My happy

Yesterday was an o.k. day I guess. Nothing memorable or thrilling, but then again there was not a whole lot accomplished. Or at least I thought. Last night as Miguel and I were going to bed and we were removing all of the laundry that was covering our bed, he asked, "have you washed my green swimsuit?" As I looked around at our room with a dirty laundry pile over there and a clothes basket with the girls clothes in it over here and an empty laundry basket with clothes draped over there, I immediately read into it and said "NO!!!, look, I know the house is a mess and it looks like I haven't done anything all day, but I did get the white load of laundry folded and another load washed and well, come to think of it, that's about it.

He just looked at me and stared. He said, "I didn't mean anything by it!" I then proceeded to tell him how discouraged I was with the house and how behind I was and then he simply asked, "What was your happy today?"

I stopped. Thought for a minute and then told him that I actually had a good shopping trip with the girls to the grocery store. They were helpful and then on the way home we talked about the little red hen and how Mommy needed helpers to get dinner ready for us to eat. They all helped me carry in the groceries and then actually helped me prepare dinner. I had the little ones shucking corn and Gabriela preparing biscuits. It was a really successful time by us all and we enjoyed working together. Those moments are rare, but I was really enjoying them and so proud of their behavior.

Once I related the story, I laid down with a smile on my face and realized the day was worth while anyways, despite the mountains of laundry all over my room. I'll get to it today.

(Our family started doing Happies and Sads at the dinner table some time ago. The kids love it and it helps us reflect on the day. Everyone gets a turn telling everyone else what their happy and sad was for the day. We've kind of slacked off lately, but it surprised me when Miguel asked me that. He's a smart one.)