This morning, I was in my HAPPYtown satellite office. Sunshine streamed through the window. Around me I could hear people talking about the events of the day and music was playing in the background. A car drove by with a big German Shepherd with its head out the window biting at the wind. My HAPPYtown satellite office is table 110 at McDonald’s. Mayor Stacey and I have had many staff meetings in this office. We have spent hours discussing the founding of HAPPYtown and expansion plans for the various neighborhoods.
Today, I was by myself eating breakfast and writing a memo when a mom, her four year old daughter, and baby son sat at a table near me. The little girl insisted on sitting beside her brother. She was also very clear that she wanted to eat ALL of her pancakes. She would take a bite and look at her brother and then take another bite. You could tell she loved being a big sister. It was time for the family to leave. As they got up, I asked the mom if her daughter liked stickers. “She LOVES them.” I handed her a HAPPYtown sticker. She smiled so big and showed it to her mother. The little girl said in a shy voice, “thank you…” After that, I decided to try the pancakes and smiled the whole time I ate them.
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