A friend of mine is dealing with the anniversary of her grandmother’s death and she has asked a question…
“What do you do to make yourself happy?”
She has an awesome giveaway if you leave a comment at her blog.. Sleepless Nights. Here are the rules -
I have a giveaway, sponsored by Microsoft, for you.
On offer is one copy of Office Home and Business 2010, valued at $379.
It’s got many different features and stuff as detailed here, but basically, it’s the new and shiny Office program, that most of us can’t afford. So I’m giving away a copy.
To Enter:
Leave me a comment, telling me what you do to make youself happy.
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Those extra three things will give you an extra entry.
Creativity is welcomed, but only because it will make me smile and love you forever. Winners will be drawn using random.org. This giveaway is open to Australian and Overseas residents alike.
The competition will close at 10pm EST (Australian Time)on July 2nd, which gives you a week.
So, what makes you happy? I go to my horses and smell their mane and fur
This farewell of Conan O’Brien’s was the MOST inspirational speech I have ever heard. I never watched much of his show and I am sad now that I did not get to know this man better….. but he will be back sometime, somewhere and I will not miss the opportunity again. Here is a small quote of his speech that I found so inspiring! Thanks, Conan, I will not forget these words!
“To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: Please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere.”
“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
Conan O’Brien’s farewell speech from The Tonight Show
We are on the third storm of this week. It got past my knees last night in the areas that have been repeatedly shovelled for the last week.
These shovelled trails were taken just now after Leavi and worked to get out to the horses and ducks. I think we got well over 12 inches last night and it is STILL coming down!
Those dark spots in the snow that look like little sticks poking out is my fence-line. Notice how deep it is on the garbage can!
Then I found this video at Facebook of the mighty Pacific Ocean.
My son, Luke, got his FIRST report card with no Ds or Fs!!!! I am so proud of him! But, then, I always knew he could do it. It has been that damn school! He did fine in K and 1st, other than the “keep your hands and feet to yourself” a few times. From second grade on, it has been a battle! The second grade teacher said she didn’t have time for Luke. He learned that year to listen to her words NOT the tone of her voice. The third grade class had her son- the scholl bully - in her class. Fourth grade was so very unorganized. Fifth grade had her TWO newly adopted kids in her class. I LOVE those two kids now but at the time, they had many issues. Sixth grade teacher was too good for our small school. Seventh grade, we had a GREAT and patient teacher who helped Luke understand that he COULD do the work! This year we have a teacher who has a child with special needs and “gets” Luke – FINALLY! The school wanted to label him depressed at one point! I told them if he is depressed, YOU DID IT TO HIM! We, his dad and I, have just kept plugging along encouraging him and telling him to do his best. Being the best is OK, I guess…. but DOING your best – it just can NOT be beat! He has aptitudes in things that don’t fit in the mainstream of school life. This is a school that has one class for each grade and each class has an average of 10 students.
This is an AWESOME article! PLEASE read! Your thyroid is a VERY important gland and really does affect many functions of your body. I have Hashimoto and live with these issues every day – even with meds.
I know I didn’t, but I went anyway and laughed my ass off!
I had my third fight with someone in Walmart in as many months yesterday and have vowed NEVER to go back – other than for my prescriptions because I love the pharmacists there. Three times now, I have had the person behind me tap my shoulder, tell me that they were ahead of me before I MOVED THEIR CART!! I never touched their cart. Or even saw them while I was in line! I worked at a Walmart in CA for 5 yrs about 10 yrs ago. I saw and smelled some of the strangest things people while working the return desk and cashiering.
This site is just toooo true and FUNNY. I got the link from a Facebook buddy. Enjoy… it is better than sitting at the mall and people watching…
Susan Boyle’s first album “I Dreamed A Dream” debuted at number one! I got this CD last week and I love it! The track “Wild Horses” is my favorite with “I Dreamed A Dream” very close behind. That song makes me cry every time. There is, also, a Monkees song but like “Wild Horses”, it is her version. Feel good about aquiring this CD and GO OUT AND GET IT! I may even buy lots of them for Christmas gifts!
Last night my mother died. She was terminally ill from cancer and had a heart attack. I have not spoken to her since my dad died 4 and half years ago. She resented the father/daughter thing that I had with Dad ever since I can remember. That is sad to me, that one parent would resent the relationship that their child has with the other parent…. that should always be a good thing. When Dad died, she told my brothers not to tell me – they did anyway. She had him cremated and threw the ashes in the backyard. End of him. He will always be with me – he left me with soooo much! As far as my mom…. I never had one that behaved as a mom towards me. I “buried” her many yrs ago. I feel funny just telling people very calmly that my mom died… no emotion. It is surreal to me. I should be mourning and feeling bad… but there is just nothing. When I spoke with my brothers, I got shook up because I feel so bad for their loss. Or at least, their perceived loss… she was never a mother figure to them…I was. My mother has been bitter and angry since she was about 12 when her parents divorced. She has been racked with arthritic pain for 40 yrs or so. She was always pissed at Dad about something and she took her anger out on us kids. She was an absentee mother via alcohol.
Ok, after all of that negativity about her I am trying to find something good to say….. I am digging deep for this. She was a Girl Scout leader for many yrs. She loved one out 3 of her grandkids and would have nothing to do with her greatgrandson because he is half Black. Oh.. I am supposed to be writing about the good….she was HIGHLY principled – no lying, cheating, stealing. She paid her bills on time every month all of her life. ……. many minutes later…. ok I will try on this later.
Am I wrong in thinking that mothers should be nurturing. Hugs hugs kisses and props all the time? Aren’t mother suppose to think that their children are so awesome and tell them that regularly? Maybe I am so naive in this thinking? I think “Leave It To Beaver”‘ and June Cleaver are way too set in my thinking here. Because I did NOT learn this as a child in my home life. ever.
I am sad for my oldest daughter, who stayed in touch with mom, I feel the loss for my brothers. I am sad that she was so miserable most of her life – emotionally and physically. But I am glad that her pain is over.
Found another positive! She taught me that I need to love my children forever and ever NO MATTER WHAT. She taught me that I need to be a mom in every aspect so that my children love and like themselves, so that they can be real adults and make a life they are happy with. I have done this with the oldest, I believe that the second is very close to finding what she has been looking for to be happy. I have 2 more to go But I guarantee that my kids know that I think they are awesome and they all know that I would move the world over for them and that I love them forever and ever NO MATTER WHAT. So, I guess my mom did do something great and awesome.
Do not feel bad for me, do not pity me…. I have learned to finally love myself and I know that I am a good person. My great and totally awesome husband and children have had a LOT to do with my happiness within myself.
I am my father’s legacy.
Great husband and awesome children………I LOVE YOU ALL TO PIECES!
This is for Tonka – a little guy who was rescued with his mom and another filly by Beauty’s Haven last Friday. He was only 4 mos old. He, his mother and several other horses were starved to skeletons. Beauty’s Haven did all they could and more… gave him love and never left him alone. But he lost his fight last night and crossed Rainbow Bridge. I am sending prayers and love to all who tried to help him not to suffer any longer.
I guess I will always remain so naive about how mean people are to each other and to all of the creatures that this Earth has been blessed with to love and enjoy. Please, click the link to see news footage of this tragedy and leave a comment. Also, give your fellow man/woman a kiss and don’t forget your four-legged (or other friend) companion a big hug. Enjoy all that you have… now.
Beauty’s Haven is a Friend of mine… link on the right. I admire and love all that they do.
update….
This is such a sad day… I just got word that a good friend lost her fight of 2 yrs with ovarian cancer last night. She was the first friend I had when I moved here 8 yrs ago. Bobbette, you will be missed by so many!
I should not even be blogging I have so much to do! But I am hoping that if I write it all out it will help me organize it all better…GH and I are going to Phoenix tomorrow for the NRA convention and won’t be home until Sunday afternoon. The past couple of days I have been working on some pants for GH and myself. I have not even opened my sewing machine for about 8 yrs! I have found that it is like riding a bike… you don’t forget. And I have enjoyed the alterations that usually I find very tedious! I have brought in 2 pairs of jeans for myself and let a pair out for GH. His are 1880 replicas, so I have had guidelines on them. The two I have done for myself are my rhinestone jeans that have gotten too large since I purchased them.
The coolest rhinestones and embroidery….. wore them last Sept to Virginia
These have clear rhinestones at the hemline
And these are GH’s replicas – the legs were too tight
I need to clean out the inside of my car, finish up with the pants – hemming and finish stitching, iron a bunch of clothes, get my animals ready for the boys to take care of while I am gone, pre-prepare at least 3 meals that can be nuked for dinners, pack my suitcaseS- yes that is plural! I know that I will change my mind too many times as to what to wear and I want to be sure that I have enough choices!! LOL . Leavi is going to the Space Center tomorrow in Phoenix with his class and will need to be picked up from school at 8pm. I think that is taken care of already…. thank you to the Awesome, Super, and Amazing Nicole My second daughter, Jessica, has been in Mexico for the past 2 months and was due back in the states yesterday to help out here with the house, people and animals but she missed her plane out of Mexico City – she is sitting at the airport on standby…. she ages me so! I am a worrier. The oldest daughter, Amy, is in Monaco until the 20th.
Well I am off to work so that I can be off tomorrow to have fun…. oh… I need to wax my eyebrows, too…..
Nicole
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