Small Good Things

You know, it just seems like it's about time to write about something other than my lack of sleep.  So...

1. I cannot take Tiny Boy anywhere without someone commenting on how (a) alert, (b) beautiful, (c) smiley he is.  We were at a party late this afternoon.  Outdoors, in 90+ degree weather.  He'd been going on 1.5 hrs of sleep (combined across 2 naps) since 5:00 this morning.  And he was delightful, and folks didn't stop cooing over him.
2. LG is just an awesome kid.  She might not put her dirty cups away, or her backpack, or anything else for that matter, but she is the best pal I could ask for.  Tonight, she said to me, in all seriousness, "mom, is it okay if I cut the cheese" and I burst out laughing because I assumed she knew what that meant in the vernacular.  But, no, she was really talking about cutting cheese with a knife.
3. I didn't have to have an ultrasound and bloodwork today.  I know it's been a while, but for so long our Saturday mornings involved driving to the clinic before LG's swimming lesson.  Today we went to the farmer's market instead.
4. We have blueberries!  And basil!  And two kinds of squash!  And all sorts of greens!
5. Our window air conditioner.  It has just been chugging away for days.  And it's keeping the upstairs of the house cool enough that I don't want to die (downstairs goes from about 77 in the morning to 82 by nightfall).
6. We're going away next weekend.  It's a trip we could do in one day (1.5 hrs by car) but we decided there was enough to do that we'd make a weekend of it.  I found a fantastic package for swanky hotel plus free breakfast plus tickets to local activities for $150 total.  And even if the weather totally sucks and we don't want to be outside, it has an indoor pool and room service, and really, what more could you ask for in a vacation?

It's now 8:38 and at least one of my children is sleeping.  Good night, y'all.