No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. ~ Hal Borland
Happy Spring and International Happiness Day!
Happy Spring Solstice and Happy International Happiness Day. And you would think, as the Minister of Happiness, today would have been a really happy day for me, and you would be right.
Today started out on a great note, I had the lowest normal range blood sugar reading I’ve ever had, a 109, which is 61 points lower than where it was a few weeks ago. This is good news and gives me some hope that my surgery won’t be delayed. So a really wonderful start to the day.
As I drove to work I decided on this lovely sunny day to do the one thing at work that always brings me joy. That’s right, I wen to the the child development center I oversee to play with the munchkins. And there, like in my personal life, being the wonderful uncle I am, I get them all riled up and then smile, wave and leave. Today I made a mistake, after all of the munchkins had gone to the shed to get balls, one of them decided to throw their ball to me. I made the rookie mistake of catching it, because then, they all wanted me to catch their ball. Being toddlers, they of course don’t understand the concept that I can’t catch all of their balls at once. So they of course were repeatedly pummeling me across my body and head with balls and cackling like crazy with joy. It was like a slow motion dodge ball nightmare and it was madly wonderful. They got a huge kick out of it and so did I.
Then I got an email notifying me of a royalty payment. Which means although I haven’t published a new book in eight years, at least one is still selling. Don’t worry, I’ll spent that $3.00 very carefully. In case you’re not aware, my books:
Then this afternoon I got to present two faculty at their tenure celebration. These are two really fantastic women, who are incredibly talented and wonderful teachers. Both are insanely student focused and having an incredible impact on students, their programs and the college. It was an absolute honor to speak on their merits at the celebration.
Finally, to celebrate spring I called my niece Rooney because it was absolutely time for my niece to learn the pickle song. So I called her up and belted out the chorus of Arlo Guthries’ Pickle Song and of course wish her a happy spring.
In case you’re not familiar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvLtNBm1yyA
So it was a wonder celebration of Spring and the International Day of Happiness. So here are some lovely flower images to help you have a wonderful day my friends. ~ Rev Kane
The Ministry of Happiness 