my sister shares it -- we're both gaga over Staples and Office Depot)
• The ever-elusive perfect sentence -- when all the words just come out right. If it happens on the first shot, so much the better.
• Did I mention cake?
• When someone gets what you're writing about
• Taking off your socks and shoes after a long day
• A really ice cold glass of water when it is blazing hot outside
• Finding a chair that actually fits me and allows me to put my feet on the floor
• Tony's morning hair
• Silly, sappy movies that end happy (yeah, yeah, I know The Piano was a good movie and Brokeback Mountain is good for me to see for my social awareness and whatnot, but give me an old Doris Day flick, darn it, I want to feel good about my entertainment sometimes)
• Re-reading an old favorite and discovering something new
• Cats purring
• Little kids playing Pee-wee football wearing those way-too-big uniforms and fumbling the ball all over the place
• Filing the last piece of paper away (could a genie please stop by my house and file all the rest? Pretty please?)
• Checking things off my list
• Typing (doesn't even have to be anything specific, I really do just like to type. Hey, I never said I was normal. I miss my old manual typewriter. I called it George and the clickety-clack of it always relaxed me.)
• Napping on the couch with a cozy fuzzy blanket

I suppose that's enough for now. I should actually be sleeping, but I've got that disease...you know, the one where I know Tony is coming home tomorrow so I just can't seem to get to sleep no matter what I do.

So...tag. Kim P., Pam, Terry, Saundra...whoever's reading. What makes you happy? (and if you're someone I didn't mention, and you're actually going to post your list, please do leave a comment. I'd really like to know what makes you happy. The little things. Not the big ones.)