Happy Birthday, Happy Thoughts

I'd like to take a minute to wish my dad Bill a VERY happy 82nd birthday!

We all know and love Bill for his infamous Bill-isms as well as the many mostly-relevant comments he leaves on this blog. Bill has been reading this blog since my first post back in 2005 - and I look forward to every one of his comments. I like to tease him that they are "mostly-relevant" because he has a knack for slipping off topic every now and then, which to me is hysterical. I also like to tease him because I'm a smart ass... which is completely relevant because I got that from him.

So anyway... Happy birthday dad. I hope you have a fantastic day!

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And speaking of happy things... I just stumbled on this post sitting in my drafts folder collecting dust. It happens to be part two of my Happiness Is post and somehow I had forgotten to publish it back in March when I wrote it.

These uplifting comments were provided by you as a result of my request for your happy thoughts. Turned out that so many people submitted entries I needed two posts to list them all. So then... here are the rest.

Happiness is...

having good mates hugs from my children a good book and time to read it sunshine on my back chocolate - Mooselet	zyedeco music listening to your child read his/her first book 15 uninterrupted minutes in the library - Ed a night out with the hubs a pile of kids in my bed or recliner a cat purring just 'cause I'm near - Gette	1. Downloading songs onto my ipod. 2. Catching up with my favorite bloggers (Jeff, JD, and Jaffer). 3. that first cup of coffee in the morning. 4. Happy Hour with my husband. 5. My daughter baking a cake. 6. Looking out my window at the trees. - Ann of the Junk Drawer Blog Family
1) a quiet house with children napping 2) a nice bubble bath with a glass of wine 3) the feeling of a job well done. 4) baking fresh cookies 5) picking a tomato off the bush 6) finding something you've been looking for 7) a good snuggle 8) getting mail you didn't expect from someone you love 9) chocolate - Michelle	coming home from girls' night out and seeing my family cleaned the whole house while I was out. : -) - Jen My own real happiness and my own true thing that makes me smile every time is a child. Things can be at their very worst but it's always the children who bring light into my life ~ no matter how dark it gets. I’d rather kiss the face of a baby than do anything else in the world. It is the children that matter. - Cathouse Teri	my family comments on my blog sales in my etsy shop compliments polite people unexpected gifts (especially the little things) warm weather thunderstorms when I don't have to go anywhere good music a pen that writes smoothly aromatic flowers - Heather
Snuggling with Peter, getting unexpected hugs from Emma, and baking in my kitchen! - Jacki	Happiness is: a Beatles' lyric (or two). They warm you like an old best friend. God, I'm getting soft in my old age. - Prefers Her Fantasy Life	the freshness after a summer rain, a slight breeze on a warm summer day, admiring how our one sun is keeping life on earth, and is equally shared by all people, and of course being with the one you love for 59 years. - Bill
I think happiness is a guinea pig! And... Discovering a brand new book by a favorite author. Coffee (or whatever!) with your best friends. Johnnies football. Eagles wrestling. River Bats baseball. A perfectly grilled steak and a great glass of wine. Stephen says a perfect grilled cheese sandwich. The sound of your husband coming home for the night. - PatKG	My kids Music My pets and farm animals The Woods The Lake The Ocean Birdsong esp. the call of the loon and thrush A job well done - Windyridge Happiness is... riding your motorcycle after a really bad day at work, and feeling all the stress blow off you! Happiness is... Lobster with warm butter! Happiness is... a long hot shower after a weekend of camping! - Lady Ridesalot	Seeing seven smiling faces after a hard day at work - soon to be eight, but that might still be gas.:) Babies Hiking in the Mountains Riding the TTA(Tomorrowland Transit Authority)at the Magic Kingdom. Reading a good book, in front of a fire on a snowy day. Reading a good book, curled up on the couch, on a rainy day. Snuggling with my wife. Finally, having a job. - Roger