Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~ Thomas Edison. … [Read more...]
On the ache for home…
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." ~ Maya Angelou … [Read more...]
Red Meat vs. Green Meat
Just in time for all the January talk of diets, I present you with this amusing quote on red meat: Red meat is not bad for you. Now... blue-green meat, that's bad for you! ~ Tommy Smothers … [Read more...]
Monday’s Mutterings ~ On Feeling Inferior…
This quote from Eleanor Roosevelt brought to mind images from Alice in Wonderland; how she shrinks and sometimes feels quite small... … [Read more...]
On Success and Failure…
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." ~ Wayne Gretzky … [Read more...]
On Happiness and Health…
I have chosen to be HAPPY because it is good for my health. ~ Voltaire … [Read more...]
On Too Much To Do!
"God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die." ~ Bill Watterson (the cartoonist that created Calvin and Hobbes) This just rings so true for my life right now. Plus you add this to that whole "A Mother's work is never done" thing, and you've got yourself a recipe for immortality... … [Read more...]
Socrates on Social Media…
"The unexamined life is not worth Tweeting." ~ Socrates, sort of … [Read more...]
Sex, Violence and Television
98% of American homes have TV sets, which means the people in the other 2% have to generate their own sex and violence. ~ Franklin P. Jones. … [Read more...]
Long Car Rides, Star Wars Style
Photo Credit: DarkElfPhoto Perfect response to the millionth time the kids ask, "Are we there yet?" … [Read more...]
Star Wars Quotes applied to Parenting
In honour of May the 4th I thought I'd offer you a few Star Wars quotes that apply nicely to parenting.... Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Parenting I Learned From Star Wars We didn't know what we were getting into... Photo Credit: Amy L. Riddle Big things come in small packages. Photo Credit: … [Read more...]
Women & Cats, Do As They Please
I'm a big fan of Heinlein's fiction. This quote of his hangs on my kitchen wall and always brings a smile to my face. "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." ~ Robert A. Heinlein … [Read more...]
Pretty on Pinterest – Quotes & Quips
I'm a sucker for a good quote. I collect them and save them in notepad files, waiting for the perfect day to pull out the perfect quote. I used to post one every week or two, to my Facebook wall. Enter Pinterest, and now everyone is pinning these lovely quotes to their virtual pin boards. So I decided to try my hand at creating my own. And I discovered it's not as easy as it … [Read more...]
Playtime for Mom?
x-ray delta one "When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out." ~ Erma Bombeck … [Read more...]
On Winter’s End…
sbennett1298 Autumn arrives in early morning, but Spring at the close of a Winter day. ~ Elizabeth Bowen … [Read more...]