Day 305

It brightened my day when:

J: the guy at Subway was so friendly
K: L told me she was so happy that P was so great with her children
P: S gave me her egg because she knew I was so hungry
J: J and K asked me to read them sports trivia questions during our trip
H: K got a big car so we could all travel together in the same car

Day 304

It brightened my day when:

J: the lady at the prefecture was very thorough and helpful and assisted us in getting done quickly this year
K: K and L offered to watch the kids for us so we could go to the prefecture and when we got home she had some delish soup waiting for us
P: we all played hide and go seek with the bouncy balls
J: mommy made Uncle Duh's french toast recipe
H: everybody came to my hockey practice

Day 303

It brightened my day when:

J: the boys were excited to show me the fort they built in the backyard
K: the little girl was amused by watching us all play together and started to play with us all in the park
P: K played catch with us
J: K played catch with us
H: K and L said I had a great arm

Day 302

It brightened my day when:

J: K brought our guests and myself coffee for breakfast
K: L offered to let me sit up front when I was feeling carsick
P: Daddy took us to our favorite mountain climbing sea side spot
J: everyone loved my fudge and asked for more
H: K and L brought us some yummy food from the US

Day 301

It brightened my day when:

J: my boys came outside asking if I would teach them how to play a game of poker and they took a genuine interest in playing a round with their dad
K: L made a cup of tea for me
P: K told me to come with him and go "hunt" for the little boys in the yard
J: K, L, E and S came to visit and brought us so many lovely treats from the States
H: they surprised me and showed up in our driveway

Day 300

It brightened my day when:

J: I saw a colleague who was dressed to a tee looking like a typical french man from a textbook
K: the man driving gave me a huge smile as I pulled over to let him pass by
P: my Russian teacher brought in different Russian candies for us to try
J: daddy came to pick us up at the bus stop because it was pouring
H: our teacher let us play games and I learned a new one

Day 299

It brightened my day when:

J: J went to get me a cookie at subway
K: the whole family was able to have dinner together and J made a delish meal for us all
P: my trumpet teacher told me he was really pleased with my playing
J: daddy was so happy I got him a cookie
H: a friend came up to me yesterday and said "good play" during our soccer match

Day 298

It brightened my day when:

J: S came over and we had a fun evening meal with the family
K: I received such a lovely email from someone saying something so kind to me
P: mom told me that her class that she introduced me to was asking questions about me
J: mom had us meet her class from Haiti via Skype
H: the dentist was nice to me on my first cleaning visit

Day 297

It brightened my day when:

J: the kids thanked me for the good meal
K: the lovely man brought us our order without us asking for it
P: my friends said good job after theater class
J: my friends came to me and we had a good chat after our race before class
H: mommy took me to Mcdo after hockey 

Day 296

It brightened my day when:

J: I walked into my classroom and the students had written on the board, "terminale history next" with a smiley face next to it
K: P stopped over and so willingly called our internet provider for us to ask a question
P: my friends asked if I wanted to join them for a game of soccer during our break
J: mommy came up to pick us up because it was raining
H: mommy and I got to watch a movie together during lunch today

Day 295

It brightened my day when:

J: the hockey team wrote saying that they needed some players to come out and play
K: S said she would take FS to help us with our project
P: a friend invited me to his house so we could work on our assignment
J: the A's came over for dinner
H: everyone went outside to play football

Day 294

It brightened my day when:

J: our neighbors came over for an aperitif and brought all their family and some friends
K: we were able to meet our neighbors and their entire family
P: the little girl at the party was so social and wanted us to play chase
J: Elodie kept wanting me to be with her at the retirement party
H: P and the little girl played chase with me at the retirement party

Day 293

It brightened my day when:

J: I came home and the house smelled great thanks to K
K: J made us a delicious, fancy meal
P: everyone said my practicing was great
J: my friends happened to be on the same bus as me and we were able to ride home together
H: mommy played lots of games of "go fish" with me

Day 292

It brightened my day when:

J: H was happy to see me and was excited to head to hockey
K: P's trumpet teacher was so helpful and encouraging about the broken trumpet and that Gato had a peaceful last day
P: my teacher made a joke at the end of our lesson and said, "hey, don't go breaking this trumpet too now"
J: mommy surprised us and said we were going to go out to eat after P's trumpet lesson
H: mommy and I worked together to find a nice place for Gato and mommy said I was such a great caregiver to Gato

Day 291

It brightened my day when:

J: the family allows me to go play hockey when I can
K: M brought such a lovely treat to me from England
P: my friend and I practiced Russian together when we learned our teacher was absent
J: mommy came to take me to the Doctor to check out the pain in my leg and he gave me medicine to help it
H: P played a quick game of indoor football just before bed

Day 290

It brightened my day when:

J: K took care of the speeding tickets for me already
K: the little girl at the pre-school wanted me to stay and go to the cantine with her
P: the teacher said she was going to allow us all to re-do our speeches
J: mommy let Gato stay inside for the night
H: mommy took me to hockey and we found my neck guard

Day 289

It brightened my day when:

J: our neighbors invited me in for a tour of their house
K: our old landlord popped in for a quick surprise visit just to say hi
P: mommy had a delicious potato-leek soup ready for us when we got home
J: everyone loved my home made hot chocolate for dessert
H: my friend shared his pokomon card with me

Day 288

It brightened my day when:

J: K surprised me by trimming the trees
K: P my neighbor had removed all my tree trimmings without telling me
P: J and K told me my topic was a great one
J: mommy told me I could make a cake
H: J made a cake for everyone

Day 287

It brightened my day when:

J: K and all the kids came to get me at the train station and the kids had a presentation for me.
K: J and P came early in the morning to show us how to do our burning
P: H made an awesome spot for us to play football
J: everyone allowed me to stay sleeping until 12 noon
H: P and mommy played outside with me all day

Day 286

It brightened my day when:

J: Paris installed rental bikes right where I was standing so I could bike back to my hotel through the heart of the city
K: Poppop was pleased with the newsletter results
P: the boy at school found my phone and turned it in to the principle and I was able to retrieve it
J: my teacher told us we were going to read Les Miserables this semester
H: my friends at school were so happy I scored them 4 points during sport today

Day 285

It brightened my day when:

J: K was happy to take me to the train station for my trip and I didn't have to take the bus
K: Clotilde was so grateful I could help out with her class this morning
P: mommy took us to Mcdo for supper after H's hockey practice
J: mommy let us have a sundae at Mcdo
H: everyone came to see my hockey practice

Day 284

It brightened my day when:

J: J spoke during the MUN class and did a great job
K: the students were eager to participate in today's class
P: daddy found a way to temporarily fix the broken trumpet so I could practice
J: daddy told me I was very convincing when I spoke at MUN today
H: mommy said I did well with my homework and practice so I was able to do wii

Day 283

It brightened my day when:

J: my children reminded me about the parent's meeting I almost forgot about
K: the dad at the hockey bourse helped me figure out the sizing conversion for my son's skates
P: daddy was able to attend the parent's meeting and see all our teachers
J: my friend was at school late and stayed with me during the parent's meeting
H: the man helped me try on my skates and they fit

Day 282

It brightened my day when:

J: I got an sms from K asking how my Monday was because she knows it is always a long day
K: H asked if I knew how to play "go fish" and set up the game for us for a lovely lunchtime activity
P: William's dad was able to take me with him to hockey practice
J: I came home with just daddy in the car and listened to the music I like without my brother interfering
H: Mommy and P got to play ''go fish'' with me

Day 281

It brightened my day when:

J: my boys were so excited to watch our baseball teams play this evening and kept asking when they were going to start
K: the whole family enjoyed a nice Sunday together without interruptions
P: everybody was laughing at my interpretation of dodgy "dodgeball" players
J: daddy was laughing so hard at me when we were playing "dodgeball"
H: the family came out to the patio and we all played "dodgeball"

Day 280

It brightened my day when:

J: at the picnic my colleagues came up to us and all wanted to meet my family
K: L/C/N/T stopped over for a quick look at the house but decided to stay for dinner
P: we found out our neighbor had friends over and they had children who went to our school so they came over and spent the entire evening with us and were very friendly and easy to talk to
J: L came over and her parents let her stay very late
H: my brother and his friends let me do everything with them at the picnic and we played volleyball

Day 279

It brightened my day when:

J: my students told me they really enjoyed our "tea" in class today
K: the dentist and assistant were so careful and extremely kind today
P: M and I were playing around during a break and were laughing and fell
J: daddy let us ride home on the bus
H: mommy took me to meet P and J on their walk home from the bus

Day 278

It brightened my day when:

J: H was very excited that we stopped off at M's to do his homework and the cashier was super friendly with him
K: a mom rang and asked if I could help out in the petit section and I was asked to come back on a routine basis to help the teacher
P: my trompet teacher said I was doing well as a beginner
J: P gave us a plateful of persimmons and I found out I loved them
H: daddy helped me with my homework at M's

Day 277

It brightened my day when:

J: L was singing despite his tone-deafness at the top of his lungs and was happy as could be
K: H and I spent our day together
P: L and N asked us to take them home and J said of course
J: L was singing and we were all laughing with him
H: mommy made us yummy meatloaf

Day 276

It brightened my day when:

J: H gave me a big grin when he came home from his hockey practice because he felt he had done so well
K: the hockey dad came up to talk to me during the practice and was making me laugh
P: Mr. W said he was happy I volunteered to sing
J: A was so excited to see us
H: mommy smiled at me and gave me a thumbs up when I made a sweet move in hockey practice

Day 275

It brightened my day when:

J: one of my colleagues wanted to sit and chat with me about work
K: J and P came over to help solve our water leak problem
P: S was so happy he scored so he came over to me and wanted me to give him a high five
J: my teacher told me I did well on my conjugation test
H: D shared one of his halloween cupcakes with me