To Realize the Value...

To realize The value of a sister

Ask someone Who doesn't have one.

To realize The value of ten years:

Ask a newly Divorced couple.

To realize The value of four years:

Ask a graduate.

To realize The value of one year:

Ask a student who Has failed a final exam.

To realize The value of nine months:

Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.

To realize The value of one month:

Ask a mother who has given birth to A premature baby.

To realize The value of one week:

Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize The value of one minute:

Ask a person Who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize The value of one-second:

Ask a person Who has survived an accident.

Time waits for no one.

Treasure every moment you have

You will treasure it even more when

you can share it with someone special

To realize the value of a friend or family member:

LOSE ONE.

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Peace, love and prosperity to all!

Seriously?!?!?

One thing I have learned living in Texas is aggressive driving. Granted I try to be the nice driver because I know that there is going to be a time when I may be the one who needs to move over to the next lane. Well tonight I stopped by the dealership to get my oil changed and tires rotated. While I was waiting I saw the guy who sold us this vehicle last fall and was amazed with his memory! Not only did he remember the make and color of the vehicle that we traded in, he also remembered that we found the $20 bill we thought Ean had lost the Christmas before when we were taking our things out of the old truck. It was really nice that he remembered me from last August. So needless to say I was now going to contend with rush hour traffic. Not a biggie, I am not in a major hurry. I picked up Eli from daycare and was on my way to get Ean. I turned on to a frontage road and patiently waited with everyone else. I had never seen traffic backed up as far as it was, but I'm usually an hour early too. (I sat through 4 red light cycles.) All of a sudden, this lady, with bleach blond hair and large sunglasses, in her late model upper end 4 door white Hyundai (and I can only remember the first 3 digits of her license plate) decided she needed to do the 4 lane shuffle. I didn't realize she wanted my lane because most people use a blinker when they want to merge into a lane and besides I am not a mind reader. So she decided she needed to honk at me and throw her hands in the air and called me a nasty name that starts with a b, one didn't need to be very good at reading lips to catch that one!! I was trying to tell her I was sorry that I did not see her blinker and didn't know she wanted to merge however, that isn't so easily relayed. So at this point she finally turned her blinker on and then got in behind me. Apparently the first honk wasn't enough and she felt the need to honk at me again AND decided that she needed to show me how pretty her gold bracelets were while sliding down her arm to raise her hand and show me her nice french tips, but only with one finger... At that point, I was truly amazed that she got her panties in that big of a wad over that. So I called Nate to write down her plate number but he wasn't able to... but after I told him how nice she and friendly she has been he asked me if I flipped her off back. Now that is not the typical first reaction I have in situations like that. But when she went by me, I felt the urge and followed through, granted I felt better for a second, but then realized that now I have stooped to her level and I do not like feeling that way. After she got into her right hand turn lane from 4 lanes over, I realized why she was in such a hurry. She was going to Chik-fil-a. Seriously, I do not get people like that. What did she gain out of that whole situation? (other than getting a reaction out of me... which was provoked by my hubby.) Ridiculous!

A reason to blog

I have been looking for an inspiration or a reason to blog. I never knew what I would blog about, my kids - sure, work - maybe, life's frustrations - are they worth it, how often will I blog (not very) so many questions and no blog. Well today, I got a reason to blog. Here it goes;

This morning on my way into work, I came across a few of the usual morning frustrations, the biggest one being rude drivers. I was going through a green light on a road that goes from 6 lanes to 2 lanes at the stop light and a guy decided to make a right turn on a red light. So after slowing down from 40 to 15... and back up to 35 even though the speed limit is 40... I went about my business. I dropped Eli off at daycare and drove to my usual parking spot. Almost every morning I see a family walking to their daycare, which is by the hospital. They live down the road from in some apartments that need some TLC. (I don't work in the best neighborhood but it isn't the worst either.) They cut across the parking to get to their daycare, doesn't matter what the elements outside are. It is a huge parking lot and there a few different lots that they have to cut through. They have 4 kids total (usually 2 are in strollers) and they do have a car however it isn't in the best of conditions and does not always run. I always say good morning to them when I see them. Today it was just the dad and 3 of the kids and I said my usual "Good morning" and he replied "Good Morning" back. I asked him how he was doing and he said, "I am blessed, thank you and God Bless you." I could barely utter back "God Bless you too." I was really moved by that encounter. In fact that moment set the tone for my day with some warm and fuzzies and I had forgotten all about my morning commute frustrations. I live in a nice house in a nice neighborhood and drive a nice vehicle, but that moment reminded me that it is the simple things in life that matter. Not what I do and don't have. People like that family are a real inspiration to me. They don't have the nicest things in life and still feel blessed. So with that, I conclude by saying, "I am blessed, thank you and God Bless you."