kids happy

• a car in my favorite color
• making and giving friendship bracelets
• the far side of the moon
• unlumpy mashed potatoes
• the feel of the wind on your cheeks
• pony rides at a child's birthday party
• the little rubber hammer that tests reflexes
• Christmas dinners
• going to the nursery with your Mom
• thinking of the word that has eluded you
• the point where the drinking-fountain water is at its perfect height
• licorice sticks
• picking up and looking at at least one rock every day
• white-out pens