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A trying day at work was made better by smiles from some of Y4 who I haven't taught since October and by a parcel on my desk when I arrived T work. And on my return home there was a bunch of flowers from our cleaner which made me smile. 

Still wish this had worked though - a genius idea if a little wishful! 

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Smile 1 - I slept last night.
Smile 2 - Jude has arrived safely in Belgium.
Smile 3 - I haven't fallen over (yet) on my crutches.
Smile 4 - I've done lots of blogging and not been too bored today.
Smile 5 - flowers from John.
Smile 6 - lovely messages on Twitter and Facebook about my predicament.
Smile 7 - a parcel with new things including unifix cubes

Smile 8 - a new series of Only Connect

Smile 9 - a small monkey in a tabard keeping me company

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My FB video made me smile today as it featured photos from years ago about which I'd forgotten!

And it rained! Didn't make me smile but the above that I made in Switzerland did!

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New shoes!

The squeals as we went over a hump backed bridge.

Giggles at the toilet humour you only get from teenage boys.

The ridiculous amount of clothing that Isaac was wearing for our shopping trip to Touchwood. He's been poorly, bless him!

Funny FB messages in other languages.

And it's The Bridge night. Saga's coming out with some great lines:

"I want to have sex"

'But my Mum's just through there'

"We can have sex here"

“I do like kids; I just don‘t like them just because they are kids” '

Do you like me?'

"I don't know you enough to know"  

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Funny things of FB today; my cousin Lizzie posted this (well it were her husband actually but her text!)

"During swimming lesson Nate removed his swim shorts and gave them to his teacher  so embarrassed!! They are not allowed to put them back on because of child protection so he had to walk round the pool naked!! He DID NOT get sweets!!!! Lx"

I LOVE my family!

And this link shared by Simon about a Dad who draws art on his kids' sandwich bags.

Lots of smiles and laughter as Isaac recounted his Citizenship lesson; it seems that phrase of the lesson was 'I mean the condom, not the penis!'

Time for sleep now - that's worth a big smile!

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Jude is currently making me smile a lot with his desperation for the ginger cake to cool down! I might let him out of his misery soon ;)

It has rained for much of the day and I've spent far too long on the process of filling in a form. However, there's plenty that has made me smile too!

Kind friends who encourage me when I'm in need of help.
A 'Tea pixie' who insists on making a cup of tea then forgets to make it.
Funny posts on FB with which I can identify - misspelt names (mispronounced and/or shortened without permission!), yummy food and tales of trying to fairly share chocolate - Thanks Euan, Sim and Janet!
A BBC Four programme about Don Black that meant that I could indulge in 90 minutes of his songs sung by a variety of people.
The shower after a run in the freezing wind and rain.
My mad sister, brother in law and nephew on the way to a Harry Potter party - and the idea of dressing Bob up as a mandrake, even if not carried out, was a slice of absolute genius as anyone who knows Bob would understand!

And, the look on Jude's face when I did let him have a slice of cake :)

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A smiley cake to start 2014 courtesy of my friend Jamie. He spent months trying to get a mention on Smiles365 and I made him wait (which made me smile like a naughty pixie!) A lesson in perseverance! 

Also making me smile today is http://eyebombing.com courtesy of Dom McG. I may have to join in; just need some googley eyes! 

Here's an example.

And then there was watching The Croods with the boys. Not the best film ever but some amusing parts! 

I discovered that I had run further than the distance between my two homes last year (40 odd miles to spare!); I actually ran about as far as here to Copenhagen or exactly Vaduz in Liechtenstein.

Finally, it's good to know that others like my idea. Good luck @dimchurch!

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Smiles today started early as we had to leave Lancashire at 730 to be back for 945 and Jude's final performance as "Bob the apprentice" at Holiday Club. 

He was finally hired today having been squirted with a water pistol and had a foam pie in the face. (Pictures will follow when he's sent them!)

Then Agnes (stripey top on left) posted this picture on her FB page. More big smiles!

Back to school tomorrow. Hopeful of more smiles as I meet two new classes and try out something new!

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Just come downstairs to find John ironing whilst watching Victoria Wood on TV. Oh the memories! If you were to ask my university friends about me, my Victoria Wood impressions would feature high on the list if things they'd say - along with my love of Winnie the Pooh and possibly a mention of a purple shell suit...

I can see the smiles as I was asked to recite another sketch - usually about Kimberley and raspberry yoghurts!

And then there was Accrington Stanley... 

Also makes me smile today -

*a run in the rain that reminded me of running in the shadow of the Matterhorn in Zermatt. 

*the return of EdTechRoundUp - and embarrassing myself as usual!

*Jude's rendition of songs he learned on camp about bananas, teapots and Superman. 

*amusing exchanges on FB and Twitter. 

 Translation - There are always reasons to smile. Look for them!

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It's my birthday and I'm smiling for so many reasons. 

Cards and gifts from family including chocolate, Prosecco, a Freitag purse, a new MBP, money and a panda onesie with matching slippers!

And lots of greetings from around the world on FB and Twitter. No idea why a photo of me nearly 2 years ago started getting attention but it made me smile to inspire discussion and debate about my 'look'!

Thank you everyone xx

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I loved this image shared by a friend on FB from this blog. I saw poppies today but in such profusion! They were popping out from between ears of wheat near Neftenbach.

This made Jude smile - he's a sucker for cuddly small animals!

Isaac and I  cycled 13 miles which made us very happy! And it was beautiful.

Isaac saw a shop called Barf today on our cycle ride.

The drama of Wimbledon also made for lots of smiles.

And I finished another good book. Got to wait until October for the next one in the series though :(