Happiness is

Photos courtesy of Marvin Zigman. Thanks Marv!

I woke up, rather bleary eyed, and wandered down the hall to the bathroom (always my early morning pit stop). There was Gilly, crouched in front of the throne, with screw driver in hand. Happiness is waking up to a familiar sight.

Gilly's rash is much improved today. Forcing lots of water down his throat seems to have paid off. Happiness is Gilly feeling better.

After fixing the toilet seat, Gilly decided to vacuum the house. Happiness is a house free of dog hair for the 30 seconds it takes to re-accumulate (another Cindy word, I think). Happiness is a husband feeling strong enough to vacuum a relatively large house, and being self-motivated to do so.

Yaron took his dad and Liylah for a drive to Play it Again Sports to purchase a new hockey stick. Happiness is spending time with family; doing everyday things together, and appreciating those moments.

Sharon and Rosanne came by to drag me out for a walk on this beautiful sunny day, headache and all. Marvin and Gilly took a leisurely stroll with Liylah (see photos). Happiness is sharing fresh air and good times with friends on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon.

Gilly and I sat on the couch together and reviewed the day. "Today was a good one for you, eh Gill?" "Yes," he replied, "it sure it was." "Let's go out and finish raking the grass," I enthusiastically suggested (we had started this chore yesterday just before the rain came down. Gilly slept the rest of the day, evening and night away). "Let's not exaggerate, Cindy, " he answered with a grin. "I said it was a good day, not a great one." His eyes are beginning to bother him again. He feels they have worsened over the past few days. Happiness is communicating honestly.

We arrived in Kirkland right on time for tonight's big game. Yaron called Tamara on her cell to say he forgot his helmet. Happiness is having an amazing brother Joe offer to drive all the way back to Cote St. Luc for it. We returned 45 minutes later (Auntie Ruth, Grandma Shirley, Tamara, Gilly, Joey and myself) just in time to witness Yaron and Aaron's team win the semi-finals (or finals, I'm still not sure). Go Canucks!!

Happiness is all around us; sometimes we have to look carefully for it, because it may be camouflaged. Let's find it, and celebrate it whenever we can.