Little things that have made you happy today

Every thing going to plan to-day I got to M&S early and all of my order was complete with nothing left off the order or items replaced so back home before 9am and changed all bedding before wrapping the very last of the prezzies for GGD aged 9mths so we are excited about her first Christmas,I had bought her a girly pink pompom hat to go with the coat we had bought her I didn't wrap it earlier as I wanted the pompoms to stay straight and guess what I can't find it anywhere !!! I am sure I left it with the coat in the bag but no sign,we only live in a one bed apartment so it can't be far but no sign of it anywhere,oh woe is me

The carols were lovely.

Lovely lunch with family today

I traced my 4 x greatgrandfather today, married in 1751...just getting away from Xmas!

Youngest son ( been absent for 7 months) now here with wife a boys. He's looking well older son bought his children over. Lovely to see how pleased they were to see him and their cousins. All that hugging gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. The good side of family life. For a change.

Wow, AlieOxon that is wonderful! How have you traced him, if you don't mind my asking? We have traced my mother's side of the family back as far as we can, but I'm having a difficult time finding any record of my paternal grandmother who died young ( found the marriage certificate but then hit a brick wall).

Today I was happy because DD2 and DGD came shopping with me. We rarely get time together as DD2 has a busy life, although I do have DGD every day. It was lovely. Surprisingly little traffic and shops not busy at all.

Seeing littlest sneak the cookie put out for Father Christmas, the joy in his face put joy in my heart.

Simply having both my children and their children all together here today ....and again tomorrow.

The most wonderful concert of Christmas music and carols at Birmingham's Symphony Hall with the London Mozart players (in costume!) with DD, DH and DGS1 (while SIL and the 2 younger ones enjoyed Room on the Broom at the Rep next door!)
It was sheer heaven and we raised the roof with Hark the Herald Angels. Especially glad DH could make it as he had to have 3 units of blood on Thursday. It was a struggle but so worth while and a lovely start to Christmas.

Had a pretty good day, happy with my sister and partner here for Xmas lunch. (It'll never be the same as when my daughter was alive, but it has improved.)

Bellasnana I have put a piece on the Genealogy thread about ScotlandsPeople, about how I found this. don't want to fill this thread up!)

Grandkids on Skype telling us what a wonderful time they are having with their other grandparents - share and share alike.

Dogs coming back from walk covered with mud- having dug up every mole hill in sight and run around the fields like crazy- and now totally cabbaged on the settee next to me.

Although we are ill and having the day on our own, we have had loads of WhatsApp messages and photos of the DC and DGC having a good time! And all being well we will see them all on Tuesday.

Argh no, get better soon. Sil and bil in Surrey also had to cancel Chrismas with family due to bad colds too.

I forgot to say, I watched the Sleigh Ride last night...seen it before but it is so relaxing....

We watched 'Oliver' last night. We went to see it on stage in 1965 on our honeymoon. My DS hated the film as he looked very like Mark Lester who played Oliver, and people always commented on it. Happy days

Made my day when everyone kept commenting that the lamb we had for Christmas dinner was 'the best they'd ever tasted'

I'd sourced it from a local farm and used the recipe they provided.

We had a power cut last night. A neighbour called to say a temporary generator would be fitted at 6 am. Delighted to wake up and find the temporary generator arrived at midnight.

Up and out in time to get Italiano rolls at Tesco's which wasn't open yesterday. They are a special of mine at the moment. I feel all the better for getting out too, although the car boot refused to open, frozen shut when I needed it!

Having lunch with a friend today at a nice place to eat

Playing my yamaha piano. I picked up the thread on GN about playing again after having given up as a child. I followed the advice and its now standing in the bedroom used my the GCs. I bought the recommended Tutor from amazon and am coming on fine.
The first weeks I suffered from finger, hand and shoulder aches and pains but now the strengthening exercises have worked and I can play for longer.

I love it ! The good thing is that a digi piano can be played quietly and you don't disturb the neighbours or any body near, watching TV: And I am the only one who hears the many mistakes.
Thankyou Gransnet!

Had a lovely walk in the sunshine this afternoon across fields white with frost. I was surprised to see catkins much in evidence - very early surely. No insects to carry the pollen away at this time of year!

Borrowed my son's dog today (a JR) and explored the country lanes around my new home. It's a couple of years since my old staffy boy died and I will not have another dog but it was such joy to be out and about with Tui x

The two young men who gave DH and I their seats on a tube train in London today. Good to know that there are still some gentlemen about.

Ginny, thats nice
I was on a packed train journey today with rude people. People wouldnt get out of their seats that others had reserved etc.
But I did a little thing which made me happy, i gave up my reserved seat for a young mum holding a little baby with one hand and trying to get a bottle out of her bag with the other hand. Plenty of able bodied much younger passengers than me who could have done the same.
Im feeling warm inside ( wearing my halo)