Recipe for Happiness

Naturally, one person’s happiness could be another person’s woe, but for me, the recipe for happiness is simple.

Ingredients

• One Husband free from work for a day
• One Curly is back with his family for a couple of days
• One Little Bean after a good night’s sleep
• One Beanie Boy fresh from a nap
• One Mummy fresh from a little lie-in
• Oodles of sunshine
• One large garden to play in
• And one camera to record it all . . .

Directions

• Start the day full of the joys of spring after a good night’s sleep.  Wake up to a cup of tea in bed from Hubby and three beautiful smiles from the most gorgeous children.
• Enjoy a quiet breakfast whilst the children play together in the playroom WITHOUT arguing (there is a god!)

• Jump for joy, as Hubby suggests, and he takes Curly and Little Bean out for the morning so that Mummy can work while Beanie Boy takes his nap.
• Mix the whole family together around the kitchen table for a spot of light lunch lovingly prepared by Hubby; add a few giggles and a bit of playful banter.
• Have some post-lunch wind-down, Hubby to read his book, Mummy to tie up loose ends for work and receive some very interesting emails to put a smile on her face, children to play nicely together in the garden (again with no arguing – this must be a miracle!!).
• Head out for the afternoon to local gardens with a bucket full of sunshine, marinate the children in sibling affection, and take a few photos for evidence in years to come!! Hand out chocolate buttons for exceedingly good behaviour.
• Add a little time for Mummy and Daddy to have a cuddle on a bench!!
• Return home for family tea with Nanna fresh from work, add promises for more fun tomorrow, give big cuddles to everyone and then let Mummy’s heart melt ever-so-slightly watching Curly reading his Little Bean a bedtime story and tucking her up for the night . . .

et Voila – Happiness!

This post was inspired by this post written by Northern Mummy with Southern Children – I hope you don’t mind!! I love her blog, it’s filled with lots of laughter, lots of love and real life, you should hop on over and take a look.