Hi all,

Just wondering if there's anyone online who feels like sharing a story about anything good that's happened to them recently. Anything at all - funny, cute or just plain nice. What good things are happening in the world at the moment?

Kal

BigCityDreams007

1.)Last month i got engaged!
2.)I Moved out on my own.
3.)I'm finally on top of all my bills.
4.)I feel like i have tons of self worth.
5.) Joing a gym next month and plan to lose 75 lbs
6.) working on emproving overall health
7.) Planning on college in the fall
8.) Working my butt off this summer ( 2 jobs )
9.) Planning a dream wedding

Things are great and this is coming from a girl who had the worst high school experience and now I'm just loving my life. never thought things could be this great!

rockerchick_682

You're right, it feels good to think about all the good things in your life. Thank you ^_^

COOKIE MONSTER

i agree, when things get me down i look at the 2good things in mylife mykids if it wasnt for them id still be on drugs with aheap of bills or maybe even dead,their the little loves of mylife and i give them all i can because they have given me so much if only they new

AKaeTrue

Thanks and you're welcome!
My daughter will be 8 years old and my son will be 5 years old next month
I am so proud of them both.

This is a great thread

KalFour

Happy birthday to your son!

Altenweg

I wanted to say that this is a great thread. When I read this and all the answers I realized that lately I've been focusing on all the things that are going wrong in my life and I've been ignoring the things that are wonderful. Here's my list.

1. My 9 year old son is finally starting to read (he's been in speech therapy since he was 3 years old) this is a major accomplishment and I'm so very proud of him.
2. My 5 year old daughter told me that she either wants to be an artist when she grows up or rescue animals. When I asked her why, she said it was because she wants to be like me.
3. I talked my husband into rescuing a 4th rabbit from the pound. We're going to get her on Easter as a surprise for the kids, she's 7 years old.
4. My 13 year old black lab has gotten back some of his spunk, I'm enjoying every day I have with him and no longer worrying over the fact that he's getting older and might not be with us much longer.
5. I love my husband more today than the day that I married him, we'll be married 13 years this May and I think it's our lucky number.
6. I'm finally starting to get over this flu that I've had for over 2 weeks.
7. I had a long talk with a good friend and I've decided to stop worrying about the MRI I had a few weeks ago. If it's bad news I'll deal with it when it comes, for now I'm going to be optimistic that everything will be okay.
8. The snow is starting to melt and it was 10 degrees celsius today.
9. I lost 3 pounds this week.(that might have something to do with the flu though )
10. I'm happy with my life and with the people that are in it. It doesn't get much better than this and it was right in front of me the whole time.

In general, I've been on this earth 37 years and I feel great about everything I've done so far. I love my family and they love me. I have wonderful friends, both in person and on this site and I know that they will always be there for me. I take each day one day at a time and know that there is always tomorrow if something doesn't get done today. Life is great and I'm living it.

KalFour

BigCityDreams,
Congratulations! I hope everything about the wedding is as beautiful as your love for one another.

Altenweg,
I love the way you can be optimistic and see promise in so many things around you. I'm envious of the smile you must have on your face so often. I'm sure it lights up the people around you every day.

I'm also overwhelmed by how much people focus on family. It's good to see everyone having their priorities in order.

Another for my list is my family. My parents are decent people, my brothers are good fun, my baby sister is beautiful in every way (not that I'm remotely biased :P), and I have a close extended family. We all look out for each other.

AKaeTrue

and daughter

LOL, I guess the way I worded it made it confusing.

Their B-days are a day apart and this year I have started planning for them early.
Hopefully they will both be a success.
Last year I was like this ...LOL

Altenweg

Kal- Thank you for your kind words. I'm known as the silly one, the person that makes others laugh, usually while describing things that happen on a daily basis to me and the kids. Apparently my home life is quite amusing to others. I'm not afraid to tell funny or even embarrassing stories about myself, I love laughter, I was raised with it and by the most wonderful parents in the world (I might also be a bit biased). My friends call me the Erma Bombeck of 2008 (you're probably too young to know who that is, don't tell me that though, otherwise I'll feel old)

Akatrue- My kids birthday's are 10 days apart, apparently I enjoy being very pregnant in the summer and having an infant in the fall. I don't recommend being 9 months pregnant and 80 pounds overweight in 30 degree celsius heat, one tends to get a bit cranky, and husbands make arrangements to run away. Happy birthday to both of your kids, and good luck with the party plans.

And follow my signatures advice, Smile it makes people wonder what you're thinking.

KalFour

Whoops! HAppy birthday to your daughter as well.

A day apart eh? July must be a good month for you... *winks*