For Saturday, October 31st, 2009

a pictorial journal

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
October 31ST, 2009

It's SATURDAY…

HAPPY ALL HALLOWS EVE!

Tomorrow is Fall Back day, the end of daylight saving time, a day to reset clocks to standard time. Might as well do it tonight; huh?
Back one hour…

This is the last and final warning !

THINKING

It would be a grand ‘beach’ day, but instead I’m working away trying to sort things out here at home. I have cleaning and laundry and lots of trips up and down the stairs to make.

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

Some tips today:

COFFEE FILTERS

Coffee filters ..who knew! And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing.

1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.

2. Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.

3. Protect China Separate your good dishes by putting a coffee filter between each dish.

4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.

5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust. 6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.

7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.

8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.

9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.

10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.

11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.

12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.

13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. Soaks out all the grease.

14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great razor nick fixers.

OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS

ATTIRE FOR TODAY

It’s supposed to start out cloudy and much cooler here. It was above 70 degrees when I got home from work yesterday! It looks like our Indian Summer weather has come to an end.

PEOPLE

DD and her hubby are visiting relatives this weekend so we’ll be praying for safe travels for them.

PLACES

In case you haven’t had your fill of leaves, I thought this picture would show you what the trees will soon look like. This was taken in December a few years ago when DS#2 and his children were here.

PRAYERS

Jesus, to the humble You show kindness. May I bow humbly before You every day of my life

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

AROUND HOME

It looks like a great evening for some popcorn and a movie but my favorite channel is showing Halloween movies tonight. I’m not so sure if I’m up to that or not.

TO DO

At the end of every month I try and change my furnace filter. When I had pets at home it really needed it by then. I still do it anyway. They say it helps keep your furnace efficient.

FAMILY ALBUM

This is DD and I at their campground a few years ago before I started camping again.

COUNTING THE DAYS

51 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

55 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

AND

167 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS


Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

Love,
ma



Pictures taken by ‘ma’ and or one of my ‘babes’ and courtesy of the camera provided by my them

For Friday, October 30th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
October 30th, 2009

A Pictorial Journal

It's FINALLY FRIDAY!

This is my favorite day of the week for sure. I’ll be off to work as usual but then as soon as I leave there today, the weekend will be here.

I’m having fun looking through my files and deciding on which picture to put in my newsletter each day. Some of these I haven’t looked at for a long long time.

I need to back them up on disks and remove some from the computer though as I’m really accumulating a lot. As I don’t get to see my babes very often, they keep me supplied with new ones all the time.




THINKING

Everything we have is a gift from God. The only thing that is truly ours that we have to give to him is our sins

Something DS#3 heard in church last Sunday

Isn’t it true. We really don’t own anything or anyone. Everything we have has been given to us.



NEW IN THE KITCHEN

I really don’t need any more dishes but I did find a few cereal/ soup bowls really cheap at the Goodwill store yesterday.

I didn’t have any shopping to do after I did the errands for work so I stopped in there to browse around. It’s amazing sometimes what you can find there.

A while back I threw out a lot of my old ones because they had become chipped. These don’t really match my set, but they are the same color.


ATTIRE FOR TODAY

It’s a day to carry the umbrella here. It’s supposed to rain today and all through the weekend.



PEOPLE

I had fun with Trick or Treat last night. We didn’t have too many but the weather was nice for us to sit outside


PLACES

I miss my campfire evenings. I often wish there was a fireplace here, but I have central heating and nothing else.


PRAYERS

Please join me in praying for DDIL#3 today. She has the flu and is also expecting their new baby very soon. May our dear Lord bless her with healing and a speedy recovery.

Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AMEN



AROUND HOME

As it is Friday I’ll enjoy being home now for the weekend. There is nothing much planned other than blessing the house with a little TLC and of course my R & R on Sunday



TO DO

Today I need to pick up just a few things so I think I’ll stop at the farmers market to get some food for the weekend. I need some oranges of course and maybe some of their good maple nut rolls


FAMILY ALBUM

It is a beach day…This was DS#1 and Our Prince Charming a few years back at one of their campouts.



COUNTING THE DAYS

52 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

56 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

AND

168 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS



Love,
ma

For Thursday, October 29th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

October 29th, 2009

New format for my newsletter today...

I'm changing to a pictorial journal format

Here are my Sunshine boys ready for Trick or Treat just

a few short years ago.

IT'S THURSDAY

And it is Trick or Treat time in our town tonight. From 6 til 7:30

I'll be sitting out on the porch handing out some goodies. I love seeing the

little ones and their cute costumes

THINKING

It is so true that every time I get something done

It's time to turn around and do it again

Come on in and have a seat

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

I found some nice little pretzel nuggets filled with

peanut butter...mmmm

And a per pot size of FULL MOON MOCHA bag

of coffee

It does sound good

Here is DD painting her Halloween shirt this year.

The one she has on is the tie-dye one we did last year

ATTIRE FOR TODAY

Since it is supposed to be 65 and partly sunny today

I think slacks, a Halloween shirt (because it is Trick or Treat)

and a light jacket are in order

PRAYERS

I'm always praying for our military and for peace in the world

If you have any prayer requests I'd be glad to add them here

My friends sister, who had the surgery that we prayed for last week is doing well and is recovering more day by day. She says THANK YOU for the prayers!

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

PEOPLE

Talked to DS#6 on Tuesday evening. He's been busy on the weekends trying to get things done outside. He has a Halloween display in his front yard. Part of it was taken out by either kids or deer the other night so now he has to do repairs

They've got pumpkins to carve on Friday evening and Saturday, October 31st is their Trick or Treat.

I am missing that time spent on the porch swing

PLACES

I didn't get out at lunch time yesterday. I stayed in the office as my boss was out till afternoon. Today he's supposed to be in by lunch time so I will probably get out. However, it will probaby be doing errands for work. At least the weather will be nice today for running around.

AROUND HOME

I will be very glad when the weekend comes and I can get some more done at home. I every good intention of tackling my craft room…oh dear, that is a job!




TO DO

This was before my next door sister took the mower to the leaves and mulched them last weekend… Our tree is empty now but I’m sure there will be more from the neighboring trees




October colors down our street




I don't know if you all will like this way of doing my newsletter or not but I had about exhausted all the poems quotes and stories I could find to share. Not wanting to infringe upon others copyrights and such I've decided just to do my own thing.
This way I can still keep in touch with family and friends and hopefully keep us all looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things


Love,
ma

For Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 28TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

There may be those on earth who dress better or eat better, but those who enjoy the peace of God sleep better

L. Thomas Holdcroft


JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will turn to God in prayer with faith and expectancy, knowing there is a way through any shadow into the light




TODAY’S QUOTE

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other

Mother Teresa

IT’S WEDNESDAY !!

OVER THE HUMP DAY!

It seems like it should be Friday, but I know there is still 2 more days til that happens so I’ll be hanging in there as usual.

I finally got my hair cut yesterday evening, but the gal that cuts my hair still wasn’t feeling 100% I think she’s planning on a trip to the doctor since whatever she had isn’t all gone yet. I just hope I don’t catch whatever she has.

Cold and flu bugs are all over the place and I still believe the best things you can do is wash those hands often, eat a well balance diet including lots of oranges for that extra C and get lots of rest. When you get run down is when you get sick so make sure you get those 8 or so hours of sleep too. I know a few of my babes like to burn the midnight hours.

Today we’re supposed to have some rain. Still it’s better than snow but …

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Father, I know that your love is sustaining me right now. Grant me the grace to hope in you and to trust that you hold my future in your loving hands
Amen


Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!


TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is St. Jude’s Day, honoring a follower of Jesus. In The New Testament Jude warned Christians not to allow negative influences to destroy the church

Today is Statue of Liberty Day, marking the 1886 dedication of the statue, a gift from France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

1965: The Gateway Arch was completed in St. Louis. It’s 630 feet high

1992: Disney released Beauty and the Beast on video and sold seven million the first week. By December it was the best selling video of all time



TODAY’S SMILE

TODAY’S REFLECTION

If we hope for what we do not see, we wait with endurance.

Romans 8:25

We can hope that our situation improves, that things turn out for the best, or that heaven awaits us. Those are all future events that can help keep us moving forward, and they are appropriate petitions to lay before the Father. But far more powerful is placing our hope in the God who loves us here and now, and who will never abandon us

TODAY’S ADVICE

The more red berries seen in the hedgerows, the more frost and snow in the coming winter


54 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

58 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

AND

169 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 27TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I will.

Edward Everett Hale



JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: Before any activity or decision, and especially if I don't feel up to the task at hand, I will call upon the power and presence of Christ. He is always available to help me gracefully move through life




TODAY’S QUOTE

If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito

Betty Reese



IT’S TUESDAY !!

Happy Terrific Tuesday everyone! We made it though another Monday so today must be a good one!

Outside my window yesterday I noticed another one of those huge flock of birds flying south. At least they had a great day for flying. It actually got up to 70 degrees and the skies were clear and blue and just beautiful

Today is supposed to be just a little cooler with a few clouds but still nice. Thursday evening is our Trick or Treat night so I’m hoping this mild weather stays around for awhile.

I talked with DS#4 last evening. They have a adopted a chocolate lab puppy and have lots of excitement at their house this week . He’ll be traveling quite a bit for work in the next 3 weeks so I’ll be praying for safe travels for him.

I haven’t mentioned it yet but this coming weekend we do turn our clocks back one hour. So this is my first official warning


Before you go to bed Saturday night don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour.

DD and her hubby are going to visit some of his relatives this coming weekend so I hope they remember to change the clocks before they leave home.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !


TODAY’S PRAYERS

Dear God, thank you for your love that never leaves us. Help us to remember that you are always with us, even through our darkest times

Amen


Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

GOD BLESS YOU!

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Potato Day

Today is Radio Day, marking issuance of the first radio broadcast license by the U.S. Commerce Department on this date in 1920 to Westinghouse for station KDKA in Pittsburgh. KDKA starting broadcasting a week later

Today is Navy Day, observed since 1922 on the birthdate of Theodore Roosevelt

Give Wildlife a Brake! Week begins today. As you drive, watch out for deer and other large animals along roadsides

1858: RH Macy & Co. opens 1st store, on 6th Avenue, New York City

1954: Walt Disney's first television program, titled Disneyland after his soon-to-be completed theme park, premiered on ABC

1978 - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Israel’s Menachem Begin and Egypt’s Anwar Sadat. They were honored for the Camp David Agreement, which brought about a negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel


TODAY’S SMILE

There once was an oyster, whose story I tell;

Who found that some sand, had gotten into his shell.

It was only a grain, but it gave him great pain;

For oysters have feelings, although they are plain.

Now, did he berate the harsh workings of fate,

That had brought him to such a deplorable state?

No, he said to himself, Since I cannot remove it,

I'll lie in my shell, and think how to improve it.

The years rolled around, as the years always do,

And he came to his ultimate Destiny...stew.

Now the small grain of sand that had bothered him so,

Was a beautiful pearl all richly aglow.

This tale has a moral, for isn't it grand,

What an oyster can do with a morsel of sand?

Think... What could WE do, If we'd only begin,

With some of the things that get under OUR skin?

Author Unknown

TODAY’S REFLECTION

We are debtors, then, my brothers — but not to the flesh

Romans 8:12


The only debt we should owe is the debt to love one another. We owe each other love, encouragement and respect. Most of all, we owe a debt of love and gratitude to God

TODAY’S ADVICE

Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit

55 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

59 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

AND

171 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Hear

tPsalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA

For Monday, October 26, 2009

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 26TH, 2009


TODAY'S THOUGHT

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it, and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore

Mark Twain

JUST FOR TODAY

We all need to look for the silver linings in our day-to-day lives

Just for today: I will begin this day filled with a spirit of thanksgiving. My appreciation for God's blessings grows with each passing day




TODAY’S QUOTE

Appreciation can make a day--even change a life, Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary

Margaret Cousins

IT’S MONDAY !!

I am being very thankful today. The sun came out Sunday afternoon and I was able to go outside and sit on the patio in my rocker for a short while in the sunshine!

I sure do feel better with a little warmth in my life. Who knows if we’ll see many more days like that.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

TODAY’S PRAYERS

Thank you, compassionate God, for life. Thank you for your love and for your forgiveness when we fail to do your will
Amen


Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

Amen

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is National Mincemeat Day

Today is Mule Day, marking importation of the first Spanish jacks to the U.S., a gift from King Charles III of Spain, on October 26, 1785

Today is Workaholic Stop and Smell Something Day, a day for workaholics to consider what they might be missing

Today is Erie Canal Day. The 363-mile-long inland waterway, connecting Lake Erie to New York City by way of the Hudson River, opened to boat traffic on this day in 1825

1854: Charles William Post was born in Springfield, Illinois. While an invalid for eight years, he developed Grape Nuts, Postum and Post Toasties. Later he formed the Postum Cereal Company

1947: Hillary Rodham was born in Chicago. She became the first student at Wellesley College to deliver the commencement address

1970: Doonesbury, the comic strip by Gary Trudeau, debuted in 28 newspapers across the U.S

TODAY’S SMILE

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, How heavy is this glass of water?Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.

In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. He continued, And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.

So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can."So, my friend, why not take a while to just simply RELAX.

Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.

Life is short.

One more…

Here are some great ways of dealing with the stresses of life:

Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

Never buy a car you can't push.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

The second mouse gets the cheese.

When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

We could learn a lot from crayons...Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Jesus asked him, 'What do you want Me to do for you?'

Mark 10:51

One of Jesus' favorite questions is: What do you want? Many times we don't know what we want, and Jesus challenges us to clarify this. Often we want things which are incompatible. We want to sin and still have a loving relationship with the Lord. We want to "do our own thing" and still be free

Set your eyes and your heart on Jesus

TODAY’S ADVICE

Deeds are fruits, words are leaves

56 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

60 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

AND

172 DAYS UNTIL CAMPING SEASON BEGINS


Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

May there be a miracle in YOUR life today
and may you have the EYES to SEE it!

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MA