HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

WISHING EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPPY NEW YEAR!!!




A Great Plan for 2010 and all of life....

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile Personality.
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control.Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.> > 21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...Society.
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. Life.
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. PEOPLE ARE MADE TO BE LOVED
Things are made to be Used..
There is so much confusion in this World today because,
PEOPLE ARE BEING USED AND
THINGS ARE BEING LOVED_

THE CHRISTMAS PAGENT

My husband and I had been happily married (most of the time)for five years but hadn't been
blessed with a baby.
I decided to do some serious praying and promised God that if he would give us a child,I would be a perfect mother,love it with all my heart and raise it with His word as my guide.
God answered my prayersand blessed us with a son.The next year God blessed us with another son.
The following year, He blessedus with yet another son.The year after that we were blessed with a daughter.
My husband thought we'd been blessed right into poverty.We now had four children,and the oldest was only four years old..I learned never to ask God for anything unless I meant it.
As a minister once told me,"If you pray for rain,make sure you carry an umbrella."I began reading a few verses of the Bible to the children each day as they lay in their cribs.
I was off to a good start.God had entrusted me with four children andI didn't want to disappoint Him.I tried to be patient the daythe children smashed two dozen eggs onthe kitchen floor searchingfor baby chicks.
I tried to be understanding.... when they started a hotel forhome less frogs in the spare bedroom,
although it took me nearly two hoursto catch all twenty-three frogs.
When my daughter poured ketchup all over herself and rolled up in a blanket to seehow it felt to be a hot dog,I tried to see the humor rather than the mess. In spite of changing over twenty-five thousand diapers,never eating a hot meal and never sleeping for more than thirty minutes
at a time, I still thank God daily for my children While I couldn't keep my promise to be
a perfect mother-I didn't even come close...
I did keep my promiseto raise them in the Word of God. I knew I was missing the mark just a little when I told my daughter we were goingto church to worship God,and she wanted to bring a bar of soap along to"wash up" Jesus, too.Something was lost in the translation whenI explained that God gave us everlasting life, and my son thought it was generous
of God to give us his "last wife."My proudest moment came during the children'sChristmas pageant.
My daughter was playing Mary,two of my sons were shepherds and my youngest son was a wise man. This was their moment to shine.
My five-year-old shepherd had practiced his line,"We found the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes." But he was nervous and said,"The baby was wrappedin wrinkled clothes." My four-year-old "Mary" said,"That's not 'wrinkled clothes,' silly.
That's dirty, rotten clothes."A wrestling match broke outbetween Mary and the shepherd
and was stopped by an angel, who bent her halo and lost her left wing I slouched a little lower in my seat when Mary dropped the doll representing Baby Jesus, and it bounced down the aisle crying, "Mama-mama."
Mary grabbed the doll,wrapped it back up and held it tightly as the wise men arrived.My other son stepped forward wearing a bathrobe and a paper crown,knelt at the manger and announced,"We are the three wise men,and we are bringing gifts of gold, common sense and fur."The congregation dissolved into laughter,and the pageant got a standing ovation.

"I've never enjoyed a Christmas program as much as this one,"laughed the pastor, wiping tears
from his eyes. "For the rest of my life,I'll never hear the Christmas story without thinking of gold, common sense and fur."
"My children are my pride and my joy and my greatest blessing," I said as I dug through my purse for an aspirin.
Jesus had no servants,yet they called Him Master.
Had no degree,yet they called Him Teacher.
Had no medicines,yet they called Him Healer.
Had no army,yet kings feared Him.
He won no military battles,yet He conquered the world.
He committed no crime,yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb,yet He lives today.
Feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Christmas!!!

THE "W' IN CHRISTMAS

The "W" in Christmas
Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I
had cut back on nonessential obligations -- extensive card writing, endless
baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted,
unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning
of Christmas.
My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season
for a six-year-old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's "Winter
Pageant."
I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the production.
Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She assured
me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation.

All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then. Fortunately, Nicholas
Seemed happy with the compromise.
So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early, found
a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw several
other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, the students were
led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on
the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their song.
Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday
as Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun, commercial
entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer. So, when
my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken aback by its bold
title. Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens,
red sweaters, and bright snow caps upon their heads. Those in the front
row-center stage -- held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the
song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold up the
letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up his
Portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love."
The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a small,
quiet, girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down -- totally
unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W." The audience of 1st through 6th graders
snickered at this little one's mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing at her,
so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W." Although many teachers tried to shush
the children, the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it
together. A hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that instant, we
understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in the first place,
why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for our festivities.
For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear:
"C H R I S T W A S L O V E"
And, I believe, He still is.

Amazed in His presence...Humbled by His love.
May each of you have a Merry Christmas as you reflect on His Amazing Love for us...
Have a blessed day! Happy Birthday Jesus !!!!!!!!

THANK GOODNESS I AM DONE...

Thank goodness I am done with Christmas shopping.......DIDN'T ANYBODY GO TO WORK TODAY????? Good Lord.......It is Monday isn't (wasn't) it? I thought I would be safe from the crowds...not....I wasn't to bad I shouldn't complain to much..till I got to Walgreen's.......I stopped in to pick up my scrips.....and got a snack...and she reached for my VICTORIA'S SECRET bag and asked this too??? I said no I got that else where sheesh.

I will be busy tomorrow too food shopping for the rest of Christmas dinner....I will also be volunteering at the food bank on Wednesday...I will be going in early to get a head start on the box filling. I have a funny feeling we will be super swamped. I have noticed that even the short time I have been doing this that there are more and more families are coming to the food bank every week there are more and more...two weeks before Thanksgiving we had almost 200 families come. Sad sad sad.....

Well have a great night everyone

MY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE UP!!!!

IS THIS BETTER JACK?

This is an article submitted to a 1999 Louisville Sentinel contest to find out who had the wildest Christmas dinners. It won first prize.
As a joke, my brother Jay used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before Christmas. He said all he wanted was for Santa to fill them.
What they say about Santa checking the list twice must be true because every Christmas morning, although Jay's kids' stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty.
One year I decided to make his dream come true. I put on sunglasses and went in search of an inflatable love doll. They don't sell those things at Wal-Mart.
I had to go to an adult bookstore downtown.If you've never been in an X-rated store, don't go, you'll only confuse yourself.
I was there an hour saying things like, 'What does this do?' 'You're kidding me!' 'Who would buy that?' Finally, I made it to the inflatable doll section.
I wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my truck so I could use the car pool lane during rush hour.
Finding what I wanted was difficult. 'Love Dolls' come in many different models. The top of the line, according to the side of the box, could do things I'd only seen in a book on animal husbandry. I settled for 'Lovable Louise.'
She was at the bottom of the price scale. To call Louise a 'doll' took a huge leap of imagination. On Christmas Eve and with the help of an old bicycle pump, Louise came to life.
My sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours. Long after Santa had come and gone,
I filled the dangling pantyhose with Louise's pliant legs and bottom. I also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray.
I went home, and giggled for a couple of hours.The next morning my brother called to say that Santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him VERY happy, but had left the dog confused.
She would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. We all agreed that Louise should remain in her pantyhose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional Christmas dinner.
My grandmother noticed Louise the moment she walked in the door. 'What the hell is that?' she asked. My brother quickly explained, 'It's a doll.''Who would play with something like that?' Granny snapped.I kept my mouth shut.'Where are her clothes?' Granny continued.'Boy, that turkey sure smells nice, Gran,' Jay said, to steer her into the dining room.
But Granny was relentless. 'Why doesn't she have any teeth?'Again, I could have answered, but why would I? It was Christmas and no one wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, 'Hang on Granny, hang on!'My grandfather, a delightful old man with poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, 'Hey, who's the naked gal by the fireplace?' I told him she was Jay's friend.
A few minutes later I noticed Grandpa by the mantel, talking to Louise. Not just talking, but actually flirting. It was then that we realized this might be Grandpa's last Christmas at home.
The dinner went well. We made the usual small talk about who had died, who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly Louise made a noise like my father in the bathroom in the morning.
Then she lurched from the mantel, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. The cat screamed. I passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and Grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
My brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants.Granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car.It was indeed a Christmas to treasure and remember.
Later in my brother's garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of Louise's collapse.
We discovered that Louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. Fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape, we restored her to perfect health..

I can't wait until next Christmas.

THE HUMAN BODY

The Human Body!

Very informative!

• It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
• One human hair can support 3kg (6.6 lb).
• The average man's pen* s is three times the length of his thumb.
• Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
• A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.
• There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
• Women blink twice as often as men.
• The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.
• Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still..
• If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.
• Women reading this will be finished now.
• Men are still busy checking their thumbs.

I'M READY TO GO BACK TO WORK NOW....LOL

I have been on vacation since December 3rd. I am ready to return to work at anytime now....I went shopping on the 5th of December......braved the mall....not to bad...course it was a weekday so I imagine that had something to do with it.... I ate first....then went to Victoria's secret nothing fit's me that they sell there but I do like a couple of their fragrance's tho...LOVE SPELL is my fav so I bought some of that for myself. I was shopping for roomies birthday present....which I did manage to get. I got my hands washed with salt from the DEAD SEA...how exciting does that sound...LMAOOOOOOO for $49.99 I could take a jar of this wonderful product home with me....NOT. I get some stuff from Walgreen's for $7.00 does just as well...lol. ...I bought Andrea Bocelli's Christmas cd.......SWOON.....wonderful.
Saturday.....did some food shopping..not much...then........POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got a cold...spent the rest of Saturday and Sunday on the couch....SNEEEEZE~~COUGH~~~ Monday I had to get out for a bit...took a shower and went to Walgreen's got some more daytime cold meds...and cough drops. I feel much better now. Yesterday was my Birthday.....Roomie made me a birthday cake and did dishes whoo hooo I also had to shovel 1 1/2 inches of slush from the sidewalk...from our 'BIG STORM" Well My part of town didn't get hit to bad because Of the lake but..in Oregon.Wi. they got 18 inches of snow.....yipes!! Tomorrow is roomies birthday...she said next year we celebrate on the 10th..lol~ She told me I don't feel 45....My first thought was you aren't 45 yet..lmaoooo But I know what she means..I don't feel 45 either...

have a great day!!

TIME FOR THE DARWIN AWARDS!! 2010

And once again, it's time for the Darwin Award Nominees.
"The Darwins " are awarded every year to the persons who died in the stupidest manner, thereby removing themselves from the gene pool. Some may submit a list for your consideration that is nothing more than a "resend" of last year's winners. Here is the official 2009 list. Notice the interesting spin for this year's first place award which comes to us - from of all places, Arkansas . How surprising is that?
This years nominees are:

Nominee No. 1: ( San Jose Mercury News): An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriends windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut.

Nominee No. 2: ( Kalamazoo Gazette): James Burns, 34, (a mechanic) of Alamo , MI , was killed in March as he was trying to repair what police describe as a "farm-type truck." Burns got a friend to drive the truck on a highway while Burns hung underneath so that he could ascertain the source of a troubling noise. Burns clothes caught on something, however, and the other man found Burns "wrapped in the drive shaft.

Nominee No. 3: ( Hickory Daily Record): Ken Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to death in December in Newton , NC . Awakening to the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone but grabbed instead a Smith & Wesson 38 Special, which discharged when he drew it to his ear.

Nominee No. 4: (UPI, Toronto ): Police said a lawyer demonstrating the safety of windows in a downtown Toronto skyscraper crashed through a pane with his shoulder and plunged 24 floors to his death. A police spokesman said Garry Hoy, 39, fell into the courtyard of the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower early Friday evening as he was explaining the strength of the buildings' windows to visiting law students.. Hoy previously has conducted demonstrations of window strength according to police reports. Peter Lawson, managing partner of the firm Holden Day Wilson, told the Toronto Sun newspaper that Hoy was "one of the best and brightest" (ed note:????) members of the 200-man association.


Nominee No. 5: (The News of the Weird): Michael Anderson Godwin made News of the Weird posthumously. He had spent several years awaiting South Carolina 's electric chair on a murder conviction before having his sentence reduced to life in prison. While sitting on a metal toilet in his cell attempting to fix his small TV set, he bit into a wire and was electrocuted.



Nominee No. 6: A cigarette lighter may have triggered a fatal explosion in Dunkirk , IN. A Jay County man, using a cigarette lighter to check the barrel of a muzzle loader, was killed Monday night when the weapon discharged in his face, sheriffs investigators said. Gregory David Pryor, 19, died in his parents' rural Dunkirk home at about 11:30 PM. Investigators said Pryor was cleaning a 54-caliber muzzle-loader that had not been firing properly. He was using the lighter to look into the barrel when the gunpowder ignited.

Nominee No. 7: (Reuters, Mississauga , Ontario ): A man cleaning a bird feeder on the balcony of his condominium apartment in this Toronto suburb slipped and fell 23 stories to his death. Stefan Macko, 55, was standing on a wheelchair when the accident occurred, said Inspector Darcy Honer of the Peel Regional Police. "It appears that the chair moved, and he went over the balcony," Honer said.

Finally, THE WINNER!!!: ( Arkansas Democrat Gazette): Two local men were injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday. Woodruff County deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock , were returning to Des Arc after a frog catching trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Pooles pickup truck headlights malfunctioned. The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older-model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the 22 caliber bullets from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering- wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet the headlights again began to operate properly, and the two men proceeded on eastbound toward the White River Bridge . After traveling approximately 20 miles, and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged, and struck Poole in the testicles. The vehicle swerved sharply right, exiting the pavement, and striking a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident but will require extensive surgery to repair the damage to his testicles, which will never operate as intended. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released. "Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston shot his n**s off, or we might both be dead," stated Wallis. "I've been a trooper for 10 years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this accident happened," said Snyder. Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia ( Poole 's wife), asked how many frogs the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck. Priorities, after all!! Though Poole and Wallis did not die as a result of their misadventure as normally required by Darwin Award Official Rules, it can be argued that Poole did, in fact, effectively remove himself from the gene pool.