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This week is a short work week since it was memorial day weekend. The weekend was a blast. It was time to spend with family, both church and biological. Relaxation was a big part of the weekend and so was the grill. Thank goodness for whoever invented the grill. Food was great and the fellowship we had at Callis acres on Sunday was next to none. Then on Monday we had one of the many Gonzales outings at Occidental Park. We had food, ball games and good weather. Now it is back to the grind. School will be out this week and it is going to be busy week for sure. I hope I can fit it all in. At least I had this past weekend to rest up for the week!
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Saturday, May 28, 2005
memorial day weekend
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"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
This is Memorial Day weekend. A time to take a moment of silence to remember our lost loved ones. A time to pray for those that are standing on our borders to keep peace. A time to thank those in uniform for putting their lives on the line. A time to hug all who are around us. May you have a blessed Memorial Day weekend, I know I will.
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
This is Memorial Day weekend. A time to take a moment of silence to remember our lost loved ones. A time to pray for those that are standing on our borders to keep peace. A time to thank those in uniform for putting their lives on the line. A time to hug all who are around us. May you have a blessed Memorial Day weekend, I know I will.
Friday, May 27, 2005
lamplighter
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THINGS THAT WOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIFE IF WE KNEW ABOUT THEM!!!!!!!
1- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2- Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3- There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4- The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5- A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6- There are more chickens than people in the world.
7- The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
8- On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
9- All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
10- No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
11- "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
12- Almonds are a member of the peach family.
13- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
14- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
15- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
16- Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
17- In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
18- Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
19- The characters Bert & Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
20- A dragonfly has a life span of 1-6 months
21- A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
22- It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
23- The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
24- In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
25- The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
26- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
27- There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
28- The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
29- A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
30- A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
31- Elvis had a twin brother named Aaron, who died at birth, which is why Elvis' middle name was spelled Aron: in honor of his brother. It is also misspelled on his tomb stone.
32- Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
33- More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
34- Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand. * 35- Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
36- Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes on one foot. (not true, we're told!)
37- If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
38- Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
39- Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.
40- The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
41- The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start.
42- TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
43- The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
44- A snail can sleep for 3 years.
45- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
46- The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
47- Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with a population of 1,000 and a size of 108.7 acres.
48- "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
49- No president of the United states was an only child.
And last and definitely most important:
50- The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
THINGS THAT WOULD NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIFE IF WE KNEW ABOUT THEM!!!!!!!
1- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2- Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3- There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4- The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5- A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6- There are more chickens than people in the world.
7- The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
8- On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
9- All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
10- No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
11- "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
12- Almonds are a member of the peach family.
13- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
14- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
15- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
16- Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
17- In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
18- Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
19- The characters Bert & Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
20- A dragonfly has a life span of 1-6 months
21- A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
22- It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
23- The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
24- In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
25- The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
26- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
27- There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
28- The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
29- A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
30- A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.
31- Elvis had a twin brother named Aaron, who died at birth, which is why Elvis' middle name was spelled Aron: in honor of his brother. It is also misspelled on his tomb stone.
32- Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
33- More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.
34- Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand. * 35- Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
36- Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes on one foot. (not true, we're told!)
37- If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
38- Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
39- Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.
40- The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
41- The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start.
42- TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
43- The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
44- A snail can sleep for 3 years.
45- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
46- The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
47- Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with a population of 1,000 and a size of 108.7 acres.
48- "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
49- No president of the United states was an only child.
And last and definitely most important:
50- The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
june is just around the corner
lamplighter
What amazes me is how time flies the older I get. Today is Nicholas' last jv game. He had 41 ball games and I cannot believe that they have come to an end. Summer league starts next Tuesday so baseball does not stop but June will be here. Where did the time go? I recall just buying school clothes and taking their first day of school pics. I still waiting for warmer weather, I hope that is what June will be about. My goal for June is to take it one day at a time and to take it slowly. It is already going to be a busy month and it is one that I will not wish away. There is my brother's wedding, another friend's wedding, Vincent's birthday, baseball games, softball games, Father's Day, just to start us off. In a blink of an eye June will be gone. Poor Nicholas will start to feel the effects of time starting to snowball. He has gotten his first job. On top of it being a 40 hour position. Wow!!! A real eye opener for him. The saying stop to smell the roses is one that I am going to do for the next 30 days. Today though it was not roses, it was my lilac bush.
What amazes me is how time flies the older I get. Today is Nicholas' last jv game. He had 41 ball games and I cannot believe that they have come to an end. Summer league starts next Tuesday so baseball does not stop but June will be here. Where did the time go? I recall just buying school clothes and taking their first day of school pics. I still waiting for warmer weather, I hope that is what June will be about. My goal for June is to take it one day at a time and to take it slowly. It is already going to be a busy month and it is one that I will not wish away. There is my brother's wedding, another friend's wedding, Vincent's birthday, baseball games, softball games, Father's Day, just to start us off. In a blink of an eye June will be gone. Poor Nicholas will start to feel the effects of time starting to snowball. He has gotten his first job. On top of it being a 40 hour position. Wow!!! A real eye opener for him. The saying stop to smell the roses is one that I am going to do for the next 30 days. Today though it was not roses, it was my lilac bush.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Carpe diem!!!
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This past couple of weeks have been full of trials. Vincent's aunt was diagnosed with Leukemia, my sis has some new health problems, Nicholas' asthma came back with a vengence, and who knows what is just lurking around the corner to surprise me. All of this just makes me think that we should not take each other and our time for granted. We always are saying things such as, "we will do it tomorrow" or "the next week". Carpe diem!!!!!! It means seize the day and that is just what we need to do. We need to slow down, take a breather, pick up the phone and say I love you. I know you are probably thinking yeah right. You don't know all that I have to do. Work, kids, sports, doctor visits, chores, laundry, homework, PTO, etc. Well those things are not going anywhere. That laundry is not going to be mad at you cause you did not throw a load in. Take the time out of your day and enjoy it with a loved one, even if it is for a couple of minutes. Go play P.I.G. on the basketball court with your spouse or child. Walk for some ice cream and spend time just being together. If I were to look back on life, those are the things I remember. The simple things. Each morning I will attempt to awake with a new look at life. Remembering the ones I love, here and gone. Carpe diem!!!
This past couple of weeks have been full of trials. Vincent's aunt was diagnosed with Leukemia, my sis has some new health problems, Nicholas' asthma came back with a vengence, and who knows what is just lurking around the corner to surprise me. All of this just makes me think that we should not take each other and our time for granted. We always are saying things such as, "we will do it tomorrow" or "the next week". Carpe diem!!!!!! It means seize the day and that is just what we need to do. We need to slow down, take a breather, pick up the phone and say I love you. I know you are probably thinking yeah right. You don't know all that I have to do. Work, kids, sports, doctor visits, chores, laundry, homework, PTO, etc. Well those things are not going anywhere. That laundry is not going to be mad at you cause you did not throw a load in. Take the time out of your day and enjoy it with a loved one, even if it is for a couple of minutes. Go play P.I.G. on the basketball court with your spouse or child. Walk for some ice cream and spend time just being together. If I were to look back on life, those are the things I remember. The simple things. Each morning I will attempt to awake with a new look at life. Remembering the ones I love, here and gone. Carpe diem!!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
who is a lamplighter?
Back in the time before we had electric street lights we had gas lamps. They would line the streets and be personally lit by one man. The glass lamps usually stood about 8 feet high and had a glass enclosure at the top. A young man with a small ladder would start out every evening and slowly light each gas lamp and then again every dawn he would follow that same route and extinguish the lights. Lighting these lamps was time consuming, you had to walk to each light, set up your ladder and light the lamp. Since some of these street lamps did not have an underground gas source, the lamplighter had to carry the gas with him. Also, I am sure they did not all light on the first try. Let's not forget to think of the different inclements of weather too. I can just picture the scene and how it looks. A familiar friendly face that offered a warm glow on the streets. That warm fuzzy glow of lights starting to take over the blackness that would have enveloped everyone. How comforting I think it would have been every evening looking for the face of the lamplighter knowing that he would provide a much needed comfort. Are you a lamplighter?
Monday, May 23, 2005
spam
I have been focused on God's cause and I will continue to perservere. However, Satan likes to send me some spam. He sends me worms and viruses that try to make my life crash. He sends me spam that divert my attention and attempt to take my focus off of the cross and on "other" things. He tempts me with desire to open up the spam to just take a look inside. What could life's spam be? Television, music, internet, gossip, finances, health challenges, etc.???? Today my life's spam is the people that I care for. Thankfully, I am focused and I am aware of the schemes of the enemy. I will continue to seek out God's word and what his will is for ME!!! Like on your email, we in our lives have options on how to filter out the spam. We can devout our lives to prayer, read his word, and stay focused on what HIS will is for us. It only takes a little bit of our time.
Corinthians 2:11 That Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
1 Peter 5:8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Corinthians 2:11 That Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
1 Peter 5:8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
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