friday happiness::

things are not very easy here right now. and yet, why? what's the big deal? why isn't everything ok?
i think we humans make life difficult. or is it the other way around? life is hard.

in any event, it's friday, and i need to come up with a reason to be happy. i think that when i am in the midst of december, i'm so focused on the expectations that the holidays bring, that its harder to see all the run-of-the-mill little things that are really pretty special.

breakfast comes to mind. every new day i get to put water on for tea, fill the pot, cover it with the tea cozy. wait.
and i've said before that there's no day that can't be improved with some cheesy toast. i'm standing by that.

and then there is that little girl over there, making a birthday card for her friend, whose name starts with an r, but it always comes out as a w. very cute.

and later on, her sisters will come bounding in the door looking as though the whole world exists just for their laughing. and believe me, they're not so easy to deal with, but i would never begrudge them that laughter.

and there will be hot chocolate, and pistachios, and fig jelly, and chicken pot pie. (but not all together.)

and it's cold out there today. cold. but that just makes inside feel warmer.

life is hard. but it's not so hard to find a little happiness, too.

enjoy the weekend, and best wishes. thanks for reading.
tt