Getting a letter from my therapist today, telling me that she cleared her calendar to accommodate therapy sessions on Saturday's. It wasn't working out for me to go after work and I am tickled that we can resume my PTSD trauma therapy again. :balloon:

Watching little Daisy Lynn toddle around. Her mom has been staying with J and my son until she gets on her feet and she's doing a good job of it. She 's been hired at the post office so J was babysitting while her mom went to orientation/did training, something like that. Daisy is a really sweet little girl and a very easy child to look after so it was a nice, pleasant day.

Knowing I made somebody laugh. :D

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Thursday, my physical therapist told me that I light up the room when I walk in and make the time happy and fun.

:cowboy:

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Nothing as of yet but I've got my fingers crossed....:hangloose:

My little holiday tree.

It’s a 36-inch tall gold tree in a gold glitter pot. The branches are as thin as twigs. I bought a string of battery-powered lights for it.

It’s perfect and is just adorable.

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Mom and I scored a sweet 6' fresh tree with stand for 10 bucks. Yay!

:smileyXmasTree:

Chad, scoring a great deal like this even made me smile....

I accidentally fell asleep on the couch and napped, without having first locked Monte in his bedroom turned cage. When I woke around 11 last night I immediately panicked at the thought of what he might have done to the computer cords or Christmas light strings while I was zonked out. However nada, nothing, not a chew mark anywhere. What a relief! :) See this proves he really can behave so for him choosing not to is truly optional. Now I can see correcting him isn't cruelty but rather a case of tough love.

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Realizing I have nothing to do and nowhere to go....:hangloose:

I got to make real changes in a couple of peoples lives that will have lasting impact. One was to finance (through a grant) a few months worth of bus passes for an elderly woman displaced through domestic violence so that she can get to her doctors appointments and go grocery shopping and just get out when she wants to.

The second was to be able to move a young woman out from living in her car to living inside where it is safe and warm.

Both are people who will take those bridges and make more of themselves because of having it.

You must feel wonderful for accomplishing this! Kudos easygoingfemme...

It is really good when I can help make tangible positive change. So much of what I do has no end to it. When I can get from problem to solution in one bang. Major win.

Yup, no doubt easygoing! And I bet, of all the gifts you give this holiday season, those two will be the very best......

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I went to PT this morning because it is my happy place. No one including PT understood why I would want go there on my birthday but to me it is a happy place. The place that is fun and full of encouragement and caring.

When I walked in the door every single person wished me a happy birthday. I said where is the music? They said, what do you want to hear? I said Donna Summer! The queen of disco and then it played. My heart was warm and happy.

We danced, laughed, and worked my biceps. We are on strength training now because I am 95% healed. We did in 4 months what normally takes 6 months to a year.

I am still smiling.

:cowboy:

Gary Larson and my favorite comic strip...
 

Still Alive!

https://www.thefarside.com/

https://www.thefarside.com/

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I smiled today
 

Because my favorite niece and her husband drove to see me and it took them 3 hours in the snow when they got so far south from them right through the snow belt. I havent seen them since my sister passed but she brought me some things my sister wanted me to have, sooo happy, pictures and such. Also my sister left a surprise cheque for me. A LARGE cheque. I would rather have her back but I had no idea. She has 3 kids and 4 grand kids and 4 ggrand kids. I would tear it up just for one more lunch or dinner with her but it made me smile to see my niece and her husband.

Watching a Rankin-Bass Christmas TV show from my childhood. I think it's named "Santa Claus is Coming To Town", the one about where the young Kris Kringle takes toys to the town where the Burgermeister has made having toys illegal. It's probably my favorite Christmas TV show after "Rudolph".

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A witty rep note that actually made me laugh out loud............

A holiday card in the mail from someone who thinks I'm funny.

Canada's new TV show "Family Feud"
 

Apparently, there is now a Canadian version of the TV show "Family Feud". I haven't seen it, not sure I will, but...

I saw a part of it on MSNBC News, where the question was:

What was Popeye's favourite food?

The young woman hit the button and said - confidently and proudly... "CHICKEN"!

:)

Family Feud post. :)

This made me smile... ❤️
 

Someone I silently follow, in a private group we are both members of, posted a pic of them proof reading a script.....the pic was of their script, a pen, an unlit cigar, and a coffee mug full of pipping hot coffee taken in their work space.

Not only was the pic really cool but they also have a really a cool work space and every time they post a pic of it I can't help but smile. It just says so much about them and their personality. :)

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I found a pile of cash at Walmart today.
I gave it to the bank teller and told her to look up her last customer because the money might be theirs.

:cowboy:

Snow! I made it indoors, started a pot of coffee, went to hang my coat and before I managed to finish that it had started up. Last I checked the forecast wasn't for snow so this is a nice surprise. I did the rounds making sure everything was in place ready to go just in case we lose power. Monte expressed interest at first but once he realized no, no treats involved, just mom working her ass off, promptly stopped being my best friend and went and took a nap. And there, in the chair I wanted to sit in, he still rests.

A caramel hazelnut mocha for me and a caramel macchiato for her... and a happy Daddy snuggled between the two of us this morning.

Waking up and learning she hasn't had the baby yet and at the moment is resting. Um if you're in labor and you're able to sleep IMHO you're not even in labor yet, you're just like vacationing. She's probably off in her dreams doing the back stroke somewhere or sunbathing on the sandy shores of some Mediterranean Fantasy Island beach kind of place. I mean seriously, open your eyes, let's get this show on the road! Good news is I didn't miss a thing. It's a beautiful foggy morning, I don't have any place to be, anything to do other than relax, play on the computer, enjoy my coffee and wait for the arrival of my grandson. Happy, happy day. :)

Students coming to see me today while I was subbing for a math teacher at the high school!

Hearing on of my students walk in the room and say... "OH GOOD! I get you as a sub!"

A very helpful boy who brought in my groceries.

Also, coloring.