IF I SAW A FOUNTAIN ?
WOULD I WALK BY IT , WOULD I STOP AND TOSS A COIN IN OR WOULD I JUMP IN?
This morning, I realized that if I was a fountain, my current love would just walk on by . I dont think my current love will change back to the person who use to jump in. I will give him alittle time and see if he proves me wrong. Sometime life, as we all know, gets in the way of love. Life, like work at 5:30 in the morning, like the TV is blarring, the light bill needs to be paid, and so on. But somewhere there has to be a happy medium. Right? Why do we have to settle for medium. When we dont give medium. We cater to the every need with out being asked. Maybe its better to let them ask. Maybe then they will jump back in.
MAMA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY:
" LIFE IS LIKE A ONE LEGGED DUCK, IT JUST KEEPS GOING IN CIRCLES"
P.S. If we keep moving that one legged duck will circle back around.
The ' L I T T L E ' Things~
As you might remember, the head of a company survived
9/11 because his son started kindergarten.
Another fellow was alive because it was
His turn to bring donuts.
One woman was late because her
Alarm clock didn't go off in time.
One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike
Because of an auto accident.
One of them
Missed his bus.
One spilled food on her clothes and had to take
Time to change.
One's
Car wouldn't start.
One couldn't
Get a taxi.
The one that struck me was the man
Who put on a new pair of shoes that morning,
Took the various means to get to work
But before he got there, he developed
a blister on his foot..
He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid.
That is why he is alive today..
Now when I am
Stuck in traffic ,
Miss an elevator,
Turn back to answer a ringing telephone ...
All the little things that annoy me.
I think to myself,
This is exactly where
God wants me to be
At this very moment..
Next time your morning seems to be
Going wrong ,
The children are slow getting dressed,
You can't seem to find the car keys,
You hit every traffic light,
Don't get mad or frustrated;
It May be just that
God is at work watching over you.
May God continue to bless you
With all those annoying little things
And may you remember their possible purpose.
I LEARNED FROM A WONDERFUL LADY THAT MANIFESTING REALLY WORKS.
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ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU WANT AND READ IT TO YOUR SELF THREE TIMES IN A ROW EVERY NIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP (you know like your teacher use to tll you in school , read to yourself)... IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT SIX WEEKS FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN TO BEGIN TO TRANSPIRE. I USE TO DO THIS BUT NOT EVERRYNIGHT AND IT TOOK ME ALMOST A FULL YEAR TO SEE THE THINGS THAT I WANTED START TO MOVE IN MY LIFE.. ONCE I FIGURED OUT THAT IF I READ DAILY AT LEAST ONCE AT NIGHT I COULD MAKE THINGS MOVE QUICKER.. WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS ACTUALLY MAKING THINGS HAPPEN THAT I REALLY WANTED IN MY LIFE, I SAID WOW... AND STARTED READING MY WRITTINGS EVERYDAY IN THE MORNING ALSO. NOW I AM UP TO MANUIFESTING THINGS IN AS SOON AS 14 DAYS.
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MY OWN STUBBORNNESS CAUSED MY OWN DELAY IN MY LIFE.. SO NOW I READ MY WRITTINGS EVERYDAY EVEN WHEN I AM ANGRY ,SAD , HAPPY, GLAD. WHATEVER THE CIRCUSTANCE... I READ MY WRITTINGS. THEN I PUT THEM ASIDE AND LET THEM LYE JUST LIKE I DO THE BOOK I READ AT NIGHT.. I RARELY THINK ABOUT IT ANY OTHER TIME.. SAME CONCEPT.
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MAMA'S QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
PRAISE GOD FOR THE... MY FIG TREE WAS ABOUT
TO DIE....
Mama told me a wonderful story over the weekend.
about three quart jars of pears.
one early June summer day in
(what my mama would like to call the not so distant past),
the men were outside workin' on the family eighty acre farm.
and the ladies or what mama says
(us girls)
were inside canning pears to eat for the winter.
and as anyone who has ever canned knows its not such an easy task at times.
and ever-once in a while a home canning is not always successful.
things do go wrong ..
for instants ..
lets say you might not get a few lids on your pears tight enough..
then one Sunday morning you decide that a pear cobbler would be perfect with Sunday dinner.( not meaning Sunday supper)
with your chicken fried steak and mac and cheese ect.ect.ect. ( not from a box or velvetta)
after church.
So after breakfast dishes.
they opened a jar of pears that they had canned earlier in the year.
come to find out the pears had fermented
kinda turning into pear wine or whiskey or some such.
they checked a few of the jars and found three had gone bad.
there was nothing to do but pour 'em out.
That way the jars could be reused. over and over. ect. ect.
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TALK ABOUT RECYCLING...
our grannys, nannys, memaw, nonas, and so on.
have been doing the recycling thing for eons.
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mama took the three jars of pears and poured into the dogs bowls..
and went back inside.
( now, granny and granddaddy never let dogs stay in the house under any circumstances
or any kinda weather)
well the old girl dog had her a litter of pups.
they were a golden retriever mix....
the puppies had just start movin' around good and they even still had there even still had their puppy breath.
well the next thing ya know they hear the boys outside laugh to beat all.
so the three girls ( mama, emma, and granny )
go out to see what was so funny .. and there were them puppies
drunk as skunks stumblen and playen .
they had them a belly full of pear wine.
moral of the story....
make sure your lids are tight when your canning
and in you life.
I wanted to share with you a story that Mama told me this weekend.... I laughed so hard that tears came from my eyes.
Mama and I were having coffee Saturday morning about 5:30 and we were talking about what it was like being at the old home stead in garrison. as a child I remember my grand parents living in this old house that didn't have any heat other than its roaring fireplace in the wintertime. Lots of fond memories for me. any who....
Mama was talking about having to milk the cow in the barn and a dog that the family had at the time. well apparently this old dog followed mama everywhere she went.
and mama, the dog. and the milk cow were in the milking stall and the cow sat right down on the dog.... well mama being a young girl about 12 was doing all she could to get the cow to stand back up and get off the dog. the dog was yellepin' somethin fierce.
well she finally got the cow up and the dog run off. well turns out the dog did just fine. but every time something happened around the house ( mama called it ..."some ruckus or such..") or someone was coming up the sandy road to the house. that dog would chase that milk cow and catch her tail. the dog ended up pulling the cows tail off...
mama said every time somethin happen that dog would blame that cow for it and chase it down... that dog hated that cow....
MAMA'S quote of the day.. : cant say as I blame that dog..
~~~~THINGS ARE LOOKING~~~
~~~UP.~~~
This has been one of the most beautiful days around here. 65 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. yesterday i was talking to you about my tomato topsy turvy thingy.
and today i want to tell you about the first psychical thing i did to put away my heartache.. I took 2 weeks... 14 days and went and spent it with my uncle.. who i love to pieces and that i would fight a tornado through a barbed wire fence for... BUT... By the time the 2 weeks was up.. i thought i would go insane if i did nt get back to my own home. this ended "the mopeing" around my house cause when i got back i was well and truly glad to be here... it didn't hold such painful memories so much anymore.
I know the old saying is visitors and fish go bad after three days.. but i am here to tell ya that when your doing the visiting it can still goes bad on you in three days...
mamas quote of the day :
you know you love eachother ... ya'll shouldn't act like that.
talking about me and my uncle sqabbling like to old women in the back yard shelling peas.
ANOTHER WOO WHOO ...
MY TOPSY TURVEY TOMATO THINGY HAS ARRIVED..
I've to get pottin soil and the plant but hay its a start. I'm still waitin on plants and trees to arrive . If it ever warms up again, i'm gonna plant my little citrus trees that I bought from the garden center for70% off.
I'm tryin to keep them alive through the cold in their pots for the moment.
any suggestion about my gardening will be really helpful, feel free to leave me some notes.
ok .. i told you guys about my putting away of a heartache. The guy I was blogging about , awhile back , he and i have had a parting of the ways. I expected more structured plans for the future and he expected to run amuck and not be very nice.
SO I told myself its time to open your eyes and really see what he was enriching my with, other than wonderful words and crocodile teared drama. I found out that he wasnt this wonderful sullen John Wayne, Rooster cogburn , I thought he was for 11 years. He was weaker than I ever thought about being. Its not that I minded the weakness so much, it was his rude demeaner when he was challenged. This eye opening was extremely pain filled. A shifting of the persona you carry for another, is difficult, and it takes time.
More on specific actions I took to remove my heartache to come.
MAMA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY:
DONT THROW AWAY THAT TEDDY BEAR CAKE .... i'M GONNA EAT IT..
Well you guys haven't heard from me on this blog for awhile... there have been a few changes...
the first thing is that I finally got the roof completed on our house... it took woo whoo
what seemed like forever since that old hurricane ike tore it off.
2nd ... I finally put a heart ache away... that was a tuffy... but we overcame it.
more details on that later.
3rd. I am ready and I do mean ready for spring planting... I have been looking for new little treats to make my yard pretty for this summer and I have been picking and planting new trees...
so over the next few weeks I will be talkin' about the new plants I want to plant and trees I am replacing that the storm took from us... and some more about this heart ache I finally put away and when I plan to fall in love again...
love to everybody...
MSCHERRYTWO
p.s. mama's quotes are returning too...
~~~~ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE WEBSITE~~~
PAPER CAPTION READS
" BOY MAKES LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS"
WOW... HURRICANE IKE TOOK ME FOR A RIDE... AND EVERYONE AROUND ME... THAT'S WHY YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH ME... I AM GOING TO KEEP MY RATE A $1.99 FOR ALITTLE WHILE BECAUSE OF THE INCONVIENCE OF NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO YOU... I AM NOW IN A SMALL TOWN CALLED LOGANSPORT AND THEY ARE SO GRACIOUS HERE. THE LIGHT COMPANY SAYS WE SHOULD HAVE POWER AGAIN AROUND THE 22ND ... KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT MAMA AND I CAN GET BACK HOME SOON..
TAKE CARE AND REMEMBER LIKE I ALWAYS TELL YA HAPPINESS IS 9/10TH PERCEPTION..
MSCHERRYTWO
MAMA'S QUOTE FOR THE DAY: "JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES..."
THE ABOVE PIC IS A FEW HOURS BEFORE LAND FALL
AFTER LAND FALL.
YOU CAN SEE MORE AT: WWW.CHRON.COM
I WAS THINKING TODAY..... I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER WHEN THE LAST TIME WAS THAT
SAW THAT HONOR BOX. YOU KNOW...
THE ONE WITH THE CRACKERS AND CANDY IN IT.....?
did we just NOT FIND THAT WE COULD REALLY BE HONEST..... THAT WE COULD PUT THAT QUARTER IN THERE BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
AND BESIDES WHERE DID OUR CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS GO?
WASNT THE POINT TO BE ABLE TO BUY ANOTHER THE NEXT TIME YOU MISSED LUNCH AT
WORK.
WHAT HAPPENED?
SO HERE'S MY QUESTION TO YOU.
DO YOU STILL HAVE A HONOR BOX?
IF YOU DO
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS FOR OTHER TO SEES HERE ON THE BLOG.
I AM SURE THAT EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR OPINION ON THIS.
MAMA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: " HAY, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION."
Acting Your Age...
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21.
YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would! So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!" May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
MAMA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: " PLEASE LET THIS WHINEY DOG IN THE HOUSE... SHE IS DRIVIN' ME CRAZY...."
~~THIS COMES TO ME FROM MY FRIEND PAM.~~
~~ SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE IT TOGETHER EVEN WHEN I DON'T~~
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
enough money within her control to move
out
and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants
to see her in an hour...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a youth she's content to leave behind....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her
family...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a
meal, that will make her guests feel honored...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a feeling of control over her destiny.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend
without; ruining the friendship...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK
AWAY...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take
it personally...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...
MAMA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: " IT'S A MAKE SOME OF THAT GOOD COFFEE DAY.. WE HAVE ALOT OF STUFF TO DISCUSS."
~~SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO STICK TO THE STUFF YOU LEARN IN THE BEGINNING~~
1. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
2. Pray -- there's immeasurable power in it.
3. Mind your own business.
4. Don't trust someone who doesn't close their eyes when you kiss them.
5. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
6. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
7. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
8. Learn the rules then break some.
9. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
10. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
11. Remember that your character is your destiny.
12. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
13. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
MAMA'S QUOTE FOR THE DAY: "GET DAZZY'S SWEATER ON HER... SHE'S SHAKIN' LIKE A LEAF ON A TREE"
SATURDAY MORINING BREAKFAST
I TOOK MY MAMA AND SISTER TO THE IHOP THIS WEEKEND FOR SOME PANCAKES..
The three of us together have a tendency to laugh and cut up..
but as we started our coffee we noticed that no one was smiling... I wonder if it was just there own personal problems or grouchyness or what..
I have come to realize that if you wake everyday with a smile then it catches on..
so by the time we left the IHOP.. everyone in there was smiling and talking to their neighbor in the booth next to them...
I actualy sang a song...
Good MOrning To you.. you live in a Zoo.. Good Morning , Good Morning,
Good Mornign to you..
it got a great laugh from all in the restuarant..
MAMA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: With all the dogs and you kids I feel like i wake in a Zoo every morning.
HOPE
This morning I am thinking about the movie "Memoires of a Geisha" ... the herion of the story is so deeply in love with the chairman that she is willing to have hope and patience that her true love will ultimately remember the kindness he showed her so long ago on the bridge...
I think we are all just that hopeful in and with love. We hope they will remember that one moment in the rain. and move forward with us.
I know that the ones we love feel the same.. they hope we remember that day in the rain and let the pain of the past go. That we keep hope and patience alive, that all will be together again.
MAMA'S QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Watching love grow in our lives can be breezy and difficult..."