Happy New Year!

Be always at war with your vices,
at peace with your neighbors,
and let each new year find you a better man.
~Benjamin Franklin

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
~Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850

For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
~T.S. Eliot

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this:
To rise above the little things.
~John Burroughs

I know this phrase is overused. I see it everywhere, but this is about as close as I come to a New Year's Resolution this year....

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

The courage to change the things I can,

And the wisdom to know the difference.

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May all of you have the happiest of New Years!

I TRULY appreciate ALL of you! Thank you for being my friends.

Much Love to All!

Happy 2007!

Happy Anniversary!

It was 23 years ago today that we wed.

I love you more today than yesterday.

I wasn't going to blog again before Christmas, but while checking out friend's blogs, I came across my friend Beej's latest post. It made me laugh, so I had to try it out for myself!

I just made a total elf of myself.

Check me out by clicking the link below.

I'm an elf! (<--- click!)

Thanks for the laugh, Beej!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas!

From me and mine to you and yours...

Have a very Merry Christmas,

and the best of New Years!!

I hope that 2007 is your

Best Year EVER!

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past,
than education, than money,
than circumstances, than failures, than successes,
than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill.
It will make or break a company …a church …a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude
we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past
…we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have,
and that is our attitude
…I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me
and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you …we are in charge of our attitudes.
Charles R. Swindoll

I'm OK

This is for many people.

This is for me.

This is for many, many reasons.

It doesn't mean one thing to all people.

It means what it means to you....



It's from Post Secret.

Thank you for reading my blog.

You mean more than you know.

Breathe

Anna Nalick - Breathe (2 a.m.)


Sorry, but as much as I love that song, it's not what I want to listen to EVERYtime I check my blog.

You can still find videos for your blog at www.videocure.com

If you want the one for this particular song, email me and I'll send you the codes!

Anniversary

This is my 1 year anniversary for my blog!!!

Wow.... Has it been a year already?

I've made many new friends and had a blast!!

Thank you all for listening to me whine,

Sharing my triumphs,

Listening to all my rants,

And staying with me even when the best I could do

Was to borrow a meme or

Do a quick quiz.

Thank You.

XOXOXO

Happy Thanksgiving!

This is a very happy time of year for most people.

It's also a hard time of year for others.

I wish the best to EVERYONE in this holiday season.

May we all be able to find reasons to feel thankful.

I know I'm very thankful for all my blog friends.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Love Song...

Your Love Song Is

Thankyou by Dido "And I want to thank you for giving me The best day of my life Oh, just to be with you is having The best day of my life." It's all good, as long as you're in love.

What Love Song Are You?

Two Word Meme

Sorry to be gone so long. There's been a lot of drama in my household this past week or 10 days. We are hoping that we have passed the worst of it so far. Maybe I'll fill you in later, but for now, I just wanted to do something quick for the couple of readers I have... :D

Two Word Meme Via Authenticia

1. Explain what ended your last relationship?
*Too Young (I was only 15 when I met hubby!)

2. When was the last time you shaved?
*Can't Remember

3. What were you doing this morning at 8 a.m.?
*Driving Workward

4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago?
*Checking email

5. Are you any good at math?
*Not bad

6. Your prom night?
*Didn't go (For you newbies, I was married and living in another state by then.)

7. Do you have any famous ancestors?
*Don't know (Hubby has some pretty famous people in his history. Think England and famous church...)

8. Have you had to take a loan out for school?
*Not me

9. Do you know the words to the song on your myspace profile?
*I do

10. Last thing received in the mail?
*Friendship Ditty

11. How many different beverages have you had today?
*Just One

12. Do you ever leave messages on people's answering machines?
*Of Course

13. Who did you lose your CONCERT virginity to?
*The Who (Reunion Tour)

14. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?
*Not me

15. What's the most painful dental procedure you've had?
*Tooth Filling

16. What is out your back door?
*Back Yard

17. Any plans for Friday night?
*Not Yet

18. Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?
*Can't Remember

19. Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different popcorns?
*Fortunately Not

20. Have you ever been to a planetarium?
*Not Yet

21. Do you re-use towels after you shower?
*Yes Indeed

22. Some things you are excited about?
*Good Question

23. What is your favorite flavor of JELLO?
*Yummy Strawberry

24. Describe your keychain(s):
*Toy Lizard

25. Where do you keep your change?
*Pocket/Purse

26. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people?
*High School

27. What kind of winter coat do you own?
*Black Wool (and leather)

28. What was the weather like on your graduation day?
*Didn't Go (I'm sure it was nice, but I graduated mid-term and picked up my diploma in June at the school.)

29. Do you sleep with the door to your room open or closed?
*Door Closed

No spring,

nor summer beauty

hath such grace

As I

have

seen

in one

autumnal face;

—John Donne (1572–1631) "Elegy IX: The Autumnal"

How do they know?

Your Life Is Worth...

$668,500

How Much Is Your Life Worth?

What I want to know is where do I collect?!!!

What would I have to do to collect?

Hmm... Maybe I'm not ready to collect!!

:D

Happy Halloween!!

Free Hugs Campaign

I saw this video on a fellow bloggers site.

I absolutely LOVE this video. Everyone needs hugs...

Question #7

Well, this is the last of my questions! (Unless I get more...) Sorry it took so long, D!

My friend, Deirdre, wants to know...

"Do you prefer drinking from "glass" or "plastic"?"

Hmm.... I suppose it depends on the drink! ;)

Very interesting question, D!! Considering my stepfather worked in a glass factory for over 30 years, and hubby's grandmother worked in one for many years also, I 'd have to say GLASS!!!

:D

But honestly, I do think things taste better in glass. I can't explain it, but given a choice, I'll pick glass everytime!

I am clumsy at times, though, and I've broken many glasses, so I do have to be careful. Plastic shards don't hurt as bad as glass ones do!! HA!

That appears to be all my questions for now. If anyone has more, please feel free to ask away!!!

Thanks to everyone who asked me questions!! I've had fun thinking about them all!

Pumpkin carving!

Click here to carve your own online pumpkins!!

And just in time for Halloween!!

Have fun!!

My "family tree" ?

Who knew...?!! :D

All ready for Halloween!! :D

Question #6

My friend Chrysalis asks:

"How did you meet your hubby, and how did you know he was "the one"?"

Wow... That IS tough!!!

I met hubby at church when I was 15 years and 10 months old. He had just graduated high school mid-term in Valdez, Alaska, and moved back to Indiana.

He was the nicest, most caring guy I'd ever met. He was sooo sweet! One night I sat crying, very upset about something, and he walked up to see why "a pretty girl cried." He tried to comfort me as best a stranger could do.

He made sure I was okay and had stopped crying before he left me. He talked with me everytime he saw me at church, and called me at home. (I wasn't allowed to date until I was 16, though, so we didn't get to 'go out' until then. Yeah, yeah, yeah.... I'm OLD!! :P)

As far as knowing he was "the one," I can't really put my finger on anything specific. We were just a very good match. We didn't know it then, but our personalities really complimented each others in everyday things. We were both frugal and conscientous, caring and compassionate, and just loved each other very much. Every other person seemed to pale in comparison. We seemed to know fairly early on that we wanted to get married. We were engaged after 9 months, and married 13 months later.

We've had a long and crazy road in this journey together. We've had heartaches and been to hell and back (a couple of times), but also times when our hearts soared and we didn't think we could see the ground. We've had all the vows pressed upon us -- for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and health.... But we've made it this far together, nearly 23 years later. Through it all, though, we've never lost the caring bond that we've shared nearly 25 years since we met. No matter how mad, or bored, or hurt, or lost we may feel, we always have no doubt that this person is the chosen person to be there to help, love, guide, and care for the other. We've always known it.

Don't know if that answered your question, Chrys, but I hope it helped.

Just for Halloween....

Questions #3, #4, & #5...

My friend, Tina, asks...

Question #3

"Would you rather move back to Indiana or move your family to Texas?"

I actually thought this was going to be a rather easy question until I thought about it more. I would love to move back to Indiana to be nearer my family! And yet, I think they might like some of the Texas weather better than northern winters. Most of my family live in Indiana, so moving back there would almost be ideal. Hubby's brother still lives there, too. It's a smaller town than we live in now, though I wouldn't want to live directly in my hometown, but maybe on the outskirts somewhere. I prefer smaller towns to bigger ones.

And yet, my son is here. He doesn't live with us anymore, but he is still here and is an only child. I don't know if he'd consider moving, too.... And I have to say, I love three of the four seasons here. It's beautiful most of the year. The winter is almost perfect for me!

So I guess I'd have to say that I'd still rather be there since I don't think I can even get my family to move here! I'd prefer to take only son with me, too. But if he HAD to stay, I think I'd have a hard time moving.

Hope that answers your question...

Question #4

"What was the hardest thing about being adopted?"

Hmm... I was adopted so young (4 months), that I don't think I had any real problems adjusting. The hardest thing I can think of personally is just not knowing my family history. I also have a brother that is 3-4 years older than I am, and I don't know him at all. That's a little difficult. I was raised as the oldest of four girls, but I am actually someone's "little sister."

Getting a little older now, I don't know about what health problems I may have. I'm learning of a few as I go along, but it would be better if I had a clue about them beforehand.

I always felt very loved and accepted and always like I belonged, so none of that was any trouble at all. I don't think I can ever recall feeling "different" because I was adopted. I was just one of the kids. ...no better, no worse.

So I suppose the hardest part was just the stuff I don't know....

Question #5

"What is your biggest regret? Your biggest triumph?"
(Wait... Isn't that 2 questions?!! ;))

I know it's been said time and time again that people "don't have regrets because I wouldn't be who I am." I sincerely believe it, though. I may have made mistakes in the past, but it has shaped and formed the person I am today. Without those trials and tribulations, I might lose a part of my personality. ...maybe a part that I treasure because of the lessons learned.

Part of the road I've travelled has been hard and laden with heartache. I wouldn't change it, though. It's taught me to be more compassionate and loving and caring. ...to feel for people who may have been in the same situations. To be nonjudgmental and understanding.

As far as my biggest triumph, I'm sure it's along the same lines. My biggest triumph is being where I am right now. Every day is a gift. We can't look back and say "I wish I'd done" this or that. I try to live in such a fashion that if I reached the end of my life today, would I look back and want to change things? I'm not talking about little things like "I wish I'd worked out today." "I wish I'd cleaned house more." Does my family feel loved? Do I do a good job at work? Do I aim to be compassionate and caring? Then what is to regret?

Where are the huge triumphs?

Being the person and personality that I wish to be.

Thanks for the questions, Tina!!

I hoped that answered your questions! If it didn't, feel free to write back!!!

Another question...

Question #2

Miss Penny asks:

"If could be any animal in the world what would you be and why?"

Why a Unicorn, of course!!!

Oh, sorry, you mean in the real world... ;)

This one is actually tough. I can think of a few animals that it might be fun to be!

A cat is a really good one! ...a little aloof, but mostly loveable. ...a little more independent, but also quite dependent on it's person most of the time.

A horse is another good one. ...strong and majestic. ...tough and smart, yet most of the time, also very loving (depending on the horse, I suppose). On the Chinese calendar, I was born under the sign of the Fire Horse. (I was also born under the sign of the bull (Taurus), but I really don't see myself as being overly tough, bull-headed, or fiercely independent.)

Hmm... I suppose either one of those would work best.

Thanks for the question Penny!!

(P.S. Penny, the color of the caboose is chartreuse!) :D

Funny Cats...

I think I've seen these videos a hundred times, but it still makes me laugh...

Number One

I love all the great questions I've received so far!! I suppose we should just start at the beginning....

Question #1

"What are 3 things that you wanted to do in your life but never have had the chance?"

Now this doesn't mean that I won't ever get the chance, but to this point in my life, these are things I would like to do, but haven't yet.

Travel. I would love to visit places like Ireland, England, Australia, and many others. And I don't just mean for a week or two. I would love to just stay and visit and become part of the scenery for a month or two or six! That may be part of the future. We'll have to see....

I would love to work with animals. I don't think I could actually be a full veterinarian (still a little squeamish at times), but I would still love to work with animals. And not just dogs and cats! I love most all animals!

Go back to school. I don't even know for sure what I'd like to do that I'm not already doing! I've always loved psychology and the mind. I enjoy learning about people and their brains and why they do what they do. I also wouldn't mind studying the origins of the different religions. I suppose those two subjects could go hand in hand with some ancient religions. Both topics are very interesting to me.

Thanks for the question Harmonia!

Just ask....

My friend, Tina, has this really great idea. I think I like it...

Ask me a question -- any question -- and I'll try to answer it to the best of my ability. It can be personal, in general, or (as she says) totally out there crazy!!

You can ask right here on my blog, or you can email me.

Some of my favorite links...

I've been crazy busy at work for some time now. Better than being bored, though, I suppose! Even at night, I'm finding it hard to find time to blog. Rather than leave great lengths of time in between posts, I'll leave you with a post of some of the links I visit now and again...

The newspaper in my hometown.

The J.K. Rowling's official Harry Potter webpage.

Post Secret - See a Secret, Share a Secret...

A library of online books called World Wide School website.

I still listen to Pandora at work now and again.

The cutest of cute is Cute Overload and Daily Kitten.

And the newest one I've found recently is BrainyQuotes.com

There's actually tons more, so these are just a few. I hope you end up finding a new page to check out often, as I did.

Someone emailed this to me today...

The Price of Children

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 to be $160,140 for a middle income family.
Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

* $8,896.66 a year, or

* $741.38 a month, or

* $171.08 a week.

* That's a mere $24.24 a day!

* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is "if you want to be 'rich', don't have children."
Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day

For $160,140, you never have to grow up.

You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:
* keep reading "The Adventures of Piglet and Pooh" ,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish upon a star.

You also get to:
* frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets, and collect:
* spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas,
* hand prints set in clay or Mother's Day, and
* cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no bigger bang for your buck.

You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness history:
* her first step,
* his first word,
* her first bra,
* his first date, and
* their first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal.
You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs called grandchildren and great grandchildren in your obituary

You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God.

You have the power to:
* heal a boo-boo,
* scare away the monsters under the bed,
* patch a broken heart,
* police a slumber party,
* ground them forever, and
* love them without limits...

So that one day they, like you, will love without counting the cost.


That is quite a deal for the price!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!

Sunset

Sunset
Rainer Maria Rilke


Slowly the west reaches for clothes of new colors
which it passes to a row of ancient trees.
You look, and soon these two worlds both leave you
one part climbs toward heaven, one sinks to earth.

leaving you, not really belonging to either,
not so hopelessly dark as that house that is silent,
not so unswervingly given to the eternal as that thing
that turns to a star each night and climbs--

leaving you (it is impossible to untangle the threads)
your own life, timid and standing high and growing,
so that, sometimes blocked in, sometimes reaching out,
one moment your life is a stone in you, and the next, a star.

Fun site...

Here's a link to a fun site...

It's a "message in a bottle" type site. It's kinda fun...

You can send messages out into the big wide world for others to see, or you can actually put in a specific email address and send a message in a bottle to anyone who has an email address.

Plus, if you wait a couple of minutes, you will actually get messages from others across the internet.

It's something different to do to if you have extra time and don't know what to do with it...

;)

Happy Belated Birthday!!

Would you believe this guy just turned 43?!!

Wow.... Where does the time go? We've been married nearly 23 years now.

And we've definitely been through thick and thin, better and worse.

(His birthday was actually last weekend (Sept. 4), but he wasn't feeling very well, so I told him we could celebrate this weekend instead.)

Happy (belated) Birthday!!!

I love you!

Rest in Peace, Steve....

Stephen Robert Irwin

February 22, 1962 to September 4, 2006

Rest in Peace

You were taken too soon. You died the way you lived, and the way you wanted, I know.
We'll miss you more than we can express.

G'bye, mate...

<3

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.
~Henry Miller

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
~Anaïs Nin

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
~William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence"

Hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops... at all.
~Emily Dickinson

A full heart has room for everything and an empty heart has room for nothing.
~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

Cities...

American Cities That Best Fit You::

75% Seattle

65% Austin

65% Las Vegas

60% Atlanta

60% Denver

Which American Cities Best Fit You?

Woooo HOOOOO!!

:Edit:
Dang! I spoke too soon!
:End Edit:


Blogdrive is back!!

...I think.

(knock on wood)

I haven't been able to see the blogs of my friends lately!

Welcome back everyone!

Hmm....

What's wrong with this picture?

Tell me....

Trendsetter...

I think I must be a trendsetter in my part of the world. ;P

It has rained a lot the last few days here where I live! I've been enjoying the weather immensely!

The first time I went out in the rain about a week ago, I got a lot of strange looks from people in cars and peeks out the neighbors windows. A few days later, I was back out in the rain, hands held out and a huge smile facing skyward. No looks this time....

The third time I went outside this weekend, I actually had several neighbors join me after I'd been outside awhile. One was a neighbor bringing out her baby daughter to enjoy the rain -- along with the child's grandmother. I'd made the comment that one is never too young or too old to enjoy "playing in the rain!!" They agreed and said they hadn't been out in the rain in a very long time.

Then another neighbor from a few doors away came outside, rolled up their pant legs and came out into the rain as well!

I think the next time it rains, we should have a block party...!!!

I found it, D!!

This "place" that my friend, Deirdre, is looking for -- I found it today! Just as Steph said in the comments, it was serendipitous!

I've been feeling a little down and a little low for some time now. I'm a person who can be controlled (to a degree) by the weather. When it's hot and muggy all the time, it can make a person cranky! :D

I long for the rain... It seems to wash away all my worries and stress. It seems to cleanse my very soul.

But of course, here in north Texas, it hasn't rained at my house in a very long time. (Weeks, maybe months, it seems.) It seems to constantly pass me by.

...until today!

Once I got home and sat in front of the computer in an empty house, I wondered what to do next. Then I heard it! The thunder! The most awesome crackling of electricity in the sky! I jumped up! I've heard it before, but the rain never came. This time was different.

...FINALLY!

The thunder rumbled and grumbled through the sky. The lightening came next. I could feel the electricity moving through me. It gave me goosebumps!

I looked out my kitchen window and there it was!! The rain was here!

And finally, as if in a fit of anger, the rain poured down!

I ran outside and stood on my porch. As the rain swirled around and around, it whipped through the trees. It whipped through the bushes. I just sat on the porch watching it fall to the ground. The cool breeze and the smell of rain were intoxicating...

And just as I thought it might be time to go in and watch from the inside, the rain changed direction and whipped right into my face! HA! Can the rain call you out?! I felt as if it were.

So I took off my shoes, rolled up my jeans, and walked into the rain.

I can't even begin to explain the pleasure I felt as the rain caressed my face. I continued to walk further into the yard and down the driveway. The water running down the driveway felt cool as I stepped into it. Then as I reached the end of the concrete rectangle, I walked into the water gathering at my feet in the road. It felt warm to the touch -- warmed as it roared down the asphalt path.

And I looked toward the sky as the rain calmed down and yet remained steady and began to wash away my stress. It began to cleanse my spirit. I was determined to stay in the cleansing downpour until I felt sated and washed clean of my sadness, stress and worry.

I walked. Then I walked more. I walked around the yard, on the sidewalk, down the road. I watched neighbors glance at me from cars and windows. ...but I didn't care.

Pretty soon, my clothes were saturated. ...my hair dripped with rain. ...and I still didn't feel like going back into the dry house. I was comforted and held by the calming storms around me.

Even as I walked back up the driveway, I couldn't quite go in yet. I must stay here until I felt totally satisfied that I'd been cleansed and comforted. I stood on the porch. I closed my eyes and felt the cool water misting my face.

When I finally went back in, I checked the clock and realized I'd been outside a full hour. It didn't rain forever, Deirdre, but it certainly rained long enough for me to feel cleansed and renewed and spiritually refreshed again.

....ah, yes. I just had to tell you, Ms. D -- I found it! I found the place you were talking about. And it IS heavenly....

Coolness...

I MUST be cool!!! I'm the Spotlight Blog on FTS blogsite this week!!! Thank you FTS!!

Happy 21st Birthday!

This little guy was born 21 years ago today!

WOW.... Where does the time go...?

Just yesterday he was squalling and wailing with anger at the bright light in the delivery room...

Then he was smiling, crawling, walking, talking...

Then he started school...

Then junior high...

Then high school.

From crayons, and coloring books to sketchpads and art pencils.

From Candy Land to Monopoly to computers and video games.

From playgroups and preschool to inline skates, skateboards and motocross biking.

From carousels over the crib to "the wheels on the bus," to stereos and electric guitars.

From teddy bears to action figures to girlfriends...

From the nursery to his bedroom to his own apartment...

From those first giggles to the terrible 2's to the mixed up middle grades to the terrible teens...

From the joys of being a new parent to the heartbreak of being parents of a teen.

...and absolutely all that both of those entail.

It's true what they say... It's absolutely the best and worst job you will ever love.

But never forget, my dear and only child, we will love you forever!!

We wish only the very best for you, and the courage for you to find it.

We'll always be here to be your cheerleaders.

We know (believe me, we do!) that it isn't always easy to make the right choices, but we know you can do it!!

We love you!!!

Happy 21st Birthday, RJ!!!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

I love you!!!

Funny... ;P

Geekie Chick's Aliases

Your movie star name: Pickles John Your fashion designer name is Tammy London Your socialite name is Long Legs Dallas Your fly girl / guy name is T Sum Your detective name is Cat Marion Your barfly name is Popcorn Screwdriver Your soap opera name is Lynn D Street Your rock star name is Mars Airplane Your Star Wars name is Tamspu Sumrob Your punk rock band name is The Sad Unicorn

The Amazing Meganame Generator

Rain

Umm... I don't think I've ever been cold and unwelcoming, but as you all know, I do love the rain!

Yeah, since I've been on "vacation" at home, I've been taking the easy way out for my entries...

Creatively, I seem to be having a harder time with entries, too. I'm sure it'll get better soon.

You Are Rain

You can be warm and sexy. Or cold and unwelcoming. Either way, you slowly bring out the beauty around you. You are best known for: your touch Your dominant state: changing

What Type of Weather Are You?

Comfort is good...

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are very passionate and quite temperamental. While you can be moody, you always crave comfort. You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds. You see yourself with pretty objective eyes. How you view yourself is almost exactly how other people view you. Your near future is still unknown, and a little scary. You'll get through wild times - and you'll textually enjoy it. For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

Girlie, girl!!

You Are 30% Boyish and 70% Girlish

Even if you're not a girl, you're very feminine. You're in touch with your feelings, and your heart rules you. A bit of a emotional roller coaster, one moment you're up and the next you're down. But no matter what, you try to be as cute and perky as possible.

How Boyish or Girlish Are You?

Happy Birthday, Little Sister!!

Today is my younger sister's birthday!!!
Happy Birthday, Kim!! She is only one year younger than me, but at least she is still in her thirties!! ;)

I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

I love you!!!

Another

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.


~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Emotion

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on Earth.

~Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-81)
Russian novelist, engineer, novelist

Quote

I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry. And I know you do the same things too, So we're really not that different, me and you.

~ Colin Raye

I saw this today...

(click on it if it's hard to read)

Hmm...

My blog is worth $6,774.48.
How much is your blog worth?