- saying goodbye to my beloved aunt’s old house.
- getting to spend a little extra one on one time with someone.
- another beautiful day for driving.
- seeing the baby play with all her cousins.
- spending time with family.
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- deciding to leave an hour later than planned so I don’t have to rush to get ready.
- driving three hours with the baby and not having to make any stops.
- leaving late and still making it exactly on time, with no speeding or stress.
- a perfect day for a road trip.
- an evening with family I don’t see very often.
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- waking up in my parents house.
- rediscovering the park I used to play in as a kid.
- deciding not to go to something I said I would and feeling really good about it.
- the ability of chicken fingers to calm a shrieking child.
- stocking up on snacks for my road trip tomorrow.
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- early afternoon flights.
- having the morning to pack and take our time getting ready.
- sitting next to a sweet old lady on the plane.
- a perfectly behaved baby for the whole flight.
- coming home to visit my parents.
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- coming up with a solution that will make my upcoming flight much simpler.
- making it to a baby class even though I really didn’t want to go.
- watching our little girl charm a room full of people.
- generous kids at the table next to ours who offer our daughter the ice cream sundae that comes with their meal.
- wrapping myself in fresh-out-of-the-dryer towels.
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- having a good sleep even though I was woken up early because babies don’t care about daylight savings time.
- getting a long weekend with my husband.
- having an extra set of hands around to help for the day.
- unexpected discounts at the till on things I was willing to pay full price for.
- digging into the secret apple pie stash in our freezer.
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- finding a slightly better strategy to deal with a kid who won’t sleep other than getting up and watching two episodes of Sesame Street in the middle of the night.
- being in such a deep sleep that you don’t remember where you are when you wake up.
- seeing all of the great photos of other people’s elaborate Halloween costumes.
- not having any plans outside of the house.
- turning our pumpkins into something delicious instead of forgetting about them for weeks and then having to deal with a gross mess.
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- little ewoks.
- a Star Wars Halloween.
- watching kids chase each other.
- branching out of my usual pizza comfort zone.
- all of the candy I get to eat.
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- kid’s Halloween costumes that don’t take a lot of effort but are ridiculously cute.
- another successful Pinterest project.
- making good use of a long nap time.
- watching kids try to walk in new rubber boots.
- detailed reviews on YouTube.
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- stores that are open early.
- carrying on a tradition with my daughter that my mama and I started years ago.
- finding all of the winter gear I need for an upcoming trip to see my parents.
- small children wearing giant snow suits.
- treating my husband to a ride home from work.
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