What made you smile today?

[mountainchick]

What made me smile today:

Actually it was last night. I just got back from a short business trip to Okinawa and had gotten an early flight home. I was supposed to arrive at 945pm but got in at 5pm instead. I came home and vegged. Twice someone came to my door (not usually something that happens, and I was quite annoyed because I was chilling before bed). First it was for a newspaper. Ugh.

But second was my husband! He had come home early from a short deployment and surprised me! 2 days early! And he would have beaten me home if I hadn't gotten the earlier flight.

Needless to say I bounced around the room for about 10 minutes before he could get a hug in.

*all smiles*

[Tuckervill]

Mountainchick wins!

My son made me smile today when he said I had to be the best mom ever.



Karen

[Kimmyt]

this!

[KnottedYet]

Oh! Mocha! His Broccoli! The feet thing!! Thanks, KimmyT!

I smiled today because after a nasty ending to my workday (major b*tch, but I didn't tell her off because I was on my way out the door) I managed to get ALL THE WAY up the beastly hill on my commute without having to stop and walk. AND I got all the way up the two later mini-beast hills that I sometimes walk.

And that sweated the angry right out of me!

(and realized that some people are so miserable and pathetic that there is no point in being angry at them)

[Starfish]

Am doing a sad job this week, cleaning out my parents' house to sell after they both died very recently. Unexpectedly found a couple of notes my mom had written to me in the past. Brought a smile in the midst of a sad week, month, year.

[roguedog]

Pook's post about the paper doll!

[roguedog]

oh.. sorry to hear bout your parents, starfish but glad you have good memories.

[luv'nAustin]

Today I enjoyed many smiles while working as a volunteer for a kids triathlon in Austin.

We had a terrible storm last night and a cold front blew into town and dropped the temps into the 40's (or lower) this morning with the wind still blowing 20-30 mph. at race time. Not the best weather for a kids tri. However, the kids were amazing and really into the race.

I was working in the transition area and helped a few kids pull on shirts over their wet skin (you know how it bunches up on your shoulder blades and refuses to move?) tied a few laces, buckled some helmets, and sent them in the right direction while cheering them on their way.

There was this one girl that was barely 6, or turning 6 before the end of the year, and rode the tiniest of bikes with training wheels. She made me smile. I loved watching her ride bravely away on that small bike. She was determined and needed only a small amount of help while in transition and she never once complained about being cold, but didn't object when her parents insisted that I zip up her jacket.

I want to grow up and be just like her!

[crazycanuck]

I had to smile about our new dog Yukon

She loves food-the fridge & pantry seem to be places she knows well- but is a bit fat so lots of walkies & exercise for her. She is a very quiet dog & doesn't bark.

Her tail wags a mile a minute and reminds me of a windshield wiper! She doesn't like rain much.

We've no idea wy the last person took her to the dog refuge-She's a beautiful dog.


Oh I almost forgot-I met up with our group at the halfway point of the hill ride we do & on my way home after leaving the group, I met another cyclist. She drafted off me for a bit & then we cycled side by side. Turns out she had a little one a year ago & was just getting back into biking. We live near eachother & i've promised to try and meet up!
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