When we went to bed, last night, my husband said the news predicted a 20% chance of rain. I mentioned that the radio had said a 50% chance of rain. Rain drops kept falling on our roof all night so I'm thinking only God knew exactly what the weather would be. Hey, I was 30% closer on my prediction report!
My husband has to work today so I'm praying he keeps safe on his freeway travels to and from work. The drivers today all seem to think they are immortal and that stop signs and red lights are meant for everyone but themselves. The horn on my car gets a workout these days!
Since the weather is chilly, I'm warming up the evening meal with chicken pot pies for dinner. It is a favorite of my husband's and will be a good surprise when he comes home from work. The nice thing about having to work on Sunday is that he doesn't have to be there until one so we can attend Mass together. Another nice thing is that it pays time and a half which does help an aching budget these days.
Have to remember to take the chicken out of the freezer or it will be an interesting and very cold meal tonight. I've heard of eating raw beef but never chicken!
Hope you are all able to cope comfortably with whatever weather the Good Lord sends you today and that you don't get TOO complacent just content!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
What went on this day in March over the years . . .
It is interesting to see how much history we have lived through already in our lives. It is a shame so many teachers/students find the subjec to history to be boring. My son claims it IS like reading a good novel only it was for real. History is important so we don't repeat the same mistakes over and over again . . . like we are doing now! Anyway, found a few interesting facts about what was going on on this day in year gone by.
1958: Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union
1964: Alaskan earthquake kills 117 people
1969: Mariner 7 launched from Cape Kennedy
1977: 583 killed when two 747 jets collide on runway at Tenerife, Canary Islands
1845:
Physicist and discoverer of X-rays, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen born in Lennep, Germany
1899:
Celebrated silent-film era actress, Gloria Swanson born in Chicago, Illinois
1963:
Actor, director and Oscar winning screenwriter, Quentin Tarentino born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1970:
Grammy Award winning singer, Mariah Carey born in Long Island, New York
1958: Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union
1964: Alaskan earthquake kills 117 people
1969: Mariner 7 launched from Cape Kennedy
1977: 583 killed when two 747 jets collide on runway at Tenerife, Canary Islands
1845:
Physicist and discoverer of X-rays, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen born in Lennep, Germany
1899:
Celebrated silent-film era actress, Gloria Swanson born in Chicago, Illinois
1963:
Actor, director and Oscar winning screenwriter, Quentin Tarentino born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1970:
Grammy Award winning singer, Mariah Carey born in Long Island, New York
Cheerful thoughts on a rainy day!
"What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living."
-- Doug Larson
"It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated."
-- Alec Bourne
"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function."
-- Unknown
-- Doug Larson
"It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated."
-- Alec Bourne
"Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function."
-- Unknown
Give in to the cold/flu season - you can't win . . .
After receiving several calls this week and not recognizing a single voice, I realized the cold season has started. Although we can try and prevent an epidemic in our respective families, there are never any guarantees. When those infectious bugs take over and produce an onslaught of sneezing, coughing and worse, all you can do as a mother is cope with it. Coping, however, is easy as long as it isn’t the mother who has the cold!
Preventive measures are only workable up to a certain point. All it takes is one damp sneeze in the face from a baby or toddler to put a mother on the sick list. When the germs merge and conquer our immune system, we have to think of ways to take care of ourselves, other sick family members and the day-to-day management of the home and meals.
Before you become bedridden (or would like to be!), beg, borrow or acquire every junky, cartoon video your children have been clamoring for over the year. You know the videos are non-productive and brain numbing. If you are sick, you need to have the children mentally anaesthetized for at least a portion of the day.
Make sure you stock up on crackers and teach one of the older children how to vacuum after every serving.
It is also a good idea to change the message on the telephone answering machine to “Hello . . . I’m currently dying. If you are interested in the details, please leave your name, number and favorite brand of cold medication. My germs are your germs!" If anyone is ambulatory during the cold and flu season, this message should guarantee they refrain from leaving a message or even think about dropping by for a visit.
Save the pizza coupons! Dinner always seems to be a necessity even in cases of the flu.
Take to heart the warning labels on your medication. Don’t operate machinery! To my mind, this should include ovens, washers, dryers, irons and microwaves. You are important to you family so don’t take unnecessary chances.
Experience has shown us that the children never come down with illness at the same time although they do like to overlap. Set up a chalkboard with names of afflicted persons, medication being given and last time it was administered. When in doubt, pass out cough drops and popsicles.
And to make all the trips to the doctor worthwhile and to cover the expense of medication, buy stock in the tissue and cold medication companies. The way we are going through the stuff at our house, the market is sure to go sky high!
Preventive measures are only workable up to a certain point. All it takes is one damp sneeze in the face from a baby or toddler to put a mother on the sick list. When the germs merge and conquer our immune system, we have to think of ways to take care of ourselves, other sick family members and the day-to-day management of the home and meals.
Before you become bedridden (or would like to be!), beg, borrow or acquire every junky, cartoon video your children have been clamoring for over the year. You know the videos are non-productive and brain numbing. If you are sick, you need to have the children mentally anaesthetized for at least a portion of the day.
Make sure you stock up on crackers and teach one of the older children how to vacuum after every serving.
It is also a good idea to change the message on the telephone answering machine to “Hello . . . I’m currently dying. If you are interested in the details, please leave your name, number and favorite brand of cold medication. My germs are your germs!" If anyone is ambulatory during the cold and flu season, this message should guarantee they refrain from leaving a message or even think about dropping by for a visit.
Save the pizza coupons! Dinner always seems to be a necessity even in cases of the flu.
Take to heart the warning labels on your medication. Don’t operate machinery! To my mind, this should include ovens, washers, dryers, irons and microwaves. You are important to you family so don’t take unnecessary chances.
Experience has shown us that the children never come down with illness at the same time although they do like to overlap. Set up a chalkboard with names of afflicted persons, medication being given and last time it was administered. When in doubt, pass out cough drops and popsicles.
And to make all the trips to the doctor worthwhile and to cover the expense of medication, buy stock in the tissue and cold medication companies. The way we are going through the stuff at our house, the market is sure to go sky high!
Complacent or Content?
I got to thinking about my life here on earth and mulling over the many blessings I have in my life. I started to wonder, however, if my feelings of well being come from feeling complacent or content. I realized it could be so easy to mix the two and forget that what we receive in life comes from God. When you sigh, sit back, and think, "Yeah, this is the way it should be!" you might be getting complacent and forgetting life can be a struggle and you need to appreciate what good has been dealt you and face the troubles. You can't rely on what you have now will be there for you in the future.
Contentment, to me, is smiling on a good day and praying for another one and working towards that goal. Contentment is only momentary as life continues to throw us curves.
I'm trying to forego the ease of being merely complacent but appreciate the contentment I find and do what I can to help others have moments like that in their lives. You have to give credit where credit is due and sprinkling your day with heartfelt, "Thank You, God!" keeps your focus on the important.
Contentment, to me, is smiling on a good day and praying for another one and working towards that goal. Contentment is only momentary as life continues to throw us curves.
I'm trying to forego the ease of being merely complacent but appreciate the contentment I find and do what I can to help others have moments like that in their lives. You have to give credit where credit is due and sprinkling your day with heartfelt, "Thank You, God!" keeps your focus on the important.
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