What made you happy today?
piggieminder
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We had a lovely 2 hour walk in the sunshine along the ridge of a hill 2 miles opposite the hill where our house is. We looked across to 'our' hill and could see it was pouring with rain. It started to spot just as we got back to the car, when we got home it was sunny and the rain was where we had just been. Talk about good timing!
anyar.dris
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It was my niece's 1st month of being born (she was born 27th Nov). Pity we can't travel to the Philippines to meet her. But here's a couple of her photos. Her name is Hail Amelie, or Hailie for short. ❤❤ My Facebook feed is currently full of her photos! 
alpacasqueak
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Aw, she’s beautiful @anyar.dris! What a happy little face she has!It was my niece's 1st month of being born (she was born 27th Nov). Pity we can't travel to the Philippines to meet her. But here's a couple of her photos. Her name is Hail Amelie, or Hailie for short. ❤❤ My Facebook feed is currently full of her photos!
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Hope you can visit her soon x
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DM270921
This is actually what happened yesterday - I managed to lure both piggies onto my lap from their hutch with their favourite hay treat (indoor hutch) and they just sat there for a good 5-10 minutes 
I've been trying to "train" them to do it for so long I hope they remember they can! It would make cuddle time so much easier if I don't have to chase them around the hutch and so much more stress-free!
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I've been trying to "train" them to do it for so long I hope they remember they can! It would make cuddle time so much easier if I don't have to chase them around the hutch and so much more stress-free!View attachment 161905
Lady Kelly
Senior Guinea Pig
My mum got a call this morning and is having her covid vaccine tomorrow. She works in a shop so we will all feel a lot better once she's had the vaccine as she's immunosuppressed
Siikibam
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Excellent @Lady Kelly. 
Rolina
New Born Pup
Thought I would start a nice thread. What made you happy today? I’ll go first!
My husband just rang me asking if I want some Karin Slaughter books that are going for 50p in their staff shop. I’m so happy that he remembers she is one of my favourite authors. I do love him
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my piggy took his first bite in of solid food today after 2 weeks of dental pain....he also stepped on my painting but who can be mad at an adorable fur ballThought I would start a nice thread. What made you happy today? I’ll go first!
My husband just rang me asking if I want some Karin Slaughter books that are going for 50p in their staff shop. I’m so happy that he remembers she is one of my favourite authors. I do love him
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Sar
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A 3 way videocall with friends. We've not been in the same room as each other for a few years so was lovely to be reunited virtually.
I've just ordered myself a MoonMagic ring too. Obviously, I needed more jewelry (or not!) It's cheered me up anyway... new bling & it was on sale too!
I've just ordered myself a MoonMagic ring too. Obviously, I needed more jewelry (or not!) It's cheered me up anyway... new bling & it was on sale too!
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Great news.
My daughter made it safely back to the UK.
I had originally planned to go with her, but right now that isn't possible, so a lot of people helped get her where she needed to be.
Now she just has to wait 10 days, have 2 clear Covid tests, and she can finally start back at school!
I had originally planned to go with her, but right now that isn't possible, so a lot of people helped get her where she needed to be.
Now she just has to wait 10 days, have 2 clear Covid tests, and she can finally start back at school!
hrsrdr
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Wow that's great! Hopefully she didn't catch anything!
That's always the worry of course, but the airports are pretty much deserted, and air travel is statistically one of the safest ways to travel right now.
People stay in their seats and wear their masks, and it's enforced pretty well.
I have flown 8 times since the start of the pandemic, and would choose flying over the public bus any day of the week.
But of course only time will tell, so now we just need those negative Covid tests.
To illustrate:
Heathrow Airport, Terminal 2, mid morning today.
Heathrow Airport, Terminal 2, mid morning today.
hrsrdr
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Wow! That's empty compared to where I live! Sorry if what I said sounded negative or something, I didn't mean it like that!
Free Ranger
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I don't worry about my teens getting it in terms of symptoms... a lot of the kids in college with positive tests had no symptoms at all and only got tested because of positive contacts. I worry a bit more about them bringing it home to us though!
Today I finally passed on our collection of toy animals by putting little bags out the front with a 'free toys' sign. The sight of little children toddling away, clutching their prize with a look of sheer delight made us wonder why we didn't do it years ago! When we felt the pull of sentiment we reminded each other that 'the toys don't want to live in a box in a cupboard... they want to be played with!'
Today I finally passed on our collection of toy animals by putting little bags out the front with a 'free toys' sign. The sight of little children toddling away, clutching their prize with a look of sheer delight made us wonder why we didn't do it years ago! When we felt the pull of sentiment we reminded each other that 'the toys don't want to live in a box in a cupboard... they want to be played with!'
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Betsy
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I love hearing the violin. Son No 2 can play it beautifully. He hasn't played his violin for quite a while now and I really miss it. It used to cheer me up when I was feeling unhappy.I can still play the violin. We had to 'perform' for the family and I played better after warming up
Siikibam
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You should ask him to record himself playing
I’ll try and find time to get back into it. Maybe weekends. It was nice to play again.
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We went out for a walk this morning along the Wirral Coastal path.
It was bracing but a lovely walk and blew the cobwebs away
It was bracing but a lovely walk and blew the cobwebs away
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Freya1234
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I also went on a walk along the coast and there was a rainbow right in the middle of the sea!
That is awesome.
RedLoredAmazon
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This was from yesterday, but it is still making me laugh today. I came home from the grocery store and asked if anyone wanted to help me with the groceries. My 8 year old said he would, but little Oreo yelled louder! I mentioned to my son that she was wanting a treat and hadn't had one yet. He said, "No, no, no! She's lying! I just gave her a treat!". Oreo kept yelling till I gave her and Cocoa a little bite of lettuce.
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That is beautiful
Rivervixen
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The office us version is now on uk Netflix
Pigwhisperer
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Ok so I wasn't happy because 2 things broke in a week, the dishwasher and the TV.
But I'm happy that washing-up time (it's taking a week to get the dishwasher replaced!) is giving us extra time for chatting that we wouldn't normally have.
As for the TV... there's honestly nothing I miss. None of us are telly addicts. My husband's set up an old screen so we can watch DVDs and that's fine.
Tell you what I'm super happy about though - I feel very lucky that I've got a husband who can deal with the admin of all this as I hate dealing with repairmen and salespeople
But I'm happy that washing-up time (it's taking a week to get the dishwasher replaced!) is giving us extra time for chatting that we wouldn't normally have.
As for the TV... there's honestly nothing I miss. None of us are telly addicts. My husband's set up an old screen so we can watch DVDs and that's fine.
Tell you what I'm super happy about though - I feel very lucky that I've got a husband who can deal with the admin of all this as I hate dealing with repairmen and salespeople
Lady Kelly
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So I attend regular zoom meeting with a local support group and we also have a WhatsApp chat. Today I said I would go to the session as it was on household finances which is a bit of a specialist subject given my previous job roles in debt, benefits and financial capability advice. After I sent some links in the WhatsApp group and suddenly get a random private message, a "I hope I don't have the wrong person but I think our garden backs on to yours!". So our newish neighbours down the back have a 12 week old! I've not formally met this lady before but we've had a chat today over WhatsApp and hopefully will be going for a walk to the park with the babies soon. It will be great to have a mum friend so very close for the girls to grow up together
Sezzy16
Junior Guinea Pig
I put a deposit for a new vivarium for my bearded dragon who I rehomed last week and it was cheaper than any I've looked at online plus the woman in the shop was able to give me advice on everything regarding Fluffy's care and all of the right equipment that will keep her healthy and happy.