<p>The economic news has finally gotten to me. Tell me something good, something happy, something funny!</p>
<p>Here you go: [Happy</a> News](<a href=“http://www.happynews.com/index.aspx]Happy”>http://www.happynews.com/index.aspx)</p>
<p>And another: [Up</a> Beat - Positive, Optimisitic, Inspiring Good News Stories](<a href=“http://upbeat.net/]Up”>http://upbeat.net/)</p>
<p>Gas is near $2.</p>
<p>I got a promotion at work today!! Totally unexpected - made me happy!!</p>
<p>I tried to below (see discussion on my Indian mother.)</p>
<p>Way to go, laxmom! That IS good news.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I’ve received a good performance review this week and I received a letter stating "Good news! Your recent breast imaging examination performed at XXX Center was normal.
My husband got a good raise.</p>
<p>My daughter is coming home tomorrow, and we are going to Bahamas for a week.</p>
<p>Well, my six-year-old just lost her first tooth yesterday. This morning she was SO excited to show me the 2 quarters she got from the tooth fairy!</p>
<p>Which reminds me–one of my older kids–a big believer-- once wrote to the tooth fairy: “Dear Tooth Fairy, Please give me $3 million dollars.” (The tooth fairy almost died laughing). He was a little disappointed and showed me the note and his actual gift the next day. The next time he lost a tooth, he asked me to approve the note in advance: “Dear Tooth Fairy, Please give me 99 cents.” “Why 99 cents?!” I asked. “Well, I was thinking that a whole dollar might be a little bit too much to ask. . .” (The tooth fairy didn’t have exact change, so he got a dollar).</p>
<p>Stocks are affordable now.</p>
<p>atomom, my kids also wrote the Tooth Fairy letters with the tooth and the Tooth Fairy often wrote back with the money that was left. Now, you’ve got me to want to go up to the kids’ rooms and open their Tooth Fairy Kits (yes, they each had a little kit where each tooth lost was recorded and saved) and go find those letters.</p>
<p>I didn’t save the notes. . . 
But what the heck, gas is $1.62 here! :)</p>
<p>Atomom, OK, this was supposed to be a happy thread and now I have tears, yikes. I went up to D1’s room and pulled out her Tooth Fairy Kit. It has been YEARS (she is now 22). Of course the letters she wrote me are not in it as the Tooth Fairy took the letters (I must have those some place). But in her box she had 17 letters that the Tooth Fairy wrote back to her up through her 20th tooth at age 12 (she kept this letter writing about her news going the entire time and the Tooth Fairy’s letters are responses to her letters and news). I just read back all 17 letters I wrote her as the Tooth Fairy. Wow.</p>
<p>Awww, atomom, that is too sweet!</p>
<p>Our most recent good news is that it doesn’t look like my husband is going to have to go on strike after all. Talk about a HUGE sigh of relief! We’ll know for sure once the votes are counted, but the contract is a good one and I can’t imagine being voted against.</p>
<p>When my youngest was 4 or 5 he had a baby tooth that so loose that it was hanging sideways off his gums. He wouldn’t be touched and Mom, of course, wanted to take him to the Dentist. I snookered him on the pretense of letting me feel it and when I got a hold of it I yelled **BANG! ** Then I showed him my closed hand and told him I had his tooth.</p>
<p>He didn’t believe that I had his tooth and he laughed at me. </p>
<p>Very surprised and happy he was to miss an appointment with the Dentist and to get one with the nice Tooth Fairy. </p>
<p>For me, the eight quarters the Tooth Fairy charged was far less than what the Dentist would have cost. Mom’s brief rehab was more acute.</p>
<p>Gas is getting cheaper by the minute!!!
Hurray…</p>
<p>I am drinking an excellent Chardonnay for $4.99/bottle!!!</p>
<p>Christmas in only 34 days away!!!</p>
<p>Asian markets are up :)</p>
<p>My D is coming home for Thanksgiving! I have not seen her since August.</p>
<p>My boss extended the deadline for the insane project (I did bring a blanket with me to the office today thinking I might have to stay there all night, but instead I’m sitting home on my couch, watching ER and eating junk).</p>
<p>I just recruited 2 wonderful, very dedicated nurses to help me in my community service project & they’re very excited about it & will do an excellent job! I even have a little money I can give them to help me do it. It will be like old times (we were all Girl Scout leaders together) & our kids are now all growing up so we have the time & interest to do these projects & help the community. I’m so happy they’re available because I know I can rely upon them & they’re VERY good with people.
I also got to speak with my project co-leader this morning. I was surprised because he was supposed to be in Brazil, but lucky for me he was around & happy to chat & help keep our project going forward with me. YEA!</p>
<p>I’m also happy that we were able to get a CD to store the kids’ college funds @ 5% for 5 months.</p>
<p>More good news is that the Christmas stockings hung over the fireplace can now hold a well diversified portfolio of common stock that will cost less than the traditional candies & coal.</p>