May. 10, 2007 Which wolf wins?
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that
goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two
"wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,
sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,
inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is
Good . It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness,
benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his
grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed." |
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Mar. 10, 2007 Remember "records" - before CDs???
A woman meant to call a record store, but dialed the wrong number and got a private home instead. "Do you have 'Eyes of Blue' and 'A Love Supreme?'" she asked.
"Well, no," answered the puzzled homeowner. "But I have a wife and eleven children."
"Is that a record?" she inquired, puzzled in her turn.
"I don't think so," replied the man, "but it's as close as I want to get." |
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Feb. 4, 2007 Oh, the Blessings of Boys!!
A friend sent me a silly (but true!) thing about boys that included several pictures and some funny insights into boys. Here is part of it:
As a homeschool Mom of boys, be sure to teach them Physics (and Swimming!!)
Don't forget to teach them skills useful in the home, like plumbing and electrical repair:
And you also find out interesting things when you have sons, like...
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep.
2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
3. A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.
5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too late.
8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
9. A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old Man says they can only do it in the movies.
10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4- year old Boy.
11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
12. Super glue is forever.
13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
15. VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
18. You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.
19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens.
20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.
21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
24. 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or without kids.
25. 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
Hee!!! Don't ya love them??!!
Oh, the joy of boys!!!!!
Seriously, it is FUN seeing what they will come up with next!! |
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Aug. 19, 2006 THE MISSION!!!
This mission, if you chose to accept it, is to get through this year with a senior , a 2nd grader a highly rambuncious 4yo ball player  (any kind of ball will do as long as it is thrown or kicked where and when it shouldn't be!!) while helping with church nursery , Awanas , homeschool group mentor programs , 3 friends who are also new homeschoolers , 2 friends expecting babies who need help with their older children , and somewhere in there bake goodies to mail to a special cadet , send mail to overseas friends , have something resembling meals on the table at least 3 times per day  , keep the dirt and laundry from attacking , all while maintaining a transcript up-to-date , learning to cook meals for a recently diagnosed diabetic bear (including 6am breakfasts  and spending a few moments alone in the cave with him! ), keep up with the yard, garden and orchard , all done without losing your sanity . Hmmmm.... "All things are possible WITH GOD!!" I'd better add that quiet time  to the equation! What's YOUR mission??  !!
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May. 22, 2006 Totally ridiculous moments...
Ever had a totally ridiculous moment - you know, where if someone had a
camera on you the rest of the world would either think it was eligible
for America's funniest videos or else that they should call the looney
squad to pick you up ??
Well, I've had more than my share but last night it just struck me that
I think I had outdone myself. DH wakes up at 1am to stagger to
the bathroom where he finds me... ready??..............................
Curlers in about 1/3 of my hair , the rest down over my shoulders...
which are slumped over the toilet where I am plunging it with the plunger in my right hand...
while my left hand holds a diaper and a library book....
with a tee shirt on over a bathing suit.....
and my best Sunday shoes on my feet.....
well....if you think that's exaggerated...maybe you've never been so
rushed you put on your Sunday dress over your bathing suit that you
wore to the pool where your nieces are working and you picked up your
MIL, to dash off to an Awanas award, children fell asleep on way home
so you carried them up to their bedroom, where you saw dh's shirt he
had to have for work next day in hamper so ran to start laundry, where
you decided to throw in your skirt that had ice cream spilled on it
from Awards night and pulled on an old tee over bathing suit until you
could change, when little one awakes confused and you lay down beside
him where YOU fall asleep , until 1am when you wake, put clothes into dryer  and
start to put curlers in hair, realize youngest was laid down with
underpants and not wanting to be awaken with wet bedclothes later, grab
a diaper, see library book that needs to go with daughter to library
next morning so it won't be overdue, hear toilet gurgling in master
bath, grab plunger to fix..... and convince hubby that he WAS dreaming
and that his wife would never look like that..........!
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Apr. 4, 2006 My sibling takes....
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Got this today from "Pastor Tim's Cleanlaugh"
The other day, I overheard some of the children talking about their siblings. "My
brother takes karate lessons," bragged one. "My sister takes
gymnastics," said another. Not to be outdone, the youngest piped up,
"My sister takes antibiotics!"
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Mar. 14, 2006 Old Farmer's Advice
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An Old Farmer's Advice:
* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight
and bull-strong.
* Keep skunks and bankers at a
distance.
* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a
John Deere tractor.
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner
than you.
* It don't take a very big person to carry a
grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
* Don't judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best
answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get
older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever
have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a
lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot
easier than puttin' it back in.
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some
influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
http://www.libertyhigh56.net/special%20pages/old%20farmer.htm
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Feb. 28, 2006 "Just practicin'!!"
A couple of weeks ago I took my 7yo and 3yo
for checkups. Neither had seen the pediatrician in over 2 years
(I am so thankful to the LORD for these healthy children! ) and it was "fun" for them to get weighed, measured, pee in a cup, take an eye test , etc. So yesterday I'm cleaning the powder bathroom which had developed a "little boy misses the potty sometimes" smell  (if
you have boys you know what I mean!) and no matter how much I scrub the
toilet and floor, it's still there. So I clean the sink and go to
empty the trash can..... In the bottom of the trashcan is a dried
yellow layer and a few crumpled plastic bathroom cups.....yeah, you got
it! I ask the 3yo bluntly "Son, did you pee in the trash
can?" His reply, with an absolutely beaming grin, "Yeah, Mommy,
I'm practicing for when we go back to the doctor again!!"
Can't get mad at that, just told him to practice in the toilet and left
the room before I burst out in laughter! 
Hope you have a good laugh with your loved ones today!!
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