{a happy list}

1. Honeycrisp apples
2. fun and unexpected packages in the mail from really sweet people
3. new fabric
4. Katie's current favorite phrase, "Oh, yeah."
5. 65 degree days in December

(but also)

6. the anticipation of snow tomorrow

(You gotta love weather in the Midwest!)

7. Christmas tree lights
8. catching hugs between siblings
9. yoga-pants-and-a-hoodie kind of days
10. peppermint mocha coffee creamer
11. a soft and warm bathrobe
12. Trader Joe's tomato soup
13. "O Come All Ye Faithful"
14. listening to Ben read aloud to Gracie and Luke from the other room
15. watching Katie carefully pour bath water from one container to another
16. fourteen orders for the etsy shop since last Friday
17. when my phone buzzes with a funny text from a friend
18. good hand lotion
19. Drew's excitement about life during the Christmas season
20. a quick visit with a friend today that I hadn't seen in five years