It’s the stupid things that make me so happy …

I think the saying is supposed to be "it's the simple things," but today it was the stupid, silly and sweet things that made my day.

Here is my list:

1. The Grocery Game – I have been trying to have our monthly grocery bill be under $1000 a month for the last year. I actually want it to be about $500 a month, but when you buy organic meat, dairy, veggies, fruit and bread that just doesn't happen. So I had set a goal for myself to use The Grocery Game to try to save 50% off my bill. (If you are not familiar with The Grocery Game, it is a website where you log in and print out a list of the really good sales at your local store – it tell you which coupons to use and how much to buy to get the best deal.) At the bottom of your receipt at King Soopers it tells you the percentage you have saved that day. I have been hovering around 40% for about a month. It would be safe to say that I am obsessed with this little game. I feel the need to tell everyone how much I saved that week. Pete and my mom are getting rather weary of the "guess how much I saved today" game. Well today I finally did it! Right on the dot. I spent $107 and saved $106. Yippee. I am still excited 5 hours later. Of course I had to call to call my friends and my mom and ask "guess how much I saved today!"
   

   
   

2. John and Kate Plus Eight on TLC. Have you seen this show? It follows a couple (John and Kate) and their two six-year-olds and six two-year-olds. I am a reality tv sucker to begin with, but this show tops my list. After a day with my two very nice little girls who completely exhaust me, I love to watch this crazy family with all of their kids. It is complete mayhem, kids are everywhere, two or three of them are always screaming, the mom is a total control freak who is always mean to her husband, basically - it makes me feel much better about myself! J Sarah watched it one day with me and said "wow that mommy has way too many of those little babies." It's a great waste of thirty minutes of my life.
   

   
   

3. Little girl pedicures – tonight after their bath, the girls asked me to paint their toenails. We pulled out all the nail polish and carefully made our selections – although it always ends up being the same ones – glittery purple for Sarah, very bright pink for Emily, dark pink for me. I painted all of our nails on the bathroom floor. I love seeing all 30 of our painted toenails wiggling together as we wait for them to dry. Sarah makes up songs while we wait. Tonight's song went something like this. "I gotta blow, blow, blow on my toes, I gotta blow, blow, blow, blow, blow on my toes and get all the wet part oooouuuuuuttt! It was a sweet ending to a happy day.
   

So now I have shared the stupid, silly and sweet things that made my day. What makes your day end with a smile?