Listening to the mockingbird who's nest is in my next door neighbor's tree sing at all hours of the night.

Waking up in the morning to the smell of coffee brewing that hubby has started.

Staring at a roaring fire while the crickets are chirping.

Drifting off to sleep to the sound of rain on the roof.

When a humming bird hovers near me and watches me for a bit.

Watching the various sparrow couples that have made their nests in my awning coming and going to feed their babies.

And the best "little things" ever... my grandkids!! The baby, 18 months old, will get my attention by yelling if I don't acknowledge him right away. Then he "makes eyes" at me... winking with both eyes. SIGH!!!

The way my granddaughter runs and jumps on me and gives me ahug when she first sees me.

The hugs that her 5 yr old brother gives me. They are the BEST!!

The shockingly intelligent statements that my 13 yr old grandson can come out with. Remembering when he was 2 or 3 and we were in the mall. He came around me, hugged my belly and said "A-bueh-LA (in a sing-song), can we do Chinese tonight?" It STILL slays me! SIGH!!!!

The stories that his 8 yr old brother makes up and tells me almost under his breath; especially the one where I was the Queen of Mexico and he was my driver.

When the 5 yr old grandson I just met asked what smelled so good when I walked into the room... and his sister said "She! (pointing to me) She ALWAYS smells like that." (choke, choke!)

Thanks for this thread, DePressMe!