http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-kGj97rI0A

i thought i'd start a thread on happy things that make you smile. i just saw this video this morning and wanted to share, it's so sweet and uplifting, it made my day even tho i cried a bit, good tears
if it doesn't link, its called "lion reunion" and is worth looking up....precious just precious. sniff i love kitties.

at the risk of sounding naivte coullllld anyone pleaaase explain exactly whaaat kind of happy things this thread is for. is it for things that we do or see or think or whaat. this happy thread is a bit broad but could someone elaaaaborate!

That's impossibly sweeeeeet!!!! Thank you, thank you thank you!

bbb wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-kGj97rI0A

i thought i'd start a thread on happy things that make you smile. i just saw this video this morning and wanted to share, it's so sweet and uplifting, it made my day even tho i cried a bit, good tears
if it doesn't link, its called "lion reunion" and is worth looking up....precious just precious. sniff i love kitties.

"coullllld anyone pleaaase explain exactly whaaat kind of happy things this thread is for. is it for things that we do or see or think or whaat. this happy thread is a bit broad but could someone elaaaaborate!"

ANYTHING that makes you smile will probably make others smile too, if it makes you happy, link it, share it, think it..... you never know when you'll touch someone and make all the difference in their day. have a good weekend

Here's a happy sight, that ties in with Monaco, a recital by children attended by PA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBbjlZCBsj4

oh my gosh, if that one doesn't make you smile, you might need a heart transsplant

Well, take a good look at those horses....Thanks Loulou this is a much better video then the one we have...

btw this year the horse will return as chef d'orchestre. The gala is next Saturday and another performance on sunday.

paca wrote:Well, take a good look at those horses....Thanks Loulou this is a much better video then the one we have...

Paca, those little horses are just adorable! They had made a show!

I laughed when I saw the critics last year, specifically referring to the chevaux de bois, saying to my friends that I hoped they meant the dancing and not the props, though either way it would be a compliment to me. Considering I had only a few days left to make them (the props, not the kids), they didn't turn out too bad. The more natural plaster head turned out too heavy and difficult to handle. Not to mention the little bits that kept falling off and would have been terrible for the dancers (unless they would have had a last minute sweeper integrated into the choreography ).

Looks like the vid is getting rather popular with only 1 day and already 28 views. Well at least they it looks as though they actually did what they were supposed to do. The introductory noise though seems to be the same every year. And considering what they will be wearing, it will be no different this year. Though I think there will be for the first time 2 seperate kids choreographies: one for the very little ones and one for the older ones (like 6 and up is old...god I'm ancient)

The horses and the boys looked terrific! I could tell that there was no doubt in their (boys) minds who is the real star of the show and whom is the show all about!

Yup, no need to tell them. They already informed me that they are the cutest ones in the world and all the girls are in love with them...well only the grown up ones, but that makes still plenty and the fanbase is growing as they learn how to work their charms ( take George Clooney, shrink him back to primary school and then multiply by 10 and you get a vague idea of the impact they are having and what I am battling against. I mean, how do you tell someone who throws himself down your feet and says beautiful princess, dearest mum in the world etc etc. can I please have...., while kissing your hand and blinking his eyes in a pleading way... how on earth do you tell him NO without feeling that you are being the most heartless and horrible person in the world?) Being the mascot of the academy and being spoilt silly by everyone around except their (horrible) mum (someone has to keep their feet nailed to the ground) doesn't really help. So far it didn't get too much up their heads, but it's an educational challenge to counteract everyone around to not end up with empty-headed heartless twats. I'll let you know in 30 years whether I succeeded...

ohhhh what littling darlings i loooove the horses! great job on whomever made them. For such young an age they did remarkably well. it's a safe bet PA really must have enjoyed this show with a great chuckle or two simply because they look sooo adorable. It's no wonder the kids get spoiled but they apparantly did listen they really did a great job. fantastique

Just saw this on BBC News so I thought I'd post it on the forum.

Pregnant Jolie in French hospital (no... not Monaco)

Actress Angelina Jolie has checked into a hospital in the south of France where it is expected she will give birth to twins, according to a report.

"She's very well. Everything is fine," Nadine Bauer, spokeswoman for the Lenval Hospital in Nice told the Associated Press news agency.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7484143.stm

Here is the hospital site if anyone cares. Btw Alex had her one month check there after she was born in Austria. So that ties in with Monaco again. Nice view she has and easy to get away from too. I guess that interrupted Brads motorbike tour through Italy with George Clooney. http://www.lenval.org/

In Monaco, she wanted half the maternity ward cleared for her and the head ob gyn would not have it...

paca wrote:Here is the hospital site if anyone cares. Btw Alex had her one month check there after she was born in Austria. So that ties in with Monaco again. Nice view she has and easy to get away from too. I guess that interrupted Brads motorbike tour through Italy with George Clooney. http://www.lenval.org/

Considering how small the maternity ward is, I can't blame him. She would have been the only one then. She probably would have wanted them to stop all the construction works in the vicinity of the hospital too. Well on the bright side, if anything goes wrong, Lenval already has experience with lawsuits for malpractice... and she has a nice seaview and can watch the planes taking off. I'm sure she'll enjoy that.

Ok my bets are on the 4th of July as birthdate by c-section since they already will be born in France. Chosing the 14th would be overdoing it with the French connection. any other guesses?

here is a link with a pic of the room and it's view http://www.monaco.maprincipaute.com/-Nice -Angelina-Jolie-accouchera-a-la-Fondation-Lenval-/re/actudet/actu_dep-657090------_actu.html

A more important news: Ingrid Betancourt has been freed after 6 years of captivity. Now if that isn't happy news.