It Doesn't Take Much

My older son tried to find a job this summer with no luck. Well, he has done a small number of odd jobs here and there. Mowing grass and doing yard work for a few people and a little bit of babysitting and pet sitting have kept him busy part of the time. He also worked for a few days helping tear out commercial refrigerators with a company owned by the father of one of his friends.

Yesterday, he got a call back from the owner of a company that manufactures automobile parts locally. He worked for them last summer. Because business has been so slow, they didn't need him earlier in the summer. They got a big order in recently and needed some extra help, so they called my son. It is only a few days of work, but it made him happy to get the offer.

They called him yesterday morning, and within half an hour of the call, he was there working. He's there again today. Last night before he went to bed, he asked if I could fix him a lunch and put it in the refrigerator for him to grab on his way out the door this morning. Out the door this morning, by the way, meant he had to get himself up at 5:00 and report for work by 6:00. For a guy who, given his druthers, would rather sleep in until noon, this was quite a feat.

I fixed the lunch for him as requested, and when I got up this morning at 6:15, I found this note left for me on the kitchen table. My son is happy to be working, and this note made me happy.

My glories were smiling at me in three colors this morning, and that made me happy too.



My neighbor's Rose of Sharon bush is blooming and looking great! Seeing that made me happy too!

It doesn't take much to make me happy, but when I'm happy it makes me want to dance. I don't know who the Nerdfighters are, but they made me smile with this video full of their happy dances. I hope you find something happy to dance about today too.