Monday, August 31, 2009

Old goats...


Groups of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland. As they stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat's milk was used. She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing.

'These,' she explained, 'are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce.' She then asked, 'What do you do in America with your old goats?'

A spry old gentleman answered, 'They send us on bus tours!
~~So yesterday's gathering of gals and a few old goats was great. We were kept company by a big herd of cattle that was grazing on the hillside right next to us. They were far more interested in the grass than us, so that was good. And the fence kept us all where we were supposed to be. That was also good. And speaking of critters, a doe with a pair of fawns following her crossed through our front yard yesterday, heading from the water over to the woods. I sure love seeing them. They are welcome any time.
Enjoy your last day of August. Life is good...here in paradise!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Beta beginning day...


This afternoon is our official gathering of Beta Sigma Phi sistas to kick off Beginning Day, after the somewhat hiatus of summer meetings. We are each bringing a dish to share, with the club furnishing the ham. Our guys are always invited to this, so there will be much merriment and food galore. Can't beat that! I'm looking forward to seeing these important women in my life. The guys aren't half bad either.
This always means that summer is coming to and end, and that is OK. I'm ready for some cool weather. Our leaves are beginning to turn colors, so I know fall is just around the corner. Bring it on, baby!
Our annual sibling gathering is just around the corner, too. That's another thing to look forward to...in about 10 days. Stay tuned...
So enjoy your Sunday. Go out and make it a good one!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Saturday something to think about...

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.

~~~Have a peachy Saturday. Life is good!!!

Friday, August 28, 2009

Friday catching up...

Rain greeted us this morning, and the two doggies next door didn't want to get out in it and come over here to eat breakfast...so I did the doggie 'meals on wheels' bit (I am such a good Grammie!), and found the campers back home! At least for a few hours. It was no fun being couped up with two small boys, so Doodlebug went to playschool while Amy and Jason came home to get a few things done. No wonder the doggies didn't bother to come to me when I yelled for them!

I am back to my photo scanning job today. Our parish celebrates its 25th birthday in September, so a couple of us are putting together a historical booklet, hence the scanning of (mostly) old photos. It is a major project and involves a lot of my time, but it will be so worth it in the long run. And all this history needs to be preserved anyway...and passed down to all the generations that follow us current folks. Like I needed another project! Like I don't have photos of my own that I need to work on!!! I need a clone...

OK, enough of this. Back to work I go. Enjoy your Friday...enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Help someone in need...

From my friend Alice...

Go to the Kraft web site shown below and with two clicks you can give one box of Kraft Macaroni to someone in need. Isn't that easy? It won't get any easier to help others.

Where else would we have such an easy task of providing for those less fortunate than we are? All you have to do is 2 clicks. The first to take you to the web site, and the second to provide 1 box of Kraft Macaroni to someone who needs it.

Click on the Kraft URL NOW. BEFORE you go read one more blog...CLICK THE WEB SITE RIGHT NOW!!!

www.sharealittlecomfort.com

Kraft's goal is to give away 1,000,000 free boxes of macaroni to people in need. They can't give it away if we don't click.There are so MANY hungry people in this country. Clicking ONE time a day is NOT more than you can do. Nor is it more than you should do.

In ONE day, the clicks provided 1,615 FREE boxes of Kraft Macaroni. We are still WELL short of the 1 Million goal. We are at 760,437. Add your click to the total and contribute to that 1 Million boxes.

~~Now that was easy, wasn't it? Enjoy your Thursday, especially since YOU are fortunate enough to have a roof over your head...food in your tummy...family...friends. Count your blessings! Life is good!!!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Tuesday funny...

Life explained in 4 bottles...


Sh*t---I'm already at stage 3!
Hat tip: Johnnie T.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Monday funny…

grannie on bike

Out bicycling one day with my eight-year-old granddaughter, Carolyn, I got a little wistful.  'In ten years,' I said, 'you'll want to be with your friends and you won't go walking, biking, and swimming with me like you do now.’


Carolyn shrugged.  'In ten years you'll be too old to do all those things anyway.'

~~~Now why does this remind me of something Miss M might say?!!!  I hope you find something to smile about on this Monday…I just did.