Sunday's Serenity

"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”
Peace Pilgrim quote

peace noun, 1) a period of harmony among nations when there is no war 2) a calm ordered condition

Happy Birthday Nick!!!

birthday noun, the day someone is born

Saturday Flair...

kid noun, 1) a young goat 2) a child, verb, 3) to tease of joke

Friday Foto Flashback...

Joshie
5 months old

happy adjective, content, delighted or pleased

Thursday's Deep Thought...

One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh no," I said, "Disneyland burned down." He cried and cried, but I think deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.

trick noun, 1) a clever prank, a sly or ingenious feat, verb, 2) to deceive by cunning

Monday Memories...

Jason and I went to Hawaii on our honeymoon. We stayed at the Turtle Bay Hilton on the north shore of Oahu. It was absolutely gorgeous...the hotel has a private beach and the first night we were there we took a swim on that beach. We weren't in the water long before something bit me several times on the legs and in a very short time I had welts all over. The next morning the welts were driving me crazy...they burned and itched like mad. I warned Jason that swimming was off the agenda for the day and so we headed out to spend the day in Waikiki, planning to shop and wander aimlessly. After a few hours Jason couldn't resist the call of the ocean and so we headed to the beach. Waikiki beach was super crowded and so we wandered west down the beach until we found a spot for our towels. We both changed into our swimsuits and then headed for the water. As we were walking down to the water I noticed several guys watching us and each of them smiled at me when I made eye contact with them. I instantly felt pretty darn good!! I must not look to shabby all pasty white and in a swimsuit!! We hit the water and after a few minutes my legs were on fire (stupid water critters) and so I headed back to the towels leaving Jason to swim. When I stepped out of the water I instantly heard loud splashing behind me. Jason was running out of the ocean and almost instantly he was standing behind me with his arm around my waist, saying "don't move, stay right in front of me". I instantly thought I either had a hole in the back of my swimsuit or some other tragic female event was going on. I panicked and asked Jason what was wrong. He said, "look around, what don't you see?" I looked around and didn't know what I "didn't" see. He repeated himself and again I didn't get it. Jason then informed me..."there are no women on this part of the beach, they are all guys". Sure enough that part of the beach was covered with men, all paired up and looking mighty cozy. I started laughing (Jason, not so much) and thought, they weren't looking at me earlier, they were checking out my new hubby. It was then I fully understood the big sign we saw as we were walking to the water "Queen Beach". No wonder this part of the beach was less crowded. As we gathered up our stuff to head back to the car, a young couple was setting up their stuff about 10 feet from us...looking back, I regret not giving them the 411.

beach noun, a shore of sand or pebbles along a lake or ocean

Sunday's Serenity

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow".
Mary Anne Radmacher

courage noun, no plural, the strength to face danger when overwhelmed by fear

Olympics 2008...

athlete noun, someone who is good at sports

Thursday's Deep Thought...

Ambition is like a frog sitting on a Venus Flytrap. The flytrap can bite and bite, but it won't bother the frog because it only has little tiny plant teeth. But some other stuff could happen and it could be like ambition.

ambition noun, a strong desire to achieve

Back to School!!!

school noun, 1) a place of instruction 2) a style, manner, method 3) a company of fish

Sunday's Serenity

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

peace noun, 1) a period of harmony among nations when there is no war 2) a calm ordered condition

Thursday's Deep Thought...

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words-"mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.

mankind noun, no plural, all human beings

Pioneer Day!!

Owlz Baseball Game!!

pioneer noun, one of the first to explore an area or field of study, an innovator

Fun In The Sun...Yuba Lake!!!

The Gang!!

Building Sand Castles!!
Little Fishes!!
Merry Go Round!!
Cutie Patooties!!
Having Fun In The Sun!!
Joshie!!
The Happy Swimmers!!
Headed For Home!!

lake noun, a body of water with land all around

Monday Memories...

I am at my wits end with my children. On Saturday we were sitting down eating lunch...chimichangas, the kids favorite. Josh was happily eating away when he got this look on his face...we now refer to it as "the look"...we see it frequently and it is almost always followed by some form of destruction. He immediately jumped out of his chair, pushed the chair over to the sliding glass door, stood on the chair and began to "finger paint" on the glass with pieces of his chimi. After the shock and awe wore off and I had counted to ten about 32 times, I cleaned the glass and thought while I am at it I might as well clean the outside of the door also. I stepped outside and began cleaning that side and good old Joshie started to lick the inside part of the glass I had just cleaned...WHY!!!!!! Well the whole event triggered this Monday memory.
When we were little I do believe we gave my mom a run for her money. We really should have been kinder, she worked so hard (60+ hours a week running our family floral shop) and sacrificed so much for us while raising us as a single parent. I remember one day that her visiting teachers were over. My mom was sitting in a chair in our family room talking to these ladies when she happened to glance up at the ceiling. All over the ceiling were the most perfectly round, 5 inch grease spots. She was flabbergasted at what could have caused so many of them. Later, after the visiting teachers had left, she began the interrogation of us kids. "Hey mom, did you know that bologna has a 37 second hang time". So I guess in a way what goes around, comes around.

karma noun, the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence

Sunday's Serenity

"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment."
Grenville Kleiser (American author 1868-1953)

humor noun, no plural, 1) being able to make others laugh, verb, 2) to indulge