Little Things

If my students saw the word little in my title right now they would tell me I needed to use a more "juicy" word. haha We have been talking a lot about adjectives lately and they are crazy for juicy words. Small, miniscule, tiny, teeny, itsy bitsy, puny...those words would make them a little happier.

I just LOVE my job.

Back to the teeny tiny miniscule itty bitty things....It is SO easy to get caught up in life...I wish that wasn't the case. I dream of leisurely days where we have nothing on our minds but the little things that make life worth it. (but often get swept under the rug because of all the "big things" that seem so important to us. Even though I get caught up in life A LOT...being a full time teacher is a little time consuming, I have really been trying to recognize the little things in my every day life that make each day happy for me :)

Here are some of my little things:

-Hugs from students out of nowhere
-My hubby snoozing his alarm just "one more time" and snuggling with me
-Being able to make dinner most days and it is appreciated greatly! (Mark always thanks me for cooking and tells me how good it is...or makes me feel better if it isn't) He is truly a sweet husband.
-Looking at our dishes together that need to be done, but instead taking a nap on the couch for just 20 minutes...rare during the week that we get these
-Feeling little dude move. Even in my most stressful of moments this always brings a smile to my face
-Going through files and finding notes from Mark that I have saved over the last few years and reading them again...being reminded of how much he loves me
-Laughing as we do squats together in the living room and make fun of the other persons technique
-A chat in the middle of my students recess that says "howdy do?" Its so nice to know you are being thought of throughout the day :)
-Finding out that one of my students writes "What my teacher is wearing today" in her journal every day
-Leaving Birthday decorations up all month because my birthday is in a Month so our house always looks like a party
-Watching our ultrasound video...and anticipating our next ultrasound in just a few weeks
-Knowing that on Monday we get to sleep in and spend the whole day in leisure (or at least part of it)

And SO many more! I think I am going to start writing down all the little things each day that make me happy. I feel like it would remind me each day of how blessed and lucky I am, even on the worst days :)