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