treat myself to 43 simple pleasures

at my son. My 3rd son is so funny, in my opinion, and he can often make me laugh with his outrageous comments and movie quotes. Definitely a treat and a simple pleasure! His favorte movie line, said in a Jim Carrey style… “He who hesitates, masturbates.”

My son was telling me about a European friend he has who doesn’t like the US much. I asked him if he was able to tell the friend anything good about the US. He smiled and said “Sure, in AZ you can take a right on a red light.” Obviously, he apreciates the simple pleasures, too. Well, I have been driving today and treated myself to that simple pleasure.

Even my sons know this is a way to treat me and make them now and then.

We have a huge old van that starts right up every time. It may not look like much or be in great shape, but it makes me smile and laugh to drive it once in a while. I feel like I am on an adventure, even if it is only a mile or two to drive it somewhere. Of course, I only drive her in emergencies a few times per year, but it is quite the treat.

a starry night sky… Just standing there to admire it for a few minutes.

on the trees in our yard

at Goodwill is always a treat for me.

I enjoy laughing at all the corny jokes made by the clowns in our clown class. So simple and silly, but I laugh every time at their silliness.

our vegan pizza with my oldest sons! My youngest son and I were giddy with happiness that we didn’t have to fight for our slices or guard them from being devoured by the older boys. What a treat! We still have half of the pizza left and plan to eat it for breakfast tomorrow.

all dressed up and ready to go out…