ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes. . .

Bikini,

circa 1964

Bikini,

circa 2011

"ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes . . ."

Stellar "Keller"

I homeschool Princess,

our 16 yr. old daughter.

One of today's assignments

was to write a poem

about the life of

Helen Keller.

(Yes.  I knew this would be difficult.)

Imagine my surprise when

in no time at all

she turned in

the following poem . . .

Helen Keller was born just fine,
Until sickness came and made her blind.

Then more news to make you shed a tear,
The Keller’s baby girl could not hear.

She struggled to learn day and night,
Until Annie came to lead her right.

She was a misfit, and often disobeyed,
But Annie’s discipline came and stayed.

She was educated and became very smart,
And earned her degree as a bachelor in art.

She was disabled, yet she never slowed down,
She could feel your expression, smile or frown.

She learn to do, the same as you and I,
And never complained about her “unworking” eyes.

She fought for politics, and women’s rights,
Never letting a setback control her life.

She died alone in her dark, quiet world,
The story of a deaf, blind girl.

Who knew?

It's none of my business so I had to ask. . .

I read an interesting article in a magazine

which asked the question,

"How do YOU snap out of a bad mood?"

What works for you?

It's not easy bein' Green

First year for my "Knock-Out" Roses.

Don't let the pretty purple color fool you,

these smell like body odor.

BAD body odor.

I enjoy them from a distance.

Who doesn't love a hot pink Geranium?!

I think Porky Pig's wife was "Petunia".

My husband thinks these are gorgeous.

I'd like em' better if they had a

a pretty flower on the top.

I've always loved tiny Rose Moss.
Do you see the tiny Leprechaun hiding
in the greenery?

Wonder if these will grow back
next year?

"Boudxy",
my Garden Assistant.
(This guy is not lacking a high-fiber diet
as he will actually eat mulch
then poop sticks.  Ouch!)

What's growing in your Garden
this year?

"How can it be wrong. . .?"

Today's Food Diary

Breakfast:  Diet Green Tea
                    Apple Breakfast Bar
Emotion:     OK

Lunch:     Small Cheese Slice
                 3 Ritz Crackers
Emotion:  Rushed

Dinner:    Cup of Soup
                 Half Tuna Sandwich|
                *One mega-honkin' LARGE Macadamia Nut Cookie*
Emotion:  FAN-TAS-TIC!

"Why does it feel so darn good
to be BAD?". . .

which reminds me of the song,
"How Can It Be Wrong
When It Feels So Right?"which reminds me of the song
"I like it.  I love it.
I want some more of it."Diet anthem anyone?



Honey Bee

Listen.
Do you hear that?
Give a listen to the chorus of the song you hear

playing.  It will brighten your day

and make your heart smile.

I'm thankful for all the Honey Bee Friends

in my life - and that

includes YOU, my Bloggy friend!

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace

Happy Birthday to you,
Grace Caroline!

8 years old today!!

What a great time we had at your

Birthday Party!

Grace is our youngest Granddoll;

and the answer to her Mother's

prayer to have a "red-haired child".

God is so Good!

We've been "feathered"!

We ALL did it!We all got "feathers" put in our hair.

Have you seen them before?

Hair feathers!

It just takes a minute.

How fun is this?!
All three Granddolls got feathers.

Daughter #1 got feathers.
*lime green*

Daughter #2 got feathers.

"Guess who else got feathers?"

You didn't think I'd sit this one out, did you?

More info about "feathers" HERE if you're interested.

Have you seen this trend
where you live?

Gonna miss you, GF!

It doesn't matter how old we are
it always hurts when a friend
leaves, whatever the
reason may be.

So it is for me.
I am soon to "lose" a very good
friend...Oh, there is always the
hope that there will be a way to
"keep in touch", but we all know
"long-distance friending" is a difficult thing
to pull off.

I wonder how my days will unfold

without the pleasure of her company.

I see her e-v-e-r-y  d-a-y.
That is gonna change.

My husband does not understand.
He says I am making too much of this.
Sometimes men simply don't
"get it".  And I tell him so.

It's very hard to replace a friendship
that has lasted 10 years.   *sniff

Meredith Vieira Is Leaving
Today Show –

It's Official

I'm really gonna miss you, Girlfriend!



Weebles wobble but . . .

This sweet child is 38 years old today!
How can that be?

This is the toddler that was entralled
by the flushing mechanism of a toilet.
He flushed books, toys, his sister's lipgloss
(and basically anything that wasn't nailed down).
Yes.  It became a real problem.



We scolded.
We threatened.
We placed locks on the bathroom door, etc. etc.
Still the flushing continued.

One evening said child managed to flush
3 Weebles down the toilet.
(Does anyone remember,
"Weebles wobble
but they don't fall down"?)

Young, tired Mom that I was,
I said, "Just wait till your Daddy
gets home. . .".

To my surprise he dropped to his
knees and began one of the most
serious, solemn prayers I have
ever heard, asking God to please
unplug the toilet before his Daddy
came home.

To my amazement the toilet began

to bubble and up they came.

Gurgle.  Gurgle.  Plop. 

One Weeble.

Then two Weebles.

Then three Weebles.

Never doubt that children
have God's ear; A child's prayer
is a powerful thing.

Happy Birthday Greg!

Mom's Song

When I was a little girl my Mom always washed
my hair in the bathroom sink.
I hated the process of getting water
(and sometimes soap) in my face.

Mom used to sing me a song
which calmed me.

Then, when I had children
I would often wash their hair
in the sink.
Guess what I did to calm them?

Yes.
I sang the same song.

Click  *HERE*

to hear the song.

Great memory!

Do you have any particular song
that reminds you of "Mom"?

Mother's Day
2011

Dirty little secrets

You know we all have one

(or a few).

When it first happened

I felt like this.

Then like this.

I found this while shopping

when we visited our

son last week.

For $12.99  it became mine.

I wrapped it in LOTS of tissue paper
and placed it in a sack
and held it as we drove
from Georgia to Louisiana.

Then it happened -

I dropped the lid as I was
placing my "find" onto the mantle.

Boo Hoo!

Shhhhh!
Now here's the secret -

If I place the lid
"just so"
(facing the back)

it looks PERFECT

and no one would ever know

if we don't tell them.