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Share A Smile

in Everyday on 11/29/10

Life can be hard…..and harsh reality check, it is all too short.

I have vowed to try and live more in the moment, let go of old hurts, and try and find the joy in every day. In doing so I’ve started keeping track of and acknowledge all the little things in life that make me smile. It really is the little things in life that can make your life extraordinary.

Have you ever stopped to think about what makes you smile?

Some of my favourties this week:

*Listening to my “baby” sing in the shower. She sings Taio Cruz’s Dynamite like no other.

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*Enjoying a secret smile as my 9 year old orders “floppy toast” when we went out to breakfast. You know, untoasted toast. In other words, just bread. “Duh Mom”

*I don’t generally encourage pointing and laughing, but when say a 2lb Chihuahua in a ridiculously large pink and white polka-dot sweater is spotted barking it’s wee head off in the back window of a snot green pinto. Yeah, you have to allow pointing and laughing.

*The sweet victory of seeing our Christmas lights turn on for the first time this year. Knowing that the girls and I put them up all by ourselves. Never mind that my back is killing me and they only go three quarters of the way up the flipin tree. My girls are all kinds of proud, so those Charlie Brown style Christmas lights look fabulous to me.

How do I spread the love? Share the smiles?

*We spend a LOT of time in the carpool lane. When one our fave songs comes on the radio, I crank it up and we “seat dance” and sing at the top of our lungs. We are now that ridiculous Chihuahua with people “pointing and laughing”. Ahhh but my girls are grinning so hard their cheeks hurt.

*Last night we enjoyed ice cream for dinner and then burgers and salad for dessert. The shock of dessert first had both my girls grinning a mile wide.

*Tomorrow in their lunches, they will each find a little note written on their napkins in purple sharpie, telling them how proud I am of them. Complete with a Hershey’s Kiss to make the day just a little sweeter.

Would you like to share a smile? Snack Pack Canada has teamed up with Food Banks Canada and created the “Share a Smile” campaign. It’s so easy.

Here’s how it works. Log onto Facebook, look up Snack Pack Canada, Like the page, Share a Smile!
* A $1 donation will be made on your behalf to Food Banks Canada!

*You can also opt to Share a Smile and Snack Pack will make the donation on behalf of one of your Facebook friends.
* You’ll then be given an option to register and receive a ballot into their weekly prize draw.

*Each time you share a smile you will earn a point towards one the fun Smile Badges.
**Each and every time you share a smile with a friend, Snack Pack will donate $1 to Food Banks Canada. There goal is to raise $20 000.00 for Food Banks Canada in time for the holidays! Let’s see how many smiles we can spread! If your on twitter you can follow along with the hashtag #snackpacksmile

Hope today finds you with a smile both on your face and in your heart!
Mwah

Disclosure – I am participating in the Snack Pack program by Mom Central on behalf of Conagra Foods Canada. I received a gift card as a thank you for my participation. The opinions on this blog are my own.

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    Comments

    1. Eliza says

      November 29, 2010 at 5:23 pm

      A great post on a Monday morning 🙂 Love the singing part!

    2. MealPlanningMama says

      November 29, 2010 at 5:12 pm

      Thanks for a great Monday post!

    3. blueviolet says

      November 29, 2010 at 5:11 pm

      You are such a fun mom to do things like that! They’ll remember it always.

    4. Brian Miller says

      November 29, 2010 at 5:11 pm

      nice..some rally cool smiles you got there…and i think if we smiled more the world would def be a brighter place…

    5. Gigi says

      November 29, 2010 at 5:10 pm

      We (by that I mean ME) needed that reminder. It is the little things. Like floppy toast.

    6. Together We Save says

      November 29, 2010 at 4:58 pm

      Wonderful reasons to smile!!

    7. Kristina P. says

      November 29, 2010 at 4:39 pm

      You guys are so fun. I love the idea of the backwards dinner!

    8. Randi Troxell says

      November 29, 2010 at 4:27 pm

      beautiful post!!!

    9. Loukia says

      November 29, 2010 at 3:30 pm

      Aw. Those are all good reasons to be happy and to smile! I loved the ‘floppy toast’! So cute!

    10. Debby@Just Breathe says

      November 29, 2010 at 3:24 pm

      Attitude is everything. Sounds like your on a roll! Enjoy each moment. ((HUGS))

    11. Lady Mama says

      November 29, 2010 at 3:19 pm

      I think I needed this reminder this morning! Finding the little things that make you smile is so important.

    12. misszippy says

      November 29, 2010 at 3:02 pm

      Great stuff! I love the idea of the backwards dinner…may have to try that soon. My kids would be shocked!

    13. Mrs.Mayhem says

      November 29, 2010 at 2:59 pm

      This is a great reminder to count our blessings. thanks!

      “Floppy toast” – love that! Sounds like something one of my kids would say.

    14. Matty says

      November 29, 2010 at 2:11 pm

      A backwards dinner? Love it. Great idea.

      Those little notes for no reason go a long way. When you get one, it just makes your day.

      Floppy toast> LMAO

    15. anSeL says

      November 29, 2010 at 1:55 pm

      thanks for a very nice post. my monday morning is not good. hope i can smile the rest of the day.

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