Spring is coming!!!

Somedays facebook really cracks me up! Read these ads that were on my sidebar the other day.....taken from top to bottom I do believe they're sending some kind of message.......

Then there's this one:

"Fresh step litter cat sweaters are hot! Create your own digital sweater at the Fresh Step litter page....."does this mean they're making sweaters with pictures of cat poop on them??? Just wondering...and if a sweater was hot, wouldn't you take it off and put on a tshirt?

Just wondering.

Winter is waving the white flag around here! The weather has been very nice, sometimes rainy, briefly cold for 1 or 2 days followed by sun and highs in the 60-70s :-) I can't wait for all the flowers to be in bloom!

Look at the signs of spring in my flowerbed!! at the top are my Hyacinths, the bottom are Easter Lillies!! These guys are always to first to show, often before the last frost, and I greet them warmly each year!!

These two don't really get along.....I've never in 8 years seen them be this close without someone growling!!! Yikes!!

I figured out it was because it had gotten so cold in the living room!! Turned up the heat and sure enough, no more snuggle kitties.

If it said cat hair it'd be exactly right!!

I hope that everyone had a terrific Valentine's Day!


Mine was REALLY sweet......

Make it a great week everybody! And when things get tough, remember what Grandma always said "You can get glad in the same shoes you got mad in."

Prepare Yourself

My bloging hiatus is about to end!!!

Last night was the LAST of my Tuesday night women's meetings at church. while they were wonderful I am ready to be done with the weekly commitment. However, I've made friendships that I know will last a lifetime.

Tonight, after my boss tried to sideswipe me, is my last night at the hospital. It's been real, but not at all fun. And I'm glad to put this particular job in my rearview mirror! Again I leave here with many good friends.

So, I'm off on a brand new adventure!
It's exciting and fun, but I am a dedicated creature of habit. It will take me some time to create new habits and get my routine down.

For now, I'll leave you with a movie quote, who can name that movie??

"Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts. So, when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it will!"

just what I needed to hear!

A friend put this quote up on facebook. And it happens to be just perfect for me today!

Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

How about you? Do you fret over things after they're said and done??

don't be a cow!

driving to and from work I pass a handful of different herds of cattle. The other day I noticed a cow and her calf eating at the fence line.

I wish I'd taken a picture!

Have you ever seen a cow eat at the fence line? Do you know what they do?

They cram their heads through the barb-wire fence and stretch their necks as far as they can while the barbs are poking their shoulders so that they can steal some of the grass from the other side of the fence.

Nevermind that it's EXACTLY THE SAME as the grass between their hooves.

Now, if you took that cow and walked her around the fence to the same spot that she was stretching to eat....can you guess what she'd do?

uh-huh, cram herself through the barb-wire fence to eat the grass that had been between her hooves, all the while trampling the hard earned prize of only moments before.


Why?

Because the grass is always greener on the OTHER side of the fence.


In the busyness and bustle of life it's easy to get lulled into a bovine mentality. In the midst of the lazy days of summer we long for the structure of school, during the full school calendar we long for the spontaneity of summer.

and there's always that desire that's just out of reach which will somehow make our lives oh-so-much-better, the grass that is oh-so-much-greener than what's currently under our feet.

Goals are a wonderful way to ensure that you're moving in the desired direction. However, we must remember to take an appreciative look inside our fence. Take stock of those wonderful things that lie easily within reach before we set our sights beyond the barb-wire.

and remember, "if the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it just means there's a septic tank buried under there somewhere...." John Gray.

So, here's my reminder to myself:
Don't Be a Cow!!

reading the classics

"There has been a great deal of soft soap talked about God for the last hundred years. That is not what I am offering. You can cut all that out."


C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Good Quote.

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.
~Mark Twain

found at Diana's blog....loved it!

by the way, send up a prayer for Diana and her hubby, Don. Don had all his personal papers (yes, ALL OF THEM) stolen while he was in Canada on buisness. He's back in the country...but stuck in N Dakota trying to figure out how he's gonna fly or drive his way to Colorado without a photo ID. Good news. His company has (in my opinion) gone waaay out of their way to help him get home. They got him a new company ID, and a limo to drive him over the border...first alerting the border patrol of the situation. They're willing to get him a ticket home if they can figure out how to get him on the plane...or a rental car if they can figure out how to get him authorized to drive...or fly Diana up to drive him home. So God's showering them with blessings in this company where Don works.

Send her a note of encouragement will ya?

Happy Father's Day

I thought that in honor of Father's Day I'd put up some of my favorite quotes by men.


"All Hell couldn't trip him up." Grandpa George, referring to someone (like my sonshine) who had really big feet.

"Hunger makes good sauce." Subvet's Dad. ie, the hungrier you are, the more appetizing something is.

"There never was a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep." Ralph Waldo Emerson