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Lianna's spaceA JOURNAL OF MY THOUGHTS - my spelling isn't great (sorry)
July 27 too much of nothing Okay, how many times have I heard myself say "not night now, I have to do the dishes, laundry, clean, mow the lawn." Not anymore. Life is too short to let opportunities pass by to wait until "next time". SOOOOOO. Here's my adventures. Every week I have been taking the children on "day trips". To Hamlin Beach, Niagra falls, to Rochester to see historical sites, as long as it takes 2 hours or less to get there, we go. I have never thought such simple things could grow as a part of us. The memories we are making, just to be able to show my children that there is a world so much greater than they know, and anything is possible is the best thing in the world to see. Please see the pics that go with this title. April 18 Thoughts of the dayThe last few days Megan has been very sick. I have never felt so helpless. Today, Dylan had enough of not getting the attention he wanted so OOPS! He pushed Megan down the stairs. What am I doing wrong? I need a break!!!!! Oh, by the way, Scott lost his job... this is a good thing, he has been hired by another company which he will have a better position. No lapse in employment. January 12 CHAIN E-MAILS AND WISHESI KEEP RECEIVING ALL OF THESE CHAIN E-MAILS FROM FRIENDS... IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T APPRECIATE THEM, IT'S JUST THAT, WHAT IS WITH THE "MAKE A WISH" AT THE END? SOME TIME AGO I WAS WISHING FOR HAPPINESS. I REALIZED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE "WISHED" FOR OR "GIVEN" TO ME. I HAVE (AND ALWAYS HAD) EVERYTHING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT. I THINK THE KEY IS ONCE WE LEARN TO EMBRACE WHAT WE HAVE (INSTEAD OF WISHING FOR WHAT WE DIDN'T HAVE) EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FOLLOW. December 21 POINT OF VIEWOne day , the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live . They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family . On their return from their trip , the father asked his son , " How was the trip ?" " It was great , Dad . " " Did you see how poor people live ? " the father asked . " Oh yeah , " said the son ! " So , tell me , what did you learn from the trip ? " asked the father .
The son answered : " I saw that we have one dog and they had four . We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end . We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon . We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight . We have servants who serve us , but they serve others . We buy our food , but they grow theirs . We have walls around our property to protect us , they have friends to protect them ." The boy's father was speechless . Then his son added , " Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are ! ! " (author unknown) Isn't perspective a wonderful thing ? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have , instead of worrying about what we don't have . December 18 Dylan's wish to SantaLast night we lost Bonnie and Clyde. They are our 1 yr. old chocolate labs. They will go to our neighbors house (about 1/4 mile away) for an hour or 2, but last night they never came back. We went on our 4-wheeler to all of the neighbors houses, searched for tracks in the woods, but nothing. I thought all was lost and Scott and I were preparing Dylan for the possibility of Bonnie and Clyde never comming back. This morning we went to visit Santa... Dylan runs up to this poor old man, jumps on his lap and says loudly "I want a John Deer Tractor". Santa replied, "How about a ___ tractor or a ___ tractor". Dylan says "No Santa, only a John Deer one" in that scolding "how dare you question me" voice. Then santa asked if there was anything else he wanted. Softly Dylan wispered "Bonnie and Clyde". Santa looked at me in wonderment, I mouthed the word "dogs" and pointed at Dylan. Dylan continued... they left last night and never came home. I want them back. Santa, without a blink of an eye replied, "You know, sometimes puppies will leave and come back much later, other times they may never come home... either way everything will be okay". When we got home, I called the animal control office... to my luck someone found them and an officer was going to be at our house any minute with them. I rushed to Dylan and told him that someone found Bonnie and Clyde, and that they would be here soon. He CALMLY replies, "I knew Santa would find them". |
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