More Life Lessons
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Homeschooling is fun and doesn't have to be expensive. Rather than lay down cash for some high-priced curriculum, use whatever resources are handy. Your home school should be flexible. If Dad has the day off, give the kids a special treat by letting him teach a lesson or two.
Class: Sales 101
Skill(s): practical living, psychology, art
Boys, the most important lesson you need to learn in life is summed-up perfectly here on this coffee mug: "No One Knows How Good You Are Until After The Sale. Before They Buy, They Only Know How Good Your Marketing is"
Your mother, for example, knew the power of marketing. This is one of the outfits she wore when we were dating...
Compare that to what you see her wearing now, after 10 years of wedded bliss, 2 perfect kids and 40 lbs of growing contentment...
"I'm the Mom, That's why!"
Class dismissed.
One Art
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A song keeps playing through my mind. It’s a poem called “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop which was set to music by Israeli musician David Broza.
The art of losing isn’t (too) hard to master. So many things seem filled with intent to be lost.
Isn’t that the truth? Don’t you feel like you lose something every day? I lose my keys, shoes, my train of thought. I forget why I put down whatever I was working on to walk to the linen closet.
I lose my temper, patience, my nerve and, at times, my joy.
I’ve lost my way.
I’ve lost family and friends, confidence, self-control and my balance.
Oh, and money, time and energy...and bladder control.
I've lost my steam.
My waistline.
Yet, no matter how hard I practice, I just can’t seem to lose fifteen lousy pounds.
Spring Fever? Not a problem.
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I felt a twinge of Spring Fever a couple of days ago when I spotted a patch of bluebonnets by the side of the road. It's easy to catch it as the days are getting longer, warmer and greener.
That reminded me it's almost time for swimsuits and sleeveless tops.
I took off my clothes and turned in front of the bathroom mirror. Aside from pork-hock legs, a rear-end that looks like someone stuffed 5 gallons of cottage cheese into 1 gallon zip-locks, and a belly that casts enough shadow to shade our backyard, I was reminded of a recent conversation with my son:
On our way to church Chris asked me if all girl animals have "puffs."
"Well, yes, more or less," I answered.
"Do they all use their 'puffs' to feed their babies?"
"Yep."
"How come dogs' puffs aren't big, like yours?"
"Uh, I don't know, I guess it would be hard for them to get around."
"So, it's not hard for you to get around with those two big dinner plates stuck to your belly?"
I turned to my laughing husband, "Are you laughing about my 'dinner plates'?"
"Ah, no," he snorted, "I was laughing about the 'stuck to your belly' part."
I'm not looking forward to swimsuits and sleeveless tops. In fact, this is when I long to live back north where there is still another good month or two of winter hibernating.
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