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| This is cool; I’ve made my second blue month in a row. But I don’t have time to blog right now I have to get ready for my dinner date. Look out Rachel Ray, Debi’s in the kitchen tonight. Perhaps I should ask our community fire department to be on standby, or either search under the cabinet for the fire extinguisher. You never know with me cooking. Oh I’m so excited to report, I chatted with Skyler online today, and found out he’s coming home earlier than we expected and will get to stay here for a couple of extra days than what we originally thought. His flight arrangements are in the final stages of being finalized as I type this. After spending time home in Philadelphia, we will take a trip down south to Mississippi to see the rest of the family before he has to get back. Skyler is homesick and missing everyone, he’s ready to see his son, Zachary. I had to laugh at him when he said he was craving some of my baked beans and a baked potato, and really wanted me to make him that when he gets home. Of all the things in the world my son could have, he said he wanted that, I guess it’s true, we all do love our mothers cooking. Though he is such a proud soldier wanting to help his country in any way he can, as a parent, I respect him for this. But I can’t wait for this war to be over and for him to be at home with his own family, where he can get back to finishing up his college education and working to take care of his son. |
| Do you feel sorry for the poor guy in London who put a $12,000.00 diamond engagement ring inside of a helium balloon and lost it? Maybe a part of me does. But for the most part I think he wasn’t using his brain, and was foolish. Though, I have to give him credit for wanting to be original with his proposal idea for his girlfriend, and wanted to literally “pop the question” but my goodness, taking this kind of a chance with this expensive of an engagement ring. As his luck would have it a gust of wind snatched the balloon away from him and vanished into the sky over rooftops. The guy told the reporter that he followed the sailing balloon and ring for two hours before giving up. After he told his girlfriend about the incident, she has refused to speak to him until he buys her another ring. I can’t help but think if the ring is the only thing she is interested in and not his loss, the wind may have done this guy a huge favor and let him see the real her. I hope one day someone finds it and is honest enough to return it to this fellow. What is the story behind your proposal? |
| We came back earlier from the retreat this afternoon because one of my friends got sick and needed to return home to get her medication. I didn’t mind, as I really wanted to come home anyway. For me there is no place like home with my family, and I hate to be gone away from here even if it’s just for one night. I am much more relaxed now, due to getting an extremely stimulating massage I didn’t realize just how tense I was until I was told my back felt like knots. It was actually quite painful at first, until I loosen up and relaxed. The lady masseuse knew just where every tense spot was I had. She made me feel much more relaxed. It was awesome that the hotel had complimentary massages for us. The retreat was fantastic we shared so many outburst of hysterical laughter, and lots of cleansing tears. It’s beyond describing the refreshing feeling I received from going to this retreat. My heart is much lighter, and I am at peace with myself tonight. I have an amazing warmth in my soul. I wish I could tell you how I am feeling, but I am a complete loss for words right now. All I can say is that I cannot function if I don’t have complete tranquility and serenity deep inside my heart. When I feel all unsettled and tense, I am simply miserable. When I left for the retreat, I wasn’t in a good frame of mind and was terribly anxious. Now my heart is at peace again, I am free from the strife in my life again. I have learned the hard way that I have to let go, and let God. It’s awesome to know that the Lord protects us from ourselves at times. I’m happy to be home – right where I belong. I’m off to go make up some lost time with my family. |
| My suitcase is packed up, and I am leaving ... Three girlfriends are on their way over to pick me up and we're driving up north for a quick weekend trip to a Baptist ladies retreat. We will be meeting up with about 100 other ladies from all over, for a getaway. This will be a good time to relax, enjoy fellowship with others, and make new friends, have my soul refreshed. I'm sure we'll have fun with crafts and other things. I've always enjoyed going to these kinds of retreats, they are awesome, educational and emotionally filling. I've not been to one in awhile, and I've missed it. I think this is just what I need today. I need a change. Our hotel is very nice and has Wi-Fi, so I'll have Internet connection to read my emails later in the evening. Maybe I'll have time to get caught up on a few blogs if I am not too busy. Take care of yourselves, and have a great weekend all. |
| Stressed and distressed could be my new names for today. I hate these yucky negative feelings and wallowing in them. This is so not me. Grrrrr. I’ve been told that stress levels are our physical feelings and internal emotions we create based on how we react to certain events in our lives and it’s up to us how we deal with them. I need to deal better with mine. I think for me by writing this silly little daily blog helps me to drain my pain when I’m feeling like I’ve been wearing kid size pantyhose and am squished up inside and feeling just plain ickyfied. Enough about my blahs today…This Life Stress Test that I found online grabbed my attention, and my results were interesting. Take a minute to read, and mentally count up your scores to see if your stress levels could cause you to get sick. I'm off to relax more... In the past 12 months, which of the following major life events have taken place in your life? 1. Make a check mark next to each event that you have experienced this year. 2. When you're done, add up the points for each event. 3. Check your score at the bottom. _____ Death of Spouse 100 _____ Divorce 73 _____ Marital Separation 65 _____ Jail Term 63 _____ Death of close family member 63 _____ Personal injury or illness 53 _____ Marriage 50 _____ Fired from work 47 _____ Marital reconciliation 45 _____ Retirement 45 _____ Change in family member's health 44 _____ Pregnancy 40 _____ Sex difficulties 39 _____ Addition to family 39 _____ Business readjustment 39 _____ Change in financial status 38 _____ Death of close friend 37 _____ Change to a different line of work 36 _____ Change in number of marital arguments 35 _____ Mortgage or large loan 31 _____ Foreclosure of mortgage or loan 30 _____ Change in work responsibilities 29 _____ Trouble with in-laws 29 _____ Outstanding personal achievement 28 _____ Spouse begins or stops work 26 _____ Starting or finishing school 26 _____ Change in living conditions 25 _____ Revision of personal habits 24 _____ Trouble with boss 23 _____ Change in work hours, conditions 20 _____ Change in residence 20 _____ Change in schools 20 _____ Change in recreational habits 19 _____ Change in church activities 19 _____ Change in social activities 18 _____ Smaller Mortgage or loan 17 _____ Change in sleeping habits 16 _____ Change in number of family gatherings 15 _____ Change in eating habits 15 _____ Vacation 13 _____ Christmas season 12 _____ Minor violations of the law 11 ______ Your Total Score LIFE STRESS SCORES 0-149 Low susceptibility to stress-related illness. 150-299 Medium susceptibility to stress-related illness. Learn and practice relaxation and stress management skills and a healthy well life style. 300 and over High susceptibility to stress-related illness Daily practice of relaxation skills is very important for your wellness. Take care of it now before a serious illness erupts or an affliction becomes worse. This scale shows the kind of life pressure that you are facing. Depending on your coping skills or the lack there of, this scale can predict the likelihood of you falling victim to a stress related illness. The illness could be mild (like frequent tension headaches, acid indigestion, loss of sleep) or very serious illness (like ulcers, cancer, migraines and the like.) |
| This could be the truth today... In the year 2008, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing along with a few good humans" He gave Noah the blueprints, saying, "You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights." Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard - but no Ark. "Noah!" He roared, "I'm about to start the rain! Where is the Ark?" "Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah, "but things have changed. I needed a building permit. I've been arguing with the inspector about the need for a sprinkler system. My neighbors claim that I've violated the neighborhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeal Board for a decision. Then the Department of Transportation demanded a bond be posted for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it. Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls - but no go! When I started gathering the animals, an animal rights group sued me. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. They argued the accommodations were too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space. Then the EPA ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood. I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I'm supposed to hire for my building crew. Immigration and Naturalization are checking the green-card status of most of the people who want to work. The trades unions say I can't use my sons. They insist I have to hire only Union workers with Ark-building experience. To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species. So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this Ark. Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched across the sky. Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You mean you're not going to destroy the world?" "No," said the Lord. "The government has already beat me to it. |
| Chasing a run away dog is for children and definitely not for adults over 45. We are exhausted after being on a wild chase today. Shorter version of a longer, hard to explain story, is that mom-in-laws small Shih-poo dog (mixed breed of half Shih Tzu and half Poodle), Tibbett accidentally got loose out on a huge golf course. Several people including the police, and about eight country club employees on golf carts were involved in this pursuit. Tibbett obviously thought this was a fun exploring game for us to play. However, no one else thought that. I was panicking as I called Eric at work crying about the missing traveling family pet. He immediately left work to come out to help us in rescuing Tibbett. The frighten animal was terrified of the humming noises coming from the golf carts, and the perceived danger he thought he was in of the strange place. Anytime anyone got near him, he would run further away in different directions across the greens, and at one point even darting out into the street. He is such a timid dog and is very shy around strangers. If animals could qualify for the Olympics I think this little dog could probably be in the track and field events, he’s such a fast runner. After almost three hours of calling for Tibbett, and chasing him with doggie treats in hand, I was finally able to capture the little mutt, and now he’s safely back home again sleeping off his exhaustion. Now I hope to do the same tonight. Have a good night all. |
| Lying in bed this morning I was awakened to the annoying buzzing sounds coming from the alarm clock, immediately I thought about what the Easter holiday means to me. As I continued to lie still, I began to hear the birds chirping and singing noises coming from outside the window letting me know that springtime was in the air. Soon I would find the sun shining brightly through the glass panes of the patio door bringing warmth inside the kitchen. While reading my Easter greeting card, I caught a glimpse this was going to be a special day. Later at church I witnessed Easter traditions being celebrated in many different ways, and noticed small children proudly wearing their new outfits, and some even had their baskets and buckets filled with colored eggs, chocolate bunnies, and candy. It brought back wonderful memories of past Easters of dyeing and hiding eggs for my own children. Instead of cooking our usual holiday ham dinner, our family opted to go out to eat for lunch. Thankfully the restaurant was not overcrowded, and the meal was delicious. Unfortunately our whole family could not be together today, perhaps next year we can all be. This afternoon I walked outside on the deck and noticed how different the weather was compared to yesterday’s chilly snow flurries. It was so inspiring being outdoors as I stood soaking in the warm sunshine, taking in a deep breath the cool air felt refreshing. I saw bunches of daffodils were now in full bloom, the grass slowly becoming a brighter shade of green, and small buds are sprouting on trees, all this reminds me new life is beginning and I can’t wait to get back to cutting the grass and having barbecues again. With all the beauty that spring brings Eric and I have received the long-awaited, most awesome news that our other son and daughter-in-law are expecting their first baby in late October. This will indeed be a welcome blessing to our growing family. We are so excited over having another little one to spoil. Wow, we now expecting two grandbabies to be born within three months apart and could not be happier for our children and their families. I hope each of you have had a great holiday with your family, I know I have, and the best part of my Easter today is knowing that Christ is alive and lives deep within my heart. Yes, life sure is good and I'm looking forward to tomorrow. |
| Kicking and screaming, with nails clawing into the bed sheets hubby fought it all the way, he didn’t want to leave the comfort of our warm bed, but I drug him out into the cold snow flurries and forced him to go buy himself a new vehicle today. Ya'll know I love to shop. He was undecided whether to purchase a Jeep Wrangler or the Toyota Tacoma 4X4, and in the end, we went with a new silver truck. They always say the difference between men and boys is the size and price of their toys. I think they could be right… May you all have a blessed Easter. |
| Quarantined due to the flu, absolutely no visitors allowed by the order of the state. That’s what my mother-in-law and I was told when we visited the neighborhood nursing home today. We went expecting to visit a friend who lives there and to give her a bouquet of beautiful yellow daffodils. However, an epidemic of this contagious flu has apparently hit numerous elderly resident, and even blamed for some recent deaths, therefore causing the health officials to quarantine everyone for a mandatory 10 days of isolation. Only a few employees are allowed to enter the building. Those few were dressed with masks, and gowns that we could see. This must be a very frightening experience to these elderly residents, especially those who depend on their family and friends visiting them regularly, and aren’t able to understand why others are not allowed inside right now. I sure hope they all get well soon and this isolation ban is lifted soon before the expected date of Monday. It’s such a shame especially during the Easter weekend. A kind employee said she would deliver the flowers to our friend for us. They are all certainly in my thoughts today. That same good-looking man I met last week at our favorite restaurant for our weekly dinner date wants me to meet him in an hour again, so I had better be on the road. I hope everyone enjoys his or her weekend. |
| I am such a goof at times even though my intentions are good, and I get busy and sometimes forget to do things. Just ask my husband, I'm sure he will gladly vouch for this. Someone emailed me asking to see a photo of our Unity Sand Vase we created at our beach wedding almost six months ago, and I am embarrassed and very sorry because I cannot remember who ask for this and I apparently have since deleted their email. Here it is along with my apologies. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** The Unity Sand Ceremony was very special to our family. Eric and I placed a rock in the bottom of a vase to represent our religious beliefs as Christ is the foundation of our family, and then we each added a small amount of colored sand from our separate containers on top of the rock in the vase. Mine was blue, and his was green sand and then, one by one, each of our children added their own sand of different colors on top of ours signifying the blending our two families are now one and creating a beautiful layering effect. To top the sand off, Eric and I poured the remaining part of our sand into the top of the vase together, mixing our blue and green colors together of our sand to represent that we could never be separated. It felt truly amazing and spiritual. Today it sits beside our wedding photograph on the fireplace mantle with a candle in the top section. |
| Would you ever consider having Lasik eye surgery if you wore glasses or contacts? I’ve recently been thinking more about having this corrective eye surgery and wonder what your thoughts on this are. According to my eye doctor, there are greater risks especially with being a brittle diabetic. Would it be worth the risks, in order to see better again, and do I dare take the chance? I have worn glasses or contacts since I was 13 years old, and I’m ready to be free of them. My vision is bad enough that I can’t see anything without my glasses. They are the last thing I remove at night, and the first thing I reach for when I get out of bed each morning. My sister had this surgery a few years ago, and can’t say enough good things about her results; however she doesn’t have any medical complications such as diabetes as I do. I’ve researched this online, but I’m just curious what you think. |
Yes, you read that right, we’ve been cutting the cheese at our house tonight… literally. That sounds so cheesy and just wrong.  Actually, I bought a Nicer Dicer, and we’ve been playing with it chopping up potatoes, and cutting cheese cubes. It works really well, and the blades are extra sharp. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** I have really enjoyed the past two nights at home, not really doing anything special, but just hanging out spending quality time together. Just for something different, we have been eating our dinners on TV trays while sitting in the living room watching television, and it’s reminded me of a time many years ago when we had minimal furniture. Now those were the days living in a small apartment with hardly any furniture, what great memories. We laughed our butts off while watching a funny movie,and have just had a fun piled up on the sofa giggling. Laughter is wonderful in helping to relieve stress after a long day of work. We pulled out the good wine glasses, with plans of sharing a bottle of wine and relaxing while watching television. We actually opened two different bottles of red wine that tasted horrible. I poured them both down the drain, and finally settled for opening up a sweet white wine that was perfect. I have decided I only like the white wines. I am physically exhausted tonight. I don’t know how a petite 85-year old woman can kick my butt shopping, but I tell you, my adorable little mother-in-law has me wore me out. She drug me in and out of so many stores today, I have indeed shopped until I’ve dropped. Does anyone need a new shopping partner? I have a cute little mother-in-law just waiting to go anytime and you will never hear her complain about anything ever. |
| If you haven't seen the movie Madea goes to jail, I highly recommend it. We've watched it tonight, and it's hysterically funny. I don't have time to blog tonight, but I just wanted to say Happy St. Patrick's Day! Be back tomorrow... |
| A simple misunderstanding can ruin anything.... Good communication is everything, even when ordering a cake. My girlfriend emailed this to me, I wasn't the one who ordered it. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
I am in book heaven, as I’ve found a fabulous second-hand book store. Its set up like a regular bookstore with each shelf labeled; and the majority of the books appear to be new. These books are sold for bargain prices, for $12.00, you get all of the books you can stuff into a large paper bag. I left with 21 hardback books this week. So I’m going to be busy reading for awhile. I just love getting super deals like this.  After dinner last night we saw the movie Semi-Pro with Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson. It was a comedy that was cute, but certainly not Will’s great film. If the excessive use of foul language had been toned down, or even left out, it would have been much better to me. I’m a huge Will Ferrell fan but I can’t say I would recommend anyone seeing this movie. Can anyone recommend any really good movies that are out at the theaters or any to rent? We were putting Zak into bed earlier tonight when he suddenly got sick and upchucked. Ewee ugh! Now the washing machine is busy cleaning the soiled clothes and his favorite blankie… Poor little fellow went to the doctor this week to get checkout for his sinuses, and his pediatrician checked his ears and dug too deep in one ear while trying to clean it out using a curette. He screamed in pain as she accidentially cut his inner ear canal making it bleed profusely. He cried for hours he was in such pain. She prescribed some pain medicine for him that he refuses to take, so I put it in his favorite drink - a cup of chocolate milk - thus causing him to get nauseated. Poor little fellow. |
| I woke up to a dozen dead fish floating belly up in the aquarium. It appears as if the heater overheated as the thermostat showed the temperature to be almost 100°, and the glass tank was extra warm to the touch. Those poor little sharks, algae eaters, and Nemo’s probably felt as if they were boiling. For over a year now I have babied them with two feedings each day, always making certain their water was clean, the ph balance and temperature was correct, plus cleaning out the filtration system. Now they are all dead and I give up. It’s now more obvious than ever that I don’t have a green thumb or an even a wet one either. That’s the end of my trying to keep fish alive… Does anyone need a slightly used 55 gallon fish tank and equipment? Sorry though no guarantees come with the heater.  I’m bummed out by it, but I’m not going to let this misfortune completely dampen my good mood today as I have accepted a romantic dinner date tonight with a very good-looking man whose smile makes my toes curl. We plan on enjoying a bottle of wine, a great meal, and lots of promises... I hope you guys all have a great weekend too. Here is a link to one of my favorite romantic songs, and I think Celine Dion says it best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NRJMutDU4w "I Want You To Need Me" I want to be the face you see when you close your eyes I want to be the touch you need every single night I want to be your fantasy And be your reality And everything between I want you to need me Like the air you breathe I want you to feel me In everything I want you to see me In your every dream The way that I taste you feel you breathe you need you I want you to need me Like I need you I want to be the eyes that look deep into your soul I want to be the world to you I just want it all I want to be your deepest kiss The answer to your every wish And all you ever need Coz I need you More than you could know And I need you To never never let me go And I need to be deep inside your heart I just want to be everywhere you are.... I want to be the face you see when you close your eyes I want to be the touch you need every single night I want to be your fantasy And be your reality And everything between |
Sleep deprivation is something I can’t handle very well and last night I had another sleepless night all because I drank a soda at 10:00, and the caffeine kept me awake for hours. So instead of snuggling up with my better half in our warm bed, I spent another night chatting online with bugzy is baaaccck!!  until 4 AM and laughing so hard until our insides hurt.We were litterly giggling so much with our girl talk we couldn’t breathe; we got so tickled, we were so hot, and were almost spewing our monitors, and almost peeing on ourselves. We were crying and the tears were flowing we couldn’t even see how to type; I tell you if there had been a video made of us being so tickled it would have been a hilarious, up roaring comedy. Between Dev yelling downstairs to get Bugzy to be quiet and my trying not to wake Eric up with my side-splitting giggles, it was hysterical. Those are the fun times and what wonderful memories are made of between girlfriends. Now what we talked about was irrelevant (and top secret) but let me just say for the record, it was just too dang funny. And I for one, look forward to many more fun times. Thanks for the laughs Bugzy, you're a riot sis, I can't wait until I get up to Canada.  I also wanted to say a special thank you to katherine76 for my new awardicon on my blog. This was very generous of you and I greatly appreciate your kind words. |
| I received a wonderful email and felt it had so much truth to it that I wanted to post it to share with you all. It was not written by my friend but by Ronald K. Pendleton. You have often heard me say that I have made so many mistakes in my lifetime and pray I have learned something from each of them, and even though I know I will continue making mistakes, and learning from them. That’s just life and it’s bound to happen since we’re human. We all learn many different lessons in each of our lives and often share them when we want to pass those pieces of words of wisdom on to those, we care about in the hopes of sparing them heartache. I would like to ask you a few questions today. Think about it for a moment. 1-What life lessons or helpful piece of advice would you share with others if you could pass on something they could remember? 2- Who gave you the best advice that you always fall back on, and what was it? Lessons Learned in Life ~ written by Ronald K. Pendleton I've learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you. I've learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences. I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself. I've learned that learning to forgive takes practice. I've learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change. I've learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. I've learned that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for a lifetime. I've learned that it takes time to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it, and years to rebuild it again. I've learned that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. I've learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever. I've learned that two people can look at the same thing and see something very different. I've learned that people who don’t even know you can change your life in a matter of hours. I've learned that you can keep going long after you feel that you can’t. I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place. I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score. I've learned that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time. I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up. I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel. I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want him or her to do not mean they don't love you with all they have. I've learned that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many years you have lived. I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief. I've learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other and just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do love each other. I've learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help. I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being. I've learned that the people you care about most in life can be taken from you too soon. I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. It is up to the other person. I've learned that no matter how much I care, not all people care back. I've learned that it's not what you have in your life but who you share your life with that counts. I've learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you'd better know something. I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do. I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it. I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides. I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think. I've learned that sometimes I just need to be held. I've learned that you should never tell a child her dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if she believed it. I've learned that your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you, love you ,and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological. I've learned that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to. I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions. I've learned that if you don't want to forget something, stick it in your underwear drawer. I've learned that the clothes I like best are the ones with the most holes in them. I've learned that true love continues to grow, even over the longest distance. I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process. I've learned that there are many ways of falling and staying in love. I've learned that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves, get farther in life. I've learned that many things can be powered by the mind the trick is self-control. I've learned that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar, you will feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most. I've learned that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us. I've learned that although the word "love" can have many different meanings, it loses value when overly used. I've learned that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe. I've learned that writing, as well as talking can ease emotional pains. |
| Have you ever found money accidentally left in your coat or jeans pocket, grin and say ahhh life is good? I found a wrinkled up, washed five-dollar bill in my jeans that I wore to my ladies meeting this morning and started thinking what could I do with just $5.00. Granted, it’s not a lot of money, and could come in handy when money was tight, but then again it’s not a one-dollar bill either. Now, if I absolutely had to spend just the $5.00, what would I do with it? Would I visit a book store for a magazine or a paper back book, would I go window shopping and use it for a snack and drink, buy some lottery tickets, perhaps rent a movie, buy some chocolate for Anyea or some ice cream for Eric? Maybe I would buy a card to mail to a friend, or even take Zak to the Dollar store and let him pick out five toys. I could even buy a small cheap bouquet of flowers from the grocery store for my table. Interesting I never really thought of all the great possibilities of all I could do with this little piece of washed up money. What would you do with a $5.00 bill if someone gave it to you, and said that you had to use it for fun? PS - Nada ’s husband Lance has been on my mind today, and I hope he’s doing well from his heart surgery. If anyone hears from her, can you please let the rest of us know? Thanks. |
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