* Early-morning snuggles with all 3 of my kids.
* Seeing that the number on the scale was a pound and a half higher … the sign
of a fun, celebratory weekend (… Okay, maybe the smile was more like a smirk).
* Dropping 2 of my 3 kids off at camp for the morning (hey, I’m human).
* Having three hours to spend just with my 7-year old.
* Not holding said 7-year-old’s hand in a parking lot because I didn’t want to
embarrass him … then feeling him reach for MY hand.
* Watching my 7-year-old search high and low at Toys R Us for something he could buy
with the $1.70 of his own money he’d brought with him.
* Picking up my younger 2 at camp and knowing from their faces that they’d had a blast.
* Seeing my children have fun on their new Slip-N-Slide.
* Seeing the looks on my neighbors’ faces when I went apeshit on my boys for misbehaving
on aforementioned Slip-N-Slide.
* Pulling a white (not gray … W H I T E) eyebrow out of my face this afternoon
(if I didn’t smile I would cry).
* Tuning into an old episode of “Little House on the Prairie” on TV and finding that my
kids loved it. “Ma always said don’t play ball in the outhouse” … Huh? Oh, wait …
wrong rerun.
* Thinking of my husband’s reaction when he learns that our children (boys especially)
enjoy a good episode of “Little House on the Prairie.”
* Reading my daughter her bedtime story.
* Hearing my 4-year-old say, “Mommy, I’m sad because Daddy has a cold. I want him to
feel better.”
* Blowing off my workout despite the extra, weekend-induced pound and a half.
* Blowing off that glass of wine tonight … Detox is good.
* Thinking of a good night’s sleep, in order to have another fun, busy, apeshit-
provoking, smile-producing day tomorrow. Zzzzzzzz …
The World of Author/Mom Alicia Murphy! 
Love this one, especially the one about your neighbors face when disciplining your boys. I have always admired the way you and Jack follow through with your words to your kids when you tell them what will happen if they don’t stop. Keep up the good work, it will pay off one day.
Thanks, Donna! 🙂