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Good to be back in worship group, even if I did get hit over the head by an exuberant worshipping Barbara. Soon solved by removing my microphone from the stand and moving closer to Phil. Also meant I could read his large words ;)

And a very pleasing run on a sunny albeit cold afternoon. Having trouble breathing in the cold so I was very pleased with my average pace. Picture is the edge of the Country Valley Park as I sped past; that's flooding not a lake!

I knew Jude had a plan at lunchtime when he approached me with a smile on his face and eyelashes fluttering... sharing bags of crisps is not a problem for me, unlike John who ate an entire bag of M&S cheesy tasters all by himself.

Isaac's ability to balance his entire body in something akin to the lotus position on the tiny saddle of his bike is quite impressive and certainly causes a smile as I pass and wonder where the rest of his body has gone.

And John in cycling gear is always worth a smile ;)

Finally - this song is by someone I knew in youth group and last saw about 25 years ago! I like it - listen to the words (and they're below the video on Youtube too)

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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 :(

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Watching Hong Kong Phooey with Jude :0) Rubbish photo as we were lying on my bed and the room was lit with a smelly candle!

Lost of smiles from M and M when I gave them their TopTrumps that I'd bought in England.

Running this morning made me smile too - everyone ran for longer than usual :o)

In other news today, I found this TED video that supports my love of smiling.

Smile by Nat King Cole

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After a Twitter exchange about Scottish songs that started with Loch Lomond via Ye cannae shuv yer granny aff the bus, Ali Bali Bee and Bee Baw Babbitty to the video below, Three craws! Happy memories of childhood with Grandma and Grandpa singing to me, with square sausage and Scottish bread sandwiches and Tunnocks wafers!




Other things that made me smile today
A good run with running group.
A pleasant chat with one of the dads at school about life the universe and everything.
Big hugs from the boys for buying their favourite food!
A new Zumba top.
The Kelly episode of Cheers - shame John missed it as he was at the airport.

Smiles in other languages
In Azerbaijani - gülümsəmək

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What's made me smile today?
Two iPad related videos!



 iPads are very useful but...

 

 And great (and some not so great) memories here!

Also amused by the Tweeting going on around the election of the new Pope; pigeons and chimney stacks with Twitter accounts - whatever next?

Smile in other languages 
in Latin (I know we've had it before but it seems appropriate today!) - risio

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This video was shared on FB by several of my friends and it made me smile. And the dog is smiling so there's a double whammy!

Other things that made me smile today
At the meeting about Jude's PYP Exhibition, parents were quite definitely told to 'butt out' and let the kids do their projects on their own without our interference. I wonder if it'll happen?
The boys sitting really close to me at the bus stop as I was solo cold - they sandwiched me in a corner!

Smile in other languages
In Georgian - ღიმილი