Happiness is?

What brings joy to your life? Here are some of my Happiness is:

1. A purring cat
2. Being with Family
   
3. Being with Friends
   
4. The laughter of a child (like the one pictured!)
   
5. Having a kitty on my lap
6. Having ALL my kitties on my lap.
7. A delicious cup of tea
8. A great cup of coffee
9. Helping others
   
10. A mild temperature day, the sun is shining, a slight breeze through the hair
11. The birds tweeting
12. The flowers blooming
13. The scent of honeysuckle
14. A rainy day.
15. Sitting in my sunroom when it rains and listening to the pounding on the roof
16. Sitting in my sunroom when it's snowing.
    
17. Freshly fallen snow on bare trees
18. XC ski just after a snow fall.
19. Hot chocolate and marshmellows on a cold day.
20. Sitting by the fire on a cold day.
21. Hot tub OUTSIDE on a cold day!
22. A good work out
23. When my weight goes DOWN
24. Inline Skating with a good song

That's just to name a few . . . but what about you? What brings you happiness? What makes you smile? What makes you laugh?

How to Beta Read when the cat says otherwise

Typing with a cat on the lap can not be done in some cases!



I was trying type up my comments (thus far) for Bevie's A Traitor in the Midst and Amelia decided she wanted to sit on my lap. There she is, head on the laptop, the paper behind the laptop, I had to stop writing notes. On the upside, I instead continued reading! (That's Scarlett on my legs)

I was flying this past weekend so it was nice having a good story to read on the flight and made the time go by quickly.


I've gotten behind reading blogs, the latest stories at Legion of Online Super Hero's because I've been busy with volunteering, traveling, and now I'm trying to focus on finishing Bevie's story.

Tell me, what do you do when you need to get up (maybe to go to the bathroom, make dinner) and you have a kitty all comfy on your lap? Do you wait it out? Hold it as long as you can?

Little Scarlett is currently sitting on my lap, however, my husband is threatening to get up, as he is on crutches, my Scarlett is sure to run away. I've been trying to convince my husband to stay still!



I missed my kitties while I was away - but I had a lovely time with my family. My sister and I worked out together every day. I have a wonderful family and I love to spend time with them!

Creating a Superhero

My Super Hero : Unata Gatto Dea with Titus and Twinkle

Bevie at A Voice In The Wind suggested we create superheros and create a story. FairyHedgeHog
provided a place where we could create Superheros (Bevie also has a link on her site - but it loaded too slowly for me.)

I created my superhero at HeroMachine

Unata Gatto Dea can talk to all animals, and is one with all her feline children - they answer her when she calls and she's their protector. Unata Gatto Dea can fly (land and take off inline skating), in her left hand she can hurl bolts of energy, in her right her magic wand. She also has superior hearing and excellent night vision.

Although she is not human, she finds humans amusing and relishes that they've brought Twinkle sized cats into their homes.