Happiness

WISHES FOR MY MOM ON MOTHER’S DAY

These are my WISHES FOR MY MOM ON MOTHER’S DAY

I LOVE YOU MOM.

THESE ARE MY WISHES FOR YOU ON MOTHER’S DAY

AND EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR!

The best medicine in the world is a mother’s kiss.
- Anonymous

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.
- Mark Twain

My mom is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune. - UNKNOWN

You never appreciate all of the things your mother did for you until you find yourself doing the same things for your kids.

- Linda Poindexter

Do you believe in miracles? I do, because having you in my life certainly seems like a miracle every single day. I love you mom.  Unknown

Poems About Grandma

I love walking with Grandma!

GRANDMOTHER

Grandmother you are like a patchwork quilt
So cozy and warm.
Just the smell of coffee
Reminds me of your wisdom and charm.

I know I can always come to you
When lost or alone.
For you always comfort me
And make me feel at home.

You are the silver lining of a cloudy day.
And I know whom can trust
when clouds blow my way.
Grandmother, your hugs and kisses
Will be stored in my heart each day.

~Author Unknown~

GRANDMA

Ever since the day I was born.
You have nurtured me with love and kindness.
You have been someone I can believe in,
And someone I can depend upon.
In this world I am just staring to understand.
And it’s important to me that you know
How grateful that I am,
For all that you give to me,
For all that you teach me,
And for the strength I will always have,
Because of you, grandma.

~Author Unknown~

WHAT ARE GRANDMAS FOR?

Grandmas are for stories
about things of long ago.
Grandmas are for caring
about all the things you know…
Grandmas are for rocking you
and singing you to sleep,
Grandmas are for giving you
nice memories to keep…
Grandmas are for knowing
all the things you’re dreaming of…
But, most importantly of all,
grandmas are for love.

~Author Unknown~

Spoiling My Grandkids

I am a new Grandparent.

Always thought I would be a wonderful Grandparent and enjoy spoiling my Grandkids.

I believe it’s our right to spoil our Grandkids.

Grandparents seem to have an innate desire to protect, love and spoil.

Spoiling Grandchildren is as natural as breathing.

It’s beyond our control!

But, how am I going to compete with this?

Grandparents Steve and Jeri Wakefield of Dallas

wanted to give their two grandsons the treehouse of their dreams.

And they did!

It’s one thing to be spoiled and another to be spoiled rotten! 

That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it!

My attempt above.

Hope my grandkids never google ~ best tree forts!!!!

‘You don’t spoil your grandchildren do you? A:’Not this morning, I haven’t seen them yet.’

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance.  They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life.  And, most importantly, cookies.  ~Rudolph Giuliani

I always give my grandkids a couple of quarters when they go home.  It’s a bargain.  ~Gene Perret

When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.  ~Ogden Nash

In Time For Mother’s Day

If you send this to just one person,

it should make it all the way around in time for

Mother’s Day.

Sunday, May 12  Mother’s Day 2013

This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers at football games Friday night instead of watching from cars, so that when their kids asked, “Did you see me?” they could say, “Of course, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world,” and mean it.

This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, “It’s OK honey, Mommy’s here.”

This is for all the mothers of war torn countries who fled in the night and can’t find their children.

This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they’ll never see.

And the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.

For all the mothers of the victims of recent shootings, and the mothers of the murderers.

For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely.

For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes.

And all the mothers who DON’T.

What makes a good Mother anyway?

Is it patience?

Compassion?

Broad hips?

The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time?

Or is it heart?

Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time?

The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?

The need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a school shooting, a fire, a car accident, a baby dying?

So this is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies.

And for all the mothers who wanted to but just couldn’t.

This is for reading “Goodnight, Moon” twice a night for a year. And then reading it again. “Just one more time.”

This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair and stomp their feet like a tired 2-year old who wants ice cream before dinner.

This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.

For all the mothers who bite their lips sometimes until they bleed – when their 14 year olds dye their hair green.

Who lock themselves in the bathroom when babies keep crying and won’t stop.

This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.

This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.

This is for all mothers whose heads turn automatically when a little voice calls “Mom?” in a crowd, even though they know their own off spring are at home.

This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their children’s graves.

This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can’t find the words to reach them.

This is for all the mothers who sent their sons to school with stomachaches, assuring them they’d be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away.

This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation.

And mature mothers learning to let go.

For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.

Single mothers and married mothers.

Mothers with money, mothers without.

This is for you all.

So hang in there.

Please pass along to all the moms in your life.

“Home is what catches you when you fall – and we all fall.”

More information for Mother’s Day at:
http://mothersdayfunontheweb.blogspot.com/

WHY NOT LEGALIZE MARIJUANA?

A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana! 

Why not Legalize Marijuana???

With the recent very Disappointing job growth in March

and the incredible growing gap between the rich and the 99%,

You would think the the Powers that be in America,

might want to keep the masses HAPPY.

Because if the Masses aren’t happy…

Should be an interesting National Weed Day this year!

(April 20 or 420 day ) 

Click here for more funny Weed Day Stuff

If America is a Democracy, then the answer is easy.

But

We can’t legalize marijuana because it’s:

So dangerous!

It could hurt you!

It could ruin your life!!!

Not like alcohol, base jumping, bull riding, heli-skiing, surfing, car racing, sky diving, or playing football (concussions)

Marijuana is safer than Peanuts!

As if arresting you and jailing you for marijuana possession won’t ruin your life.

Maybe American Politicians will not vote to legalize Marijuana

because they don’t receive donations from the Marijuana Lobby!

(YET! Wonder who will be the first?)

Some Sad Facts:

The government is arresting more than 700,000 marijuana users a year — that’s one arrest every 42 seconds — which is more than the number of arrests for robbery and all violent crimes combined. (And about 88% of all marijuana arrests are for possession, not sale or manufacture.)

Twenty-five-year-old Weldon Angelos celebrated Christmas in federal prison this year … just like he’ll do every year until he’s 80. Last month, Angelos was sentenced to 55 years in prison for selling marijuana to undercover police officers. As U.S. District Judge Paul Cassell pointed out at sentencing, that’s more time than he would have received if he had hijacked an airplane (25 years), beaten someone to death in a fight (13 years), or raped a 10-year-old child (11 years).

Over 500 leading economists signed An Open Letter to the President, Congress, Governors, and State Legislatures on the benefits of legalizing marijuana. 

Text of Letter Signed By 500+ Economists:

We, the undersigned, call your attention to the attached report by Professor Jeffrey A. Miron, The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition. The report shows that marijuana legalization — replacing prohibition with a system of taxation and regulation — would save $7.7 billion per year in state and federal expenditures on prohibition enforcement and produce tax revenues of at least $2.4 billion annually if marijuana were taxed like most consumer goods. If, however, marijuana were taxed similarly to alcohol or tobacco, it might generate as much as $6.2 billion annually.

The fact that marijuana prohibition has these budgetary impacts does not by itself mean prohibition is bad policy. Existing evidence, however, suggests prohibition has minimal benefits and may itself cause substantial harm.

We therefore urge the country to commence an open and honest debate about marijuana prohibition. We believe such a debate will favor a regime in which marijuana is legal but taxed and regulated like other goods. At a minimum, this debate will force advocates of current policy to show that prohibition has benefits sufficient to justify the cost to taxpayers, foregone tax revenues, and numerous ancillary consequences that result from marijuana prohibition.

If you legalize marijuana, then who will fill all these incredible prisons?

Amazing Growth of Prisons in the USA!

With more than 2.3 million people locked up, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. One out of 100 American adults is behind bars — while a stunning one out of 32 is on probation, parole or in prison. This reliance on mass incarceration has created a thriving prison economy. The states and the federal government spend about $74 billion a year on corrections, and nearly 800,000 people work in the industry.

Getting Old Lessons

Five Lessons to Be Learned From Aging

“Aging” – “Take every birthday with a grain of salt. This works much better if the salt accompanies a large margarita.”

1. Things really can Get Better with Age

“By the time you’re eighty years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.” – Bill Vaughan

2. Never Underestimate the Power of Change

Being a Grandparent is a life changing experience, and you can make your own House Rules!

3. Look Good Feel Good 

4. Attitude Is So Important

5. Fitness

“So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health.” ~ A.J.Materi

Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming… ‘Wow! What a ride!’

Enjoy life!

“Growing old is compulsory – growing up is optional.” – Bob Monkhouse

Happy April Fools Day

Annncng: Twttr

For more info click here: 

http://blog.twitter.com/2013/03/annncng-twttr.html

Twyttyr? Why byy vywyls whyn yyy gyt “Y” fyr fryy? Syckyrs!

Good ideas for April Fools pranks and jokes for children at:

http://www.parenting.com/gallery/family-friendly-april-fools-day-pranks

From Cheerios a Good-natured April Fools Trick:

Pour Cheerios and milk into a bowl along with a spoon.

Freeze overnight and serve to unsuspecting

family members in the morning!

Best April Fools Joke ever at:

http://www.e-forwards.com/2011/03/best-april-fools-joke-ever/

and

for the Top Pranks, Tricks and April Fools Jokes of all time visit:

http://www.e-forwards.com/2012/10/top-hoaxes-and-pranks-of-all-time/

Easter Bunny Footprint Templates

The Proof that the Easter Bunny is Real!

National Proposal Day

March 20 is National Proposal Day

 and the First Day of Spring.

John Michael O’Loughlin invented the holiday after his cousin’s boyfriend failed to pop the question after years of dating He chose the date when “day and night are of equal length worldwide, symbolizing the equal efforts of the two required to comprise the successful marriage.”

Click on the baby picture for one young man’s love story!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING

Wednesday, March 20

The First Day of Spring (Spring Equinox) 2013

And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest. 

—Percy Bysshe Shelley

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.

Rainer Maria Rilke

It’s snowing as I write this!!!

BUT!!!

first day of spring quote

Can’t wait for this!!!!

and this

Click on the butterfly above or the link below

because I’m sending you some spring.

This only takes a second and it feels so good!  It will definitely make you smile!

I think we all need a little spring today!

After clicking on the butterfly, you will get a black page.

Then, Click your mouse anywhere (& everywhere) on the page & see what happens!

Better yet, click (hold down) & drag your mouse over the black page…

Enjoy!!

http://www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf

More Inspirational Quotes about Spring:

• “Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.” – Chinese Proverb

• “When spring comes the grass grows by itself. “ – Tao Te Ching

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