Things That Made Me Smile Today

Rumor has it that I'm hard to please, but it really doesn't take all that much to make me smile. To prove my point, here's what did it today (and I'm not making these up):

• My new office in the Pit of Despair (our unfinished basement) after a weekend of swapping workspaces with Megan's crafts

• Homemade whole wheat (read: colon blow) cinnamon rolls for breakfast (with pigs in blankets for lunch)

• The song "One Dozen Monkeys" on the new kids album (recommended) from the ever-quirky 80's band They Might Be Giants

• Chaz and Danny (a.k.a. Frick and Frack) calling me Mr. Starship Unicorn all 7th period (don't ask me why - I don't think they even know)

• The introductory quote in Tim Keller's new book, The Reason for God: "I find your lack of faith - disturbing. (Darth Vader)"

• My two older daughters writing letters in cursive

• My two younger daughters acting out the "Maw-wiage" scene in The Princess Bride (they also do a pretty good "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya...")

When you don't get out much, it's the little things that go a long way.