Sometimes it hits me.

I love my life.

Right now the kids are home from school and drinking green smoothies while looking at library books.

I'm on the computer paying bills, and the afternoon sun shines in the big front window of our living room.

The little things, that I forget so often, are especially special to me right now.

-There's enough money in our bank account to afford hot water, electricity, internet, the mortgage.
-The kids don't mind drinking their vegetables, when salads are usually met with pouty faces.
-My computer can talk to other computers and pay them for our services...without me having to lift a pen or drive a mile.
-The sun is shining for the first time in several overcast days. I want to lay on the floor in its rays like our dog does.
-I'm at home with them, enjoying the moment, not racing home from work to frantically cook dinner and check homework before bath and bedtime. 
-Pumpkin can read, and finally likes to read stories to his little sister. It only gets better from here!

There are bigger things that I love about my life, but to start the new year, I just wanted to remember a few of the little things.