Crackers, age 8, got A+ on two tests this week: math and science.

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I got new pets a couple of weeks ago - a pair of cockatiels. This weekend, one of them has become sufficiently hand tame for me to let him out for a fly - safe in the knowledge that when he landed badly or got stuck, he'd get onto my hand so I could put him somewhere safe again.

They're called George and Mildred. Whoever made up the saying "eating like a bird" to mean not eating much at all clearly hadn't seen these two. I've got to get Mildred tame enough to come out soon or she'll be too heavy to fly!

They're really cute though. I'm looking forward to a good few years companionship and entertainment with these two.

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Mallanox : "My mother was Irish and my father was an alien. I was an only child and I dress funny."

I love this whole "good news" idea! We need more of it! I am going to start a painting class soon...and I have always wanted to take an Art class of some kind! I can't wait!

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Rocket fits into Cracker's old skates, and the Replay store had everything needed to outfit Crackers at a decent price. The rink near the new school looks just right for the purposes, and the weather looks fit to co-operate.

Mini-family reunion this weekend; spur of the moment, uncle in the area, so they're coming from far and wide and converging on -- my favorite restaurant. Complete with the out-of-towners other than my parents staying in hotels, so we don't have to prepare all sorts of extra sleeping areas.

Cheers!

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In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

- Viktor E. Frankl

Good News - I have a week and half work and will just relax and do some house work finally and have lie ins. Sighs with a smile on lips.

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We have snow! Normally this would not make me joyful, but my daughter's school is closed and my husband's workplace make people take their laptops home so they wouldn't need to go into the office today, and I have dial-in access to my work PC.

So all 3 of us are here at home, and we don't have to struggle to get anywhere because there's nowhere we have to be! Husband and child have had an hour long snowball fight with the kids next door earlier on, and I shall be taking her sledging in half an hour or so. Husband did the snowballing in his lunch break, and I only have to do a half-day's work on Thursdays anyway so I can easily work the rest of my hours later on. So it's not costing us any pay or holiday time to be home.

This is the way snow days should be.

Obviously it only works if you're in a place where it's quite unusual for it to snow though. It wouldn't work if you have snow for 6 months of the year. But then, everyone would know how to travel in snow anyway so it wouldn't be an issue.

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Mallanox : "My mother was Irish and my father was an alien. I was an only child and I dress funny."

Oh, Meridian, they are sooooo cute!! I should get some....and name them Ken and Jun!!! LOL

Oh, and I'm sooo jealous pf your snow day! I'm a teacher...and I keep hoping for it...but there seems to be a bubble over where I live!

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We had a movie night. The original Star Wars. First half because of the time. (Late supper, and they've had too many late nights lately.) Crackers has mastered the XBox360 Lego Star Wars demo, so we figured it was time. They were all excited -- even got into their PJs while Hubby found the tape.

The kids loved it and eagerly wait tomorrow night's conclusion.

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Between stimulus and response there is a space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

- Viktor E. Frankl

Both sound like great news. Your birds do kinda make me miss the one that cohabitated in my house. It's owner was a jerk so the bird actually liked me more.. imagine that a bird liking a cat person!

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Racer by day, Feather Thrower all the time!

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