Hip Hip Hooray . . . a Green Light Day

Every once in awhile I have one of those days where everything just seems to go right. I call these green light days because, I'm not kidding here, even the traffic lights seem to be in my favor. Today was a green light day.

It actually started the night before. All 4 of our children stayed in their own beds through the night. YEA!!! No one trying to climb in our bed, no one needing a drink, no one wanting to tell me they have to go to the bathroom (rather than just going!), etc. This is something we really struggle with. I'm thinking this may be the biggest factor in my green light day but not totally sure. I do know I'm definitely a happier person with at least 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

The morning went smoothly. I didn't have to ask twice for my kids to come to breakfast, get dressed, brush their teeth, etc. Family prayer in the morning even felt more spiritual rather than us just "going through the motions."

I won't bore you with all the other details of the day, but some of the highlights were being able to chat with a couple friends, getting lots of work done because Natalie played at a neighbor's while Adam was napping, being able to figure out a child care plan for a couple days in February when Andrew needed to be on campus and I needed to be in the office (thanks Rebecca!), and a meaningful family home evening (which can totally be a bust on some Monday nights!)

I'm not sure why some days are green light and some days aren't. I pondered today a testimony bore in my ward yesterday. The sister talked about running and that when you run uphill you gain strength and when you run downhill you're just coasting. I guess a green light day is like coasting, but I'll take it when I can get it!