Relaxing on a Sunday Morning....

Sleeping in late after a wonderful evening with friends, and waking to freshly ground Kona coffee is the start of a very relaxing Sunday. The coming week is filled with alot of activity such as band practice, work, Dad & Mary coming to visit and moving too - so today we will rest........

Pet Peeve

Here's a quick random rant. Unfortunately my pet peeve appears every day, but in a short two weeks I will not see it quite as frequently.


The apartment complex that we live in has handicap parking spaces sporadically placed throughout this sprawling set of parking lots. I am amazed and subsequently disgusted at the fact that seemingly able bodied persons with no handicap parking stickers consistently park in these spots, regardless of the availability of alternate spots.



The management staff is as poor about addressing this as some of the other on-going maintenance items. The on-site officer has, to the best of my knowledge, only issued one parking ticket to violators during the four and a half years we have been here.


Why will it end in two weeks? Not because people will change their ways, but that we are moving into a house! I'd love to make a set of signs to post during our last couple of weeks saying, "Your ignorance and inconsiderateness are handicaps - guess you should be parking here afterall!"

Laughter

"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a
kaleidoscope of new possibilities."

                        --Jean Houston

When I read this quote, I immediately thought of Angela 
telling me how much she loves it when Nathan laughs so 
hard he can barely catch his breath.

Look at Brayden grow!

Hard to believe that Brayden is already five months old! He is making many strides.



Halloween at Buffalo Wild Wings where Mommy Noe works...












Swimming lessons!











Watch out! I'm going places!

Forward this to 10 of your friends immediately - or...

you'll turn into a frog! Every day I am part of the group of 10 people that one of the ominous emails are forwarded to, and every once in awhile I even perpetuate the madness. I can tell you from experience that none of the bad, or good for that matter, strokes of promised luck come true. (not that I don't make the wishes anyway)

So today, I get one this one that is really good and welcomed today. Soooo.... I am forwarding this to all of you! No threats of bad luck - just a wonderful message.

1. Try everything twice! Madam (of Whelan's & Madam) wanted this epitaph on her tombstone. "Tried everything twice - liked it both times"
2. Keep only cheerful friends, as the grouches pull you down (keep this in mind if you are one of the grouches)
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain go idle. An idle mind is the devil's workshop.
4. Enjoy the simple things
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. If you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with them.
6. Tears happen; endure, grieve and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourself. Live while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, pictures, music, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health; if it is good - preserve it, poor - improve it, beyond what you can control - get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the country or even the next country. but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell people that you love them at every opportunity.
11. Forgive those who made you cry, you may not get a second chance.

Lost time can never be found - make the most of it!