What made you happy today?

I'm having family come for Labor Day and my daughter and grandkids will be here for the full weekend.
I wrote out a shopping list and things I need to get done during this coming week.
I feel much more organized and calmer when I write things down and I accomplished that today.
I can't wait to see the kids.
 

Today I was surprised by a call from one of my cousins. We hadn't talked in over a year. He asked for my email and said he had something he wanted to share with me. When I opened the email it was an animated picture of my Dad as a little boy and yes it did make me cry. I don't think it will be animated here
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feywon said:
I debated about whether to put this here or on the 'Good News' thread. Decided on here but will reference it on the Good News thread, It really put a smile on my face this morning. Steve Hartman's "On the Road" segments almost always contain similar 'feel good' stories. Sometimes there's a tinge of bittersweetness to the story, but that's how life works few events, especially involving other people are purely good/happy or bad/sad.

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Awww…that made me cry.
 
katlupe said:
What made me happy today?

Getting my compression stockings on correctly (with the heel in the right spot) after only 3 tries!
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In the last decade i started having trouble getting any kind of sock on with proper heel placement. In part because sciatica and knee issues made lifting a foot straight up and leaning forward to put them on uncomfortable at best and sometimes painful. i had started to put one ankle up on other knee to start the process. But i was still 'rolling the socks from the side which made it difficult to get them oriented right on the foot. i can't remember how long it took for it to dawn on me that if i rolled them with one grip at back, toward heel and the other opposite it that once i had toe placed they'd slide right up in proper placement. It was one of those of cases of changing one part of a routine/habit that wasn't working for me and forgetting to examine the whole process for necessary changes.

But when you live this long it seems like the little successes, especially when they involve overcoming some difficulty caused by age, can be a source of feeling good, happy.
 
Sassycakes said:
Today I was surprised by a call from one of my cousins. We hadn't talked in over a year. He asked for my email and said he had something he wanted to share with me. When I opened the email it was an animated picture of my Dad as a little boy and yes it did make me cry. I don't think it will be animated here
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Yes there's an app that will do that--animate faces in old photos. Haven't decided how i feel about it tho i treasure old photos. i have one of each of my parents as a child prominently displayed in my home.
 
hawkdon said:
..https://www.amazon.com/Sock-Horse-Aid-Taupe-Ounce/dp/B00LPEWALC/ref=sr_1_13?crid=2XDUBAIHVXZP4&dchild=1&keywords=sock+helper+easy+on+easy+off&qid=1630251222&sprefix=sock+h%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-13
I bought one of these last fall...helped a lot....
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so sorry, link does not work....
 
hawkdon said:
..https://www.amazon.com/Sock-Horse-Aid-Taupe-Ounce/dp/B00LPEWALC/ref=sr_1_13?crid=2XDUBAIHVXZP4&dchild=1&keywords=sock+helper+easy+on+easy+off&qid=1630251222&sprefix=sock+h%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-13
I bought one of these last fall...helped a lot....
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i've see ads for them, and wondered if really work well. But at this point i've got a method that works. Good idea for you to share that tho---someone else may need/want it.
 

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