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Too often we forget to focus on the positive things in life..

1. learned that a brain scan one of my employees had came back clean and normal.
2. 16 year old son cleaned his room without being threatened with torture.
3. My boss admitted he was wrong about something.
4. My daughter in who just started college has made new friends and smiles more often.
5. My five year old son'd teacher told me he does head stands to impress a girl in his class.
6. My husband ironed my work clothes for me while I took a shower.
7. I finished reading the Da Vince Code and convinced my son to read it also.
8. I made it through the week without putting another dent in my husband's truck.
9. I have a husband who doesn't get too pissed when I dent his truck.
10. I noticed this morning that it is starting to smell like Autumn outside.

Wednesday I had to drive the new company truck to Houston (a six-hour drive). Some people would complain about the inconvenience, but I look at the bright side:
* I got to drive the NEW company truck!
* I got to listen to some nice music on the new stereo.
* I got to stay in a nice hotel and eat at a nice restaurant twice (supper and breakfast), all at company expense.
* Best of all, my boss was happy that I was dependable enough to get the job done.

But the thing which makes me the happiest is this:
Even though life is sometimes (often?) rough, my sins are all forgiven, I have a personal friendship with Jesus Christ (He actually loves me!), and I will spend forever with Him in heaven. THAT makes it all worthwhile.

After all the worries and miseries in everday life, it really feels so luxurious to think of atleast 10 of those things that made you smile in the past week:

1. I made my husband proud on being able to fix the long-awaited hardware problem of our home PC.

2. Connected with my 6 year old nephew who hardly reciprocated with me.

3. 'Husband' owning up, that he's less than me in many of the aspects of life.

4. Parents were happy knowing how proud I was the way they have brought me up.

5. Sent a birthday card to my best friends that said that I'm still as stupid as I was when we first became friends.

6. Thought of many more high jinks while going thru cards in a card shop.

7. Getting comforted by my husband, saying that it was okay to cry if your heart felt heavy 'cause of outrage.

8. Have the largest music collection among my friends with some of the most-unforgetable deserted songs.

9. Everybody cherishes the food I cook inspite of knowing that my cooking skills are not much polished.

10. Writing all the above 9 point made me smile AGAIN.

1. When I called into the office of a local Anglican church to return some Bible software which I had borrowed from the rector, I found Andrew Parken sitting at the reception desk -- he is a TR member who lives in the suburb adjacent to my own. He follows the discussions but rarely contributes. But he knows all you guys with your various idiosyncrasies.
2. The rector's blue Burmese cat responded enthusiastically when I stroked it. [If you happen to live in an apartment where pets are not allowed, then you will understand what a precious moment this was for me].
3. I received an email from a female friend in Adelaide who loves cats, thanking me for some gifts which I had surprised her with: "Tarot for Cats," a CD-ROM about cats, and a delightfully appropriate card.
4. After weeks of procrastination, I finally installed a DVD drive in one of my computers, and connected up the DVD player which I had purchased for my TV.
5. I purchased a printer for my "new" Mac G3 which runs OS 10.2.3
6. I re-established communication with my nephew, Alexander, who is a Unix Systems Administrator, and the only family member with whom there is a mutual desire to communicate.
7. I watched an interview on TV with my favourite Federal MP, Shadow Treasurer Mark Latham. [When he finds time he answers my emails].
8. At a second-hand book sale, I acquired an excellent book about one of my idols, Albert Schweitzer.
9. I looked through my Dad's photo albums, and was rewarded with a lovely nostalgic trip from his university days in Bristol, England, to his stay over in South Africa, and the early life of my family. Boy, was I cute at age 6 months!
10. I had the satisfaction of seeing the many thought-provoking postings to my discussion: "Let's talk metaphysics."

The end of the week involved a Microsoft Partners Meeting so that ment that 1.5 days away from the office and all the mess ups that occure {like a holiday} so that was good but what did bring a smile to my face was the way that all the MS presenters actually believed what they where saying {all very good company people} but when questioned they pleeded ignorance and said that they would look into it.

Don't get me wrong but it is something that I've heard before and nothing gets done about it but what is good for Microsoft is good for its dealers right?