When Jo was a baby we enrolled her in a child care center in our neighborhood in New Jersey. All of the staff were native Spanish speakers, as were many of the kids. Jo spoke a few words of Spanish almost before she said anything in English. We noticed that she’d chirp something like “ahpeeahpeeahpee” but we couldn’t figure out what it meant. Finally, one day I heard one of the teachers say it too. I realized that in her accented English, she was sing-songing “Happy, happy, happy!” to the children.
So that made me happy.
And lovely Wendy from Midwest Green has given me the Happy 101 award. The rules are to list 10 things that make me happy, which seems like a good idea after the last two whingy posts, and then pay it forward to 10 more bloggers who make me happy.
Things that take me to a happy place
- A cup of tea
- A new Sunday Times magazine and crossword
- A little boy still small enough to carry on my hip
- The beginning of a yoga class
- The end of a yoga class
- Making travel plans
- My kids making each other laugh
- Lexulous
- Reading my daughter’s creative spelling/writing (she and a friend have been exchanging emails using my account and you would die from the cute.)
- My tweet stream during figure skating events. I am reading all the best stuff aloud to my husband, who is suitably impressed.
(A selection of the) bloggers that make me happy
- Binkytown, for her balance of sweetness and snark
- Greeblemonkey, generous Renaissance woman
- Lady M, another generous Renaissance woman (high-tech! vintage ballroom! Star Wars!)
- Lovely Listing, for many LOLz
- Magpie Musing, for cleverness online and via snail mail
- Mamapop, for its recaps of Top Chef and Project Runway
- Julie at The Mom Slant, for knowing all about ahpeeahpeeahpeeland
- Nonlinear Girl, for (among much else) giving me and my Room of Your Own session a good boost (one more week left to vote!)
- The Shredheads, for launching a fitness movement online
- Slouchy, for pure poetry.
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Mayberry makes *me* happy!
You made me happy by including me, and I’malso happy because I followed your link over to Greeblemonkey where I learned how to hide Facebook Farmville. Thanks for sharing, you cool lady you.
Awww, sweetie, thank you!!!
You make me happy too.
And yeah, the tweet stream during the figure skating is awesome, and related, have you seen this blog? http://auntjoyceicecreamstand.blogspot.com/
Oh, and a joke:
When Charles deGaulle decided to retire from public life, the
American ambassador and his wife threw a gala dinner party in
his honor. At the dinner table the Ambassador`s wife was talking
with Madame deGaulle.
“Your husband has been such a prominent public figure, such a
presence on the French and International scene for so many years! How quiet retirement will seem in comparison. What are you most looking forward to in these retirement years?”
“A penis,” replied Madame deGaulle.
A huge hush fell over the table. Everyone heard her answer…and
no one knew what to say next.
Finally, Charles leaned over to His wife and said,
“Ma cherie, I believe zee Americans pronounce zat word, `appiness.”
I’m so ahpee that we’re friends. I’ll be even ahpee’er when I finally get to see you again!
Thanks for the sweets!
Because I am completely immature, the mamapop post on Jennifer Love Hewitt and vajazzling has me laughing several weeks after I first read it. That might be an item for my happy list.
Aww. Thank you! What a wonderful Monday morning treat!
Can’t wait to meet you at BlogHer.
mwah! Thanks for the love. I’m happy you haven’t left Wisconsin yet!
Great list!!!!
Great list!!