tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54745396134008869862024-02-18T17:39:38.179-08:00ALL HAPPY TALKI get tired of unhappy stories on television. I get tired of reading blogs that do nothing but complain. I like happy stories; happy talk - positive input. So, that's what this blog is about...HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-14266012582194216352009-05-29T20:41:00.000-07:002009-05-29T20:47:26.368-07:00Betmo kindly published my poem on POETS4PEACE - 'thank you, Billie'..........<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhhZ2gEnNob5_4L-_6iVUQDlDQr8sYDTuXOYtrzS_K215u4gfSVsixAaBvEAKSHJSISFB7r2QC-_VAUq2JxeMQswhqoIwWDMsHc2w6LijOoRoRxrTxOrgEkZfGQHs64W0FoJLw05TC9sw/s1600-h/WILLOW+GOLDEN+FOR+BARB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341457449946140610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhhZ2gEnNob5_4L-_6iVUQDlDQr8sYDTuXOYtrzS_K215u4gfSVsixAaBvEAKSHJSISFB7r2QC-_VAUq2JxeMQswhqoIwWDMsHc2w6LijOoRoRxrTxOrgEkZfGQHs64W0FoJLw05TC9sw/s400/WILLOW+GOLDEN+FOR+BARB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em><span style="color:#000099;">The Planet of Trees - by me (Diane) - May 29, 2009<br /><br />It's almost trite to tease<br />And write as I please<br />A simple poem; nothing complicated<br />No fancy words - you won't be inundated<br />With glorious efforts to make you seek<br />A meaning to this prose<br />That doesn't require you to 'suppose'<br />Simply notice what rhymes with 'trees'<br />Are words like 'breeze' that sometimes<br />Chills - we even 'freeze' when the wind blows strong<br />And we admire the trees who stand so strong<br />They don't fight; bicker, kill or complain<br />About not being more beautiful or whine because they're plain<br />They give resource and life to those who cut them down<br />The birds' nests forever are their seasonal crown<br />We build log homes; we build wooden boats<br />We make fences to confine our horse and goats<br />We carve them into totems; we hang wires from their poles<br />We think nothing of destroying them as if they had no souls<br />But when I seat myself under a sprawling willow<br />I look at the the sky from my down-filled pillow<br />I like the stars when they peek through the trees<br />I find my heart so put at ease<br />I find such a marvelous peace<br />..........among the trees. </span></em></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-25860671196065647652008-05-26T02:18:00.000-07:002009-05-29T21:20:47.331-07:00Welcome to ALL HAPPY TALK - I want you to meet my family & the things we love!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtoUc4_GdFzlcXL6wIuBK51SktTkpCutrebCNjy5pt18smfkXPVNPNk-L5OSVoADYRf6UYA2ILrHX3MeQIqxNNpTAUoei8pVsttgtP5lTskAWk8EOdlZAGcHug8LicnU-SCgiWvj5e5Io/s1600-h/AN+EXTRARODINARY+ANGEL+FOR+THE+BLOG.jpg"><span style="color:#000066;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208039211414059074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtoUc4_GdFzlcXL6wIuBK51SktTkpCutrebCNjy5pt18smfkXPVNPNk-L5OSVoADYRf6UYA2ILrHX3MeQIqxNNpTAUoei8pVsttgtP5lTskAWk8EOdlZAGcHug8LicnU-SCgiWvj5e5Io/s400/AN+EXTRARODINARY+ANGEL+FOR+THE+BLOG.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000066;"> </span><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="color:#000066;">Since it's summer and we'll be away from the computer more<br />often, this is my<br />greeting and my thank you for stopping by.</span></div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">Have a great summer with all those you love!<br /></span></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-66872195618290635182008-05-23T12:55:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:23:50.589-07:00My collection of old DOVER catalogs - now sent to my niece for her children.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBisRywInhVR0uNAbUJhSFUw2AdWspizfYodZ9clzPv0D74-RS19BfUDDvbWhG5XcQkralrR24TNAVqfbh8lbdkqgmhURRIbaxOIS9_ZkvIDOM9yoP7IzUXOw7lIRIICdEKnxv5tBNmxhH/s1600-h/DOVER+PUBLICATIONS+FOR+ALL+HAPPY+TALK.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203664703023956866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBisRywInhVR0uNAbUJhSFUw2AdWspizfYodZ9clzPv0D74-RS19BfUDDvbWhG5XcQkralrR24TNAVqfbh8lbdkqgmhURRIbaxOIS9_ZkvIDOM9yoP7IzUXOw7lIRIICdEKnxv5tBNmxhH/s400/DOVER+PUBLICATIONS+FOR+ALL+HAPPY+TALK.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">Back when my own children were young, I relied upon the variety of Dover publications for children - stickers; little books - so many wonderful things (and at such a low cost).</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"></span></div><blockquote><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">Then I used more of my 'collected' catalogs to order for<br />my grand-kids. Now my grandchildren are all grown up (all but 2), so I'm<br />passing these on to my niece for her children.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"></span></div></blockquote><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"></span></div><span style="color:#000066;">You can go on line now - they have a website; I highly recommend these - they are still at a reasonable cost. Get those kids away from the computer and television; they can take their Dover books outside - play at the picnic table; in the park on a soft blanket - we need to spend time with the children; we need to share in their education and teach them to 'create'....</span> <div align="center"><em><span style="color:#663366;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#663366;"><a href="http://www.doverpublications.com/family/catalog.html"><strong>http://www.doverpublications.com/family/catalog.html</strong></a></span></em></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-11629313701456634942008-05-16T10:32:00.000-07:002008-06-05T04:42:12.743-07:00My grand-daughter has just finished bathing and blow-drying this fluffy dog!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNuJ1H6dAhybpcEBAPcZOS2Zz7VeWU3j7S2ViLCq86XlG480xTS7_O2Ulj1dykROQrYv3vmGqbRj4sr1YeOOxDb-McwO_saglBQDemRh5hqBWEExyxmEPKgHFGEmIVh_zLPDhH-XYN-Fl/s1600-h/SHALL+WE+DANCE+BRITTANY.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201030109840745842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNuJ1H6dAhybpcEBAPcZOS2Zz7VeWU3j7S2ViLCq86XlG480xTS7_O2Ulj1dykROQrYv3vmGqbRj4sr1YeOOxDb-McwO_saglBQDemRh5hqBWEExyxmEPKgHFGEmIVh_zLPDhH-XYN-Fl/s400/SHALL+WE+DANCE+BRITTANY.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong><br /></strong><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>As you can see, what a sizeable ball of fluff (no, not my grand-daughter - the dog)!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"><blockquote><p><strong>I have a niece who takes beautiful photos of children;<br />she keeps busy with her little studio in Michigan. I so wish she'd create<br />a 'blog', but she does make incredible photo shows (I've given that link in an<br />earlier entry...below). In fact, as I think of it that earlier entry is an older and different show.</strong></p><p><strong>Here's one she recently sent to me - not only will you see her 2 darling children, but many more children as they graduate from pre-school. I so love looking at the future leaders and teachers of our country. As I watch their young faces, I try to imagine what they'll be when they grow up; where will they travel - what will be their hobbies, and what they'll accomplish in their years on this beautiful earth...</strong></p><p><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Here's my niece's newest show & link: </strong></span><a href="http://photoshow.comcast.net/viewshow/aa8Ec4cW"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>http://photoshow.comcast.net/viewshow/aa8Ec4cW</strong></span></a><strong> </strong></p></blockquote></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Also, here's another link for some great photography - children.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://classykidsphoto.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">http://classykidsphoto.blogspot.com/</span></strong></a></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"><blockquote><div align="center"><strong>So, another 'thing to do' for the<br />summer; for all seasons - TAKE PHOTOS - and not always of a person<br />'posing'...take ones that show 'action' - happiness; the dog is reacting, and<br />Brittany is making her best effort to 'dance' (I think they'll do the tango if<br />the dog is up to twirling my beloved grand-daughter)....</strong></div></blockquote></span></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-84349047178270076282008-05-03T09:16:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:24:48.287-07:00Today, as I made a 'comment' on another web-site, I realized this was ALL HAPPY TALK...here is my comment. Diane<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygEOs3OpwotwOG0USKzTW8Kz8ZGSS598N9VYAe_4YM5ZFa481OFWC39Z3cx0t9piKPQhdaRhhUHFwjw3s8FTAhb_2M_2QqH9J2vaenqKCHxhiMJWfkSKZLQESuqGOiL8die49vrKHj9HS/s1600-h/Mom,+age+19_+Dad,+age+21+-+in+beautiful+color!.bmp"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196186559684369554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygEOs3OpwotwOG0USKzTW8Kz8ZGSS598N9VYAe_4YM5ZFa481OFWC39Z3cx0t9piKPQhdaRhhUHFwjw3s8FTAhb_2M_2QqH9J2vaenqKCHxhiMJWfkSKZLQESuqGOiL8die49vrKHj9HS/s400/Mom,+age+19_+Dad,+age+21+-+in+beautiful+color!.bmp" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="http://fivewaychili.blogspot.com/" rel="external"><strong>Diane</strong></a><strong> Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. </strong><a title="" href="http://frugalhacks.com/?p=491#comment-2265"><strong>May 3rd, 2008 at 10:14 am</strong></a><strong><br />Enjoyed all of it - and the readers’ comments too.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong>We used laundry detergent boxes because we never had cold cereal (too expensive).</strong></div><strong><div align="center"><br /><blockquote><span style="color:#000099;">My dad had a wood lathe because he used his small work-shop to make toys and<br />things for us since we had little money, and he’d make extra money by selling<br />toys to the people in town.</span></blockquote><br /><span style="color:#003300;">Dad would take all the wood scraps; form them with a knife - then we’d all chip in and ’sand them into ’shapes’. We’d stain the bare wood with food coloring so we could recognize ‘our pieces’.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><strong><blockquote><strong>We’d think up the game; crayons were usually what we’d mark the colors<br />with; dad used an old black glass-marking pencil for the lay-out.</strong></blockquote></strong><div align="center"><br /></div><strong><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">We’d also fill up the glasses and fruit jars with<br />different levels of WATER; then we’d create music with the sounds - what<br />fun!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div></blockquote><div align="center"></strong><strong>Dad would get out some of the pots and pans; the spoons - now we had a ‘band’……..</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><blockquote><div align="center"><strong>We’d get out the dictionary; we’d look up a word - the<br />rest had to guess the word after we’d read the meaning - how we learned from<br />that game, and had fun too.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div></blockquote></strong><strong><span style="color:#000099;">We made a target out of a cereal box; used rubber bands, and used paper-wads from the old newspapers we’d pick up after the market put them out as trash.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">We played pick-up-stick; jacks; only 10 cents for each<br />game ‘back then’.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div></blockquote></strong><strong>We had an old piano with sticky keys, but it was good enough for all of us to learn on; sing to, and make music (I’m never without music playing or playing it myself).</strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#663366;">I guess I could add to my one blog about dealing with the recession -<br />some of these ideas, but in many cases, it seemed as if I might be suggesting<br />things that simply weren’t viable enough in saving a significant amount of money<br />for any one (and possibly they’d sound way too boring).</span></strong></blockquote></strong><br /><strong>For me because it was the ‘atmosphere’ - the ‘time’ back in the 1940’s, that made it not ‘frugal’, but simply a smart way to cope with the lack of having much in the way of material things.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">To me, frugal is being smart - to others, it’s ‘going<br />without’……</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#663366;"><strong>Anyway, I enjoyed my read; linked to it from<br />Merchants - enjoy her blog as well.</strong><br /><br /></span></div></blockquote></strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-87862333999662999492008-04-22T17:01:00.000-07:002008-04-22T17:06:44.986-07:00Grandma Lisa and her first grand-daughter; she'll keep her busy, I bet...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVQjojHn_7N17PZonsGThk4J1h4if3B_hwIEipIncJsfoEs1gV6bVruRbW9ZGI2iOjnAyqDE2yC6Yb6V9xmiO9VGypjs7FebQIgLJ7YvucWikRKDm6SEMSEcf7qP4NARlIh6XaSixsUgI/s1600-h/BELLA+AND+GRANDMA+LISA+SAY+HELLO.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192224259080280402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVQjojHn_7N17PZonsGThk4J1h4if3B_hwIEipIncJsfoEs1gV6bVruRbW9ZGI2iOjnAyqDE2yC6Yb6V9xmiO9VGypjs7FebQIgLJ7YvucWikRKDm6SEMSEcf7qP4NARlIh6XaSixsUgI/s200/BELLA+AND+GRANDMA+LISA+SAY+HELLO.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#000099;">When I say 'she'll keep her busy I bet', I mean Grandma Lisa - she's my daughter; she's almost 48 years old, and super-active, and enjoys her business.</span></strong></div><div></div><div><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#cccccc;"><span style="color:#000099;">I know Grandma Lisa has all kinds of ideas similar to the ones I've left<br />here; she got some of them from me - more from the many books she's read, and<br />some just thought up out of her desire to be a good mom, and grandmother<br />too!</span><br /></span></strong></blockquote></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-17152770535366388332008-04-16T11:00:00.000-07:002008-04-16T11:07:34.178-07:00Fill your alcove with 'letters' from long ago...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6xxkPLHpzTSlnHCvyqTYIr_wLCaLQgV6o4htTT57HgECSTKD7F3yXiuEeIgltUr7efrP7ThgSS-baDseem46qvLytMtNbJEgg6c4wwPNX5TH4Af30t80gzi8juVuxOUk4NvxADM43-4T/s1600-h/2ND+ATTEMPT+AT+GRANDMA+GRACE%27S+4+PAGE+LETTER+OF+OCTOBER+1962.gif"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189904879883881602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6xxkPLHpzTSlnHCvyqTYIr_wLCaLQgV6o4htTT57HgECSTKD7F3yXiuEeIgltUr7efrP7ThgSS-baDseem46qvLytMtNbJEgg6c4wwPNX5TH4Af30t80gzi8juVuxOUk4NvxADM43-4T/s320/2ND+ATTEMPT+AT+GRANDMA+GRACE%27S+4+PAGE+LETTER+OF+OCTOBER+1962.gif" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#663366;">I scanned special letters; saved the originals behind the framed copies! Find used frames at Good-Will or antique stores; collect the all in one special place. It's not costly; it's heart-warming.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;">This letter was sent to me April 11, 1962 - 46 years ago.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;">With this letter, came a tiny decorative jar filled with dried roses - those roses had been my great grandmother's mother's jar - still fragrant.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">I use my favorite<br />perfume to revitalize the<br />odor; put the lid on - open each morning, and<br />think of great grandmother<br />Grace. I can re-read her loving words where<br />I've hung that copy for all to<br />see how wonderful she<br />was.</span></strong><br /></span></strong></blockquote></span></strong><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#663366;">I often frame the original cards; photo-cards that have come from my niece in Michigan - all grouped in another special place. In fact, I keep the latest photo-card of her two children right over the thermostat in our home; every time I set the temperature, I smile......</span></strong> </div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-89428707682658019392008-04-16T10:39:00.000-07:002008-04-16T10:49:33.563-07:00Painting Eggs - Not just for 'Easter'...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZxsbTLd6_NwHzhWM0rBzcmTk3ntSMUwY5nOaVk7oDT0IpadFCOOvapiyMF3bJ2jcIL-NUtV_bxloQlQLrJyhkmq5WxQVT2Ii8gd7j6vx12G7avsVcvNApu53Q_wPjLmAa7d7haKhtrVe/s1600-h/EGGS+PAINTED+PASTEL+FOR+ALL+HAPPY+TALK.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189899730218093682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZxsbTLd6_NwHzhWM0rBzcmTk3ntSMUwY5nOaVk7oDT0IpadFCOOvapiyMF3bJ2jcIL-NUtV_bxloQlQLrJyhkmq5WxQVT2Ii8gd7j6vx12G7avsVcvNApu53Q_wPjLmAa7d7haKhtrVe/s320/EGGS+PAINTED+PASTEL+FOR+ALL+HAPPY+TALK.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#663366;">We had friends over; made some soft-boiled eggs and decided to paint them with tiny pictures. I put their names on the eggs - used them as place-cards; perched them on celery-salt castors. Everyone loved them....</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#333399;"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#333399;"><strong><span style="color:#333399;">I was also watching HSN on television. <br />They had 2 hours of great scrap-booking and crafts. They had a textured<br />paint that could be used on fabric; paper - everything!</span></strong><br /><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#663366;">While I'm waiting for my order to arrive, I'm already planning on how I'm going to 'texture' my next batch of eggs.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Promote good eating for breakfast - an egg with an apple; and your child's choice of cereal. Can you imagine how much fun it would be to 'wake up', and see a darling egg resting on the plate?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;">They also have plastic eggs that are used for Easter. If you've saved any of those, paint them - put a little gift inside; a bit of money, and go out for the day with your children talking excitedly about what they'll get at the store.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Remember too: The children should also<br />think about those less-fortunate; have them take that 'egg' with money to a<br />needy child or neighbor. There are many ways to light up another's life - thinking and talking happy.....</span></strong><br /></blockquote></span></strong><br /></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-83334739815615668782008-04-11T18:49:00.000-07:002011-05-20T11:46:43.972-07:00TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR CARDS YOU MAKE BEFORE YOU SEND THEM OUT...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9g81eJRLcnwr74tg90t_MKERz3oJZFZiV0P3leMML3I5B9PALnU2fnKALcaR8OO8iPbYsKp1rIJmg0EoaD5_AHpQIA1llcxUx6HS5AhdlnMudngDkIRL7O7NMqo9j-Hd9Jt59dP-OAYB/s1600-h/P1010124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188188946895508354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9g81eJRLcnwr74tg90t_MKERz3oJZFZiV0P3leMML3I5B9PALnU2fnKALcaR8OO8iPbYsKp1rIJmg0EoaD5_AHpQIA1llcxUx6HS5AhdlnMudngDkIRL7O7NMqo9j-Hd9Jt59dP-OAYB/s320/P1010124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Just thought I'd mention this<br />because I made the mistake a few years ago, of spending hours on cards - out<br />they go; a couple were damaged by the post office, and it's a bit heart-breaking<br />when you realize you could have prevented the entire loss.</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">A little note re the photograph above: I bought 20 of the most beautiful hand-made cards from my dear friend, Mary back in 2003. I use them sparingly (the originals) - keep the photographs for myself so I can reproduce them for recipe cards and note-cards as I need them - very pretty way to share a new recipe or to say 'just thinking of you'.</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-71184104957675724522008-04-11T16:36:00.000-07:002008-04-11T16:41:27.318-07:00'HEY, LET'S DO MY HAND RIGHT NOW'!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6zfM-mjI5-GP0GANuRNeynp1Un90ohC76-4I8QGzTcrFjfooL-WdIe9BUDsqx6q5ulf0sHFDGqCe5wvfzhq4BW-MHWiSYa-xfiBud1l8ST98bu6lwXftrNbQ5yWRyjM5r5A5NG-g3q7m/s1600-h/BELLA+ON+VAGUE+SO+I+CAN+SEND+TO+LISA.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188136183222276866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6zfM-mjI5-GP0GANuRNeynp1Un90ohC76-4I8QGzTcrFjfooL-WdIe9BUDsqx6q5ulf0sHFDGqCe5wvfzhq4BW-MHWiSYa-xfiBud1l8ST98bu6lwXftrNbQ5yWRyjM5r5A5NG-g3q7m/s320/BELLA+ON+VAGUE+SO+I+CAN+SEND+TO+LISA.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong>An inexpensive project - do it annually!</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Each year draw around your child's hand; allow 1/2 inch for a 'sewing<br />seam'. Once you cut TWO pieces; make it into a bean-bag (I used bird seed<br />back when my kids were little because it's easier to 'fill' into tiny<br />crevices).</span></strong></strong></blockquote></div><div align="center"><strong>These can be used as paper-weights; one for you - one for your child to toss, and some for the grand-parents.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong>Each year, the hand gets 'bigger' - what a wonderful pile of hands (about 18) when they graduate from school - create a wonderful memory...</strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-47937826178290624072008-04-11T13:57:00.000-07:002008-06-04T17:55:03.736-07:00YES, THAT'S HOW HARD THE WIND WAS BLOWING TODAY! IT MADE ME THINK OF SOMETHING...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7IQmTLI9orjMHyQ1BwuRt0yJUokCd4F49lxgcOLMYbvYE5ByaefBt-QgNkeWrNwUU9v8Z5Ue6N_Zb2OM2kUVQH2Grs3ke8t50zgyJ9nCSy2OCCD6-BBDZKq4b7EMOQrxt3Z_ZGu96yeg/s1600-h/PRETTY+DAISIES+IN+PARK+009.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#003333;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188095003075842754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7IQmTLI9orjMHyQ1BwuRt0yJUokCd4F49lxgcOLMYbvYE5ByaefBt-QgNkeWrNwUU9v8Z5Ue6N_Zb2OM2kUVQH2Grs3ke8t50zgyJ9nCSy2OCCD6-BBDZKq4b7EMOQrxt3Z_ZGu96yeg/s400/PRETTY+DAISIES+IN+PARK+009.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a></div><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">It was definitely a day I'd have told all of my children: "No, we can't go to the park - that wind is way too strong; something could hit you in the eye, and hurt you!"</span></strong></p><strong><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#330033;">I'd have said (and often did): "We're not going out on the boat no<br />matter what - the wind is too strong; we could capsize!"</span></strong></blockquote></strong><strong><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#ffccff;"><blockquote><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">If we want to keep 'happy talk, happy', we have to<br />sometimes say 'NO' - for the safety of those we love.</span></strong></strong><strong><span style="color:#000066;"> not a trick photo' - it illustrates just how that wind whipped around me as I insisted upon getting my pictures (I was alone at least). </span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Before I left, a whirl-wind came up; brought small pieces of pebble and a few pieces of glass right into my eyes and face.</span></strong></p></blockquote></span></strong></blockquote><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">See, I almost didn't talk happy for at least 15 mintues....or see easily either.</span></strong></p><strong><span style="color:#330033;"><blockquote><p align="center"><strong>PRACTICE SAFETY - THINK ABOUT THE<br />ELEMENTS - THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN - THEY DEPEND ON YOUR<br />WISDOM.</strong></p></blockquote></span></strong>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-82666779204333659502008-04-10T13:28:00.000-07:002008-04-10T13:34:21.885-07:00HAPPY TALK IS TELLING OTHERS WHAT 'FUN' YOU HAD BEING 'JUST A BIT DIFFERENT'...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoWlwcN57RFBQcq0vVmjKehMqu-Cf7RLyNd632qkbrC-Fb15se_36Q4F2516OYXm0zqYzWEWsupeA_92zrIMPe9R4Wt-q-1Psc3K2ZfhVSHYHtBxcMQLzYJ2vvWwUQ8dnONyfTJ9bvEFB/s1600-h/PRETTY+DAISIES+IN+PARK+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187716521967784002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoWlwcN57RFBQcq0vVmjKehMqu-Cf7RLyNd632qkbrC-Fb15se_36Q4F2516OYXm0zqYzWEWsupeA_92zrIMPe9R4Wt-q-1Psc3K2ZfhVSHYHtBxcMQLzYJ2vvWwUQ8dnONyfTJ9bvEFB/s400/PRETTY+DAISIES+IN+PARK+022.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#993300;">HAVE FUN TURNING YOUR PHOTOS TO THE SIDE - UPSIDE DOWN; TEASE YOUR FRIENDS AND SAY YOU 'HUNG FROM THE TREE' ... JUST TO GET THIS SHOT!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#993300;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#993300;">THINGS DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE DONE THE 'SAME WAY'...BE UNIQUE!</span></strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-29485843533166489562008-04-09T07:18:00.000-07:002008-04-09T07:23:41.032-07:00MAKE A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO-SHOW - YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE IT!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-28AWIy08pVrqtKT0TuATpEKo4ykTRvQ-y3UFrcpLjO695cje0-lHJ3MgEnRXoJm_A3KUe_MSY5L6PE8yW_HnI9AssFVKpzN-uxRgahoZXUpw3dzmYy9BvA5f1Ehc1vpNFxbIujS_Fm1/s1600-h/BIRDS+ON+FEEDER+LISA%27S+HOME+MARCH+8.JPG"><span style="color:#ffccff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187250105374660050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-28AWIy08pVrqtKT0TuATpEKo4ykTRvQ-y3UFrcpLjO695cje0-lHJ3MgEnRXoJm_A3KUe_MSY5L6PE8yW_HnI9AssFVKpzN-uxRgahoZXUpw3dzmYy9BvA5f1Ehc1vpNFxbIujS_Fm1/s320/BIRDS+ON+FEEDER+LISA%27S+HOME+MARCH+8.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><strong> <blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">My niece (Heather) made the most beautiful<br />photo-show; then she sent me a copy, and I made up 6 of my own.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">It takes less than 1/2 hour to upload about 40 photos<br />- you pick your own music; you make captions (this takes a bit more time), and<br />then your kids watch it play over and over.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#cccccc;"><span style="color:#666666;">Here's a recent one I did - it's all free; give it a<br />try!</span> </span></strong><a href="http://www.photoshow.com/maker/share/Eg9eQ4bx"><strong><span style="color:#ffffcc;">http://www.photoshow.com/maker/share/Eg9eQ4bx</span></strong></a><span style="color:#cccccc;"> </span></div></blockquote></strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-1448112332814082852008-04-08T18:27:00.000-07:002008-06-05T03:52:30.261-07:00One year was really short of cash, so I wrote "I Love You" on autumn leaves - sent them as cards.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLfq0-qkMeJWIJTZFq7bcAWhkCmzoP9cv3MsB7og1QJZxwEpAgsKEAnY4p5kFK7aYQ13-QPiVOmJBiIsAQFtl7atjlScMKbEb_Jc3dIpYbzvhL9FBCzfldrzdfTuy0k3kAh3jFBYW1WoA/s1600-h/LEAF3.jpg"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187051433072448834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLfq0-qkMeJWIJTZFq7bcAWhkCmzoP9cv3MsB7og1QJZxwEpAgsKEAnY4p5kFK7aYQ13-QPiVOmJBiIsAQFtl7atjlScMKbEb_Jc3dIpYbzvhL9FBCzfldrzdfTuy0k3kAh3jFBYW1WoA/s400/LEAF3.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#000066;"> Here's a photo a friend of mine took of the Autumn Leaf I sent them as a card. They were so tickled with it - said it was greater than any 'Hallmark' they'd ever gotten.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><strong><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">I love making 'models' - sculpting<br />is fun, and it doesn't have to be 'perfect'.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Take pictures of your children -<br />their toys; their dog - ever so many things.</span></strong></div></blockquote></strong><strong></strong><strong><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Develop the photos; photos are<br />easier to work from for children.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Give each a photo; have them MODEL<br />the image - a gift for Grandma...can't beat it.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Clay and modeling supplies are not<br />expensive - such fun - here's the link:</span></strong></div></blockquote></strong><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.createforless.com/search/search.aspx?Action=2&AnswerID=840&QID=891&SH=D%3d15%7eG%3d18922%5e2%7eK%3d4%7eL%3d1%7eM%3d119%7e&SI=6f489ede-dbec-487e-addb-990c193075da&LAP=0"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">http://www.createforless.com/search/search.aspx?Action=2&AnswerID=840&QID=891&SH=D%3d15%7eG%3d18922%5e2%7eK%3d4%7eL%3d1%7eM%3d119%7e&SI=6f489ede-dbec-487e-addb-990c193075da&LAP=0</span></strong></a><span style="color:#000066;"> </span></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-81008642815369940202008-04-08T17:19:00.001-07:002008-04-08T18:09:34.128-07:00A GREAT PROJECT - USE AS GIFTS AND KEEP A COUPLE FOR YOUR OWN!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbEFDrluwDXi0-CNuqc98lzPyhKr-WLlLnO9MmnmFTIqCWHf03oLkgG7xZxmqtWTCjPsv9ocKRu2f7jlc38w-5MX1w6Fzkd-10OlCaniEJEcwlptdiHz58Un0Kcc3qxnxA0IkaHQOVBCs/s1600-h/WILMA%2520%2526%2520CHILDREN.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187035846636131634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbEFDrluwDXi0-CNuqc98lzPyhKr-WLlLnO9MmnmFTIqCWHf03oLkgG7xZxmqtWTCjPsv9ocKRu2f7jlc38w-5MX1w6Fzkd-10OlCaniEJEcwlptdiHz58Un0Kcc3qxnxA0IkaHQOVBCs/s400/WILMA%2520%2526%2520CHILDREN.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">What a great gift - take an old photo' (as I've done) - make up the stamps that you can use for mailing.</span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Send the stamps to the 'loved one' (I'm sending to my mom for Mother's Day).</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"><blockquote><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">They cost about a total of $5 to $10 for a page of 20; then you add the postage cost of 42 cents! If you make one for $5, that's about 67 cents to mail a first-class envelope.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Since it's going to be a 'gift' (as I'm doing), the cost doesn't matter; it's a USEFUL gift - it will bring joy each time the recipient uses the stamp.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#663366;">You'll save on the cost to mail a LARGER GIFT -<br />these sheets will mail much more inexpensively - there are a myriad of ways to use them too; just look at the photos of that wedding - what a lovely 'gift' as you say: "Hey, we had to wait for you to get married to give you that last<br />gift!"</span></strong></blockquote></span></strong></div><div align="left"></span><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong><strong></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><blockquote><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">A new baby announcement? </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Get your stamps - it rounds out the<br />beauty of that announcement.</span></strong></div></blockquote></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Do you take great photos? Are you trying to get a<br />job as a photographer? What better way to put your RESUME out - to all those<br />potential employers; the STAMP will be your 'introduction'.</span></strong></blockquote></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Are you an artist? Send out announcements of your<br />newest exhibit - your best painting on a stamp? Hey, you'll get people 'flocking'.</span></strong></blockquote></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Having a house-warming? Send out the best photo of<br />your new home - your guests will want to see the INSIDE now that they've seen<br />how beautiful your home is outside!</span></strong></blockquote></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="color:#663366;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="color:#663366;">A bird-watcher? If you're in a<br />club; have each member pick their 'best shot'. At the next meeting, clip off the different stamps of the different birds - now you ALL have a 'bird-collection' - slip the clippings into a zip-bag; head home, and start writing!</span></span></strong></blockquote></span></div></blockquote></div></span></strong><span style="color:#000066;"><div align="left"><blockquote><div align="left"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><blockquote><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Someone promoted? Take their<br />picture - then send<br />a congratulations card!</strong></span></blockquote></strong></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>A new home? Get that picture - then send a 'Welcome to your New Home' card - complete with a sheet stamps (you can steal one of them to mail the card without upsetting anyone I'm sure).</strong></span></div><br /><div align="left"></span></div></blockquote></div><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Here's the link - have fun! </span></strong><a href="http://photo.stamps.com/Store/learn-more/"><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">http://photo.stamps.com/Store/learn-more/</span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffff99;"><br /></span><br /><div></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-84387346150454346692008-04-06T16:45:00.000-07:002008-06-04T17:51:50.540-07:00'AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO MAKE FOR BREAKFAST?" KIDS CAN COOK TOO...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXKk0as6TbS5u38SMVU3h2Szm95k_jDZcNZ11w3Q_xaClSzQ9PBBr0WaUBxweCWOBITYt2cuiBoPjrUZSLTVuWVpm9xkIb8PsNORRfuiPOfot50HTx7MkPxdanDBnM2wo1t0xpMI7Osz8/s1600-h/Carlos+with+his+Google-Eyed+friend,+Barney.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186283127847702626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXKk0as6TbS5u38SMVU3h2Szm95k_jDZcNZ11w3Q_xaClSzQ9PBBr0WaUBxweCWOBITYt2cuiBoPjrUZSLTVuWVpm9xkIb8PsNORRfuiPOfot50HTx7MkPxdanDBnM2wo1t0xpMI7Osz8/s320/Carlos+with+his+Google-Eyed+friend,+Barney.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Let's make something vegetarian - teach your children they don't have to eat meat all of the time!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">About 2 cups of shredded<br />zucchini</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">About 1 cup of diced, cooked or<br />mashed potatoes</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">About 1/4 cup of<br />flour</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">2 eggs</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">MIX ALL OF THAT<br />TOGETHER</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Fold in: 1/2 cup of diced<br />onion if you like it</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">add: 1/4 cup of green pepper<br />if you like it.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div></blockquote></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">It's now a big lump - have the kids portion this out; making 'ball's about the size of tennis balls...</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Have the kids 'flatten them' with<br />the bottom of a glass - use a plastic one if they're young<br />children.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Heat your skillet; a bit of oil -<br />make some great 'pan-cakes'.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div></blockquote></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Serve with lots of fresh applesauce and a bit of sour cream on top of the pan-cakes.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;">Now pick up that tennis ball, and head out to bat a few around - on the court; on the basketball court if you can't find a tennis court open...get moving so you feel good all day!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;"><blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">NOTE: This is my friend,<br />Carlos. He lives in the Philippines - we share e-mails and read each<br />others 'blogs'....he's a great young man! Carlos likes to learn more about<br />our country; even our older history. I love history too - and one of the<br />things I love is BASEBALL. If you've got a youngster you'd love to see the<br />OLD BASE-BALL CARDS, you can visit this site - read a different type of history;<br />about our country since we call baseball 'America's<br />pass-time'.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;"><a href="http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bbhome.html">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bbhome.html</a></span></strong></div></blockquote></span></strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-65415409943943455562008-04-05T09:46:00.000-07:002008-04-06T17:11:15.941-07:00MIS-MATCHED SOCKS? MIS-MATCHED CANDY? MAKE 'ADVENT' SOCKS OR JUST 'GIFT SOCKS'...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDeJQE3px3H-67B57uT9iqWvKea1kYeMKymb3cAI0hp1Mugc_paDHcDcT6C7osXOQW6tNsdYXpMSnroelzl-0y0c9Q7VoZL9pWpSsKdkybGZx34GMPI4-w9Iw20lpqNlidV853neYY5sJ/s1600-h/CANDY+-+SHOW+THAT+IT%27S+NOT+GOOD+FOR+YOU+-+FOR+THE+DIET+PAGE"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185804642721124210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDeJQE3px3H-67B57uT9iqWvKea1kYeMKymb3cAI0hp1Mugc_paDHcDcT6C7osXOQW6tNsdYXpMSnroelzl-0y0c9Q7VoZL9pWpSsKdkybGZx34GMPI4-w9Iw20lpqNlidV853neYY5sJ/s320/CANDY+-+SHOW+THAT+IT%27S+NOT+GOOD+FOR+YOU+-+FOR+THE+DIET+PAGE" border="0" /></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#000066;"> <blockquote><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Do you have a 'mis-matched' sock<br />drawer; a 'one-sock-could-I-find' drawer? </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Don't throw out the socks! Set up<br />some craft time with the kids (or do it yourself if your kids are all grown up).<br />If you need socks for this project, get some at Good-Will or the Salvation Army -<br />any used clothing store. Hey, even set up a 'sock-sharing' group in your neighborhood - you could even meet for coffee and 'stuffing'...a nice way to get to know each other.</span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">If you can find big socks - tiny<br />ones - in-between ones; fortunate enough to find ones not faded, this is the<br />most fun.</span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Get some dye (the basic colors of<br />Red, Yellow, and Blue so you can mix a multitude of your own colors). Cider<br />vinegar mixed with dye works the best - it 'sets' much better. You can use 2<br />parts water; 1 part vinegar - heat to a simmer, and start mixing<br />colors.</span></strong></div></blockquote></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Drop those off-white socks into the colors you've chosen. Once you've created all the 'socks' - put them in plastic bags for storage - easier to see.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Take all that 'candy' - 'dole it out'; put a few pieces into each sock, and each week (or month) as a reward for chores accomplished, gift it as a 'gift sock' - tuck in some coins as a surprise as well.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">Make an 'ADVENT' sock gift; in November, fill them - take (or mail) to those on your gift-list. They open a 'gift a day' starting December 1. Throughout the year, pick up items that are low in cost - it doesn't hurt your budget this way, and you have your shopping 'done' - relax during the holidays.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#333399;"><strong>For the adults: Those big, colored paper clips are always handy - slip in some. A</strong> <strong>roll of Scotch tape is nice; we always seem to be looking for 'tape' at the times when we don't have any in the house.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">A bag of bright-colored rubber bands - they fit into a sock. How about some AA batteries in another sock. Even more often needed, those AAA batteries that ever so often wind up being needed just when we thought a AA set would do (my wireless mouse takes those).</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;">Buy a box of Q-tips; sort - and fill. A container of cotton pads - sort; fill. Little Votive candles - a few in another sock. A tube of Chap-stick - another sock. Travel-size toiletries; cute in socks - handy too.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;">A hand-ful of razors; for 'him or her' - another sock is filled. An eyeglass travel repair-kit - in it goes to those with glasses.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Look around - find 'tiny useful things' - into the socks!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663366;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Make up a card that reads: "Sock it to Me" - something clever; use duplicate copies of photos to cut and glue-stick to your choice of card-stock; colored or poster paper - a tube of glitter; some left-over yarn attached, and it's 'adorable'.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">You can do this project throughout the year - get those over-size HEFTY (I love them) storage bags - they hold tons of things 'under the bed' - all labeled, and ready...fresh as the day you made them.<br /></span></strong></div><strong></strong><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">REMEMBER YOUR COLOR COMBINATIONS:</span> </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /></p></span><strong><blockquote><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>Red & Yellow make Orange - and varying shades.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Red & Blue make Purple - an varying shades.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Blue & Yellow make Green - and varying shades.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /></span><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;"><blockquote><span style="color:#000066;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Mix all the colors: Get a super dark brown - don't try to make black, you won't get there without adding BLACK dye. Obviously if you've got BLACK dye, you won't do any mixing unless you want to 'darken' the Orange; Purple, Green - Red, Yellow or Blue a bit (and do it with a drop or two at a time - a little goes a long way).</span></strong> </span></blockquote></span></strong></span></blockquote></strong><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>DO YOU PLAY BINGO? Use those 'DOT' markers to 'doll up' those socks - nice for covering any stains that you simply can't get out. </strong><br /><strong></strong></span><br /></span><strong><span style="color:#ccccff;"><blockquote><span style="color:#000066;"><strong>If have 'matching socks' that need to be spruced up quickly, those dot markers are adorable for the ladies and little girls (if you do the boys, turn those dots into smile faces or basket-balls real quick, or you'll probably get complaints.)</strong><br /></span></blockquote></span></strong>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-44484664145720996162008-04-02T05:22:00.000-07:002008-06-05T04:08:12.893-07:00NO, WE CAN'T SAVE 'TIME IN A BOTTLE' - DON'T MISS A MINUTE WITH YOUR CHILDREN!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeiYzScnywroR0Qf61vdSbl9wOBU-1q6Xst0lz-llsD4ObeDoTc9533c62tsZYUP_oCa76MmfapC-RrC_0gPF3l_pR2F6HlR8Pzt-E5I2ZraHcsvUHb7PoH8qmBjP19i-cXGgPw5Y_0Rr/s1600-h/LOVELY+GREEN+WOMEN+IN+KITCHEN+FOR+ALL+HAPPY+TALK+BLOG.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184623135872699634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeiYzScnywroR0Qf61vdSbl9wOBU-1q6Xst0lz-llsD4ObeDoTc9533c62tsZYUP_oCa76MmfapC-RrC_0gPF3l_pR2F6HlR8Pzt-E5I2ZraHcsvUHb7PoH8qmBjP19i-cXGgPw5Y_0Rr/s320/LOVELY+GREEN+WOMEN+IN+KITCHEN+FOR+ALL+HAPPY+TALK+BLOG.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><blockquote><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>While I'm away spending time with my 85-year old mom, here's a play-list you can link up to; some good music<br />that I enjoyed while baking cookies in the kitchen for my 4<br />children.</strong><br /></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000099;"></span></strong></div><strong><span style="color:#330000;"><blockquote><p align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>I have millions of happy memories -<br />I could<br />write on and on about them, but why don't you think about making a<br />web-site or<br />blog of your own, and start setting them down not only for you,<br />but your friends<br />- for others - to inspire us all.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /></span><strong><span style="color:#330000;"><span style="color:#000099;">Here's the music</span><br />-</span></strong></p></blockquote></span></strong></blockquote><strong><span style="color:#330000;"><strong><span style="color:#330000;"></span><span style="color:#ffff99;">Enjoy! </span></strong><a href="http://www.playlist.com/node/30161116"><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">http://www.playlist.com/node/30161116</span></strong></a><br /></div></span></strong>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-27474050874296400862008-03-30T12:58:00.000-07:002008-04-10T13:27:56.646-07:00'Ah, Spring...the kids get out of school - WE NEED HAPPY TALK & FUN THINGS PLANNED!'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKu0wLNcLYHHURsSB2rH1vPI-NP3dh8rqDcR4Z7MWpV7Bra2W9uhmBbErxbS6luDGfR03b7d1swK_Rel9miW5WJs1JGuOHJP9aGxvGIBbg4yK0I8Ghla-QpJ4wHLbCMG4ZdhoFsPU4suW/s1600-h/A+rivlet+from+the+Ohio+River+on+the+Kentucky+side.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183626935388261490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKu0wLNcLYHHURsSB2rH1vPI-NP3dh8rqDcR4Z7MWpV7Bra2W9uhmBbErxbS6luDGfR03b7d1swK_Rel9miW5WJs1JGuOHJP9aGxvGIBbg4yK0I8Ghla-QpJ4wHLbCMG4ZdhoFsPU4suW/s400/A+rivlet+from+the+Ohio+River+on+the+Kentucky+side.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Check out some of the links I've put here - guarantee your children's safety and fun for Spring & Summer. There's even a couple projects you can do when Christmas arrives; plan now - Enjoy.</span></strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-6851969254047843182008-03-30T12:50:00.000-07:002008-06-05T04:01:24.508-07:00"Trees ARE my brakes..." - and breaks as well; funny cartoon - not funny in real life!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTke8xLa2sKSMQBCY4DdobN8NEjHXq1FE9oI8VKy8JUQu7ivU8c1aYr1PvWWNNNfmZ1TWbjspcCKzHUZ0nb3FfEPWNET1Wp0PLdrX9AC_m4QgWgtDL9E3PPTcx0C3ACvd18sGYsCPMVYCw/s1600-h/TREES+ARE+MY+BRAKES+CALVIN+AND+HOBBS.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183624860919057506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTke8xLa2sKSMQBCY4DdobN8NEjHXq1FE9oI8VKy8JUQu7ivU8c1aYr1PvWWNNNfmZ1TWbjspcCKzHUZ0nb3FfEPWNET1Wp0PLdrX9AC_m4QgWgtDL9E3PPTcx0C3ACvd18sGYsCPMVYCw/s320/TREES+ARE+MY+BRAKES+CALVIN+AND+HOBBS.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Yes, this is a hilarious cartoon - not hilarious in REAL LIFE! Be sure you check out those 'hills' and places your kids not only like to sled down, but those skate-boarding areas as well. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000099;"></span></strong></div><strong><blockquote><p align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>Oh yes, guess I should also mention those dirt-bike trails;<br />all those 'powerful vehicles' young children are wielding today, makes it even harder to keep up with 'what could hurt my child' - no happy talk<br />then.</strong><br /><br /></span></p></blockquote></strong>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-78328215751274834102008-03-30T12:26:00.000-07:002008-03-30T12:33:14.394-07:00HAPPY TALK AND BUSY HANDS KEEP CHILDREN ACTIVE & LAUGHING!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUBgUBUrNUeZh7xouKbq_nDs9Itt_rS65enuJVbFP7iR6n5lwEbiavpCh13mSGm6ODsTTDMdTQXu-DgNwCo3nMvBK6JZeY3Z48ss27vMinZa0L7cy2F8_Nt6cLplF0BxI7HksBL-mwtuO/s1600-h/HUGE+ROCK+SHAPED+LIKE+A+FISH.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183618693346020434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUBgUBUrNUeZh7xouKbq_nDs9Itt_rS65enuJVbFP7iR6n5lwEbiavpCh13mSGm6ODsTTDMdTQXu-DgNwCo3nMvBK6JZeY3Z48ss27vMinZa0L7cy2F8_Nt6cLplF0BxI7HksBL-mwtuO/s320/HUGE+ROCK+SHAPED+LIKE+A+FISH.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.creativekidsathome.com/activities/activity_8.html"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">http://www.creativekidsathome.com/activities/activity_8.html</span></strong></a><strong> <span style="color:#330099;">- Have fun making your own modeling clay & 'play-dough' (same some 'dough' as well; it's much cheaper to make it yourself).</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#330099;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#330099;">HAPPY TALK HAPPENS WHEN YOU PLAY WITH YOUR KIDS AND THEIR FRIENDS. </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#330099;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="color:#330099;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#330099;"><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#330099;">This is a REAL rock that looks like a 'fish' -<br />have them make up their favorite fish; 'chunky characters' that are easy to form; don't want them to get discouraged.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">They can fashion little bowls; paint when<br />they're dry - give as gifts for Mom and Grandma's Day - or a cuff-link/coin dish for dad & grandpa.</span></strong><br /></blockquote></span></strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-17670372668990106502008-03-30T03:01:00.000-07:002008-06-05T03:51:23.769-07:00DO A CREATIVE PIZZA WITH YOUR KIDS - KEEP THE ALKA-SELTER HANDY...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91adi9C6Cink7lJmPI8yPlghZTibwtvWeM7wrYAWYygIitEH921FPNia_WiN61IAzF9hUFbH_eSqMmZrmWnCpWywAQvAEgbQuXTQnmdYDjGUtKNU1neio4NM58gZaAmXyOd9xeiywql7e/s1600-h/ALKASELTZER+-+SAVE+FOR+A+BLOG+POST+WHEN+I+TALK+ABOUT+CHILI.jpg"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183473355947691074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91adi9C6Cink7lJmPI8yPlghZTibwtvWeM7wrYAWYygIitEH921FPNia_WiN61IAzF9hUFbH_eSqMmZrmWnCpWywAQvAEgbQuXTQnmdYDjGUtKNU1neio4NM58gZaAmXyOd9xeiywql7e/s400/ALKASELTZER+-+SAVE+FOR+A+BLOG+POST+WHEN+I+TALK+ABOUT+CHILI.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><br /></strong><strong>When my kids were young, I'd make home-made pizza with lots of vegetables. One thing that's fun:</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Lay out the pizza - top it as if you're going to play tic-tac-toe.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Make the matrix out of black olives; they make the vertical and horizontal 'bars' easily and show up great.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Cut up green peppers - they become the 'rings' or the O's that you'll put in some of the squares.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Cut strips of red peppers for the X's - looks and tastes great!</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Use fresh tomatoes; chopped finely - sprinkle those down with the tomato sauce.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Fun - happy; think up other ideas that get your family involved; sit around on the floor with an old blanket as if you're having a picnic. Turn on some great music - it's all going to turn into HAPPY TALK!</strong> </span></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-43952845010421561652008-03-30T01:34:00.000-07:002008-04-01T06:10:36.875-07:00I'M SHARING MY FUN STUFF ON MY GOOGLE PAGE; JUST DON'T CHANGE IT OR FOOL WITH MY E-MAIL, OKAY?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALroWJ7fCbhKogtzDNmL1mpjBKSwsXiJ99HBk5PgKUgM1r296Vo8hw1zNdDe9e7PCw89chyphenhyphen4YPqFujdO5hZoIN3xkhm4eeZ4KlkJ7wef7yoAXXs2fxfRW9qmXZj-hEYKxSndyvSk3Ck_Z/s1600-h/1610-13262_b~The-Creation-of-Adam-c-1510-detail-Posters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183450699995204658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALroWJ7fCbhKogtzDNmL1mpjBKSwsXiJ99HBk5PgKUgM1r296Vo8hw1zNdDe9e7PCw89chyphenhyphen4YPqFujdO5hZoIN3xkhm4eeZ4KlkJ7wef7yoAXXs2fxfRW9qmXZj-hEYKxSndyvSk3Ck_Z/s400/1610-13262_b~The-Creation-of-Adam-c-1510-detail-Posters.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#663300;">TRUST - IT'S ALL ABOUT TRUST - JUST GOTTA DO IT! 'JEST DO IT'? 'JUST DUET'!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;">Oh yes, I wrote the original poem; took the photograph in 1984, that 'sparked' the term JUST DO IT! My interview with the newspaper proves it - but I never tried to copyright it...you can't copyright a 'slogan', but you sure as the dickens can copyright a poem & photograph!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;">I'm not angry with Nike - but they sure never returned my calls; nor all my 'proof' of where that idea might have originated. Hey, maybe someone else came up with it too...who knows!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;">ANYWAY, HERE ARE MY LINKS I ENJOY - YOU'LL ALSO FIND THEM IN THE SIDE-BAR ON THE RIGHT. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#663300;">ALL WEB-SITES THAT 'MAKE MY DAY HAPPIER'!<br /><a href="http://abcgallery.com/"><span style="color:#330033;">http://abcgallery.com/</span></a><span style="color:#330033;"><br /></span><a href="http://allposters.com/"><span style="color:#330033;">http://allposters.com/</span></a><span style="color:#330033;"><br /></span><a href="http://allrecipes.com/"><span style="color:#330033;">http://allrecipes.com/</span></a><span style="color:#330033;"><br /></span><a href="http://artakiane.com/"><span 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style="color:#003300;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.positivepause.com/"><span style="color:#003300;">http://www.positivepause.com/</span></a><span style="color:#003300;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.veg.cooking.com/"><span style="color:#003300;">http://www.veg.cooking.com/</span></a></span><span style="color:#003300;"> </span></strong></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-10623380277068605772008-03-30T00:53:00.000-07:002008-03-30T12:35:42.761-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtavbWZ-i9AyeHuupJp0iYBJ1c0RMbxHsI9Xoe3KxxtdfzhlCCjOf8IZVvM31Q-YN1OOCo9Le42RQqiPbI6A7a1xxY4p9a2SM42mElfG0PC1eoEkZBgmcND3iRudNNxV1ELh8-hp9Und2J/s1600-h/BIRDS+ON+FEEDER+LISA%27S+HOME+MARCH+8.JPG"><span style="color:#666666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183440550987484194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtavbWZ-i9AyeHuupJp0iYBJ1c0RMbxHsI9Xoe3KxxtdfzhlCCjOf8IZVvM31Q-YN1OOCo9Le42RQqiPbI6A7a1xxY4p9a2SM42mElfG0PC1eoEkZBgmcND3iRudNNxV1ELh8-hp9Und2J/s320/BIRDS+ON+FEEDER+LISA%27S+HOME+MARCH+8.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#666666;"><br /></span><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>A woman who was a keen gardener went to visit a friend For a few days, leaving her husband in charge of her plants. </strong><br /><br /><strong>After giving him detailed instructions, The woman pleaded, "And please talk to them occasionally." </strong><br /><br /><strong>"I'd feel a fool," said her husband, who was not so keen on greenery. </strong><br /><br /><strong>When she returned, she found everything was fine.</strong><br /><br /><strong><blockquote><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>"You did a good job, dear," she said. "Did you talk<br />to the plants?" </strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">"No, I didn't," he replied. "I read the paper out loud in the<br />morning and evening, and if they wanted to listen,it was up to<br />them."</span></strong> </blockquote></strong></span></div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474539613400886986.post-32417722576465049082008-03-29T14:20:00.000-07:002008-03-29T14:25:01.110-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJJdPZ-P4o08_T3dblkjo4NWrQPCV559-0ht-PD5PCUR3E7uheoZ6d6_RBBqP_TCnRQeUmIh3lsuRxMqtpY67Gg14QZKIAoqY3QN1n0VkLeGQ1MxAvqOAoU_aoL159HUarnekmE7wOIHl/s1600-h/30957_b~Vendedora-de-Alcatraces-Posters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183277715892390754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJJdPZ-P4o08_T3dblkjo4NWrQPCV559-0ht-PD5PCUR3E7uheoZ6d6_RBBqP_TCnRQeUmIh3lsuRxMqtpY67Gg14QZKIAoqY3QN1n0VkLeGQ1MxAvqOAoU_aoL159HUarnekmE7wOIHl/s320/30957_b~Vendedora-de-Alcatraces-Posters.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Spiritual Garden Plant seven rows of 'P's':</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">1. Prayer 2. Promptness 3. Patience 4. Preparation 5. Perseverance 6. Politeness 7. Purity</span> </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Plant seven rows of squash. </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#003300;">1. Squash Gossip 2. Squash Indifference 3. Squash Criticism 4. Squash Negative Thinking 5. Squash Envy 6. Squash Jealousy 7. Squash Hatred</span> </strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">Seven rows of 'Let us':</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">1. Let us be unselfish and loyal</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">2. Let us be faithful to duty </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">3. Let us search the Scriptures </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">4. Let us not be weary in well doing</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">5. Let us be obedient in all things </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">6. Let us be truthful </span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">7. Let us love one another</span></strong> </div>HAPPY IN NEVADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17214341069801731994noreply@blogger.com