Oh May, you make me swoon

I'm happy. Genuinely, deep in my soul happy. Not that I am miserable all the other days, but May 2nd you've started off right.  I woke up today not only to sunshine, but a freshly changed, ready-to-eat Brody, smiling down at me from Daddy's arms (heart warms). Not having to get out of bed and change him - big deal. Thanks Jeff. Those little things are huge to me. There's nothing unusually special about today. Just a feeling. Looking at my son, my soul lights up. Thinking about Jeff, my future husband, a smile plays across my face and my heart skips a beat. LOVE.  Taking in our sort of clean house: I'm content. So what if it's not spotless. It's lived in; toys on the floor, blankets thrown across the couch, books piled on the coffee table. This is home, our happy home. I wouldn't change a thing...OK maybe I'd get those 3 picture frames hung that have been sitting there for about a month but its definitely not a deal breaker.
Did I mention the sun is shining? A perfect day to hang laundry on the line. This, too, makes me happy. I love line drying things. Aside from getting bedding in the wash and keeping my little explorer man from getting into any catastrophes..(although he did figure out he can reach the lamp from his crib and I was surprised to turn the corner and see it wedged between the stand and the wall, but hey at least it didn't break!) I squeezed in some mom pampering. Sunshine means sandals which means my winter-long neglected toes get some lovin'. Now, I like a pedicure every once in awhile but honestly I'd rather do it myself.  I'm picky about my toes. Well, I'm picky about most things if I am being honest here. But my toes, I know I can do just as good a job as the "professionals" and when I'm getting a pedicure, half the time I'm itching to grab the bottle of polish and do it myself. So during Brody's morning nap I got to work.  I even made a lemon sugar scrub to get my feet silky smooth. And it feels good...no it feels great doing a little something for me during his nap instead of the never ending cleaning list.
As for the rest of our day I know it will continue to be a happy day. We choose, right? Our attitudes, choices, and reactions dictate the mood of our day. So Brody and I , we are going to play outside, go for a family jog when Dad gets home, and grill up some burgers for dinner. No matter what comes up in between, be it cranky baby or the spit up he just covered my leg with, I choose happiness. Happiness because I get to be home with him, because he is healthy and we have a roof over our heads. Happiness because our blessings are endless. Peace-Love-Joy