Happiness is....

~ Feeling relaxed and watching whatever I like on tv, while the kids play quietly together in their room, while ex is away.

~ Waking up in the early hours to my son or daughter crawling into bed with me.

~ Having a sleep over in mummy's bed.

~ 4 warm cups of milo, 8 cookies and a family of four having supper together before the kids go to bed.

~ routine, routine, routine.

~ sms messages from my mum when she misses us.

~ being with family when we're not angry. (daughter's contribution)

~ 3 bodies lying around on a Saturday morning sharing and reading books and the latest magazines that mum has sent over for the kids.

~ Junie B books. (son's contribution)

~ making mistakes and knowing the world will not end.

~ hearing one young autistic girl say her first 3 word sentence on the same day that she used her hands to pat her knees and participate in the "Hello everybody" song (it's been a long time coming).

~ seeing a certain young student of mine go from scribbling lines to tracing letters to almost writing his name independently.

~ seeing my two young students sit and play a game with me and look as normal as any other four year olds - well done you guys, I'm proud of you.

~ supper with friends, late at night, talking about anything and everything.

~ knowing who I am and liking myself.

What a change!!!