It Makes Me Happy When......

It always makes me happy when I make something and
my daughter likes it well enough to have me make one
for her to give to a friend.  This weekend she asked if
I had any extra journal covers lying around that she
could have.  Sadly, I didn't, but I knew I could whip
one out in a short amount of time.

She is taking a class with a friend and thought it
would be nice for her to have a journal to write her
thoughts and feelings in as the class progresses.  I
love making these little journal covers and giving
them as gifts.  Today I was able to sew this little one
for her to give to her friend.

And, I'm so happy to have another Halloween House
block stitched.  Just wish they didn't take so much
time to do.  Would love to have them done for
Halloween this year, but that may be stretching
things.

It makes me happy that I finished two stories for my
history:  "Mumbly-Peg" and "A Frightening
Summer Storm."  They have both been sitting on my
computer for some time and decided I needed to
finalize them and get them into my book.  There is
so much that I want to do and write about.  I keep
promising myself that I will cut back on other things
and schedule more time for doing my histories, but
I let so many other things take precedence.

It also makes me happy when my daughter, her family
and I can do something for my son.  Last night for
Family Home Evening we went down to his house
and planted flowers.  We did this as a surprise for him
while he was at work.  Kerri made cinnamon rolls to
leave for him and the boys left notes for him to find
when he got home.

Today the sunshine made me happy.  We have had a
lot of rain the last few days and it has been very
overcast with cooler than normal temperatures.  I
don't mind the rain----in fact, we really need it.  But,
it is nice to see the bright blue sky and sunshine.