BS: What made you happy today

Subject: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 10:38 AM

So what made you happy today, for me it was in my work.

I visited a young GP, who had suddenly lost his hearing, suffered with severe Tinnitus and had been diagnosed with Menière's disease. This young man was thinking he may have to give up being a GP as he was struggling and was desperate. I visited him as a specialist for the deaf and hearing impaired, and after about 1.5 hours we had found equipment that supported him and found a particular electronic stethoscope that was also suited. It gives me a great feeling knowing I have made someone happy and brightened their day, how about you?

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Wesley S
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 11:04 AM

Watching cartoons with my 6 and a half year old. He likes to snuggle up under my left arm and get under the covers in our bed before we go downstairs for breakfast.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 11:09 AM

Walking the beach with Seamus, on a beautiful autumn morning, with blue skies, fluffy white clouds and warm sun. This was the last time for a while that I can take him to the beach as I'm in for a hernia repair tomorrow and will be taking it very easy for the next few weeks.

The other thing that made me happy was that Kendall had a little bit of voice come through in conversation this morning.

Life is very good.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Desdemona
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 11:17 AM

A nice long walk with my lovely partner and our lovely doggie on a beautiful New England September morning; as it's only 11am, I have high hopes for the rest of the day!

~D

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 11:42 AM

A birthday card in the post from a very special friend, and yes... I'm following the instruction to not open til tomorrow!

That and the beautiful little brooch that Limpit's piano teacher, Ludmilla presented me with - little sparkly crochets (music notes)!

I like birthdays that come a day early!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 11:43 AM

Waking up alive.

It's been downhill since then....

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: The PA
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 11:45 AM

Car started first time - how good can it get !(I'm easily pleased)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 11:58 AM

Ahhh all those gave me a lovely warm feeling inside, and made me smile also for you all. Good luck tomorrow jacqui c with hospital and brilliant news re Kendall....life precious moments are just wonderful.

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 03:57 PM

The plumber showing up, on time(!), to unstopper the commode, so the tub doesn't back up, again! Well, and so we can pee in the toilet, again! If he'd done it right the first time....mutter, mutter.**bg**

Since my day is only half past, I am looking forward to a very good time when I pick up Morgan, my grandson, from preschool. We always have happy times together.

Great thread!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jeffp
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 04:15 PM

Actually felt good enough to go back to work today after having all my teeth extracted on Tuesday and getting dentures. It's nice to have a smile that I don't mind people seeing.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 04:32 PM

My speech therapist is all but ecstatic for my progress, and she says if things continue as they are, all I need is therapy and probably no more operations.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 05:40 PM

Kendall, you really should shout for joy!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 06:45 PM

Sunshine, after a week of fog and clouds.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 06:57 PM

Kendall, that is marvelous news. There won't be any stopping you.

Jacqui, good luck on the hernia repair. I had one done a few years ago - in the diaphragm - and was glad to get past it with minimal pain and discomfort.

What makes me happy today? Several of us met at noon in a downtown arts place and played for an hour and a half. Mostly instrumentals- but very nice.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Pauline L
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 07:23 PM

Kendall, I'm glad to hear the good news.

I always get satisfaction from teaching, but today was unusually good. I've been working for a few weeks with a young man with autism. He plays very well, and he really did a good job today. What makes me feel especially good is that he started talking to me today. That was a breakthrough that made me very happy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: RangerSteve
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 07:58 PM

I recieved some CD's in the mail today, Tex-Mex and New Mexican music, and they're excellent. Also got word that my custom-made cowboy hat from Wyoming is in the mail today. The local produce stands now have squash, sweet potatoes, apples and cider. I watched the movie "Topper" today, which for some reason I have managed not to see until today.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 08:03 PM

A little more...Morgan made up a song and sang it to me:

Won't you be my cheerio, won't you be my cheerio, won't you be my cheerio, All day long?!

When I put him on the phone to sing it to his mom, he changed it to Won't you be my *fuzz-head, etc.

*funny head

katlaughingforreal

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 08:29 PM

Woke up, got out of bed, nothing important fell off.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 13 Sep 07 - 08:43 PM

nuffin' particular yet (it's only 10.30), but yesterday I had lunch with an ex-colleague & stayed in reception for a while talking with other (ex) colleagues (I love watching wage slaves working!!) then wandered off to our fanciest department store to look at their 'Fabulous Festival of Fantastic Flora' inspired by Graeme Base's famous and much-loved children's book 'Animalia'. Spring has definitely sprung.

I kept going wow! eyes popping out at the displays & intend to go back with my camera before it's pulled down.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ebbie
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 12:00 AM

Another reason this was a happy day is that the weather was perfect. Colored leaves have floated everywhere and I picked up one that I decided was a color called 'Autumn Birch' and two others, a deep umber and the other a red-orange one. There was a light gusty breeze blowing and the sun was warm. The air has a clarity unmatched anywhere. It is Autumn, for sure. Lovely.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: KT
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 12:17 AM

GREAT thread idea, rock chick!

I worked all day, and when I got home, headed for a walk in the mountains to enjoy the last light of a glorious autumn day! Heard the crunch of dry leaves underfoot and could smell fall in the air. Gratitude was the prevalent feeling....

Pauline....what a wonderful breakthrough for you and your student today.....Jacqui-speedy recovery and do take it easy. Kendall-Yahoo! Keep it up! Thanks everyone for sharing those happy moments!

KT

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: JennyO
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 12:25 AM

This is actually yesterday's post which I couldn't submit because the Cat was down, so it's about what I did yesterday.

It was a perfect warm sunny Spring day today, so I took a few minutes to walk around the garden and look at the new growth everywhere and be assailed by all the gorgeous Spring smells.

First stop was the lemon tree, so I could bury my nose in the first fragrant flowers of the season. The tree is covered with pink buds, as well as some of last year's lemons. The passionfruit vine is recovering from the snail invasion now that I've picked them all off, and new growth is everywhere on it. The Chinese Star Jasmine has fresh green tendrils waving around looking for something to grab on to, the sage has new bright green leaves, and the peach tree is covered with pink blossoms and new little green leaves are just starting.

There's my sweet scented jasmine pretty in pink all over the fence, and as I walked past my big climbing rose that is covered with new red leaves and buds, I was struck by the strong scent of rose, even though none of the flowers are out yet. I picked a few little freesias that sprang up in the front lawn and put them in a vase with a few sprigs of jasmine next to my bed. Heavenly! I love Spring!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ebbie
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 12:48 AM

Jenny O, the seasons are opposite but the emotion is the same!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: JennyO
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 01:18 AM

Absolutely, Ebbie. I can really relate to your feelings about Autumn too! In general, I think I prefer the in-between seasons, especially around the time of the equinox. Often the best sunsets are around those times - and I do love a good sunset!

Today the weather has been somewhat different. It was warmer, but overcast - working up to a thunderstorm. It was only a little storm, but fun while it lasted. Big splashy drops, enough to soak the ground and freshen up the garden, a few rumblings, and it was gone. All those negative ions are great for boosting one's energy, so I'm off to clean the house :-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Metchosin
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 01:38 AM

Took the day off work today and got to cheer on a couple of friends and watch them and their team mates ultimately win gold medals in Dragon Boat racing at the BC Senior Games. Good company, beautiful weather and a fun day all round.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: JennieG
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 03:13 AM

Knowing that we are one day closer to being with our son again - haven't seen him for 2 1/2 years and we miss him. 9 days to go.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 03:56 AM

The smile my son gave me this morning when I lifted him out of his cot and a lovely phone call from a good friend about meeting up this weekend with her daughter and fiance.

Great thread RC, good to see you about x

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Liz the Squeak pretending to work
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 04:07 AM

The naughty Birthday text message I got from a friend... she really shouldn't do that when I'm trying to pretend to work!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: autolycus
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 04:31 AM

Oh, ok, happy birthday,Liz.

   Wishing you well kendall and jeff - all? your teeth, my commiserations.

   Yesterday's today is today's yesterday - had tea/coffee with a younf polish woman from work, met a fellow astrloger, found a performance of Mahler 1 that I didn't know about and nor does the Mahler discography compiler, enjoyed the summer/autumn sunshine, found some beat jokes in a book I found ("I've Taken a Page in the Bible!" compiled by the late Alfred Marks" - see latest joke thread for an example); had lors of laughs with a current brilliant improvised beeb show Mock the Week.

And finished watching young performers at the Proms - national Youth orchestra of Great Britain, European Community Youth Orchestra.

Above all, the wonderful, awe-inspiring Simon Bolivar youth Orchestra of venezuela. They are the product a la sistem (?) where street children who've fallen into crime are given the choice of prison or intennsive music study leading to orchestral plating.

the results are stunning - they play terrifically, have a gifted young conductor,Gustavo Dudamel, (who's now to be the next director of the L.A. Philharmonic), and played some items in spectacular and colourful (to say the very least) outfits, swayed in their chairs some of the time, danced about too, twirled instruments, and generally brought the house down.

now if more concerts were done like that,.................

Slept good.




    Ivor

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: el_punkoid_nouveau
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 08:13 AM

See thread on Folk 'n Cricket - Maddy Prior as opening batsman for England!

epn

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Cats at work
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 08:19 AM

Phoning up a student who has not been able to come into school for over a year due to her Tourettes tics being so severe to invite her back into mainstream school next week.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 08:27 AM

When i feel a bit down, or come to that when anyone feels a bit down just come and read these threads and all your happiness rubs off on me, and who ever needs it at the time. X

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 11:08 AM

Being able to breath through my nose again (came down with a head cold a couple of days ago)
And the good news from my dad.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Sean Belt
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 02:33 PM

Looking forward to a pleasant evening of busking with my musical partner, Dan. It's always a great joy to play tunes with that fellow even if no one throws money!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: gnu
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 02:37 PM

Kendall, Becca... do you have any good news on Jac yet?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 02:57 PM

I've not heard anything yet, Gnu.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: annamill
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 02:57 PM

I was able to pay some of my most important bills today. Nothing compared to enjoying the beauties of life around me, but it made me happy TODAY.

Love, Annamill

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 03:43 PM

While looking up some information for a request on a thread I re read the folk tribute to a wonderful man whose funeral I attended some 4 years ago.

It made me happy to know there ARE people and friends like that in the world.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 03:48 PM

I'll put up a thread on Jacqui

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe_F
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 08:41 PM

I saw three chipmunks, the second chasing the third.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 09:19 PM

I got rid of a van I bought but regretted so worked out a deal with the owners (title was screwed up so I never had clear title) for husband who is auto mechanic to do some work on my old car...one less rickety car to worry about....mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Helen
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 09:57 PM

I went to the Police Station and filed a report on the accident which wrote my car off on 3rd Sept, and from which I have whiplash, i.e. muscles in neck, shoulder, left arm, lower & middle back are sore.

I needed to file the report to claim some insurance to pay for treatment, but the up side is that, in Oz, if someone is injured in a crash then the driver in the wrong could be investigated by the Police. I'm hoping he gets charged for something like negligent driving. But at least he doesn't get to just mouth platitudes at me: "I'm sorry for the inconvenience". Hopefully he'll be given a hard time, at least.

I've had to walk to station/catch train/walk from station to and from work, making a half hour trip into an hour's "inconvenience" each way. And the insurance on my car will never pay for a car as good as that one. I bought it from my Dad who had it for about 8 years. He's a motor mechanic so he had it running like a dream. It would have stayed on the road, stayed as reliable as ever, for at least another 10 years. It wasn't "just another car". It was a family heirloom. Sentimental value.

So, at least I get the satisfaction of knowing that there is a police report on the other driver, and that it is now rated as a major motor accident.

A screwed up sort of happiness, of the what-goes-around-comes-around variety, but I feel better emotionally now than I did when I woke up this morning.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 07:17 AM

I was feeling very low this morning but then spoke with the man I truly love, he never fails to brighten my day and make me smile .

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: KT
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 01:35 PM

Someone with alzheimer's and almost no word retrieval abilities sang with me today!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 03:05 PM

KT things like that seem to make my worries so insignificant, i have not had a good day but thank you for this, it made me feel warm inside, and i smiled ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 06:28 PM

wearing my sort of new cashmere sweater..mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rapparee
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 06:32 PM

A more-than two hour nap, after spending better than four hours at work this morning. After an hour there long after closing, accompanying the cops around after a door was found open.

At least I'm around to complain about The Week From Hell.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 09:04 PM

What made me happy today? Reading KT's post. Thanks for sharing that with us Darlin.

{{{hugs}}}
Love and Light
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: KT
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 09:16 PM

My pleasure, Jude. I wish you could have been there with us. Your presence would have made it all the more wonderful.

You too, rock chick. (I hope tomorrow will be a better day for you, rock chick. May there be an unexpected, wonderful surprise somewhere in your day! Something to warm that beautiful heart of yours!)

KT

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 10:31 PM

Nice, KT.

I was very pleased to see Jacqui eat her orange ice (all 2 oz of it)after insisting she couldn't eat anything.

It is chilly cold tonight and I have four cats and a dog cuddling close.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 16 Sep 07 - 05:58 AM

lots of love to Jacqui..... XX

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: pattyClink
Date: 16 Sep 07 - 12:53 PM

Going for a walk this morning, and the weather flawless, and the temperature at last has fallen to actual 'cool'.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 03:50 AM

After a rocky start, finding that my Family History CDRom appears to have dumped all my family trees, (that's over 800 people and 300 years of history), I may have discovered where a lost relative and his families ended up, by looking for someone completely different!

I'm hoping the disc problems is just upgrades not recognising the programme, but you may well see a thread titled 'what made you crabby today' coming later!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 01:57 PM

Oh well after just posting on ' what made you crabby today' I thought I best cheer up, so now I have stopped working, well for a while anyway, now I feel much happier, even have a smile on my face, although the back is still very sore!

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 Sep 07 - 03:11 PM

I've discovered a whole batch of family members that I might have otherwise missed, because I lost all my computer files... and I'm getting a new Family history CDrom out of it too!

Oh, and I found a potential family member living next door to Thomas Hardy!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 03:35 AM

Blimey Liz....you've got faamily everywhere!!! *G*

Yesterday I met some new people, had a fantastic time at baby massage and walked 6 miles!

Today is a bright crisp morning!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Eye Lander
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 05:13 AM

Kendall, I don't know what happened, but it's made my day reading this thread and seading your progress, long may it continue.

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Eye Lander
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 05:19 AM

and...... I just got on the scales! The diet is working YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only 6lb gone yet but I am in a mode, and hope it stays a while. Sorry if that seems selfish.

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 06:19 AM

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 07:16 AM

I've baked a chocolate cake, and it turned out good. I've got an ex work collegue coming round for a cuppa, and some of the cake! this afternoon after I've taken Harry for his vaccinations....ooo that will make him crabby, I should sign him up to the crabby thread!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 08:41 AM

I'm making chocolate cake too!!

I'm also making a fuss of Raven kitty who, as you may have seen on the crabby thread, vanished yesterday. We didn't see him for about 24 hours but he turned up this morning just after 7.00am, which makes me think he was being nosey 3 doors down and got shut in when the builders left last night. They start at 7am and he showed up here at about 10 minutes past...

He's been asleep in the sunny window ever since, so I suspect he had a rough night!

So I'm a happy bunny again.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 10:46 AM

Just finished making the topping for the cake and it all looks good!

Glad Raven has come home safe and sound, perhaps he will be a little less nosey now!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,ibo
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 02:04 PM

Grandson born,healthy and beautiful and Newcastle beaten by DERBY,Life is great,oh,and its my birthday

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: skipy
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 03:13 PM

Seeing as this thread started on Sept. 13th & that's my birfday!
I think the fact that my military pension trebled on that day was quite a cheering thought!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: skipy
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 06:14 PM

However, there was no "Happy birfday Skipy" thread!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 18 Sep 07 - 11:17 PM

moving to an office with actual windows and hopefully getting a wireless router installed in my house. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: JennyO
Date: 19 Sep 07 - 12:32 AM

Happy birfday skipy and ibo!

What made me happy today was having fun on Facebook. Also I'm feelin' good, the sun is shining, and the end of the week is looming!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: The PA
Date: 19 Sep 07 - 06:32 AM

The fact that the 34 year old Range Rover only failed its MOT on the 2 bolts which anchor the rear seat belts.

See thread, What Made You Crabby Today.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 19 Sep 07 - 03:12 PM

Waking up in my own bed today. Bliss!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 12:00 AM

Getting back from work, and relaxing into a nice bubble bath. Simple pleasures can be great.

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: KT
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 12:11 AM

Knowing Jacqui is home and well on the way to recovery!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 09:55 AM

Just talked to the vet's office and after a night there with a catheter in to remove a urinary tract blockage I can go pick up my kitty this afternoon. I can't express how relieved I am as a friend's cat died from the same problem a year ago, although admittedly her cat was a bit older than mine. I can't wait to go home and snuggle up in the comfy chair with him.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 11:36 AM

Glad your cat is on the road to recovery Becca.

Harry sat up unaided today! oh my, how they grow up so fast!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 12:17 PM

Using my recliner - unaided.

Glad the kitty's better Becca.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 12:56 PM

Yesterday was a beautiful day in NE Ohio. Eighty degrees and lots of sun. I was able to walk 5 miles on the O&E Towpath after work. An old man fishing in the canal said "Kinda hot for walking" and I said "But won't we miss it when its gone." I saw a magnificent blue heron glide low over the river and my heart flew with him.
    When I got home my wife, the beautiful Christina, my Immortal Beloved, had prepared a feast of low-carb pasta and homemade sauce with hot Italian Sausage. Then we watched "Other Peoples' Lives"(the movie, of course, not really other peoples' lives). I highly recommend it.
    Today I am still stuck at work, but it's another gorgeous day out there waiting for me when I get off at 4.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 01:28 PM

Guest, Neil D that sound all so lovely it makes me happy to just read it ;-))

jacqui c really happy you are well on the mend.

Catherine Janyne, yes they DO grow up very quiickly, enjoy their growing up years cos it goes too quickly. My twin girls, fraternal, are now 28 half, the youngest ones and I still think of them as my babies......... till they stress me ;-))

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 05:01 PM

I had the wound drain taken out this afternoon - that really was causing me a lot of discomfort. I'm a lot happier moving around now!

RC - my 'baby' is 38 and yes, she still is my 'baby'. Somehow she's gotten the idea that she's my mother though! You may still have that to come!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 03:46 AM

I had a drain once not very comfortable so know what you mean when you say you're a lot happier moving around now. As for 'my baby' well my son is 30 and if I creep in late at night (like they used to try) he will call out 'night mum' just to let me know he has waited up for me!!! So yes they do try to reverse the parent role as they get older ;-))

I am feeling very happy today, I woke up feeling good, do to have to work, well have the house work but I dont count that, and the sun is not even shining! ;-))

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 12:31 PM

Just about 16 months ago I was having 2 chest tubes removed after cardio bypass surgery. I was happy to get rid of them but they sure felt weird coming out: like a pair of snakes slithering out. Sorry for the disturbing image, but that was the day I really felt like my recovery began. Best of luck with yours Jacqui.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 12:37 PM

Telephone call from a good friend.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 12:41 PM

Fingers crossed, but I have accepted an offer on the motor home I've been trying to sell for about 4 months. If all goes well I will be a VERY happy bunny indeed.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bert
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 01:54 PM

I was sitting down playing with Ayla when she started making this weird noise in her throat kinda high pitched squeak with her mouth closed.

I asked Tree what was the problem and she said "Ah, that's her poopy noise. She has started making that noise every time she poops."

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rasener
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 02:32 PM

My daughter was very distressed at school becuase of verbal bullying.
Being Autistic, she was very very upset.
After many e-mails betwen myself and school, the problem seemed to be solved.
She came home from school in a very happy mood and it would seem the issue was sorted.
Its too early to know how it was sorted as my daughter will not offer any comments to us.
However, I don't give a shit. She is happy again as its her birthday this weekend and she won't be worrying about the other issue.

People can be so horrible to special needs people. Bastards.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bert
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 02:39 PM

You're right Villan. You have to keep bullying the school until they get it fixed.

Wish her a happy birthbay from all of us.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Genie
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 03:33 PM

What made me happy today - actually last night - also made me sad.   My father has been in very poor and deteriorating health for at least a couple of years and his quality of life had become increasingly poor (macular degeneration, poorer and poorer hearing, asthma and restrictive lung disease, complications from hip replacements leading to poor mobility).   To see a formerly athletic, intelligent, educated man, who was accustomed to being in leadership roles and very active, deteriorate so much in his last 5 to 10 years has been very sad and frustrating for all concerned, not to mention placing a heavier and heavier burden on my mom, who is now 91.    After being officially on "hospice" status at home for the past 15 mo. or so, he finally passed on, very peacefully last night, just 2 months shy of his 92nd birthday, with my mom and my sister (who is also his family physician) at his side.

We will all miss him, and I am concerned for my mom's transition to not having him around after almost 75 years together and 70 years of married life.   But on the whole this is a relief to all of us, including my dad, and a welcome transition.   He is at peace now and the happiness we feel is the sort so beautifully expressed in this song:
"Flyin' Shoes" by Terry Pinnegar

Genie

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 03:53 PM

Bless your Father's Soaring Heart Genie.
Thank you for sharing your feelings with us
Holding You and Yours in my thoughts.
Have a safe and peaceful Flight Sir for that is surely what you have earned
Love, Light, Blessings and {{{Hugs}}}
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rasener
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 03:54 PM

Thanks Bert

Genie my condolensces and I understand how you feel.

Last year my father passed away at 90 (almost 70 years married), leaving my mother alone in a nursing home with macular degeneration, angina, arthritus, poor circulation, wheelchair bound and in nursing care.

He could have run in the olympics but his parents couldn't afford the cost in those days. Fit as a fiddle up to 6 months before he passed away. Then he went really down hill and wanted to end it. I was happy when it was over.

My mother is not handling it at all and is so depressed and has had enough. The kindest thing anybody could do is help her on her way.

Keep at it and think of the good things about you Dad.

best wishes.

Les

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 04:02 PM

Oh and Villian ma dear
Give your Daughter a Big Hug from me and please wish her a Very Happy Birth Day from Jude in America if you don't mind.

Love to You and Yours
Jude

Yes, I agree with you. People can be very cruel but like a wheel turnig with time their actions will always comes back to them one way or another...then..well let's just call it cosmic justice Villian:)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rasener
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 04:04 PM

And thanks to you Jude. I will do that. :-)

Les

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Genie
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 04:55 PM

Les and Jude, thanks for your condolences and blessings. Les, it sounds like your mom's situation is much like my mom's.   My mom is physically in great shape for 91, partly because caring for Dad gave her a pretty good workout every day and partly because she has a wholistic-medicine oriented MD daughter nearby.   She's also an independent spirit who's not inclined to feel sorry for herself, but I fear that sometimes extends to not acknowledging some of her own emotional and social needs.   With Dad having gone on, she could be free to enjoy her "golden years" without having to spend so much time and energy on "housekeeping," but finding yourself suddenly free of responsibilities and with lots of time on your hands can be traumatic in its own way.   It won't surprise me if she "follows Dad home" within the next few years.   And, since her short-term memory has begun to deteriorate noticeably, that might not be a bad thing.   She does not want to have her mind 'go' for 10 years before her body finally follows suit.

It is, indeed, a joy when leaving this world is both timely and peaceful.


Bert, congratulations on your daughter's "poopy noises."

And, Les, happy birthday to your daughter and it's good to know that the bully situation is under control, at least for now.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bert
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 05:50 PM

Oh, Ayla's the Granddaughter really.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 10:38 PM

Got the first coat of paint on the new porch floor. I've been telling myself to do it all summer.

[whispering] Now it's storming, but the weather demons messed up. They should have waited until the SECOND coat was new and vulnerable.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 22 Sep 07 - 03:08 AM

Putting the 280th person into the family tree, on just the one side. They can all trace their (or their partner's) ancestry back to one William Dunford, born in 1731.

About 250 of 'em lived in the same village over about 190years. Those 32 kids at mother's school with the same surname that she said we weren't related to? She was wrong!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 22 Sep 07 - 05:11 AM

chatting with a lovely friend yesterday, then spending time with a truly wonderful person and waking up to blue sky and sunshine, what more can you ask for. x

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Riginslinger
Date: 22 Sep 07 - 09:26 PM

Acknowledgement by the mainstream media that Blackwater is actually working behind the scenes to keep the war in Iraq going.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 12:51 PM

shopping and more shopping!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John Hardly
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 01:45 PM

halfway down the left column

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Leadbelly
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 03:06 PM

To wake up again after lots of years of living.
Afterwards, to see my 5 cats, when walking through the garden and to give them love.
Listening to singing birds and taking a deep breath of the early morning fresh air.
Walking back into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for my darling.
And above all: to read this great thread,

Manfred from Germany

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Metchosin
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 03:49 PM

I'm getting a new hydro pole and this time, I don't have to dig the hole for it, like I did for the first one, many years ago. We're hiring someone else with a backhoe to do the job. Yippee! No more days and days of ramming a hole with an iron bar and carefully scooping out the hard pan, from a prone position, using a garden hoe. Yup, we've come a long way. We've entered the machine age.

We're also getting a standby generator! I'll be able to flush the toilet when the power goes out and not have to haul water for the horse. Ain't technology grand?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Metchosin
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 03:59 PM

I'm so happy I could hang myself. LOL...... 100!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alice
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 03:59 PM

Chatted with Mudchat friends early this morning when I woke up...
it is great to have friends all over the world.
Woke up remembering that I am taking this week off from work..
and glad to actually have a job to support myself!

Alice

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 05:12 PM

The sick kitty is feeling better and actually wanted to play with his brother a little bit this morning.

Spent a few couple at the County Fair and had my yearly treat of hot apple crisp with vanilla ice cream. YUM! Now I'm set until next September.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe_F
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 10:13 PM

Kindness from people I admire.
A brass band.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 Sep 07 - 10:55 PM

My daughter was down for a visit and when asked how classes are going in college, expressed frustration about her English lit class. World lit, but with all of these essays in between the lit readings that don't make a lot of sense. Seems my daughter skipped the prerequisite for the class, the intro to theory (the contents of all of those confusing essays). FORTUNATELY, Mom has her master's in English lit and was able to do a crash course over the next couple of days on how to understand what the theory is trying to get at. Now how often can a mom teach a teenager something new, and have her appreciate it? :)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 03:58 AM

Harry slept from 7:30pm last night right through until 7am this morning. Normally he's asleep by 8:30pm.

I've got a dining room table at last! Now we can have friends round for dinner!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 08:27 AM

He he Catherine you see the sleep, or lack of it, finally caught up with him in the end, little devil, remember he would not nap the other day. Aren't babies such joy. Lol x
rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 09:39 AM

*G* your right Shelagh!

Had a lovely walk and a nice conversation with a complete stranger and her baby in Starbucks. It really nice when people just say 'hello'

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 10:08 AM

The deposit cheque for the Motor home arrived in the post, and is even now resting in the warm and loving arms of my bank. Looks like it's going to happen at last. I shall go YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY, when I get the balance in my hands on Thursday afternoon.
Giok
With pinkies crossed ;->

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 10:32 AM

So Giok, whit yir saying is yir good for a tap on Thursday then....LOL
Jude x

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 10:34 AM

I'm open to bribery and corruption Jude
G

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 10:38 AM

Ah noo that's very handy to know Giok. Somehow I jist knew yi wid be open minded like masel....;>)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 11:30 AM

John Hardly, congratulations! That's a great thing to be happy about!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 11:38 AM

Somehow i feel at peace today x

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 11:40 AM

Thats wonderful Shelagh, speak soon xxx

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 11:54 AM

I read the joke 4th joke thread and it made me chuckle lots!!! Lots of good ones in there!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 01:38 PM

He he just read some of the jokes in the 4th joke thread, and yes they made me laugh lots, some real goodens for sure.
Just what the doctor ordered as i was having some moments of sadness.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 04:51 PM

I got a get well card from my daughter in the UK.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 12:11 AM

picking cranberries in the warm sun..they are great berries to pick..grow in huge clusters almost like grapes, you can sit on them and not squish them..no thorns...nice mossy little bed. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 11:47 AM

Just finished work..early today. Had a really good day with a deaf student, and its great seeing her mix now ,with confiendence, with hother hearing students in her group. She was so shy at first. Its so nice doing something really constructive with a day.

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 03:37 PM

Finding $75 worth of stamps I had left somewhere. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: fat B****rd
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 03:45 PM

Not having the "bug that's going around" like I had yesterday.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 06:58 PM

Just received a phone call ;-))

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: bobad
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 07:03 PM

Replaced my bath/shower fixtures, sweated the joints, turned the water back on, and - no leaks.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bert
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 09:47 PM

You don't tell people that bobad. You wait until they ask if there were any leaks and then you say indignantly "Of course not!"

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 09:54 PM

It started last night. I turned out the lights to go to bed then had to stand by the window for a while. One barred owl called, then another, then two, then the lot of them. It sounded like about 5 or 6, maybe more. I've heard one or two at a time, but not that many. Maybe the full moon meant good hunting.

Today, I went to the beach - something I haven't done for a few years. I walked barefoot in the surf and found a large hunk of black quartz. Some days are just about perfect.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: bobad
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 10:12 PM

I didn't think people would be interested in my having a leak, Bert.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 05:56 AM

Paul got a phone call today from his solicitor giving him some very good news about the woodland he now owns in his own right!!! It's the good news we have been waiting for!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 06:25 AM

Whoopee!!! Good news indeed CatherineJayne, now I have somewhere to bury the bodies!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 06:27 AM

*G*....the space under your patio getting a bit cramped now Liz??!! *G*

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 01:33 PM

Mmmm good idea that Liz, I have a VERY big patio, alas no one I really want to bury though ;-) except BT!!!! But even they had a very nice helpful man who cheered me up today, and temporary sorted my internet problems, so I am smiling, well a little ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 07:28 PM

I wasnt having a good day as its really busy at the printshop and one of our machines is down and will be costly to repair it and all sorts of things are piling up, some customers are really slow to pay.. but...

I called home at lunch time and my 2 1/2 year old daughter answered the phone and said hi..I went to nana and papas (one of her recent conversation starters) even though that was last month, and we chatted for a good 5 mins, (well mostly she chatted) I felt much better afterward.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 06:26 AM

It's so lovely to hear how the simplest of things can bring a smile to our faces ;-))

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Mooh
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 06:52 AM

Got my biopsy results back...CLEAN!

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 07:02 AM

Brilliant News Mooh!
Your happiness is catching:)
Have a great Day!
Warmest Wishes,
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 07:50 AM

Wonderful news Mooh - been there and I know how good that feels!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 07:51 AM

An e-mail from my elder daughter Karoline who started a carreer as songwriter and composer. She divulged that she had put some songs to myspace in May and is now requested to sing from France to Switzerland. In a French magazine she was apostrophed as one of the "beautiful young women armed with guitars" ...
On her website there is also a link to her younger sister Kristina, my wee little nightingale, a classical singer.
What can a father having lost his voice expect more from life than such gifted daughters?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Diva
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 12:24 PM

Couple of hours extra work in the archive and getting last minute tickets to the Young Trad on Tour concert this evening

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 01:19 PM

PMs from true friends - you know who you are :)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 03:22 PM

Sold my motor home today, collected the bankers draft, and paid it into the bank.
Now I am REALLY happy.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 04:00 PM

Got the staples taken out today and it didn't hurt at all!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Little Hawk
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 04:04 PM

My chiropractic treatment made me happy today. Nice work on the neck and back, and all the kinks are out.

My health food store made me happy. Got a bunch of good stuff there.

Plus, the weather is great today.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,hg
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 08:25 PM

My Thursday Friends

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe_F
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 08:48 PM

I got my Internet access back.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 10:08 PM

Congratulations, Mooh. Great news!

You, too, Giok! And, Jacqui!

I ate the sweetest grapes off my Rog's first grapevine, which I bought for him last year. There's so many we gave some to the neighbours! Next year he says I'll have to stomp some for his "winery." **bg**

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Art Thieme
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 12:32 AM

Calories! But then I felt guilty!!!!

Art

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: KT
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 01:01 AM

Had a wonderful dinner with my son.....then came home to read all about what made all of you happy today.......lovely....

KT

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: JennyO
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 01:06 AM

Well mainly I'm happy because it's my birthday today and we're going out for dinner tonight. Tomorrow my son and daughter and family are coming over for lunch, then tomorrow night I'm going to the Harp with freda underhill and hilda fish to see Dick Gaughan. I reckon that's a lot to be happy about!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 07:44 AM

When I arose at 6 am, I looked into the mirror and got a reflection.
Morning is always a good time for reflection. If you don't get one,you are probably not going to have a good day.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: KT
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 08:34 AM

And if you get two, you probably won't have a good day, either, but you may have had a great evening, LAST night!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Mooh
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 09:20 AM

Thanks folks, it's a huge weight off my shoulders.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 10:35 AM

Walking the beach this morning with my husband and our very happy dog.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 11:17 AM

Happy to hear that you are well on the mend Jacqui.
Glad the staples have gone.
With Love
Jude xx

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 02:29 AM

Looking at the sofa I started to reupholster last night, and finding it a) still in one piece (rather than several, which is why I had to reupholster it) and b) looking as good as I thought it did last night!

I'm discovering hidden talents - like a complete inability to estimate how much fabric I really need to finish a job... so now I have to go to the fabric store and the market this morning, and that makes me REALLY happy!!

I love our market.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 07:35 AM

KT, that was a good one!
Been there, done that...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: fat B****rd
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 07:37 AM

The smile on my 3 year old grandaughter's face when she listened through earphones to my mp3 player. Buddy's "Everyday" was on at the time.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 04:00 PM

being home thia weekend ;-)))

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Little Hawk
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 07:52 PM

I had some great conversations today at the local cafe with a friend I had not seen in some time, and with a couple of interesting people I met who are visiting from Toronto for a couple of days.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 02:50 PM

Yesterday we had a wonderful walk in beautiful woodland and took lots of photos. In time Harry will be running round in the forest finding trees to climb and hide behind. Then we went to pick up my eBay bargain, my new dining room table!

Today we went on the London to Brighton Landrover run. The weather was gorgeous and there was about 900 land rovers of all different ages. We went with a group of friends, had a nice walk along the sea front and dinner in a gorgeous country pub.

A fantastic weekend!, shame it's Monday tomorrow

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 03:01 PM

Jacqui and I went on a long tour with the old car gang. She got tired, but held up well.
I met up with an old friend whom I hadn't seen in over 20 years.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 05:25 PM

Waking up and thinking "Thank you for giving me another day to plan my evil take over of the World oh wonderous Zarlarg"

It's the simple things every time:)
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rapparee
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 05:27 PM

Bernie and Iliamna dropped by on their way from Klamath Falls to Pinedale, WY for some hunting. They brought photos, syrups and some antelope sausage and we had a great visit.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Sep 07 - 05:41 PM

Zarlarg? Don't you mean Gralraz?**BG**

My Rog did all of his "honey-dews" without my reminding him to get them done, in fact he's been quite active and taken the initiative on some of them today which is REALLY kewl! What a wondrous day!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Crystal
Date: 01 Oct 07 - 09:31 AM

The hope of another good result in my research, the joy of showing my current results to my supervisor, and the thought that I'm going to a real advanced SCD class tonight and doing dances I've never heard of with a teacher who really teaches to an advanced level!

Oh and the sun is shining too!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Oct 07 - 01:03 AM

Allocating the Secret Santas and having some really serendipitous pairings!!!

PMs later today folks!!

LTS

(that's Personal Messages, not PMS and crabbiness....)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 02 Oct 07 - 04:07 AM

LOL Liz!, glad you are having fun doing this!

Harry slept all through the night again, and in his own hand made cot!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 05:31 AM

The sun shining, well sometimes the simplest of things is enough.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 08:12 AM

Yesterday really - a long phone conversation with my darling daughter and even a few words with my wonderful grandson. Then we went to see Kendall's speech therapist and he knocked her socks off with the progress he's made. Bought lobster for supper on the way back home - a superb day.

Today we're heading over to Vermont for the foliage festival - life really is good!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:50 AM

Had a cuppa and lunch with a friend and a good old natter!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 11:09 AM

Yesterday--in my office staff meeting I heard a great story. One woman noted this was her second anniversary working here in the Library Administration office, and was asked to recount an event from the day before. We all attended a library fundraiser luncheon, and she was seated beside another long-time library employee from stacks management. They are of an age, and got talking. When the long-term employee mentioned her maiden name, my office mate realized this was a childhood playmate from 50 years ago. They lived in the same neighborhood and used to walk to elementary school together every day. She was alight when she told us this story.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Micca
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:20 PM

My Moggie, Morgana the Flatulent seems to be recovering from her operation this week at the vets (she still isnt "talking" to me for visting such indignities on her)and I am so pleased and if you are wondering why it made me happy See Here

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 10:58 PM

Ms Morgana often complains via long distance about the inadequate conditions she is forced to endure. Poor little pussy. She and Alice should commiserate about the poor treatment of calico cats worldwide.
Meantime, Seamus is out on the back porch probably for the night after he insisted on pissing off a skunk.
He stinks; my house stinks; the world stinks.
I see a long night and week ahead.
Morgana, you are quite beautiful.
Auntie SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 11:02 PM

I am happy because I have a real job with a real salary and benefits. This afternoon I stopped by to drop off my paperwork and join in a party for the man I am replacing. They have a Friday afternoon cocktail party - whoo whoo.
I am less than happy about Seamus' meeting with a skunk. I stink; Seamus stinks; the house stinks.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:07 AM

Oh, Micca, she is SUCH a doll...reminds me so much of my Miss Pitty-Pat. She will forgot all this and forgive you quite soon.

Sins, has no one told you of tomato juice bathing for skunked dogs?**bg**

I had a wonderful lunch date with my Morgan and his mom, my dau. Rue. Stayed over at their house for 2-3 hours and played with them, the dogs and watched Brother Bear for the umpteenth time. (Morgan loves it!) I don't often get the two of them alone to myself, so it was quite nice.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 06 Oct 07 - 03:53 AM

my car heater came on today and yesterday. It usually only does a couple of days in the summer. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 06 Oct 07 - 11:12 AM

Taking the bandage off my knee and walking with only one crutch today. Still I could be a bit happier, but my knee is still uncomfortable.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Oct 07 - 11:20 AM

rock chick,
That pain will get easier and easier every day. One step at a time, literally.
Congratulations!
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:24 PM

Oh, Micca what a beautiful girl! She'll forgive you soon enough. My Mikey had some troubles a couple of weeks ago and it didn't take him long at all to make peace with me for bringing him to the horrible vet's office where they shaved his peeper area (to insert a catheter) and made him stay overnight without his mum or brothers. Now he spends much of his time trying to style his new "haircut" as it grows back in. :-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:27 PM

A Brazilian, Becca?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 06 Oct 07 - 12:36 PM

LOL...yes, Sins..that's it exactly. Poor guy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Oct 07 - 03:46 AM

It is called a Brazillian because it shows his nuts?

I'll get me coat.

So far today nothing, but as I've not actually made it downstairs yet....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 07 Oct 07 - 11:25 AM

Ready this thread has made me happy after a crappy drive to work for some OT.

Oh and Liz, Mikey now only has the sack his nuts originally came in...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 07 Oct 07 - 11:31 AM

Ready? Duh...I meant reading.

I have a question for our friends from across the pond. Where does the term Moggie come from?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 07 Oct 07 - 12:44 PM

Being out with a friend just window shopping and then the cherry on top was a phone call from a extra speical person.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,ed
Date: 07 Oct 07 - 06:04 PM

He Died In Childbirth

I am happy I am not the guy in the short story, in the clicky above.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 08 Oct 07 - 01:20 PM

Work work and more work, it coming in quite nicely now....yes I am happy I have work, why?? Because I work for myself, no work no money, lots of work, a reasonable amount of money... thats after the tax man has had his share, but that's another subject and not for this post!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Neil D
Date: 09 Oct 07 - 01:00 AM

Watching The Evil Empire of all sports, the Yankees, go down to defeat to my beloved Cleveland Indians.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 09 Oct 07 - 04:49 AM

We're going to Scotland today!! *G* Looking forward to the Gathering a week on Saturday. Beautiful scenery, quality as a family with my family, then singing and music with friends.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Hawker
Date: 09 Oct 07 - 05:22 AM

Well, having such a great group of supportive friends when times get hard really hit home today, thank you all, life is good.
Cheers, Lcucy

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 10 Oct 07 - 04:43 PM

I just heard a chickadee out my office window! I'd given up ever hearing them here in the Valley as they seemed to have disappeared. What a joyful and comforting sound!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 10 Oct 07 - 05:36 PM

I was feeling really down yesterday after being told I need crutches for walking for 6 weeks when originally told just a couple of days, although only need them when walking about a lot, and not around the house. Feel a little better today even after being stuck in traffic, not moving, for over an hour! Still as I feel a lot happier this evening I thought it deserved going on here ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 10 Oct 07 - 06:18 PM

I had a really good fundraising meeting with one of my choir members today and she likes my hand made cards! Hopefully this means more money for Cancer Research UK/Breast Aware because she is a lady of taste, so if she likes them, they'll probably sell well!

Plus I made French Onion soup that turned out better than I expected.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: maeve
Date: 10 Oct 07 - 06:25 PM

Lovely mushroom soup is bubbling away on the stove, after a chilly, damp day of apple picking for our "new" old cider press. The seckel pears are ready to pick, as are the Airie (aka Hidden Rose) apples. The old dead wood furnace has been dismantled and hauled away for recycling, and the good sturdy Tempwood stove put in its place. Fresh eggs from our bantams are ready for breakfast tomorrow, and we have maple syrup to touch up a cuppa tea.

These are a few of my favorite things...

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 11 Oct 07 - 03:18 PM

The wonderful sunset this evening, I just stood there and took it all in; the colours were so wonderfully rich. Life can be truly beautiful at times. Then I remembered why I went out in the first place …to put the rubbish in the bin!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 11 Oct 07 - 04:12 PM

The anticipation of company from Vermont for the weekend. 2 of my best girlfriends are coming for a weekend of shopping and hanging out. We're going to check out some local music tomorrow night and just have a great time, as we always do when they're in town.

Tomorrow I'll be happy because the day they arrive has finally....arrived. :-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 12:16 PM

A very good friend who i thought was living in Spain called and we are going out to catch up tonight ;-)))

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 12:23 PM

I had enough energy to cook breakfast for the house party at SINSULL's this morning, after a wonderful concert last night.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: skipy
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 12:44 PM

A major ceilidh band agreed to do my 2008 Folkforms ceilidh on June 6th!
But, I'm not saying who, yet!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 02:17 PM

My friends arrive from Vermont this afternoon and it sounds like the rainstorm of biblical proportions that started about 3am and woke me up has finally subsided.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 02:22 PM

Oops...looks like I spoke too soon about the rainstorm....

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Alba
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 03:40 PM

8>)


200

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 04:47 PM

201 but i dont a day older than !!!! (;^)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Oct 07 - 02:04 AM

Not today but yesterday - lunch with a dear friend whom I've not seen for months - we used to meet up almost weekly, but circumstances have prevented our getting together since June... I'm now wandering round with a stupid grin on my face : )

And I didn't have to pay for lunch this time!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 09:58 AM

A small step for many but a gigantic leap for me!

Installed, and actually got to work, the equipment/software to enable me to transfer/edit recordings from my (first ever) camcorder onto CD.

Em, dragged finally into the 21st century :)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 10:53 AM

a photo of a horse 'smiling' and wobbling it's legs. Fab!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 10:56 AM

it's the toothy smile sort of horse smile... makes me laugh everytime...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 10:59 AM

and this morning Flossie chasing her toy rabbit she's reclaimed from a gift I was going to give to someone a year ago. (It's a small cuddly toy she pinched from the bag and has been very attached to - she carries it around) and now and then it gets played with and pounced on...

BTW Flossie is a tabby cat

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 07:40 PM

not smoking

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 09:42 PM

Good for you, Donuel!

Go, Flossie!:-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 09:47 PM

smoking, and a friend back home from hospital

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Little Hawk
Date: 18 Oct 07 - 09:54 PM

The silliness on my birthday thread...

And this:

Nina and Monk

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Eye Lander
Date: 19 Oct 07 - 03:56 AM

Well it was yesterday actually. We were passing a local 'Hongkong Express' and there was a knock on the window, I turned round to see a friend I hadn't seen in a very long time. We went in sat down and had a long chat (and a beef chow mein!) Such a nice suprise.

And the day before - I called into Carphone Warehouse because to get a new card holder for my phone as I had lost the original and the chap in the shop said, 'no no there's no charge, we have loads of them'   

Faith slowly being restored.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 19 Oct 07 - 07:32 AM

had hysterical laughing session in work today for 10 minutes. That cheered me up...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Diva
Date: 23 May 08 - 07:15 AM

My apple tree is full of blossom and is beautiful..now if i could just find the camera under the clutter I could take a pic.......

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 23 May 08 - 07:54 AM

Monday was Harry's birthday. We had a party at Nana's and he had a fabulous time! Oh my, how time does fly. He's walking and 'chatering', all grown up.

Yesterday we had our scan and saw the twins on the screen....truly amazing, we both had a little cry (but that's ok!) They are growing well and are both healthy. We found out what they are too so we can start thinking about names!

A friend is popping over for a cuppa this afternoon and a good catch up natter. And my brother is visiting this weekend as he has got a couple of days leave!!

Your apple tree sounds beautiful Diva...do take a picture when you find the camera.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Eye Lander
Date: 23 May 08 - 06:43 PM

Seeing my grandson of 6 months and being able to have a cuddle.

Jillie

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 May 08 - 06:52 PM

My Rog, faithful every day of our almost thirty years together, coming home, safe and sound, at the end of another day at work.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: frogprince
Date: 23 May 08 - 07:05 PM

I put in a shift at out local art association gallery today. Right now one section of the gallery is full of art from all the high schools in the county. A lot of these young people are doing excellent work; not "good for their age", just excellent, no qualifiers. We also had a pretty good turn out of appreciative viewers.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 May 08 - 07:08 PM

I've been homeschooling my stepson through high school, and we have two weeks left. He had a lot of learning and social problems coming out of eighth grade, so we decided on homeschooling. He has blossomed in the last four years, and now he's eager to start college and I think he's ready for it. And today he's off on a flying lesson.
I'm proud of him (and of his mother).
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 23 May 08 - 07:11 PM

Following my gut.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 23 May 08 - 07:45 PM

A really good day.

This morning I managed buy my wife a cheap car at the car auctions.

This afternoon my cardiologist discharged me and said my condition was as stable as he could achieve.

But what has given me most joy has been a series of PMs from Ard Mhacha - we've been discussing Patrick Kavanagh. I have got really interested in On Raglan Road after hearing a Pete Rowan version of the song on Ard's website.

Its really opened up a song   for me that I've never liked much previously - having heard all the versions that people regularly go doolally about (Luke Kelly, Ronnie Drew, etc). I'm just loving my life working on this great song.

I wish you all such good days

al

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 23 May 08 - 09:22 PM

I spent the day with my daughter and grandson, over on a short visit from the UK. My wonderful husband cooked dinner for all of us and I sat and watched Superman Returns with Lewis until he went to sleep.

A very good day.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 May 08 - 11:37 AM

My brother is here! Last saw him for his passing out parade at the beginning of April. It's fantastic to see him and catch up on his adventures!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 May 08 - 12:07 PM

jacqui, enjoy them while they are there. That's great they can come across to see you!

I was happy to get a phone call form my daughter and my grandson, Morgan, who are travelling in Wyoming this weekend. They were in a spot with no cellphone service, so I hadn't actually heard from them since they went up there. They hit snow all of the way up. I was very happy and relieved to hear from them!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 May 08 - 01:01 PM

Kat - I hope they're having fun in the snow - I bet Morgan likes it!

Another good day - we went yard saling all morning, got some bargains and spoilt Lewis well and truly. We're out to TRUBRIT's for a cookout tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 24 May 08 - 01:12 PM

Watching The Pierrotters in ther sun-lounge of the North Pier in Blackpool this afternoon; pointless perfection & a rendition of Pasadena that beggared belief...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 May 08 - 01:35 PM

In tears at the passing of Utah Phillips but very glad that I had the chance to meet him and share a meal.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 May 08 - 02:34 PM

Too true Mary - the Golden Voice of the West has gone to join the Choir Invisibule...........

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Goldrush Paul
Date: 25 May 08 - 03:31 AM

the smile on my sons face this morning and his outstretched arms. warms the heart.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: rock chick
Date: 25 May 08 - 02:42 PM

My mum was taken ill yesterday with a stroke, but today she seems to remember my brother, yesterday she did not recognise any of her family.

My wonderful loving partner

My eldest daughter expecting my first grandchild (Christmas day)

One of my twin daughters passing her driving test the other week

The warm sunny day with the brilliant sunshine

Spending the day in Edinburgh....... shopping ;^)) and having the first ice cream of the year.

My new hairstyle

Oh it's a grand day today, and its 7.35pm and the sun is still shinning with bright clear blue sky.

Knowing all is well with you and the twins Catherine Jayne, not forgetting both the boys also ;-)

Now to relax with a nice glass of wine…perfect

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 25 May 08 - 04:14 PM

Sorry to hear about your mum RC, we are sending emergy for a full and swift recovery. Stay strong.

Drove my brother back to Hythe and went for a country drive around the Kent coast in the sunshine. London was misty and damp when we got back but it's been a lovely day.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 25 May 08 - 04:22 PM

Ooo...forgot to say....Congrats to you and your daughter!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Amos
Date: 25 May 08 - 04:35 PM

On the streets of San Diego, California, this morning, waiting for breakfast, a new father came up with his perhaps 10-month daughter in his arms. She was so alive, and alert, and had the friendliest goofy grin on her face, looking out at the world, that it was impossible to take life half as seriously as "one is supposed to", just looking at her bright and hopeful spirit.


A

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 25 May 08 - 05:49 PM

A wonderful day for me---I didn't work at all which is quite unusual for me -- except for two phone calls that secured one of my clients their new home. The sun is shining - I weeded the garden -- stopped at a coffee shop and had a cup of coffee with Tom - and generally felt that life was soooooo good...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 May 08 - 05:55 PM

Kids eh, once they get too big for the oven, they're no good to anybody.

G


[I'm under the table if anybody [nice] wants me.]

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: gnu
Date: 25 May 08 - 06:12 PM

I put the potted flowers out at dawn. There was a touch of frost on the rooves. After I hung the last basket of mini-petunias from the eave of the garage, he appeared. I froze in mid sip of my tea. He worked his way along each of the five flower baskets I hung from the garage. Then, he was arm's length away. He came closer and stared, as if to say thank you and went back to feeding.

He visited me twice more, even though I wasn't near the flowers. Once, he was again just arm's length away. I guess he figures I am in charge of the flowers... God of the Hummingbirds.

I painted, mowed lawns, took Mum out for more flowers and cooked for her, chatted with neighbours, etc.

But, that little bird made my day.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 May 08 - 06:52 PM

ah, gnu, how wonderful. My uncle put out feeders every year. Every year he had generations of hummingbirds show up, land on his hat and hand, feeding constantly from the feeders and his garden. Aren't they incredible creatures? Good for you for feeding them, etc.

No kidding, Giok!**bg** Three under two could be holy terrors!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 25 May 08 - 08:48 PM

What made me happy today? Sleeping in, spending most of the day at home working outside, prepping my pots for my container gardening (some things really DO do much better in a pot), playing with my dogs, having some unexpected company, an impromtu BBQ and a trip to our favorite ice cream joint and taking the long way home. Yes, it's been a wonderful day and all of it made me happy.....I'm looking forward to another day like this tomorrow!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: JennieG
Date: 25 May 08 - 10:01 PM

Feeling better! I have been off work for two weeks with shingles which I would not wish on my worst enemy. But I have the all-clear to return to work and I am feeling much better. And it's only 313 days until we retire.

But we're not counting.......

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 26 May 08 - 05:28 AM

A local pub advertising these two events ON THE SAME EVENING: 8pm Morris Dancers; 7 pm Monthly meeting of local Conservative Association. Just imagining the free and frank exchange of views in the bar later, might almost be worth popping along!


RtS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 26 May 08 - 05:39 AM

We don't have an issue with 3 under 2. Twins run in both families and with pretty much the same age gap too. We're looking forward to it. It's a blessing and we have an excellent support network!.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: maeve
Date: 26 May 08 - 06:39 AM

It's a wonderful blessing. How lovely to be looking forward to having a family of three much-loved children.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 26 May 08 - 07:13 AM

Blue skies, birds singing, plans to be kayaking all day and a day off with the love of my life....how's that for a start? :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 May 08 - 07:22 AM

Interesting post Roger the Skiffler, looks to me like you assume, as do I, that the majority of folkies are lefties. (Apart from Mike Gibson ;))
Why should they not have got along like old friends?

G

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 26 May 08 - 11:18 AM

I woke up to a beautiful day.
I didn't want to get out of my warm bed but had things I wanted to do.
I have music, melodies and words that I love.
I have friends I love.
There is a full summer ahead and at least for now, I can afford petroleum products.
What has hurt me or pissed me off or just made me feel crappy just doesn't matter today.

Nothing made me happy today. I just started out that way.
Disgusting, ain't it?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: fat B****rd
Date: 26 May 08 - 02:45 PM

I completed my History Exam (FInal) at 12.05 PM.
The weather is good, so I watered the garden.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Charmion
Date: 26 May 08 - 05:06 PM

I had a really great bowl of steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast with an even better cup of coffee and a truly excellent orange, the huge navel kind. Great start to the day!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 26 May 08 - 07:18 PM

We got everything done we set out to do today. See the de-cluttering thread for more specifics!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 26 May 08 - 11:39 PM

One more late in the day! My grandson, Morgan, was on the road, today, coming home with his parents from a trip to Wyoming. He called me from the car to tell me he got me a present. He then called back to ask if I wanted to know what he got me. Without giving me a chance to answer, he told me he had a squirt gun for me and it was purple! (He knows I like that colour.) Two hours later, they made it home, came over to give me my "gift." He handed me a plastic bag, I peeked in and took a deep breath. He'd surprised me. My daughter had stopped by the roadside and cut a few swatches of sagebrush for me. Almost made me cry and Morgan had played a trick on me, teasing me about a squirt gun! I shall dry it and make smudge sticks from it...nothing like fresh sagebrush. Love that smell!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 27 May 08 - 07:37 AM

how wonderful Kat! They do like tricking there nannies, don't they?

Happies this week include watching two of my favourite guys getting together on the same level, it seems. Kendall and my grandson have bonded very well and are enjoying each other's company. Kendall calls Lewis 'The Little Englishman' and Lewis can't wait to get outside for a water fight with Kendall.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 May 08 - 09:19 AM

I had Louis for the day Sunday. We had breakfast as a group then off to watch the parade with Genevieve, Kendall's car, as a star performer. Louis and I went to the Christmas Tree Shop and "stocked up", then to my house for time with the kitties then a ball game at Hadlock Field where Louis caught a ball. I am dead lobster red and hurting but smiling - smiling hurts.

Louis managed to unearth at least ten dancing singing contraptions and had them all going at once. He was somewhat taken back by the abundance of cat hair but still asked me not to call his grandmother. Maybe they would forget he was with me and he could spend the night. LOL He is such a joy.
Auntie SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 May 08 - 10:47 AM

Finally managed to mend the gate and trim some random maples. I, of course, am responsible for the water gun Louis purchased. He said that "they are almost impossible to find at home." No water guns in the UK? Or am I a sucker?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Micca
Date: 27 May 08 - 11:48 AM

Sins, you have been well and truly conned!! I think.
what gave me great joy, well
Yesterday the Closing Ceremony of the Beltane bash was a Handfasting in the heathen tradition that seemed to have a lot of mead and shouting of Howzat!! (well thats what it sounded like to me) as someone I know that was standing near me said,"a bit like cricket but with less balls" It was a Joyous occasion with some seriously good drumming and lots of mead (did I mention the mead?) and generally a feeling of shared presence, The Bash was also a chance to meet new, and renew old, friendships and to general mix with people with similar beliefs. I feel quite renewed

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 27 May 08 - 05:39 PM

A renewed Micca!

Mmmmmmm..........

Now that could spell trouble!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: rock chick
Date: 27 May 08 - 06:48 PM

Just being myself ;^)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Pistachio
Date: 27 May 08 - 06:59 PM

Wishing Linda Kelly a Happy Birthday - after singing (with her) all weekend, in Beverley. Listening to a couple of new(to me) CD's and catching up on Mudcat .
H.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 May 08 - 09:16 PM

Just got a call from my nephew, Chris, known to some of you for his on-line column "Neither Here Nor There". He and his bride, Hope, are pregnant. I am to be a great-aunt once again and am delighted. The baby is due Thanksgiving Day.

The grandparents-to-be are equally pleased - their first grandchild. Life is good.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 27 May 08 - 11:16 PM

Wonderful news Mary. If the baby is as talented as it's father the world is in for a treat.

Baby blanket being planned now...............

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 May 08 - 03:02 AM

Not today, but last Saturday - I bought another pair of handmade sandals from Roosters (Yorkshire, UK, damn fine shoes and sandals) after my other pair died over a year ago.

These are robust, well made and will hopefully last for years. Oddly enough, I've never worn a pair out, but I have had to have one certain strap repaired every time... it's something to do with the way I walk. Anyway... they're so comfy and worth every penny... much better than the nasty things I had to buy last month when my backup sandals decided to fall apart (after a good 5 years of intermittent service). What felt such a good fit on first try turned out to be sheer hell after the first mile. It's all very well having a deep sole that the foot fits into, but the lumps and bumps only correspond to the shape of my foot when I'm standing still. Walking in them gave me a pressure bruise where my foot didn't fit the lump!

I'm sticking to Roosters from now on! (He's getting my other pair in the post to be repaired so I'll have some decent 'backup' sandals again!)

I may not be entirely happy myself, but my tootsies are overjoyed!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 28 May 08 - 04:02 AM

Was woken in the early hours by a thunder storm. I sat up and watched the lightening and rain through the window and I feel completely re-energised. It was a wonderful sight.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 28 May 08 - 04:06 AM

I thought I heard thunder, but you know our house.. it could have been Manitas' snoring... or worse.

After a long weekend in a tent with the rain pattering on it non stop all night, I was probably too tired to realise what it was. Could explain why I had a three cat duvet again though.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 May 08 - 04:50 AM

Old Chinese saying Liz.

Woman with three pussies, very popular.



G

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 28 May 08 - 06:37 AM

GIOK! Cellar!

I know what you mean Liz, I have to walk about in a new pair of shoes before making the decision to buy, otherwise it gets expensive for about twenty minutes wear, by which time it's clear that they ain't going to be worn if I have to walk in them!

It's 6.30am here, the sun is shining, my grandson has just emerged from sleep to join me in taking Seamus to the beach for a run, and we've got the whole day ahead of us for fun.

Life doesn't get much better.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: maeve
Date: 28 May 08 - 06:40 AM

I'm happy for all of the folks here who have children and grandchildren to enjoy. Such pleasure and treasure there!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 28 May 08 - 08:19 AM

You haven't lived until you have gone shoe shopping with Jacqui. She puts on the shoes and walks away followed by a concerned clerk who thinks she is stealing them. Then she will stop suddenly, announce that they hurt and change back to her own shoes mid-aisle.

I am so happy that Chris and Hope are pregnant. Makes work bearable.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 28 May 08 - 11:57 PM

My son and I are not fighting -- a GREAT day!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 29 May 08 - 12:03 AM

Morgan and I started putting his cardboard dulcimer together. We painted it first. He chose green for inside and blue for the outside and stained the wood fretboard all by himself!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 29 May 08 - 05:33 AM

Woke up to a beautiful day!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 29 May 08 - 07:07 AM

Yesterday Lewis discovered that snakes are wonderful creatures and that he would like one of his own one day. Then we spent the afternoon watching the latest Indiana Jones film in an almost empty cinema (absolute bliss!).

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 29 May 08 - 08:16 AM

Someone left a Gag It Pink flamingo on my front lawn yesterday. Her accomplice gave her away. "Nanny did it! I saw her!"
I smiled. Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 29 May 08 - 08:21 AM

Finally got all the emails out to the performers for our August 2 affair. All are still planning on attending. Flyers and posters are under way. Website is about to go active.
What have I forgotten?


I am so excited. I feel like a kid with a new toy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: rock chick
Date: 29 May 08 - 09:33 AM

Had a call from my eldest daughter, who is 10 weeks pregnant, poor love is suffering morning sickness all day every day, she has lost a lot of weight, BUT the call was to tell me the hospital are not worried and that the scan showed all is well with the baby. She is sending me, by email, some scanned pictures they gave her of the baby. ;^))) My first grandchild :^)))

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 29 May 08 - 09:49 AM

rc - trust me, you are in for some of the best times ever. Grandbabies are an absolute joy!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: rock chick
Date: 29 May 08 - 10:22 AM

Well I live in Scotland now 470 miles away BUT there will be lots of visits and baby shopping.... can't wait to 'spoil' mum and baby both. ;-))

Thought it may have been twins as she was being so ill, as I had twin daughters on the 3td pregnancy and was the same, but nop just the one, which is still wonderful.


rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 29 May 08 - 10:32 AM

Today is a mixed day...sadness almost cancels out happiness. My cousin is going in for an ultrasound this morning to see if today is the day that we get to meet her 2nd child..a BOY, which is a rarity in my family.

BUT, my sister called last night to say that the end is near for their 17 year old pug, Maxwell, who has been like my own dog over the years. The vet is coming round on Tuesday for the 'final visit'. I am completely and utterly heartbroken.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: rock chick
Date: 29 May 08 - 10:59 AM

I know exactly what that feels like, we lost our dog just before Christmas last year, he was just a month over 17, and we had had him since he was a few weeks old. It's hard, very hard.

rc x

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 May 08 - 01:42 PM

Lovely sunny day so the family including new pup went for a long walk in the forest. The best things in life really are free!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 29 May 08 - 04:47 PM

Jacqui -- glad the snake visit went well -- I have to say, of all Mim's pets, these appear to be the least trouble....wish I had been here to visit.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 29 May 08 - 08:17 PM

Maxwell has been a classic of good looks, sweet temperament and all a dog should be. How sad. I am sorry Becca and Deb.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Gervase
Date: 29 May 08 - 08:25 PM

Collected a dozen eggs from the chooks this evening and - most importantly - arranged with a fit young local lad to do the shearing in exchange for some home-brew and some tree-felling. I'm too old and stiff to shear bloody sheep!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Micca
Date: 29 May 08 - 08:27 PM

" Oh the shearings not for you bonny laddie o!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 30 May 08 - 03:39 AM

We went to see the No Fit State Circus as part of a family works do last night. Absolutley fantastic! Nothing like traditional circus. A group of very talented people a must see if they come to your area. They are in Victoria Park, Hackney until this Saturday.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 30 May 08 - 08:19 AM

It's Friday! It's Friday.
TGIF...
Managed to be in the office kitchen when the day's fresh fruit arrived and I snagged an orange that was heavenly. Now the sales office smells of orange. Life is good.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 May 08 - 10:01 AM

I woke up!**bg** AND, I just found out we are going to make a family outing of this weekend with my ever-faithful Rog, darlin' boy'o, and various other family members to see the Lippizaners. I love those horses and can't wait to see what Morgan thinks of them!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 30 May 08 - 10:25 AM

It's Friday and better still it's PAYDAY!!!

Day out with the child tomorrow, and a special birthday lunch with a gorgeous man who is not my husband on Sunday... all I need is the good weather back!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 30 May 08 - 10:46 AM

A perfectly gorgeous May morning, frosting on the cake after spending the last two days doing only exactly what I felt like doing.

If I told you more, you'd send me to the cellar.

Dani

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 30 May 08 - 01:10 PM

I just got Kendall a birthday present that he really wanted. Life is VERY good.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 30 May 08 - 01:30 PM

And it pleased me no end. Something I would never buy for myself, being unworthy and all...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Becca72
Date: 30 May 08 - 01:31 PM

Leather pants to go with the jacket?

nevermind...I DO NOT want to know!! :-)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Dani
Date: 30 May 08 - 03:36 PM

Ooh, I want to play!

Does it require a permit?

Does it fit Jacqui?

Dani

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 30 May 08 - 04:12 PM

No and No Dani.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: fat B****rd
Date: 30 May 08 - 04:15 PM

Finding out from my tutor that I'd passed my end of term Psychology test. Finals next week.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Pistachio
Date: 30 May 08 - 06:28 PM

Hubby came home today - and my Mum called to say my divorced sister has 'officially' got a new man!

Reading ALL the happy news above has mad me smile too.
Rock Chick, you've moved to the best country! (Be warned, my twin lives south of Edinburgh - you might do a double take!!) Congrats on your 'grand' news.

Hazel.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: ClaireBear
Date: 30 May 08 - 07:49 PM

What made me happy today was seeing my name on the list of Mudcatters expected to be in attendance at the Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Festival this coming autumn. Like a balm to my fevered soul, it was!

Claire

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 30 May 08 - 11:50 PM

I got an email about a volunteer, very important to me, editing job I have been working on, from a person whom I hold in the highest personal and business regard, telling me I had done an excellent job and he wants to get my input on more content and says I have done wonderfully! I am walking on air right now!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 31 May 08 - 07:32 AM

Reading that ClaireBear will be on the East Coast again!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Diva
Date: 31 May 08 - 07:38 AM

having a lie in...we are back off to Coldstream today to try out the new (to us) van....and have a session organised....so it should be fun

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Ebbie
Date: 31 May 08 - 12:35 PM

This actually happened yesterday but my spirit is still singing this morning.

Flying from Fairbanks to Anchorage in a gorgeously sunny day, the pilots went off course and flew us around Denali, the Great One (Mt. McKinley, 20,320 feet above sea level). It was awesome ("The black specks down there are climbers on the mountain"), blue and white and jagged and immense and almost eerily beautiful.

Later I heard an airline man tell someone that the pilot had said he planned to do this- and that it was the first time he had done it since 9/11.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 31 May 08 - 07:35 PM

Sussex Carole and Andrew and Claire Bear - all for the Portsmouth Festival. Is the Christmas Tree Shop ready for this lot?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe_F
Date: 31 May 08 - 07:55 PM

A manhattan before dinner.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 31 May 08 - 08:11 PM

300

Is MAINE ready for this?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Amos
Date: 31 May 08 - 08:28 PM

Dani:

It was the underwear.

Feels even better than the jacket.


A

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 01 Jun 08 - 02:26 PM

iT DOES SO REQUIRE A PERMIT.
aND IT'S NOT UNDERWEAR ALTHOUGH jACQUI SAYS I CAN'T TOUCH IT. anD cHERNOBYL bARBIE DISLIKES IT INTENSELY.
Damn Capslock!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 01 Jun 08 - 04:20 PM

I was made happy today with a fabulous 2hour lunch with an extremely handsome (nay, gorgeous) gentleman, a bottle of MontePulciano and a steak that was actually cooked to perfection - rare to medium - rather than the usual medium to well done boot leather usually presented.

But mostly the company.


LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 01 Jun 08 - 04:53 PM

well the days almost over and i am still looking for something to make me happy!! still have 2 hours left so who knows

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 07:16 AM

Mary, what Jacqui gave me for my birthday does not require a permit in Maine.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,rock chick
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 08:04 AM

Not so sure about the steak part Liz, but the company sound rather 'nice' hope you were on your best behaviour…..not ;^)

rc

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 08:20 AM

Best bib and tucker, posh company manners and I didn't burp at the table.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 08:22 AM

Liz- how did he know it was you, then? :0)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 08:25 AM

You mean Jacqui has been lying to me about it? Even i can get one?

Spent the weekend running around and finally gardening, sort of. My neighbors took pity on me and helpd with raking up the soil, spreading this green fiberglass-like stuff with seeds in it and watering. Doesn't look like the picture on the box but...

Call from Micca last night - he is planning a formal dinner at my house in August. I love formal dinners as long as some one else cooks it especially in August.

my only concern - when Micca is through cooking, the litchen looks like a tornado hit. Small price to pay...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: fat B****rd
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 09:18 AM

I put up a bathroom cabinet without smashing the tiles and without nearing the brink of divorce with the foreperson.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 11:16 AM

Mary - It's not that you need a permit, it's just the idea of you running around with one without adult supervision............

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 12:39 PM

What's that, Jacqui? A banjo player?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 12:41 PM

Adult supervision? You and Kendall?




no comment

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Jun 08 - 08:29 AM

It's Friday! WHOO WHOO!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SussexCarole
Date: 06 Jun 08 - 08:13 PM

Thinking of my bargains from the Christmas Shop.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 06 Jun 08 - 08:20 PM

Watching all of my students graduate to the next grade....very bittersweet. :) *sniff*

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 01:05 PM

We went to the Colchester Oyster Fayre today and had a fantastic time walking round the market, watching sword fighting, archery and falconry. Got to catch up with lots of friends and had a lovely picnic by the duck pond. It was a tad muddy round the craft market but it didn't ruin the day.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 02:20 PM

my weedwhacker quit working so I was forced to stop weedwhacking. Now I get to go to McDonald's and read the Sunday paper and then several miles on to work. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 02:43 PM

I completed a 6 mile sponsored walk in aid of Cancer Research UK this afternoon... a pleasant afternoon in the sunshine, with some good friends and an icecream. Great fun!

You can donate by clicking here and scrolling down.

Thanks all.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 04:15 PM

Congrats on the walk Liz!!! Great charity too.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 04:24 PM

Good one Liz!

We managed to pick up a brand new Portapotty for the trailer for $2 at a yard sale. If we'd bought it in a shop it would have cost close to $90. This was after getting a beautiful year old sofa bed at a yard sale yesterday for $50 - the sellers had changed the decor and this didn't match!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 16 Jun 08 - 03:34 AM

Just got back from a wonderful weekend in not so sunny Scarborough and spent some quality time with my Grandma. Harry had a fantastic time with his Great Grandma and her littl dog. Grandma gave me lots of photos including a copy of her wedding photo from 1955 so we can do a photo family tree for the children so that names have faces.

Our new sofa has been delivered....well picked up!

The sun is shining and it's a good day.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Jun 08 - 08:27 AM

I just called Captain and Mrs. Morse and Kendall answered the phone. A voice - a bit raspy but a voice. Made me very happy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Jun 08 - 07:55 PM

As is often the case: My Grandson, Morgan!! It's been in the 90's all week; the hose has been used a lot to cool us off!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John O'L
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 12:43 AM

While tooling around on Youtube yesterday I found this, and it brought a real smile to my face. I don't know what it is exactly, but I think there's something very heartening about this

Where the Hell is Matt?

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 08:30 AM

Well, it was really yesterday afternoon but...RidgePlucker and I went for a ride in the woods. He stopped to check out a fishing spot and I picked wild strawberries while thunder rumbled over a faraway hill. It didn't take long before the thunder was very near and we continued on our journey.

    Feeding freshly picked wild strawberries to my honey made me very happy!!! :)

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 11:40 AM

What a wonderful picture Kat!

I was happy today - I picked up SINSULL's Christmas present.


















Hehehehehehehehehe................

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 12:00 PM

JohnOl
That deserves its own thread. I laughed and cried. Papua, New Guinea is my favorite.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 12:50 PM

Finding a yoga studio to practice in during my travels, Ashtanga no less! YEAH!

Namaste

Michell

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Rasener
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 01:51 PM

My Autistic daughter coming home from France with her school. She really enjoyed it. She is 11.
For those who know, that is a major acheivement.
That made me very happy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 04:04 PM

Putting up strawberries for the winter. I made quite a bit of jam (plenty for us and lots to share) and froze several packs for winter oatmeal/muffins/pancakes, etc. I feel wonderful!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 04:08 PM

Our dear friends, Gordon Bok and his lovely bride, Carol stopped on their way through. They were very pleased with my progress in the voice dept. He made a suggestion that helps me with a certain part of the exercises.
They always brighten our day when they appear.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Def Shepard
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 04:46 PM

The simply fact of living is reason enough to be happy

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 05:31 PM

It's the first day of summer, and the weather here is perfect.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jun 08 - 07:12 PM

Yesterday, I met with the Maine endocrinologist and wasn't sure where we going or what to expect.
All good news:
No cancer - he is quite sure. No more biospies - likely ever. My meds needed increasing so a blood test in six weeks and then in six months and then yearly. A far cry from biopsies twice a year and the stress of waiting for results. I was beginning to feel like a pincushion.
Eye tests also show no cataracts or glycoma.
So - today I allowed myself a day of complete rest - sci-fi, naps, and no phone.
Life is very good.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 12:03 AM

Yeah, Sins!!! VERY good news and definitely HAPPY-Producing!!!

Jacqui, thanks!

JohnL...I agree, that deserves its own thread!

Kendall, wonderful!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Mr Boxingenthusiast
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 01:17 AM

watching on TV late tonight
a cocky young UK boxing superstar
taking a sucker punch that could so nearly have ended his over-inflated
world title career aspirations
in a moment of arogant carelessness..

but then seeing him stand upright again and fight through
to win,
but with a sense that this sudden painful shock
might be the reality check he needs on the road to maturity
as a world class sportsman.

good luck Amir.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 01:31 AM

Getting the toilet and refrigerator out of my yard. Finding a few roses mixed in with the weeds. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 07:01 AM

Last night actually, but we went on the Kent and East Sussex Railway and had a fantastic meal in a wonderful setting with excellent service. The train was made up of Pullman carriages pulled by a steam engine. Our carriage was originally built in 1926 and was stunning with gorgeous wood inlays and big comfy armchairs. The weather stayed dry and the sunset was gorgeous. A very romantic evening and setting.

Today...still moving into the new house. Smiles from my little one and snuggles from the cat!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 07:43 AM

As long as I can wake up, look out the window and see grass, I'm happy.

I figure that as long as I can see the grass, I must still be on the right side of it.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 09:49 AM

listening to an interview with a young woman, a refugee from Africa & her 6 or 8 year struggle to stay in Australia. She is now in her second year of Nursing training & getting high marks & has recently been re-united with her sister who had far less trouble getting to Australia.

Talking with her later & sharing her happiness.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 12:38 PM

Finding the answer to an earworm that had been bothering me for a few days and which was identified by another Mudcatter.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 12:48 PM

Listening to the poetry of Carl Sagan as he moderates the great series 'Cosmos' which is now playing on the sci fi channel as an all day marathon.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Stringsinger
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 01:16 PM

Life is a gift.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 03:29 PM

It's been twenty-nine years this month, I think it was today(!) since Rog and I moved in together with my kids whom he adopted, plus a dog, and several cats and his horse. His loyalty is astounding to me, sometimes, and it makes me very happy!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 03:46 PM

Congratulations Kat - here's to the next 29 years.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 07:52 PM

Morgan is aptly named. He is morning sunshine. I envy you, Miss Kitty.

Today we are having thunderstorms - wonderful loud, flashing thunderstorms. I love it.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 12:53 AM

Thanks, Jacqui and Sins! we think so, too!

There's more which has made me happy today and yesterday. You have to go to the de-cluttering thread to find out, though.:-) That, and I had a GREAT phone call from London, today!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 01:00 AM

I saw my first ever rattlesnake in the wild.

It didn't see me! :)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Diva
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 03:22 AM

The company and support of good friends and the likelihood of a booking at a local folk club in the autumn

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 01:34 PM

Congratulations, Diva.
Found my first sponsor for the maritime festival - $100 Whoo Whoo!
From a 'Catter too.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 07:49 PM

Call from London counting down the days. Plans afoot for a formal dinner with Colorado wines. And - though cheated out of premiums and health coverage, I have received a check for $1100+ today as a settlement of a class action lawsuit I never knew existed.
Life is good.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 11:24 AM

I know I am in gushing mode but...I just saw who the latest addition to the Portsmouth Maritime Festival is. I can't wait.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Micca
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 02:17 PM

Booked my Getaway flights today!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bert
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 04:05 PM

I just got a big sloppy kiss from Ayla, my one year old Granddaughter.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Diva
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 04:19 PM

Well yesterday really...flirting outragously with a lovely Austrailan bloke..real sweetie.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: LilyFestre
Date: 29 Jun 08 - 11:12 PM

After traveling away from home for a few days for a conference, I came home to find this email waiting for me:

"Honey,

Welcome home hot stuff. I will be wrapping my arms around you soon. OOOOOOXXXXXXXXX

Love you,"

:)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 12:19 AM

Playing music for a few hours with friends did it for me today.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 Jul 08 - 09:14 AM

Maritime Festival is one month away and all the ducks are in sight if not yet in rows.
I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 02 Jul 08 - 10:01 AM

My mosquito bites have gone down to just itching, rather than being painful. BLISS!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 02 Jul 08 - 10:20 AM

In the 'It Don't Take Much' department: talking to a friend on the phone last night, imagining my cheapie (gas not included) vacation to Canada. THEN I get to think about the Portland Maritime Festival.

Can't be no funner'n that! A long summer road and friends & music all along the way.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 01:10 AM

Finding a new MP3 player for less than £20 (it was reduced from nearer £40) yesterday.

What made me crabby was finding that the wretched thing won't start... so it's going back to the shop today.

Still, I got a lovely daffodil yellow top as well.....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 01:55 AM

My boss didn't show up for work today. She was due to be back from vacation, and she didn't show up, and didn't call in. Can't think what it might mean. Maybe she's dead. Maybe she got another job. Maybe she decided to take early retirement. Maybe she finally realized we can get along just fine without her. Maybe HER boss told her not to bother coming back. All of these possiblities make me smile.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 04:54 PM

I worked out why the new MP3 wasn't working and now it's sitting happily loading 12 hours of music into its little innards.

I'm a happier little bunny now!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Jul 08 - 10:00 AM

I just picked up a load of nice yarn at a yard sale for $5.

The sun is shining and I just made someone's day by finding their cell phone on the beach and getting it back to them.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 05:07 PM

Being on Mudcat and sharing in all the support and love.

The first one to burst into The Honey Song gets smacked.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:42 PM

I read something in the Andrew Sullivan blog..someone said the war in Iraq was over..and won even. I am sure many would totally disagree but nevertheless I was astoundingly happy at even the possibility it could be true or coming in the future. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:49 PM

A gift of music from a friend.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:54 PM

"The first one to burst into The Honey Song gets smacked."

Would someone send me the lyrics? That slapping bit grabs my attention because usually I have to pay for that.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:58 PM

To be serious for a sec, I was really happy to see the support folks here are giving to Laurel. This place is the craziest mixture of stuff I have ever seen. (Except for one three-year period in the 1960s, a four-year stretch in the 1970s, that time from 1983-97 in the whatevertheyares, and I just noticed the lady said smacked not slapped.)



PLEASE POST THE LYRICS,

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 07:02 PM

Peace, tha's askin' fer a clout :)

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 07:09 PM

Hey Baruuuuuce:

Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
(Mickey Newbury)

(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah    yeah       oh-yeah

Mickey Newburry???!!! I thought Kenny Rogers wrote it!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 07:17 PM

Oops - my bad.

He wanted the lyrics to Honey, not the ones to the 60s, 70s and whatevertheyares.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 08:29 PM

See the tree, how big it's grown
But friends it hasn't been too long
Since it wasn't big

RAAAAWFFFFFFFF

And Honey I miss you
But I'm being GO-oo-ooood
And I long to be with you
If only I could.

I wonder how much money we could raise for Laurel betting that Peace will not sing it beginning to end in public???? With Big Mick????



LOL THe last time I started something like this,Max spent months trying to come up with an acceptable version of "THe Bird In The Guilded Cage" to perform on the radio. He never did.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe_F
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 08:31 PM

Succeeded in understanding & following some of the advice from a mailinglist on how to customize my Conkeror, removing a couple of continual irritations.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:18 PM

What's a Conkeror? Or should I ask?


Saw Brett for the first time in five years. I miss the old guy!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Micca
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:44 PM

Found a book for Sinsull in a second-hand bookstore here in Juneau ......


Called "The Doo-Wop Sing-along songbook"!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:45 PM

I don't need no stinkin' song book!













Thank you, Micca

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Micca
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:00 PM

ins, it is so you have the words and dont have to do all that oooh-ahhh wop wop to cover the bits where you dont!!





Ducks and runs for cover

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:13 PM

Back in the 60s I had a silver M-ring - a Magician's Ring - which I loved and wore all the time. As I got older (and presumably more sophisticated) I put it away until it resurfaced many years later. My son, an amateur magician, coveted it and so I gave it to him. True to form, he lost it.
So for about 20 years I have been haunting silver jewelry stalls at fairs and silver jewelry shops in various towns. I have contacted Magician suppliers and even tried to make one myself. I have shown the design to many silversmiths but no one had the time to make a single ring.
About a month ago I discovered a place that carried the ring - SOLD OUT! Every day I check their website and am disappointed. Still OUT OF STOCK.
Today, they had it and I ordered it - the last one! Now I can't wait until it is delivered. I am so happy. It is rare that I want jewelry. A painfully simple silver ring but I am very happy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 03:59 PM

I won the auction for the Peggy Seeger songbook.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 12:17 AM

I got a wonderful, unexpected call from Alaska and got to talk with KT and Ebbie, too! It sounded as if they and Micca were having a rare ol' time! Made me smile and laugh!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 04:58 PM

I thought of Ebbie today while watching Sunrise video of Homer Alaska. I wondered if she ever takes the majestic scenery for granted.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 05:03 PM

Sinsull, Your ring story was great. I too had a ring I commissioned that had a dna twist on the main body and a full moon made of silver with a small creseant of platinum. The silver would slowly tarnish and make the moon look like it was going through its phases. Then I would polish it again.
I lost it in a location where several bad things happened like my car dying etc.   I don't go there anymore

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Aug 08 - 09:10 AM

Took a breath this morning and realized that the festival was over and we did good. Jacqui and I enjoyed it thoroughly as did most of the performers. The audience was happy; the museum people are happy.

The only person who wasn't happy was the bride who tried to get us to pay for half of her wedding tent. She was told that her tent was in our way and we could insist that she take it down. LOL

So today I am celebrating good friends and good music and taking another deep breath.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 02:16 PM

Our company's profits are tracking at 900% over last year. Looks as if there will be a Christmas Bonus again. Light at the end of the tunnel!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 02:19 PM

Good for you, SINS. I hope it's lotsa bonus.


"What made you happy today"

Well, the wireless laptop is working, so I can sit at home in my underwear, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes and scratch my unmentionables. It don't get much better'n that.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 03:43 PM

I got to speak to my husband today on Skype and to see him via the webcam.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:01 PM

Today I solved a computer hassle that's been annoying and getting worse for the past several weeks. The mouse would go into squirrelly mode making it almost impossible to get anything done. Then it wouldn't move at all. Sometimes a reboot would help. Sometimes it made no difference at all.

Turned out to be the obvious -- my keyboard is partially fried. Other than one day last week when the whole keyboard refused to work for about a half hour, they keyboard part of the keyboard is currently working okay, but a mouse plugged into it works barely at all.

So...since I can't afford a replacement keyboard (G4 USB) right now, I've got pleas out to friends in hope someone has one in their pile of techno crap that I can use/barter for/promise money at a later date. My workaround is working but a bit awkward -- I've got my spare non-Apple mouse with the longer cord (operative term here is "longer cord") plugged into the hub (which is on the wrong side of the computer).

So that makes me happy, too -- a workaround that works!

I updated my resume this morning and will send it off to a staffing agency I've been working with right after I put the plaintext version together and make sure the line endings don't cause problems. That makes me feel better, too -- first step in the search for another job, one that will (unlike my current job) actually pay a living wage.

Oh! My first by-lined article in over 30 years is in NH To Do magazine -- on the stands today! It's not that I haven't been writing for the past 30 years, it's just that I've been anonymously keeping my clients from embarrassing themselves in print.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Donuel
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:15 PM

I made this! http://usera.ImageCave.com/donuel/obamapoker.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:23 PM

Clever, Donuel!

Peace - that is your second mention of your unmentionables in a matter of days. (See Bruce Murdoch thread). You don't have crabs again, do you?

Jacqui sees " so I can sit at home in my underwear, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes and scratch my unmentionables. It don't get much better'n that" and immediately is erminded to call Kendall.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:33 PM

Linn,
Keyboards are at every yard sale I visit, every Sally Ann and every Goodwill Shop. Go buy one cheap.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:52 PM

I picked about 5 lbs [2 kilos] of chanterelles in a local wood this afternoon.


JM

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: mg
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 04:43 PM

Going to McDonald's drive-in in a big pickup truck. Listening to Fiona Ritchie's show on radio. Knowing it is Friday and I can sleep in tomorrow. mg

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 04:52 PM

Just won a $5 gift certificate for Beal's Ice Cream in the weeklyffice drawing. I don't like ice cream but I love winning.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: olddude
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 05:13 PM

Nothing, I am a grumpy old bastard today

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: maeve
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 05:29 PM

As long as you enjoy it, olddude. :)

Hope tomorrow will be full of happiness.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: DougR
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 05:51 PM

I heard a report that the CBS poll figures released today showed that McCain and Obama are neck and neck. The poll was taken BEFORE the major speeches at the Republican National Convention last night and one might expect an even more positive report this weekend (positive for my party that is).

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:35 PM

Friends. I know - big deal, but it don't take much! Aside from the basic necessities of life, there isn't anything I can think of more important to me than friends and music.

I also got a weed eater/brush cutter yesterday, so once I put it together and buy gas, I can go find the ground surrounding my house.

Bruce, I forgot to send you the photo of which I was just reminded: 'Still Life with Underwear and Flyswatter' (Guy has a novel way of drying his unmentionables--not THOSE unmentionables but the ones you buy in a store.

Linn needs a Mac keyboard. Otherwise, I have a couple here she gave me that I'd happily give back. I think keyboards for Macs cost about $600.00, but I'm not sure.

Now if I could finish this stupid song, I'd be turning handsprings on the front lawn...

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:36 PM

Ooh- 400!

Subject: Who wants to know, huh?
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:38 PM

"RE: BS: What made you happy today"

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:40 PM

Jeri, a hundred don't rhyme worth sh--well, it is difficult to work with as an end-rhyme.

WRITE THE SONG!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:50 PM

FOUR HUNDERD! She thundered, and wondered who plundered and blundered. Yeah, you're right.

Regarding 'Who wants to know, huh?' - just the legal stuff, please. We don't wanna know 'bout nuthin' else.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:13 PM

Now it rhymes but the dunderhead tore her conunder assunder and the meter is all shot to hell.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:14 PM

good though...duhrrrrr

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:26 PM

THAT was a good exchange.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 07:45 PM

Humor makes me happy, and I have no where else to put this. I just heard a lawnmower, and since it's dark out, I had to investigate. My neighbor has a riding mower with a headlight. I wonder if I can get one on my push mower. Maybe they have them with horns and turn signals? Ah well, back to the normal happy thread.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Teribus
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 08:10 PM

That today on the seventh anniversary of his mother's death my eldest son named his new fishing boat after her.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 08:15 PM

That is at once beautiful and sad, Teribus.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: olddude
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 09:09 PM

I take it all back. A mudcat friend sent me a Dave Van Ronk DVD out of the blue just because he wanted to. And that just made a terrible day a pretty good day

thank you DW

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Joe_F
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 09:20 PM

If Dave Van Ronk's ghost appeared and I got to offer him a drink, that would make me happy.

As it is, I am content with the fact that vomiting made me feel much better.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 09:37 PM

olddude - I just Googled an old friend on line and found out that not only did he "make it big" but he kept the promise he made to himself 38 years ago, Better yet, he grew up.
Enjoy your CD
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 08:47 AM

Awaiting news of the birth of a friend's baby, due today. 9-11 may finally lose its sadness.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: maeve
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 10:10 AM

We harvested 100 ears of ripe corn yesterday, thus not losing it to the raccoons. I'll finish freezing it all today. That in addition to what we've eaten and frozen already makes it a pretty good harvest for a first year planting.

Good news about your friend's baby-in-transit, Sinsull! I wish you and the family much joy!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 10:12 AM

The thought of Amos flirting and making a pass at Sarah Palin....

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 04:13 PM

A friend today had twins, one of each, and everyone is well and happy.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: kendall
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 05:24 PM

A friend called to say he has a parking light lens for our 1940 Chevy.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 06:08 PM

Try not to drop it this time Cap'n!

XG

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 06:40 PM

Fighting tears all day - September 11th. When I got home - a CD from Linda Kelly of Hissyfit. It is John Conolly's Grumpy Old Men Of Old England. I am off to play it.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 07:22 PM

I was teary all morning, reading through the old 9/11 threads and watching coverage online, then I got my grandson, Morgan, this afternoon. He's going through an even sweeter than usual phase. I had to get up to go to the other room. He said, "Wait, Mama, I'll hold your hand and pull you there so you won't have to use your cane." (I've had a sore foot.) Just a little thing, maybe, but it meant the world to me, as does he.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 08:14 PM

We went on an antique car parade past the Freeport Flag Ladies this morning.

Yesterday I had a phone call from my daughter and my grandson told me how much he enjoyed his first guitar lesson!

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Emma B
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 07:22 AM

A warm and amusing PM from a forum (sometime) adversary.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 08:50 AM

I got the cheque for my Indemnity Insurance which matured this month.

JM

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 05:43 PM

I got taken to a hobby shop for my birthday present!! I didn't go too mad but I do have some lovely bits of fabric, some glittery paper and a couple of little cross stitch kits.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: skipy
Date: 13 Sep 08 - 06:36 PM

A meal out with some of my family (my 56th. birfday) but "big" son is at Bromyard, but he is happy there so that's O/K.
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: GUEST,KT
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 05:46 AM

an early morning walk on the dock, (sans cruise ships), with a hot cuppa and a good friend, a telephone call from a dear, elderly friend, and remembering the lessons taught to me by a small person with a very large spirit. And reading this thread. KT

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: jacqui.c
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 07:36 AM

Last night, really.

John Roberts singing Bringing Nelson Home. Sublime!

And being with all my lovely friends in Maine.

Subject: RE: BS: What made you happy today
From: Claire M
Date: 24 Sep 12 - 12:13 PM

Hiya,

Getting my magic necklace next week. I'm happy my parents, 64 & 67 respectively will finally be able to do what they want, when they feel like it rather than structuring their entire lives around me/my wants – still very nervous though, you read so many bad reports of care homes.

Dad's just booked up for Steeleye Span next year for me. It's just a shame I/we have to wait 6mo. Who else is going ?? & Maddy's cd from her other tour's out soon. Not as soon as I'd like, of course, but at least it's coming out.

Usher's Well has arrived – for those who know, that's the reason I wanted a well ornament for the garden, & that's what we call it.