Moment of Happiness....

Well, it's Monday which is my official "cleaning day".  So far I have dusted, windexed, mopped, swept and done 2 loads of laundry.  As I was walking back into the house after letting the dog out, I had one of my "moment's of happiness".  I get these every-so-often and wonder if anyone else does.  I can't really explain where it comes from or why it happens.  I'm not usually thinking about anything in particular or doing anything out of the ordinary when it happens.  I just get this feeling of warmth and happiness that washes over me.  I look around and am so happy to be in my house, cleaning and being a mom.  I'm filled with thanks that I have a warm house to step into out of the cold.  My kitchen, messy with breakfast dishes and objects that I have told the kids to put away hundreds of times over the weekend, is comforting in some strange way.  In reality I know that I've only got $150 left in the checking account after all the Christmas shopping, yet I still have to pay for a doctor appointment tonight, and two grab-bag gifts.  Payday isn't till Friday, so I have to make the 1/4 tank of gas last till then, even though I have to run errands tonight.  The dog is limping again, so I need to get him his expensive pills and hubby and I had an argument last night that wasn't resolved this morning....yet, I feel happy.  My theory is that there will be a time in my life, when I am old and frail and perhaps lying on my deathbed, when I will wish my biggest problem was cleaning the kitchen.  I will wish I could nag the kids to put things away....because now they are busy with their own families and I don't talk to them as much as I would like.  I would wish I could tell my husband "I'm sorry", even if it wasn't my fault, because now he is in a nursing home and doesn't know me.  These moments of happiness keep me going and help me to realize that everything in my life is a gift.  Good or bad, clean or dirty, I am thankful for it all!