to ask you all for your stories of good news and good fortune from today?

[GeneralCustardsHardHat]

Because i've had the most monumentally shit day and it's getting worse.

AIBU to want an american style peppy happy clappy style thread? Please?

i have had a lovely day!

my certificate from the Open University came today....hoorah

Ummm. Ah, my personal stash of creme eggs had remained intact for my chocolate need to be fulfilled.

The actual moment I am most proud of is not crying during physio.

Both my DS age 7 front teeth fell out and he is so excited about a double visit from the tooth fairy!
Also I am having a big operation in nov and my friends gave me the rota for cooking they have organised today! I am feeling very American and positive and "blessed" !

I managed to work through a horrendous hangover without vomiting on anyone or falling over.....?

I listened to Eminem all day and a very high volume and danced like a twat. And as if it could get any better, the roofers didn't hit me once when they were chucking tiles and wood off the roof when I went out for smoke breaks.

Doesn't get much luckier than that.

Until I picked the kids up from school and dh came home and I decided I hate them all because they made a mess of all the tidying I did. But still...

dh is cooking mmmmm.
it is liver and bacon which i haven't eaten for almost 40 years

but it smells good.

I took my daughter to the orthoptics dept of the hospital to check her eyes - she seems to have a squint.

She actually has very little vision in one eye because the brain has been cancelling it out and faviouring the other eye, which is also very long sighted but not quite as crap as the other (!)

She will need glasses, patching, and possibly an operation.

This is positive because she wasn't seeing that well and was such a happy well adjusted and dare I say it advanced child without intervention - imagine how happy she will be now this is sorted.

The good fortune is living in a country where experts can detect this problem and solve it with no money exchanging hands at the point this happens.

What a wonderful world

Weeeeel, i sold an item on ebay, jsut as i was thinking about how shite it is, and how i have had no luck seeling owt!
Chuffed to bits, added to the fact that i was subject to a bidding war for my item...made me feel spesh oh and of course "blessed"

I managed something today that a year ago would have defeated me due to PND and anxiety. I organised both dcs, got out of the house on time, got dd1 to school and drove to an unfamiliar place and attended a social occasion. DD2 was a perfect angel all day, I was relaxed and smiling.

This time last year I would probably have got as far as getting dd1 to school, panicked about everything else and slunk off home feeling guilty.

Sorry your day was crap. Hope better things await you tomorrow.

These are great, keep them coming!

Sharrie it's just how I am. Celebrate the small things :)

I asked if ds could go to nursery for another half day so I can do my home learning course and they called back today and confirmed it's all ok. Am very excited about studying and hoping it'll lead to starting a business eventually.

suiledonn Thats a hell of an achievement! :o

My kettle broke yesterday. This morning I rang Dualit and they are sending me a new one.

It's well out of guarantee, too.

I found a pair of black boots which are just perfect for me. The best bit of this was they were in a charity shop, with the tags still on priced at £120.00. The brilliant charity shop was charging £15.00.

I have worn them since I got home and keep admiring them. I am very pleased.

My 3mo DS rolled over (several times!!) today.

A friend of mine cancelled our drinks this evening. That's great because I'm feeling rough and I came home from work and have been sitting in my jammies for a couple of hours.

And it gave me a great excuse to cancel tomorrow's spin class

Dog went to vet - expecting HUGE vet bill - computer was not working couldn't print invoice etc so didn't have to pay .

Go back on Thursday for check up - no doubt computer will be working

My car passed its MOT first time today! Not bad for a 10 year old car

Found some forgotten Supermarket vouchers to the value of £60, which will handsomely help feed the small army of relatives and friends due to descend in a week's time. I'm thinking a MAGNIFICIENT roast something or other.

But in itself that only slightly offsets blowing up my beloved laptop with the merest accidental splash of red wine on the screen hinge, and my purse being stolen a few weeks ago...what's the emoticon for [gutted]?

Hats off to you GeneralCustardsHardHat (NO pun intended) for soldiering on through a same old shit, just varying depths day and still asking for the good news stories...you're not JESUS are you?

Your OP made me smile, cheers.

p.s suiledonn1...your post made me smile too.

ooooh, I had good news today.

I won £200 John Lewis voucher from the Dolmio thread So for the first Christmas in years we wont be confined to a £5 a person budget for presents, and I can shop without a) debt and b) guilt.

And add to that a wonderful friend with 2 wonderful teenage sons are giving me their DSs for my boys for their main Christmas presents - all for the cost of a couple of cinema vouchers. Am made up, as no way could I afford 2 new and now with the £200 i can get them a new Mario game each too.

So I am full of the joys of Spring

Spent the day being the kind of mum I want to be but haven't felt able to be for ages because of bereavement.

Keeping my fingers crossed tomorrow is almost as good.

I had a good day - published a new ebook about Special Educational Needs, Getting Started on Statementing. Spent the whole day on promotion, eyes now bleeding. Just having a glass of wine before I sign off and veg in front of a recording of Downton. And my new business cards arrived. Nice and purpley.
If anyone's interested, you can see it at amzn.to/qCszkD (the ebook, not the business cards) My two boys are the left & second right. I had to pay them a tenner each for the privilege...