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I'm happy to be participating in Jade's "Happiness Is" What makes me Happy today? Knowing that tomorrow is the start of NaBloWriMo! Woot! It's when brave bloggers dust off the keyboards and click away each day. That's write, for 31 days straight you create a post for your blog. It sounds daunting, doesn't it? But it's not! It's actually a lot of fun and it gives you a good kick in the tush to know that you can do it :) Hope my bloggy friends will join in with the NaBloWriMo :)

(Grab the button on the right sidebar) Welcome to “ABC of Your State” ~ This challenge is based on friends and bloggers asking about Louisiana, as well as my interest in travel and learning about other places. Please feel welcome to join in. M is for ~Mighty Mississippi. While you're in the French Quarter, head over to the Riverwalk, where you'll find tickets to go on a boat ride - The Paddle Wheel Tour. I did this with my good friend, Kristen, not long ago. It's very relaxing. ~Mardi Gras. It's not just for New Orleans, it's in the neighboring cities as well, on the Westbank, Metairie, Chalmette, North Shore. The city shuts down for a day (and night) of partying! If you want wild - go to New Orleans. If you want family oriented, go to the neighboring cities. Either way, you'll have fun. Yell, "Throw me something, Mister" and catch beads, plastic cups, frisbees, stuffed animals, blinking necklaces. You'll come back w...

Question 8 - What did you eat today? Simple enough. My husband is a great cook. I have to start with that. I'm good at keeping the house clean, but cooking? Eh, not so much. My husband has the perfect omelet down pat. He uses "fake eggs" (that's what we call the egg substitute, no cholesterol) with low fat cheese and chopped up bell pepper. I don't care for meat in the omelet. It's yummy! Lunch, well, it can be either a "heat me up meal" (what I coined for the frozen dinners) or "road kill" (left overs that my parents send over and those are Dad's words)... Supper, that's the question of the day. Sometimes soup, sometimes my husband will barbecue, sometimes we go out to eat.

I have a confession to make. Greg says that I'm mean. i think animals are just so darn cute when they are sleeping. The cat curls into a ball and does the "broken neck" turn, you know that "I feel comfortable and can trust where I am" look. The dog, well, she doesn't care what position she's in as long as she's next to you. They are just too cute... and I can't help it. When I see our cat and dog sleeping, I have to pet them, thereby waking them up.. sometimes just for a brief moment and then they go right back to sleep. I don't try to scare them or anything. Greg says I'm mean by doing that...

I'm happy to be participating in Jade's "Happiness Is" That one sentence above sums up this post. I'm happy to focus on the joy in life. It's a choice. There are so many things that are negative in this world. Sometimes we have to hunt through the dust and darkness to find that little glimmer of hope... but the good news is that we have the choice to do so. My husband is always saying, "Make it a good day." That's the truth. A lot of things are not in our control, but our attitude is the one beautiful thing that we can take charge of. We CAN make it a good day. I'm happy to focus on the joy in life. Thank you, Jade, for the weekly reminders :)