A Short List

Things that can make me smile even when I want to punch a puppy:

• Listening to the girls singing Ke$ha or Lady Gaga in the car. (They know the words better than me!)
• Curtis saying, "And there's the smudgeness."
• Curtis doing his Rocky impersonation. It's like really, really. Like really funny.
• My cat, Monkey drooling instead of purring because he's so content.
• Ty calling me "Mother".
• Getting Curtis's paycheck deposited earlier than expected.
• Reading Failbook.
• Waking up in the middle of the night covered in animals who have made me their bed.
• All of the children asleep by 8:45 and I can watch my Real Housewives in peace.

Love,
Stephanie