things that make me happy, by pen

• warm woolen mittens
• weather where one can wear warm woolen mittens
• the smell of burning wood on a cold day
• making every green light
• emails from anyone I like
• Christmas cards
• it's a boy/it's a girl surprises revealed
• the tree
• Christmas movies and corresponding lists like these
• hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows
• York peppermint patties
• Swiss almond cheese log
• bubble lights, none of which, sadly, I put out this year
• blogland
• the fam
• wagging dog tails
• dancing Bug
• shopping bargains
• someday the Writer's Strike will end

things that make me happy, by m

• swimming pools


• rain


• cats purring


• fuzzy black caterpillars


• dogs who greet you


• netflix


• the black phoebe flycatcher


• good workout songs


• the 'bot' vacuum


• walnut fudge


• conversations


• saturday lunch with someone


• emails from penelope


• a good book


• crushed ice