HappyUP!!! Day 3080

HappyUP!!! - member feeling a change
Why it happened - he signed up
Why it makes me happy - he hasn't given more than a speech....but just doing Table Topics prompted this prominent new member to say his wife has noticed a change. It's why I am there

HappyUP!!! - Willie Nelson a blackbelt
Why it happened - initiative
Why it makes me happy - I'm no huge Willie fan....I like his stuff....I just loved that, at his age, he got this accomplishment done

HapyUP!!! - tile job
Why it happened - project
Why it makes me happy - it may not be at pro level....but it looks pretty darn good!

HappyUP!!! Day 3079

HappyUP!!!! - dot count challenge
Why it happened - I got a picture
Why it makes me happy - it was fun to do a forensic investigation on what could easily be some kind of scientific study regarding what one sees.  What you see on your computer or cell phone....is not the same thing you see when you print the image out

HappyUP!!! - chop saw
Why it happened - project going on
Why it makes me happy - not sure nephew has ever operated a chop. I didn't tell him how to do it. He just watched me....and then picked it up on his own. Great to see the pride he demonstrated when he put some tricky baseboarding together

HappyUP!!! - speaking with ex-co-worker
Why it happened - changes are under foot
Why it makes me happy - he was SOOOOOO edifying regarding myself...definitely a man of grace...even though we lost track of each others over the years. GREAT reconnection

HappyUP!!! Day 3078

HappyUP!!! - rare Sunday golf
Why it happened - dudes needed a fill in
Why it makes me happy - Sunday afternoon golf is not in my wheelhouse.....but today was just perfect...the weather...the dudes....the partner...everything

HappyUP!!! - winning
Why it happened - my partner
Why it makes me happy - my "partner of the year" came through once again....pulled me out of the hole for a nice win

HappyUP!!! - Jake
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - great to have a young lad.....just starting his golf journey with us....reminded me of when I began this game of gentlemen.  He was a very well behaved young gentleman.

HappyUP!!! Day 3077

HappyUP!!! - confirmed Acorn partner
Why it happened - I picked up the phone
Why it makes me happy - love hanging with this guy....look forward to partnering with him again this year

HappyUP!!! - partner play
Why it happened - he's coming back
Why it makes me happy - this dude has struggled...but his game seems to be recovering. I wish I would have given him better support today...I was a load...but it was good to see him play well

HappyUP!!! - morning walk
Why it happened - felt I needed to
Why it makes me happy - some fresh air and exercise was JUST what I needed before heading out to the golf course

HappyUP!!! Day 3076

HappyUP!!! - Thunder Showers
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - first, we need every drop of rain this year we can get. Second, I just LOVE watching it come down like that.......got the opportunity to see it twice

HappyUP!!! - cancelling golf
Why it happened - weather report
Why it makes me happy - some of my buddies didn't heed the warning! VERY glad I wasn't out there

HappyUP!!! - fun night out
Why it happened - ran into some peeps
Why it makes me happy - we had a lot of fun tonight

HappyUP!!! - great judgement and foresight
Why it happened - it's kind of how I roll
Why it makes me happy - everything turned out GREAT due to my preliminary arrangement

HappyUP!!! Day 3075

HappyUP!!! - picking up car
Why it happened = family needed help
Why it makes me happy - it was no big deal...just doing a favor....I like doing favors

HappyUP!!! - visit with neice
Why it happened - she stopped by the project
Why it makes me happy - she likes what is going on

HappyUP!!! - baseboard painting
Why it happened - I delegated
Why it makes me happy - I saved some wear and tear on me.....and loved seeing my nephew do a good job

HappyUP!!! Day 3074

HappyUP!!! - great coffee meeting
Why it happened - we do it all the time
Why it makes me happy - I used a my ear today....I like doing that

HappyUP!!! - floor guys
Why it happened - the project continues
Why it makes me happy - they are just knocking it out of the park

HappyUP!!! - wedge on 12
Why it happened - skill?
Why it makes me happy - after a HORRIBLE tee shot....it was wonderful to knock this one in the hole for a birdie from 60 yards

HappyUP!!! Day 3073

Hi!!!....I'm Nibbles!

HappyUP!!! - Nibbles
Why it happened - I was working alone
Why it makes me happy - Nibs and I didn't have the best of starts in this life. Now....he LOVES me.  THAT is a GREAT thing to have when you are near a HUGE Rotty!

HappyUP!!! - speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - Leo and Bob gave some great stuff today. Entertaining.....and educational

HappyUP!!! - free physio
Why it happened - Dr Don and Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - glad to get a little "pop n crack" before the meeting....much needed!

JJ

Bob speech
Leo speech
Table Topics
Getting a free pop from Dr Don
Doing some scraping
Sharks game

HappyUP!!! Day 3072

Mums the word! Thought these plants

died in the freeze...yet...like Our Father

.....they made a full rebirth.  And...to think....

I almost pulled them out as dead

HappyUP!!! -brekko
Why it happened - a break in the project
Why it makes me happy - just great breaking some bread with two of my favorite guys

HappyUP!!! - floor guys
Why it happened - they showed up
Why it makes me happy - PROFESSIONALS!!!!....they showed up...ON TIME....and are doing AMAZING work!!!! SOOOOO Happy

HappyUP!!! - lite day
Why it happened - just where the project is
Why it makes me happy - project has done more than a bit of physical damage to me....a lite day was most welcome today

JJ

Brekko with fam
Floor guys showed up
Floor guys work

HappyUP!!! Day 3071

Kinda liking the new position the 

queen has adopted!

HappyUP!!! - Easter Service
Why it happened - it's that time of year
Why it makes me happy - a great reminder and message

HappyUP!!! - Giants win
Why it happened - pitching
Why it makes me happy - would have been a shame to waste THREE days of great pitching

HappyUP!!! - Sharks win
Why it happened - LA stinks?
Why it makes me happy - a sweep at home....after being down 2-0, it didn't look so good....but...then....oh MY!!!......the Kings just bit the big one!

JJ

Easter service
Giants win
Sharks win
Splendid weather
Great grocery run
Easter dinner

HappyUP!!! Day 3070

HappyUP!!! - partner
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - he tossed in 3 birdies today....that HELPS!!!

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 5
Why it happened - nice shot...nice putt
Why it makes me happy - it's always good to contribute

HappyUP!!! - great evening
Why it happened - serendipity
Why it makes me happy - unexpected last minute fun...well...any fun is fun...but unexpected fun is just a sundae with a cherry on top

HappyUP!!! Day 3069

HappyUP!!! - golf with Jim G
Why it happened - he was a guest
Why it makes me happy - known this guy FOREVER....and he plays good golf

HappyUP!!! - finding something
Why it happened - I misplaced it
Why it makes me happy - SOOOOO happy to make this recovery

HappyUP!!! - physio
Why it happened - injury
Why it makes me happy - just great to get some therapy

JJ

pitch 2......wedge/putt 3....drive 4....7 iron 5....drive/wedge/largo 6.....drive/8 iron 7....hybrid 8....drive 9....9 iron 11...pitch 12....drive/pitch/putt 13.....4 iron/2 putt 14....drive/wedge 15....drive/wedge 16....

HappyUP!!! Day 3068

HappyUP!!! - great nite of sleep
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - I sleep pretty well for someone of my age...but I do usually wake up a time or two...what I call "touch and go's."  Straight thru last nite

HappyUP!!! - knee
Why it happened - a bit of therapy
Why it makes me happy - it's not 100%...but I know what I need to do

HappyUP!!! - a good contact
Why it happened - a buddy helped me out
Why it makes me happy - looking forward to seeing how this plays out

HappyUP!!! Day 3067

HappyUP!!! - getting some painting in
Why it happened - deadline
Why it makes me happy - a couple of cancellations allowed me to get a little jump start on tomorrow

HappyUP!!! - wind
Why it happened - in this case, it didn't
Why it makes me happy - high winds were predicted today.....glad they didn't show up

HappyUP!!! - partnering with RC
Why it happened - he came up in the rotation
Why it makes me happy - a new person in the running for the Partner of the Year rank. Good to start him off with a WIN

HappyUP!!! - throwing it out there
Why it happened - it was the right thing to do
Why it makes me happy - I did my part to try to clear up an issue...it's all one can do

JJ

Day off from coffee
Day off from TM
Getting a bit of painting in
Weather....light winds...tho strong ones predicted
6 iron 1.....5 iron 2....drive/3 wood stinger/pitch near birdie 3...drive/stinger/wedge/ lipout birdie 4....7 iron 4...drive 6....pitch 7....5 iron 8....hybrid/2 putt 9.....drive/3 wood stinger 10....5 iron recovery/pitch 11....pitch 12....hybrid 13....4 iron/wedge/put/BIRDIE 14.....recovery 9 iron/pitch/ great par 15....wedge/putt/lipout 16.....6 iron/greenie/putt/ near birdie 17.....drive/hybrid/wedge/near birdie 18
Putting a NEW partner into the Preferred Partners Program

HappyUP!!! Day 3066

HappyUP!!! - just knocking it out
Why it happened - the project
Why it makes me happy - glad that I can still knock out a HARD, LONG day of painting like today

HappyUP!!! - Tax Day
Why it happened - it's an event
Why it makes me happy - it's always another year that YOU can't be audited for. The tax situation treated me kindly this year

HappyUP!!! - Toastmasters
Why it happened - Tuesday
Why it makes me happy - Bonnie gave a great story and an innovative message. Lawrence was creative. Great day to be the general evaluator

HappyUP!!! Day 3065

HappyUP!! - Tomatoe trip
Why it happened - I had a couple of minutes
Why it makes me happy - I got those bad boys sooooo fast on Monday morning. I was surprised that, after the weekend craziness, they still had such a wonderful selection. I was in and out of there in minutes!

HappyUP!!! - electrician on the job
Why it happened - he showed up
Why it makes me happy - we are working with friends. Friends have their schedules. We LOVE that...and we are adaptable. AWESOME to catch this guy today

HappyUP!!! - all plants IN after work today
Why it happened - I just had to do it
Why it makes me happy - got a great idea on how to have no weeds.....and still have plants thrive this year....probably thrive even more....we will see. I am just thrilled that....I am IN THE GROUND! ....and many people will enjoy the harvest



JJ

Finding the door...it took some work
Good day of prep
Electrician on the job
Great weather
Green Acres
Knocking down the planting after  work

HappyUP!!! Day 3064

"I'm baaaaaack!!!"

HappyUP!!! - first sighting of the year
Why it happened - it's spring!!!
Why it makes me happy - it seems SHE appeared a little early this year....I could be wrong...no matter....I just love that SHE has shown up again this year

HappyUP!!! - Master's Sunday
Why it happened - it's a tradition
Why it makes me happy - though not that exciting this year....it's still a WONDERFUL tournament. Wish things would have been more spellbinding....but....hey...even the SuperBowl has it's blowouts

HappyUP!!! - errands
Why it happened - the tourney ended
Why it makes me happy - Masters Sunday is always a SUPER Slothful afternoon for me. I am glued to that tourney. Yet...once it ended....I SPRANG into action and got a bunch done at the end of a Sunday. I am ready for the week ahead!

JJ

Masters Sunday
Sunday Banking
TraderJoes
Making some quessos
Weather
Garden

HappyUP!!! Day 3063

HappyUP!!!- refund check
Why it happened - it's tax time
Why it makes me happy - kind of forgot about this one...but....when is a check in the mailbox anything but a HappyUP!!!

HappyUP!!! - OOOPS!
Why it happened - kinda forgot
Why it makes me happy - OK...this does not make me happy....hate screwing up...yet...according to eastern philosophy...."when you make a mistake...and don't fix your mistake...you just made your second mistake." Did my best to fix my mistake....that is all you can do.

HappyUP!!! - bad round...but some solid shots
Why it happened - all part of the progress
Why it makes me happy - ended up breaking even.....I definitely could have done better....but there were many highlights. The road back is not always an upward trajectory.

HappyUP!!! - running the skins game correctly
Why it happened - somebody else called it out
Why it makes me happy - I had that baby down CORRECTLY and EFFICIENTLY in VERY short order. Lots of fun!

JJ

A mistake....bad mistake....but that is that
Refund check
Good kibitizing after the round
Running the skins game correctly

HappyUP!!! Day 3062

HappyUP!!! - 7 iron on 18
Why it happened - smoked it
Why it makes me happy - hit a bad second shot......and then just STRIPED this puppy for a Largo on 18....it was a GREAT match today

HappyUP!!! - joined by the assistant pro
Why it happened - he was looking for a game
Why it makes me happy - he could see that our group was going to competitive and a lot of fun. We all lived up to the bill

HappyUP!!! - great convo
Why it happened - I made a call
Why it makes me happy - SOOOOOO many laughs exchanged in this one. GREAT to catch up

HappyUP!!! Day 3061

HappyUP!!! - finding some guest passes
Why it happened - serendipity
Why it makes me happy - it's been on my "to do" list because of the value of these......and they were uncovered magically as I was cleaning up some paperwork

HappyUP!!! - picking up some product
Why it happened - had to make a couple of stop
Why it makes me happy - just glad it was so easy to get the materials needed for the project

HappyUP!!! - knocking out some painting
Why it happened - project
Why it makes me happy - we just keep getting closer and closer

HappyUP!!! - The Masters begins
Why it happened - it's a tradition like no other
Why it makes me happy - Spring officially begins today on my calendar!

HappyUP!!! - visit from the electrician
Why it happened - we have yet another buddy
Why it makes me happy - great seeing this guy......and more help on the way