Silly things that have made you happy recently

[guihong]

My cousin sent me the family Bible from my father's side of the family. My dad had thought it was lost. It turns out that my grandmother and aunt left it with some friends when they left Vienna. The friends brought it back to my aunt a few years ago. My aunt has since passed away and my cousin thought that the Bible should stay with the part of the family that still carries the name. I now have family Bibles from both my father's and mother's sides. Beautiful old books. I now have to look into how to preserve these.

That's not even a "silly" thing!  Those will be treasured many generations after you.

[guihong]

As for me, it's going on right now!  I know you shouldn't count chickens before they're hatched, but Cleveland (my home town) is crushing Pittsburgh 31-3 and just took over on downs late in the 4th quarter  . 

[PastryGoddess]

As for me, it's going on right now!  I know you shouldn't count chickens before they're hatched, but Cleveland (my home town) is crushing Pittsburgh 31-3 and just took over on downs late in the 4th quarter  . 

Baltimore Raven here.  Our Division is crazy this year

[jpcher]

As for me, it's going on right now!  I know you shouldn't count chickens before they're hatched, but Cleveland (my home town) is crushing Pittsburgh 31-3 and just took over on downs late in the 4th quarter  .

When I read the first part I stopped at the end of the bold and thought "OH.my.goodness! I don't think I've ever heard of a pro baseball team scoring 31 points! How come this wasn't all over the news?"

Then I finished reading . . . oh, downs, quarters, you must be talking football.

I'm a bit behind on my sports.

[magicdomino]

This was actually a couple of months ago, but I was just thinking about it.

When my nephew was visiting in August, he pulled out a Swiss Army knife.  It was the one that I had given him for high school graduation back in the 1980's.  He said that it was the most useful thing that he had ever had.  His day job is setting up stages for musicians, plus he is in a band.  Need a screw tightened, a wire cut, a bottle opened?  Swiss Army knife to the rescue!  His co-workers show off their $60 Leatherman tools, but he is quite happy with his little red knife/screwdriver/corkscrew/scissors/saw/nail file/kitchen sink.   

It's nice when you get a gift right.   

[mandycorn]

^ magicdomino, I love that feeling! The quilt I gave my parents hasn't been off their bed except on laundry days for over a year, and it makes me smile every time I'm visiting and walk past their room.

[Julian]

I am so jealous! Please post pictures of him once he's home and settled.

There's a link to a pic in the Cuteliness folder.

[onikenbai]

I went to a job site the other day and there were kittens: three tuxedos and one orange marmalade, not more than three weeks old.  Not sure how that combination managed to come from a calico mother but squee!

[Hmmmmm]

After years of trying my 9 year old beagle finally learned the rules of fetch last night. He actually brought the tennis ball back to me 3 times in a row before trying to get me to chase him for it.

[Free Range Hippy Chick]

BBC Radio 4. I love talk radio and the way it has something just a little weird every now and again. This morning I turned it on in time to hear 'I've just been dancing with the head of neurosurgery in Bhutan...' which has to be one of the best broadcast lines ever.

[Nikko-chan]

As for me, it's going on right now!  I know you shouldn't count chickens before they're hatched, but Cleveland (my home town) is crushing Pittsburgh 31-3 and just took over on downs late in the 4th quarter  .

I don't live in Cleveland but I am an Ohioan!

[turtleIScream]

My 4 1/2 month old puppy climbed in my lap and fell asleep. She's usually way too full of energy to snuggle like that.

[cabbagegirl28]

My 4 1/2 month old puppy climbed in my lap and fell asleep. She's usually way too full of energy to snuggle like that.

Awwww. I wish I had a puppy to snuggle with. 

I got an email back from a potential internship director (I have to do one in order to complete my degree program). On top of that, it's a site at which I really, really want to work. Of course there are others in that category as well, but I'm just excited that I'm getting contacted now.

[JenJay]

My 4 1/2 month old puppy climbed in my lap and fell asleep. She's usually way too full of energy to snuggle like that.

Awwww. I wish I had a puppy to snuggle with. 

I got an email back from a potential internship director (I have to do one in order to complete my degree program). On top of that, it's a site at which I really, really want to work. Of course there are others in that category as well, but I'm just excited that I'm getting contacted now.

Fingers crossed for you, how exciting!!

My happy news is that, due to a snafu, I almost had a $150 fee for early termination of a contract. Fortunately I was able to coordinate with my old and new companies and we've got everything straightened out, so, no fee!! I'm so relieved. Technically we had the money, but it was going to make things tight. I feel like I can breathe a bit easier now.

[Ms_Cellany]

Rocket's ringworm has cleared up, and I can snuggle him promiscuously! The little purrball.