Day 9: The Problem With Blogging About Happiness

Another not-so-happy day here, which is a problem when you're trying to blog about happiness because it feels a bit like failure and failure definitely does NOT make me happy! But while it was a stressful day, it wasn't all bad, I guess. Here were a few bright spots.

1. Preschoolers in costumes. I went to Boo's preschool Halloween event this morning. It involves about 20 2- to 5-year-olds in costume traipsing en masse around campus and gathering candy. Boo wore his very cute and cuddly dinosaur costume, despite earlier protests. Peer pressure can be a force for good -- once he saw his friends all dressed up, he popped on his little green hood and didn't say another word about it. Some of the kids had adorable homemade costumes -- an ice-cream cone, Max from Wild Things, one little boy was a "lost soul"! Boo's was store-bought and he couldn't have been cuter. Even with his ferocious dinosaur roar.

2. Coffee. Especially delicious, sugar-laden coffee like Caramel Macchiatos, Peppermint Mochas, and Gingerbread Lattes. A good coffee treat can't turn a bad day around, but it can make it a little more bearable.

3. Boo and Lulu's mutual admiration society. Yes, they fight and squabble and refuse to share and call each other names and on and on ... and on. But, they also share a room by choice, love each other more than anyone else except *maybe* me (on a good day), and now? They want "twin birthdays." Boo's birthday is 3 weeks before Christmas and Lulu's is 3 weeks after, and this year they want to celebrate with a joint party. Their dad thought this was crazy (likely scarred from life as the third of four kids), but it was their idea, not mine. They are in separate schools this year and miss each other terribly, so I think they just want to share the things they can.

4. Halloween candy. Boo scored some Red Hots today, which I promptly swiped. A rare find! Tootsie Rolls are also at the top of my list!