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Mar 6, 2009

PROTEST FOR GLOBAL WARMING


HUNDREDS ATTEND A PROTEST FOR GLOBAL WARMING

Feb 18, 2009

JOKE OF THE DAY

A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady 60 miles per hour. The wife is behind the wheel. Her husband suddenly looks across at her and speaks in a clear voice. "I know we've been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce."

The wife says nothing,Keeps looking at the road ahead but slowly increases her speed to 65 mph.

The husband speaks again. "I don't want you to try and talk me out of it," He says, "because I've been having an affair with your best friend, And she's a far better lover than you are." Again the wife stays quiet, But grips the steering wheel more tightly and slowly increases the speed to 75

He pushes his luck. "I want the house," he says insistently..

Up to 80. "I want the car, too," he continues.

85 mph. "And," he says, "I'll have the bank accounts, all the credit cards and the boat!"

The car slowly starts veering towards a massive concrete bridge. This makes him nervous, so he asks her, "Isn't there anything you want?"

The wife at last replies in a quiet and controlled voice. "No, I've got everything I need," she says."Oh, really," he inquires, "so what have you got?"

Just before they slam into the wall at 85 mph,The wife turns to him and smiles. "The airbag."

Moral of the Story : Women are crazy!!!!

Feb 9, 2009

WORDS OF WISDOM

We sit and we type, and we stare at our screens We all have to wonder, what this possibly means.
With our mouse we roam, through the rooms in a maze Looking for something or someone, as we sit in a daze.
We chat with each other, we type all our woes Small groups we do form, and gang up on our foes.
We wait for somebody, to type out our name We want recognition, but it is always the same.
We give kisses and hugs, and sometimes flirt In IMs we chat deeply, and reveal why we hurt. We do form friendships - but - why we don't know But some of these friendships, will flourish and grow.
Why is it on screen, we can be so bold Telling our secrets, that have never been told. Why is it we share, the thoughts in our mind With those we can't see, as though we were blind.
The answer is simple, it is as clear as a bell. We all have our problems, and need someone to tell. We can't tell real people, but tell someone we must So we turn to the 'puter, and to those we can trust.
Even though it is crazy, the truth still remains They are Friends Without Faces, and odd little names.

Feb 7, 2009

MORE MODELS
















HERE ARE SOME MORE PICS

MY NEW HOBBY
















ONE OF MY NEW HOBBIES THAT HAS TAUGHT ME ALOT ABOUT MYSELF IS DOING MODEL. AT FIRST I FOUND IT VERY FRUSTRATING AND STRESSFUL. IT MADE ME NERVOUS. BUT IT WAS BECAUSE I WANTED IT DONE NOW. THE MORE I DID IT THOUGH THE MORE I REALIZED THAT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO A GOOD JOB. IF YOU HURRY THROUGH IT THEN YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE FINISH PRODUCT AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT. TODAY I AM HAPPY WITH WHAT I HAVE DONE SOME OF THEM MAY NOT BE PERFECT BUT I KNOW THAT I GAVE IT MY BEST SHOT. I WAS SO PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WHEN I GOT HOME ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WAS TO BUILD SHELVES TO DISPLAY MY MODELS AND THAT MADE ME HAPPY. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF WHAT I HAVE DONE I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM.

A THERAPUTIC LESSON

WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL I LEARNED A FEW THINGS. ONE OF THEM IS VERY THERAPUTIC FOR ME. I BEGAN DOING MODELS. THE REASON WHY I SAY IT IS THERAPUTIC IS BECAUSE IT HAS TAUGHT ME THAT THINGS CAN NOT BE DONE IN ONE DAY SOMETIMES AND THAT THE HARDER YOU TRY THE WORST IT GETS SOMETIMES. THE FIRST MODEL I GOT, I STARTED PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND TRIED TO DO TO MUCH AT ONE TIME AND WAS NOT LETTING WHAT I HAD ALREADY DONE SIT AND DRY. WHEN I STARTED PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER THAY ALL STARTED FALLING APART AND I GOT FRUSTRATED PUT IT ALL BACK IN THE BOX AND THREW IT IN THE TRASH. WHEN I CALMED DOWN I GOT IT OUT OF THE TRASH AND SAT DOWN AND SAID TO MYSELF YOU CAN DO THIS IF YOU GIVE YOURSELF TIME.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO JUST PUT IT DOWN AND GO ON TO SOMETHING ELSE WHEN THINGS START GETTING FRUSTRATING. YOU CAN ONLY DO WHAT YOU CAN DO AND THEN YOU HAVE TO LET IT SIT. IT SOUNDS EASY BUT DOING IT IS THE HARD THING AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I AM LEARNING TO DO. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN OVER NIGHT THIS I KNOW BUT IT IS GETTING BETTER.
TIME IS A IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LIVES AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT. GETTING FRUSTRATED AND UPSET WASTES TIME WE HAVE THAT WE COULD BE USING SPENDING IT DOING OTHER THINGS LIKE SPENDING IT WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE.

MY FAMILY MY LIFE

IT IS TIME FOR ME TO POST.
RECENTLY I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MANIC DEPPRESION AND PROBLEMS WITH MY DIABETES. I JUST FELT LIKE MY WHOLE WORLD WAS CAVING IN AROUND ME. IT SEEMED LIKE THE MORE I TRIED TO DIG MYSELF OUT THE MORE BURIED I GOT. I ALSO HAD ISSUES FROM THE PAST THAT WERE HAUNTING ME AND I COULD NOT SEEM TO LET THEM GO. I COULDN'T LET THEM GO BECAUSE I NEVER TOLD ANYONE ABOUT THEM. SOME OF IT I HAD BEEN HOLDING IN SINCE I WAS A YOUNG KID.
ONE NIGHT I JUST WANTED TO END IT ALL. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS A PICTURE I HAD ON MY COMPUTER MONITOR OF MY MOM.
THERE ARE SOMETHINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THAT TERRIBLE NIGHT. ONE OF THOSE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IS THAT I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY THAT LOVES ME FOR WHO I AM AND WILL STAND BEHIND ME IF I JUST LET THEM IN AND DON'T HIDE THINGS FROM THEM. NOTHING IS SO BAD THAT FAMILY CAN NOT HELP YOU OUT WITH EVEN IF IT IS ONLY MORAL SUPPORT. THE FAMILY I HAVE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
ANOTHER THING THAT I HAVE DISCOVERD ABOUT ME IS THAT WHEN THINGS ARE GOING BAD AND MY MIND STARTS RACING A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR I NEED TO STEP BACK AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS CALLING MY FAMILY AND TELL THEM THAT I AM NOT IN A GOOD FRAME OF MIND AND NEED HELP. I ALSO NEED TO KEEP TAKING MY MEDS BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM I CAN NOT CONTROL MY MOODS. AND THE FINAL THING IS LEARNING TO RELAX AND REDIRECT MY THOUGHTS ON SOMETHING ELSE UNTIL I CAN GO BACK TO WHAT I WAS ORIGIONALLY DOING AND FINISH.
I ALSO HAVE LEARNED THAT I HAVE OCD AND THAT IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE A TENDENCY TO TRY TO DO TO MUCH AT ONE TIME AND NOT REALLY GETTING ANYTHING DONE IN THE PROCESS. WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL I LEARNED SOME VERY THERAPUTIC WAYS TO CURVE THE OBCESSION OF TRYING TO GET IT ALL DONE AT ONE TIME. I AM STILL HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH THIS AND STILL FINDING MYSELF TRYING TO HARD BUT AM GETTING BETTER. I HAVE ALWAYS HURRIED THROUGH WHAT I AM DOING TO SEE THE FINISHED RESULT NOT JUST AT HOME BUT AT MY JOB AS WELL AND IT HAS CAUSED ME SOME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.
I LOVE MY FAMILY VERY MUCH AND HAVE PUT THEM THROUGH ALOT THIS PAST FEW WEEKS BUT THROUGH IT ALL THEY ARE STILL THERE FOR ME AND FOR THAT I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR.
I LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR STANDING BEHIND ME AND FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT

Jan 6, 2009

INSPIRATIONAL

I GOT THIS IN AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND AND FOUND IT INSPIRATIONAL. MANY TIMES I HAVE GIVEN UP ON LIFE AND JUST WANTED OUT. I WATCHED THIS AND HAD TEARS IN MY EYES. I HOPE THAT WHEN THINGS SEEM HOPELESS YOU WATCH THIS AND IT GIVES YOU NEW HOPE LIKE IT DID ME.http://www.maniacworld.com/are-you-going-to-finish-strong.html

Dec 31, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL


JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR. MAY YOU GET ALL YOU WANT THIS YEAR. I LOVE YOU ALL

Dec 20, 2008

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS


I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND WISH EVERYBODY A VERY VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

Dec 19, 2008

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE YOUR HUSBAND SHOPPING WITH YOU

On my day off, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips toWal-Mart. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring andPreferred to get in and get out.Equally unfortunately, my wife is like most women - she loved toBrowse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from theLocal Wal-Mart:
Dear Mrs. Stephenson,Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite aCommotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have beenForced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against Mr.Udren are listed below and are documented by our video surveillanceCameras.
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people'sCarts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to thewomen's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an officialVoice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away. '
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&M'sOn layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told otherShoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blanketsFrom the bedding department.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him, he beganCrying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it asA mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, heAsked the clerk where the antidepressants were.
11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudlyHumming the 'Mission Impossible' theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'MadonnaLook by using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsedThrough, yelled 'Pick Me! Pick Me!'
14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, heAssumed a fetal position and screamed 'Oh No! It's Those VoicesAgain!
'And last, but not least.
15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waitedAwhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper inHere!'

Dec 6, 2008

HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL

(Use Rest Room Before Reading )
1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
5.Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler to mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow pill down drinking straw.
9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw Tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
12. Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
13. Tie the little bastard's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.
14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
15. Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.

How To Give A Dog A Pill 1. Wrap it in bacon.
2. Toss it in the air

Dec 4, 2008

A NEW CHRISTMAS POEM

A FRIEND OF MINE SENT ME THIS AND I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE I HOPE IT HITS YOUR HEART LIKE IT DID MINE
New Christmas Poem TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, 'SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.' THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, 'CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.' ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. 'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,! AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT

Nov 2, 2008

OH I WISH I WERE AN OSCAR MAYER WIENER





THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING BY ALBERTSONS AND WHAT DO I SEE IN THE PARKING LOT? THE OSCAR MAYER WIENER MOBILE. IT WAS REALLY COOL. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN IT IN MY LIFE. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY. OH AND I GOT A WEINER WHISTLE TOO.

JOKE OF THE DAY

Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a
mistake. The average person over 30 years of age cannot do it!

1. This is this cat.
2. This is is cat.
3. This is how cat.
4. This is to cat.
5. This is keep cat.
6. This is an cat.
7. This is old cat.
8. This is fart cat.
9. This is busy cat.
10. This is for cat.
11. This is forty cat.
12. This is seconds cat..

Now go back and read the third word in each line from the top down

Aug 17, 2008

I BELIEVE

I Believe...

That just because two people argue,

it doesn't mean they don't love each other.

And just because they don't argue,

it doesn't mean they do love each other.



I Believe...

That we don't have to change friends if

we understand that friends change.



I Believe...

That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt

you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.



I Believe...

That true friendship continues to grow, even over

the longest distance. Same goes for true love.



I Believe....

That you can do something in an instant

that will give you heartache for life.



I Believe...

That it's taking me a long time

to become the person I want to be.



I Believe...

That you should always leave loved ones with

loving words. It may be the last time you see them.



I Believe...

That you can keep going long after you think you can't.



I Believe...

That we are responsible for what

we do, no matter how we feel.



I Believe...

That either you control your attitude or it controls you.



I Believe...

That heroes are the people who do what has to be done

when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.



I Believe...

That money is a lousy way of keeping score.



I Believe...

That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.



I Believe...

That sometimes the people you expect to kick you

when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.



I Believe...

That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,

but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.



I Believe...

That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had

and what you've learned from them and less to do

with how many birthdays you've celebrated.



I Believe...

That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.

sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.



I Believe...

That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.



I Believe...

That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,

but, we are responsible for who we become.



I Believe...

That you shouldn't be so eager to find

out a secret. It could change your life Forever.



I Believe...

Two people can look at the exact same

thing and see something totally different.



I Believe...

That your life can be changed in a matter of

hours by people who don't even know you.



I Believe...

That even when you think you have no more to give, when

a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.



I Believe...

That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.



I Believe...

That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I MISS YOU



21 YRS AGO TODAY MY DEAR KELLY WAS TAKEN FROM ME. I SPENT THE DAY WITH MY PARENTS AND HAD DINNER WITH THEM. WHEN I GOT HOME TONIGHT I CHECKED MY EMAIL AND FOUND THIS PICTURE OF EMERALD BAY IN TAHOE WAS EMAILED TO ME TODAY. I FOUND IT KIND OF STRANGE THAT THIS WAS SENT TO ME TODAY OF ALL DAYS. THIS WAS KELLYS FAVORITE PLACE TO GO IN TAHOE. HE FOUND IT VERY PEACEFUL AND SCERENE. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS WHERE HE WANTED HIS ASHES SPREAD. SO WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS EMAILED TO ME I HONESTLY BELIEVE HE WAS LETTING ME KNOW HE WAS STILL THERE AND WATCHING OVER ME. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH KELLY AND AM GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THERE. ALL MY LOVE ROB

Aug 15, 2008

THE LAST CAT

EVEN MORE CATS





MORE CATS






IMAGINE PAYING $60,000 A YEAR TO HAVE YOUR CAT PAINTED

ONLY IN AMERICA






The book these came from said some of the paint jobs cost $15,000 and had to be repeated every 3 months as the cat's hair grows out. A cool $60,000 a year just to keep your cat painted!

Aug 14, 2008

JOKE OF THE DAY

A husband walks into Victoria 's Secret to purchase a sheer negligee for his wife. He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500 in price -- the more sheer, the higher the price. Naturally, he opts for the most sheer item, pays the $500, and takes it home. He presents it to his wife and asks her to go upstairs, put it on, and model it for him.

Upstairs the wife thinks (no dummy she), 'I have an idea. It's so sheer that it might as well be nothing. I won't put it on, but I'll do the modeling naked, return it tomorrow, and keep the $500 refund for myself.'

She appears naked on the balcony and strikes a pose. The husband says, 'Good Grief! You'd
think for $500, they'd at least iron it!'

He never heard the shot.

Funeral on Thursday at Noon. Closed coffin.

I AM BACK

SORRY FOR THE LONG PAUSE IN MY POSTING I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE MUCH AND HAVE NOT HAD A LOT TO SAY. BUT I AM BACK HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON.

Jul 2, 2008

THE LIGHTS OF EARTH



I GOT THIESE PICTURES IN AN EMAIL AND WANTED TO SHARE THEM WITH EVERYONE

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.


He said, 'Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way as we said our goodbye.


But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.


Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.


When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.


He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.


While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,


'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.


Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.


Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.


He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.


By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.


I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.


'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the big tall tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'


I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'


He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.


I'll always love you anyway.'


I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'


FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that
we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days,
but the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of thier lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our work than our own family, an unwise investment indeed,

don't you think?


So what is behind the real story?


Do you REALLY know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU