Age Quotes

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

--Mark Twain

Quote of the Day

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone -

--Jim Fiebig

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Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes…just be an illusion.

~Unknown Author

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Today is my Anniversary!

If you love somebody, set them free. If they return, they were always yours. If they don’t, they never were.

~Unknown Author

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Moving on is simple, it’s what you leave behind that makes it so difficult.

~Author Unknown

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It takes a couple seconds to say Hello, but forever to say Goodbye.

~Author Unknown

Quote of the Day...

Sometimes our hearts get tangled
And our souls a little off-kilter
Friends and family can set us right
And help guide us back to the light.

~Sera Christann

Swine Flu work Guidelines...

If you wake up looking like this....



Stay home from work!!

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To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. ~Barbara Bush

Quote of the Day....

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown

Funny for the Day!

A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night to meet & have dinner with her parents.

Since this is such a big event, the girl announces to her boyfriend that after dinner, she would like to go out & make love for the first time.

The boy is ecstatic, but he has never had sex before, so he takes a trip to the pharmacist to get some condoms. He tells the pharmacist it's his first time & the pharmacist helps the boy for about an hour. He tells the boy everything there is to know about condoms & sex.. At the register, the pharmacist asks the boy how many condoms he'd like to buy, a 3-pack, 10-pack, or family pack.

The boy insists on the family pack because he thinks he will be rather busy, it being his first time & all.

That night, the boy shows up at the girl's parents house & meets his girlfriend at the door. 'Oh, I'm so excited for you to meet my parents, come on in!'

The boy goes inside & is taken to the dinner table where the girl's parents are seated.. The boy quickly offers to say grace & bows his head. A minute passes & the boy is still deep in prayer, with his head down.

10 minutes pass & still no movement from the boy. Finally, after 20 minutes with his head down, the girlfriend leans over & whispers to the boyfriend, 'I had no idea you were this religious.'

The boy turns & whispers back, 'I had no idea your father was a pharmacist.'

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Success is the sum of many small efforts - Dove candy wrapper.

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Today is my Mom's birthday - So here's to you, Mom! Love Ya!

Live well, laugh often, and love with all of your heart!

~Unknown

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What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

~ Unknown

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Life is a game, Play it;
Life is a challenge, Meet it;
Life is an opportunity, Capture it.

~ Unknown

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Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.

~ Reinhold Niebuhr

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Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

~ Unknown


(This is one of my most favorite quotes ever!!)

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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Grace isn’t a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It’s a way to live.

~ Jackie Windspear

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When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.

~ Chinese Proverb

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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

~ Meister Eckhardt

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Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.

~ Gladys B. Stern

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The more I practice, the luckier I get.

~ Jerry Barber

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Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

~ John Wooden

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Somewhere behind the athlete you've become, the hours of practice, the coaches who push you, and the fans who cheer for you, is the little girl who fell in love with the sport and never looked back. Play for her.

~ Unknown

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A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't.

~ Jack Dempsey

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Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true.

~ T. E. Lawrence

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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"I can forgive, but I cannot forget" is only another way of saying, "I will not forgive". Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

~ Henry Ward Beecher

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To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

~ Lewis B. Smedes

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Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.

~ Unknown

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Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.

~ Unknown

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Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.

~ Rossiter Worthington Raymond

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Do one thing every day that scares you.

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

A good morning funny...

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Positive attitudes create a chain reaction of positive thoughts.

~ Unknown

Life Handbook

LIFE HANDBOOK

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 4. Live with the 3 E's: Energy; Enthusiasm; and Empathy
5. Listen to music every day!
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for at least 7 hours.
10. Take a 20-30 minutes walk every day and while you walk ~ smile.

Personality:
1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
2. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
3. Know your limits. Don't over do.
4. Take yourself less seriously.
5. Use your precious energy wisley! Don't waste it on gossip.
6. Dream more while you are awake.
7. You already have all you need. Envy is a waste of time.
8. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. .
9. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present. Grudges ruin lives! Forgive and move on. Forget issues of the past.
10. You are in charge of your happiness!
11. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum and the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
12. Smile and laugh more!
13. Agree to disagree. You don't have to win every argument.

Society & Life
1. Call your family and friends often. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.
2. Each day give something good to others.
3. Forgive everyone for everything.
4. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
5. Make at least three people smile each day. Smile when you’re talking on the phone.
6. What other people think of you is none of your business.
7. Do the right thing!
8. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
9. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
10. The best is yet to come!!!

Quote of the Day

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.

~ Mary Kay Ash

Two great Qualities....

Two of the greatest qualities in life are:

Patience & Wisdom

Quote of the Day...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Another Etsy Shout out!

Another great jewerly maker! I love these pieces because they are a little off the beaten path and they take recycling to the next level!

This was made by SomewhatHip at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6137888
Great painting skills and fun designs! Take a look! Megan :-)

New Tip of the Week

Show someone that you love how much you really care! Do these tips to have your relationship the best it could be!

1. Get involved in activities with your loved one! Do these activities TOGETHER!
2. Volunteer to help them with a project and do not complain!
3. Encourage them in their ventures; let them bounce ideas off of you for input. Encourage them to keep going.
4. Encourage your loved one to take some time for themself! Offer to babysit or walk the dog so that they can accomplish this!
5. 10 hugs a day keeps the blues away!!!
6. Do a voluteer project together - volunteer at an animal shelter, do a fundraising project for a local organization, visit a nursing home and play games with seniors - together!
7. Set a date night - do something that you have never done before!
8. Send your loved one a card - "Just Because"!
9. Send them a small gift - flowers, candy, a singing telegram, etc!
10. Tell them that you care about them and mean it!

Quote of the Day...

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow!

~ Norman Vincent Peale

Quote of the Day...

The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.

~ Unknown

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Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

~Bil Keane

Another Funny!

When it is time to turn in one's license!!!!!!!!
An old man and woman were on their way to Greenville, NC
and stopped at McDonalds in
Farmville just off of 264 East bypass last Saturday
and did not know that they hit this deer!!
Someone in McDonalds had to tell them ...the old man said he noticed that the car was starting to run a little hot the last few miles.

New Sketch of the Week

Ok - Here is the new Sketch of the week - Let's see what you can create with this very simple design! I can't wait to see what you come up with!! :-)






My simple version of this layout - looks good in my SIL wedding album, doesn't it? I can't wait to give it to her!! :-)

Quote of the Day...

Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

~ Helen Keller

Small Things...

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck

(written after she found out she was dying from cancer)

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage. I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth. I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more 'I love you's' More 'I'm sorry's.'

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute. look at it and really see it . live it and never give it back.

STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!! Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

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Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain.

--Unknown

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Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.

– Author Unknown

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The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

- Allan K. Chalmers

I'm taking a small break...but I won't be THAT gone!!

I've got some big happenings going on right now, in work and home lives - so I am going to take a small break for a couple weeks - don't worry - I've got plenty of posts set up to keep you all in the quotes and sketches!! :-) Keep the comments coming - I respond to everyone's comments! :-)

Yeah!

I'm up to 21 members! I feel so popular!! (Yes - I get excited about small accomplishments!) :-)

I love this...

I am in a promoting mood, so I thought that I would just send out some love to an unsuspecting etsyian! :-)



This beautiful necklace is by organikx at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5255965

I have several items hearted in this shop! I just wanted to give them a shout-out! Take a look and see what you think! Megan :-)

New Tip of the Week - Back to School!

Top 10 things that must be done before school starts in a few weeks!

1. Buy all the school supplies on "the list" - get "the list" from your local store or school
2. Get all the schedules that you will need for the 1st month of school; Lunch menus, PTA meetings, picture day, class schedule, etc.
3. Fund your child's lunch account and/or make 10 lunches to freeze and have on hand (Yes - PB&J freezes well!)
4. Did someone say "New Clothes for School" Take advantage of sales and stock up now!
5. Set bedtimes and start setting the alarm clock for your child now, the 1st week or two won't be so bad getting them up on time!
6. Take your child to the school open house to meet the teacher and find the classroom (good night to get all of the schedules that you will need!)
7. Get sports or extra circular schedules also - find out sign up deadlines and purchase equipment, uniforms, supplies, etc.
8. Determine after school routines; daycare, carpools, bus schedules, etc.
9. Get emergency plan in place for things like "Snow Days", early dismissals, etc.
10. Purchase a teacher's appreciation gift for this year's new teacher or the wonderful teacher from last year!

Http://DavidsDesigns.etsy.com

Quote of the Day...

Friendship Wish
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your window pane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

--Author Unknown

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There is no such thing as no chance.

- Henry Ford

Quote of the Day...

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

- Mary Engelbreit

Sketch of the Week

New Sketch Challenge of the Week - Let's see the creations! :-)

Here's my version of the layout. I am creating a special gift for my SIL who is getting married next month. What do you think of my layout?

Scrapbooking Supply Swap Anyone?

I've decided to host a swap for scrapbooking supplies, in several categories. The swap will close on August 1st, 2009. Swappers can participate in as many categories as they would like. Here are the categories...

Embellishments/Stickers
Ribbons
Scrap paper (No larger than 8.5 x 11)
Markers and Pens
Stamps

Swappers will be responsible for their own postage paid return envelope. Please send your swaps together, but seperated (ie: ziplock bags) with your name and address on each category.

To particiapte, leave a comment on this post and I will send you the address in which to mail your swap items!

Let's have some swapping fun! Yeah - I'm excited! :-)

Quote of the Day...

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

- Chinese Proverb

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Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.

- Chinese proverb

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

- Albert Einstein

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If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.

- Rabbi Harold Kushner

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“Ordinary people dream extraordinary things.”

~ Barack Obama

Too Cute....

Some times a photo just needs to be shared.. I got this in an email - TOO Cute! :-)

Quote of the Day...

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

- Joseph Addison

New listings added to my etsy page...

Check out these great new items that I listed on my etsy site: http://davidsdesigns.etsy.com/


Un-Tamed Scrapbook Premade pages



Recycled business cards + paper and ink = Matchbook notepad!

Quote of the Day...

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

- Frank Outlaw

Sketch of the Week

New Sketch! Make sure to show us all your design!

Quote of the Day...

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

~Jonathan Kozel

Extra Quotes for today...

1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
6. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
10. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

These would make some great funky cards - wouldn't they! HA!

Quote of the Day...

Laziness will cause you pain.

~Slogan on T-shirt worn at the Vee Arnis Jitsu School of Self-Defense

Just had to share!

Pink Nickels: BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!!#links

Check out this great drawing for some Blog Candy! What Fun! :-)

Pink Nickels: BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!!#links

Quote of the Day...

You will turn over many a futile new leaf till you learn we must all write on scratched-out pages.

~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

Quote of the Day...

See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.

~Pope John XXIII

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Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

~Albert Camus, The Fall, 1956

Going through photos tonight...

And I just had to show you all this picture of my Rugger! Isn't he cute?! I keep telling him that curiosity killed the cat, but he just looks at me and I can almost hear him respond, "There are cats!?!"

Quote of the Day...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be,
since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

~Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ, c.1420

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A real friend is someone who would feel loss if you jumped on a train, or in front of one.

~Author Unknown

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There are big ships and small ships.
But the best ship of all is friendship.

~Author Unknown

New! Sketch of the Week! CHALLENGE!

Ok - Here's my first try at Sketches. Let's see your variations of these 3 sketches on the same layout. 1 sketch for a scrapbook page, 1 for a card, and finally 1 for a tag!

Here is my version of the card...

Quote of the Day...

Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer.

~Author Unknown

Quote of the Day...

But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored and sorrows end.

~William Shakespeare

Quote of the Day

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.

~Elisabeth Foley

Quote of the Day...

A good friend is cheaper than therapy.

~Author Unknown

Tip of the Week - Going "Green"

Green Tips!!!

Are we using more resources than we need at work or at home. How "green" are you?
Going green is vital in the 21st century. We can save money too by going green.
Twenty ideas for going green:

1. Purchase local products and produce. Determine fruits and vegetables that are in
season, select recipes that highlight those seasonal picks. Even better grow a garden.

2. Prepare boxed lunches at home using washable, reusable containers.

3. Purchase and use reusable shopping bags rather than paper or plastic. Some grocery
stores give you fives credit on your bill for each reusable bag you use.

4. Use recycled paper, reuse old paper and gift wrap. Use electronic reminders when
possible thus using no paper.

5. Use small appliances like slow cooker (crock-pot) or toaster oven or microwave oven
rather than the electric range or electric oven for meal preparation. For a meal that
requires one hour to cook an electric oven uses 2.7 pounds of CO2, crock-pot uses .9
pounds of CO2 for seven hours, toaster oven uses 1.3 pounds of CO2 for 50 minutes and
microwave uses .5 pounds of CO2.

6. Turn off the lights and reduce direct lighting energy by 45%. Stop using heat-producing
halogen lamps (they can be a fire hazard). Install motion sensors on outdoor lights.

7. Initiate a walking school bus program (or bicycle train program) in your area to promote
child-safe, environment and neighborhood friendly ways to get children to nearby schools.
This helps reduce obesity too.

8. Turn down the heat (each degree down saves 3% in heating costs). Open curtains
during the day on sunny days in cold weather as this reduces heating costs and close cutrains
at night to keep heat in.. Turn up the thermostat when air conditioning (each degree raised
saves 3-4% of cooling costs). Close curtains during the day in summer to reduce heat and
save on cooling costs. A programmable thermostat is a good way to control temperature.

9. Check and change furnance filters monthly. Be sure return air grills are not blocked.
Close fireplace damper when not using fireplace.

10. Say "no" when asked if you want an ATM receipt. Do this at gas stations too.

11. Use laptop instead of desktop computer (this will cut three-quarters off of electrical use).
Turn off laptop at the end of the day.

12. Drink tap water instead of purchasing bottled water. Fill a reusable bottle with tap water.

13. Shop in bulk rather than purchasing individually wrapped servings.

14. Walk or ride a bicycle rather than choosing to drive. Saves fuel and money. Increases
Vitamin D exposure (on sunny days) and promotes heart health (think aerobics rather than
strolling). Plus you will have fun.

15. Wash laundry in cold water and save 80% on your energy bill and hang close our to dry.
Run clothes washer and dishwashers only when full (save 100 gallons a month). Clean out lint
trap of dryer.

16. Wrap your water heater in and insulation black and save 1,000 pounds of CO2 per year.
Insulate hot water pipes for more cost savings.

17. Become a water miser. Water lawns before 8am (up 30% of water is lost to evaporation
if watering is completed later in the day). Turn off water when lathering your hair during
shampooing (save up to 50 gallons of water a week). Turn off water while brushing your
teeth for two minutes (save 4 gallons of water per minute). Fix leaking faucets or hoses.
Limit shower to 5 minutes or less.

18. Use power trips to cut phatom loads. Plug electonics into a power strip so you can turn
them off all at once. Common gadgets that draw phantom power are cell phone charger,
TV's, computer monitors, DVD players, etc. Shut power strip off at night, when you at not
in a room, going out of your home.

19. Recycle clothes. Cut and use old towels for dishclothes and rugs for cleaning (thus
using fewer paper towels).

20. Seal cracks around windows and doors to keep heat in and cold out. Insulate wall plug
and switches and check for adequate insulation in ceilng and walls.

( Courtesy of the SD Dept. of Health )

Quote of the Day...

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

~Sicilian Proverb

Quote of the Day...

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

~Douglas Pagels

Quote of the Day...

And So the lion fell in love with the lamb. What a stupid lamb. What a sick masochistic lion.


-Edward & Bella

Happy 4th of July!

May your day be filled with happy celebrations with plenty of family and friends! Enjoy this day and don't forget to take lots of photos to scrapbook!! :-)

Quote of the Day...

‘You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle.'

---Duck Soup

Quote of the Day...

"I guess sometime there just aren't enough rocks."

-- Forrest Gump

A little something for someone else

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http://www.sharealittlecomfort.com/

Quote of the Day...& Giveaway!!

Friends are like butt cheeks.

Crap might separate them,

But they always come back together.

---Unknown Author

I want to see cards using this saying! I will send a gift bag of created tags and stickers to the best card using this saying! Its just too cute not to pass up! Let's see 'em!!

Quote of the Day...

"Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary."

-- The Dead Poets Society

Quote of the day...

"You are everything I never knew I always wanted."

-- Fools Rush In