Little things that have made you happy today

Today's Edinburgh Gransnet meet over a good Christmas lunch.

Realising that the unsuitable present I had bought for one person and thought I had wasted money on will be excellent for someone else. I still have to find a better replacement to give to person one, but not something for person two as well.

On first reading I thought you had posted another riddle.

Today what made me happy was a walk on the Downs in the sun, sparkling frost and a robin in some bushes singing his heart out.

JackyB. Laws about car seats about to change. Have a wonderful time, best wishes.

Every year I plan to buy things gradually, Linsco but whenever I do it is like having a riddle to solve. Remember those where you had to say who lived where, drove which car, had which birthday and what their job was?

Who did I mean this for? If I give that to A and that to B, what can I give C that is approximately the same value as what I give A? It can't be this because last year I gave him something almost the same. B is allergic to wool and D hates green. Why did I buy this monstrosity anyway? It must have been reduced in the sale.

. It all helps to keep the old grey cells ticking over.

The builders have gone

It means we now have a downstairs bedroom with energy suite loo so today I didn't go upstairs at all between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.! I might just move in there and pretend I have a one bedroom flat with a handsome lodger upstairs!

En suite, stupid auto correct.

Tidied up my bedroom at 2am and then coming back downstairs, put the telly on, watching Crystal Maze, cup of tea, heating fired up and snuggling my doggie with a warm blanket. Bliss. Need some sleep now though.

New car seat rules apply to NEWLY bought seats, I think.

I don't think they do Kitty

That nice man on Breakfast said they did, that's where I get all my info!

Rules only apply to new seats. In fact in an emergency children can travel in the back seat only with an adult belt.

note to self: I'll have to check out the German laws re car seats.

Have fun, Edinburgh!

Under the new rules, backless booster seats will only be approved for use for children taller than 125cm and weighing more than 22kg. So to me that says that it's nothing to do with the seat, it's the height and age of the child.

BUT you might be correct Kitty as some reports are saying if you bought the seat before today then they don't apply, which is odd.

Coventry doesn't have to comply with this ruling until March 2017 which is even odder!!!

Why are we talking about car seats on a 'happy' thread?

Something that made me happy yesterday was that my son and his family will NOT be moving away

I thought someone would be happy not to have to buy new ones.

As you were!!

That's good news Anya

One thing that make me happy yesterday was writing my cards because it looms large till I've done it! I wrote 40 after some serious culling. I've left 3 for DH to do.

I'm less happy about the glitter that I can't get off my face.

Don't make me laugh please Kiity - it brought on a coughing fit!!

Woke up pain free despite reducing steriods...yipee

Happy walking in fog on the Downs -so quiet with birds singing. Incredibly mild. I could see the sun on the sea and by the time I go t back to the car the fog had lifted and there was blue sky.

Very occasional poster, but this has just made me happy.

Postman brought the car tax reminder this morning, so I went online and renewed. Took about 5 minutes, whilst I enjoyed a cup of tea and a mince pie. I remember so well in the 'old days' the very long queues in the post office, having collected all the relevant bits of paper required, and the glares from those behind as getting a renewed tax disc was such a long and detailed process

Some fab answers! Two copies of Alan Bennett's latest book have just arrived - can I keep one? :-)

The young man who works part time in my local shop gave me his phone number to call him if it snows and I can't get out on my mobility scooter.He said he will deliver any shopping that I need.
Totally unexpected and above the call of duty,he has restored my faith in young people.

Seeing a robin & a blackbird pecking about together in the garden. They are both very territorial birds with their own kind but seem to derive some security being together, we see them nearly every day but it still gives my heart a lift