bcp..... My Life

Friday, March 5, 2010

What happened to my simple life???

Printers, computers, print servers,

Oh my!

Scanners, cameras, cell phones,

Oh my!

What did I do before all this? Maybe a more accurate question would be, “What do I do with all this?” The current status of the above:

Printer – working great! (for the first time in several months)

Computer – repaired two weeks ago, Mr.Computer Guru worked his magic!

Print Server - Mr. Guru again

Camera – so not working! I have gotten in the habit of taking my camera with me everywhere. Decision to be made here…

Scanner – Just got myself all pumped to scan lots of photos… “searching, searching, searching, cannot find program”. Oh my! Got lost when Mr Guru was working his magic.

Cell phone – just a matter of time

If I had a camera, I would make a picture and show you what a mess I have…

What happened to my Simple Life?

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Rosary collection as centerpiece…

I love rosaries and have collected them for several years. This Lenten season is a good time to share some of them along with a Spring tablescape. Enjoy!

Join everyone at Between Naps On The Porch for more Tablescapes.

The perfect meal!

Do you like crab claws???

Oh my gosh, can you tell how much we like them? The perfect meal!

BeauRivage(A Retreat) tablescapes, 008

Mmmm…take me away!

Come by Designs by Gollum Foodie Friday and see what everyone is cooking.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Fishing is our handshake, our language. A heritage that binds us together. A passage our fathers took. A journey that lasts a lifetime, that we have begun again with our sons and daughters

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Brief experience with Empty Nest Syndrome

It took me about two days to go through the “Empty Nest Syndrome”. I adjusted

quickly to the silence of the phone and one load of laundry instead of three.

My husband and I cherished our newly found “alone time”.

We laugh as we remember our youngest son going away to school. We

immediately painted his room pink and hung lace curtains. We could do this

because we were confident that he knew our love for him. He also knew

he could come home anytime---if he didn’t mind the pink room.

It hasn’t been so long ago that I can’t remember those years when our

children were growing up, I will be eternally grateful to my mom and dad

for the times they kept our children and allowed us to have “long weekends”.

The times we invested in a trusted baby-sitter was money well spent.

I am convinced that part of being a good parent, for me, was finding time to be alone with their father.

Because we love our children dearly and wanted them to experience the joy

of a good marriage, we have made ourselves available and keep our grandchildren frequently.

I remind my children that someday their children will be leaving home and it will just be the two of them again. Hopefully---they will still have things to talk about. (written for VALLEY FAMILY several years ago)

Sunday, February 28, 2010

When you are as old as I am you can do whatever you want.

(Random thoughts)

My very favorite gift ever. Stan gave me this little fan. I use it every day. It sits on the table beside my chair.

Yep, that's right. When you are as old as I am, you can do anything you want.
Example: Don't like the sizes of your clothes? CUT the size tag out! See how easy that was!
As many of you know, I rarely have a comfortable body temperature. This situation is helped many times with a visit to the restroom. I always have a pair of scissors in my purse. Yesiree, CUT those sleeves off!
Do you fold your towels where the tags don't show? I did too until I got smart and cut all those tags off!
Hello!!!!
Good service? Ask to speak with the manager.
Bad service? Ask to speak with the manager. It is amazing how this lowers your stress level.
Always be nice.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

I thought you were mad at me…

My dear blogging friends,

I have discovered that there are problems with WINDOWS LIVE WRITER(blog publishing application) making it very difficult to leave “comments.” When I talked with them they said the problem had been addressed(whatever that means) and they hoped to have it fixed in the near future. Hmmmmm

In the next few weeks I will be shopping for new ways to communicate. I also will be praying that I don’t lose all “my stuff” in the process. Please keep reading my blog. Feel free to use my e-mail address: msgfrmimi@charter.net

I love words!

The Lord sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. Dwight L. Moody
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, To all the people you can , as long as ever you can." John Wesley
Fishing is our handshake, our language. A heritage that binds us together. A passage our fathers took. A journey that lasts a lifetime, that we have begun again with our sons and daughters.
Make every one of your moments count. Relish each day as if there would never be another. When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.
Love doesn't hurt. It feels really good.
When you know better, you ought to do better.
You have the right to change your mind.
Failure is a way we learn that we are moving in the wrong direction, that we should try something different.
"Say thank you!" Maya Angelou
Happiness is never something you get from other people. The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
Always keep several get well cards on the mantle… So if unexpected guests arrive, They will think you’ve been sick and unable to clean. Maxine
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things:a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
If you want to feel rich, count all the things you have that money can't buy.
You know you're getting old when..your children look middle aged.
You know you're getting old when...You feel like the night after, and you haven't been anywhere.
We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.
"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." Mother Theresa
Singing can heal the soul.
Friends are God's way of taking care of us.
"God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars" Martin Luther
I haven't trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I've never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.
It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.
Grandparenting is good medicine.
You can't plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens
We need to "practice" giving people a break. If we had any idea what other people are going through in their lives we would not be so judgemental.
We must be the change we wish to see. Mahatma Ghandi
"You are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think". Christopher Robin
To raise children who go on to be great parents is an accomplishment---That's our Oscar moment in life.
Regarding aging: If life is a three-act play, I am chronologically in my third act. Dustin Hoffman
Do not forget little kindnesses, and do not remember small faults. Chinese proverb
Caffiene is essential.
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Teach your kids to be kind.
An invitation doesn't mean you have to go!
"I've been young---I know how miserable it can be". from "Tuesdays with Morrie"
I believe most people do the best they can with what they have. Sometimes what may seem right at the moment, isn't in the long run. I think we need to forgive when we can, rise above it, learn something and hopefully do better.