An Inspiring Random Tuesday
(and also--two "That's just not right moment"s, scrapbook pics, and a Cute Cat Photo!)

Now, how about that for the promise of all sorts of great stuff on my blog this Tuesday morning? LOL

Let's get right to my Random Tuesday post this morning--which is an inspiring idea that came from a great email from my friend Marci W. She sent this list of 19 inspiring pieces of advice. I thought most of it was very true and, perhaps, if we followed most of these more often we'd live in a better world. So consider. . .

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely. 10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12 . When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
13. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
14. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
15. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for > others; and responsibility for all your actions.
16. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
17. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
18. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
19. Spend some time alone.

For our Random Tuesday post today, why don't we all think of that great piece of advice you received that has helped you in life. Or maybe some gem that you can share from your own experience. Something funny, something profound . . . come on, send in AT LEAST ONE valuable piece of advice.

My contributions are these--

1 You can't control other people's attitudes toward you--only your own reactions to them. (How many times do I tell my kids this?? ALL the time!)
2. Read to and with your children, and surround them with books. (If you could see all the bookshelves in our home, you'd know what I mean!)
3. A regular night out with your girlfriends make for a better marriage. (It's time for another one of those soon!)
4. As you get closer to "Over the Hill," you begin to pick up speed! (It's true--every week and month goes by faster and faster as I get older and older!)

Now to the other things I promised in the title at the beginning of the post.

Two "That's Just Not Right" moments

* I forgot to tell this wonderful little story that had me saying, "That's just not right." On Saturday night, McKenna had a band jamboree and had to be at the school early to ride over in the bus with the band. She told me she had to be there at 4 and, as usual, I was running a little bit behind and we didn't get there until about 4:08 (I am late just about EVERYwhere I go). When we drove up, I told her she better hurry on in so she can get ready and won't be in trouble. She just looked at me with a little smirk and then laughed a little laugh. "I didn't really have to be here until 4:30, but Corey and Katelyn and everyone told me to tell you we had to be here at 4. They were tired of me being the last melophone to show up." Can you believe that??!! Her own friends were conspiring against me! "That's just not right" . . . but she was actually early somewhere!!! LOL

* Yesterday, I got an email from my friend Margie in Nebraska. Margie and I were best friends in junior high in Fayetteville, Arkansas, back in the (cough, cough) early 1980s. The email from her had a subject line that teased me with, "Sorry, but . . ." When I opened it up, all it said was, "Woo pig sooie!!! Quite a game, huh?" That's not just wrong--that's sorry!

A Few Scrapbook Pics



(My scrap area while I worked on the layouts I sent out to the woman I told you all about in yesterday's post. Really cool to work on that!)



(A layout I just finished of Sydney's "ball friends"--her friends Cassidy, Courtney, and Devin frm the ballpark back in the Spring. Just had to do something with these sweet photos!)

A Cute Cat Photo!

I thnk most of you pretty much know about all the human members of our family, but you may not know about our four-legged family members. We have two cats--Midnight (who is our Halloween cat, because she wandered in on Halloween night five years ago. She's black to boot!) and Chit Chat (one of Midnight's children, originally named Chit Chat Chatter Cat because she talked all the time when she was a kitten).



(Gary brought Sydney's car seat in from his truck, and Chit Chat promptly decided that THAT was the place to be! He took all of his naps in that seat today!)

Hope you all have a great Tuesday!!