Why are you happy today?

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I'm very happy today because I've just seen this site and also seeing all the old familiar faces and names. Hellooooo to all of you.
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Yellow Snow wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2025 6:20 pm I'm very happy today because I've just seen this site and also seeing all the old familiar faces and names. Hellooooo to all of you.
You're very welcome!

Feel free to write something in the Member introduction section of this forum.
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I have been volunteering my time and expertise to help a friend of my husband's 16 year old daughter, who has autism, prepare a written/oral presentation about Harry Potter for an English exam in the Realschule. Before retiring from my career as a Speech & Language Therapist in the US this type of thing was part of my professional life. Working with this young lady again today made me feel very happy. It got the creative juices flowing and I love seeing her progress.
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Today delighted to learn I got a place at the
Ötzentaler Radmarathon https://www.soelden.com/de/events-freiz ... admarathon,
together with 4000 other lucky cyclists, out of over 20k applicants.
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Today I became a German citizen, regained my EU citizenship, and was also allowed to vote in the German Federal Election after presenting the Wahlamt with my Einbürgerungsurkunde.
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Welcome to the club alma.freya.
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pappnase wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 12:51 pm Welcome to the club alma.freya.
Thanks. I was also allowed to retain my British citizenship. Considering the next government may attempt to reverse the new nationality laws, I've potentially been very lucky to fall within a short window where dual citizenship is possible.
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Today is a big day in our house, my youngest has been transitioning his gender (F->M) for a few years, and today the state has finally recognised his right to live as a man.
He has officially changed his name and gender markers and the application for new ID papers is on its way.

It's been a rough road for him, but I'm so glad this next step has happened for him. He is so happy about it.
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It being Shrove Tuesday, I cooked pancakes today for my darling!
He had never eaten them with lemon juice and sugar before, but is now quite a fan!
Made me very happy, it did!!!
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Cuz way down yonder here on the Bodensee it’s been ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ for days on end, and there’s more to come. 🤩
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Tomorrow I fly to Ljubljana via Zörich to attend the 2-day plenary meeting of the International Gliding Commission IGC.

The IGC is to gliding as the FIFA is to football.

Last year we were in Toulouse where the French fed us famously. I fear the Slovenians are planning to drink
us under the table already tomorrow evening.
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Today I'm happy because I came to work with the road bicycle and plan a little trip to the hills after work.
My 1st day with this "summer" bicycle since the winter months, instead of the all-year MTB or the commuter.
I have a handful of obsessions and cycling is one of them.
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bethannbitt wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:48 pm I have been volunteering my time and expertise to help a friend of my husband's 16 year old daughter, who has autism, prepare a written/oral presentation about Harry Potter for an English exam in the Realschule. Before retiring from my career as a Speech & Language Therapist in the US this type of thing was part of my professional life. Working with this young lady again today made me feel very happy. It got the creative juices flowing and I love seeing her progress.
I'm over the moon cuz my kid got a 2,1 on her English exam! Her parents are ecstatic. She is delighted. We put in so many hours together. :D
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