August 15, 2006
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Adventure!
What a sight!!! A whole section of the restaurant was filled with children and their mothers! All the children were so well behaved. I was impressed with the adventure of it all. Can you imagine the good times all those cousins will have in the future? All the times the parents will go to bed exhausted from all the fun they will have with them? All the wonderful Christmases, vacations, etc. that will be experienced together in the years to come? I foresee a real ADVENTURE for their lives, and hope they are enjoying every minute of it. (I was priviledged to see this because I was eating lunch with my daughter-in-law and grand-son!)
There was a unique item in a newsletter the other day. A man at the age of 55 realized there were about 3900 Saturdays in a average 75 year life. He calculated there were 1000 left in his. (He told this while talking to a young "hard working" husband/father, encouraging him to consider what are the important things in life.) When he realized there were 1000 left, he purchased that many marbles and placed them in a large plastic jar next to his ham radio. Every Saturday he would pull one out and throw it away, and thus visually see his time diminish. He mentioned that he was going to sign off and take his wife to breakfast, and that he had removed his last marble from the jar that morning. He was now 75, and knew that to live til the next Saturday would be "extra" time, something all of us would like to have. The young man signed off also, went up to wake his wife, and take the family out for breakfast. He told her that he would like to stop by the toy store and purchase a few marbles.......
Maybe I need to buy 900 marbles----
Comments (6)
I like that newsletter story! Good visual!
Was that at 'Ruby's' today?
They do have lots of fun together and you're lucky if you can keep track of the one that's yours... I'm afraid I'm going to blink and these days will be gone... Thanks for the nice words! Amber
As I scanned your last several posts & your profile, I realize that you have had much more experience in mothering than I have had. I so appreciate your ideas & your words of advice & encouragement. As I was reading what you said about putting jobs on index cards, I had a revelation. You see, I've been assigning chores to my son for a year or more now (should have started earlier but didn't think of it). I've always picked what he should do & basically when he should do it. The system has NOT worked well & although we've tried different versions, we've had little success in getting him to shoulder responsibility. Now I wonder, if I would give him a choice...put the jobs on cards, have 2 or 3 that are mandatory every day, then let him choose 3 or 4 that he is in the mood to do...would that suit his personality better? It seems so elementary now that it's occurred to me, and suddenly I find myself brimming with new hope for tomorrow. Again, I thank you for your kind words to this discouaged & disillusioned young mother! Oh, and before I forget, I'm curious as to who you are/where you're from/etc. I see you know Amber (above comment) so I'm guessing you're from Abbeville/Whispering Pines. God bless you for your caring heart........~Jo
Hi, Grace! Catch my post from today to see we no longer have to worry about skunk odor. It was a little sad. But there is too much suffering in the world of people and innocent children to spend a lot of time grieving over animals. (I sound more like my dad every day). I stumbled across your site (and your sister's) recently from subscriptions off of someone else's (?). Our family only very recently caught the Xanga fever, so we're learning by leap-frogging from others' sites. If you haven't figured us out, see site lersarm. Tell your dad "happy birthday" and your folks "happy anniversary"!
You asked about my memories of your folks wedding. I was only 6 years old, so I don't remember a whole lot. It must be one of the first weddings in my memory. It was a surprise to most everyone. About the only thing that I remember is when they got up and took their vows, and afterward, when they were out on the front porch of the church, your Mom leaned over and kissed your Dad. We didn't see a lot of that back then. Now we see it everywhere. My aunt Leona got married 2 years later and I don't remember very much about that wedding either. I do remember that my Mom baked the wedding cake. I was always impressed by the love and respect your Mom had for your Dad. I hope they have a blessed anniversary. Ruth
Thanks for the comment! yes I did visit your site but don't believe I know you. The tea party was a gift from one of my friends. She paid someone to have it done for us. It truly was a memory-maker and very lovely! Glad you enjoyed the beauty of it.
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