Josh w/ imaginery friend at Trick Dogs in Frankfurt

Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok... I'm on a roll now! Sooo... truth be told, this is not an original thought! (thank you Marlene!) You will LOVE this tribute to mom... you don't have to be a mom to appreciate it either! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfIieEVQDpY

Don't Worry... Be Happy...

I received this from my son Ryan today! It is just too good not to share!!! For those days when what you do doesn't seem appreciated, just know, it could always be worse!!! Someone could be capturing your pain with Kodak film!!! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nDClh9NpZw

Words from the Journey

Well I know, I know, it's been a while and I fear your skeptic glance at my post. Perhaps you are thinking I have something profound to share... quite honestly... I'm inspired to write by my friends who are tired of reading their usual blogs and have encouraged me to well, write SOMETHING... so here I sit, babysitting my 85 lb. fur-grandbaby... while my husband is quietly but intently is working with his graph paper, designing a fabulous deck. The inspiration is that we will be able to sit on it this fall and contemplate the changing seasons in Michigan whilst we sip our hot mulled cider. Well, here we sit, no television because the young Moore family doesn't have cable and it is just nice to pretend we are at a cabin on the lake where the whitenoise of everyday life can't reach us... we're on a day's vacation... just enjoying having a dog without the daily responsibility it take to own one. Sheeba is a joy.

Perhaps I will be more inspired to write ... I'm looking for something good to do for myself, an outlet from the tedious reading that accompanies grad work. I think I have become to vigilant in my educational pursuit to stop to enjoy the simple things in life... like dogs. Well, you asked for it... perhaps I'll write again before a year passes by! I will have a month off school in August. Blessings...

There are times when you just want to know that this is not all there is... I stumbled over a clip that makes me break away from the mundane. It jerks me into awareness that I will survive.. at least for a while.. until the next shoe drops... or... well, just check it out - I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!!!

http://www.hash.com/amfilms/search/entry.php?animation=539?

Emotional Intelligence

I know everyone is busy.. but do not be too busy to take this quiz.

Follow the link and let me know what your top three are...

Mine turned out to be Wealth, Wisdom, and Integrity - my top three values.


http://www.6seconds.org/eqsurvey2/

CHECK IT OUT!!

Moving Day...

The old saying goes, the older we get, the faster the days go by... I think I'm officially old!

My baby and his lovely wife are moving to their first home today! It just seems like yesterday I was running him to mini-mite games and inline practice. He's grown up now with grown up problems of balancing work and recreation. Afterall, it's the "American way."

I remember my first house with the plaster falling away from the walls, no hot water heater, and no closets. It was heaven, and quite a contrast to the house we are going to help move Ryan and Courtney into today. The adventure will begin for them and it will be wonderful!! They now have a place to grow roots and spread out. It's a lovely place and my prayer for them is that they will have more good times than bad times there. After all, it is home sweet home!