Word Meanings . . .

Thank you, Holly

Word Meanings:

ADULT:
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.


BEAUTY PARLOR:
A place where women curl up and dye.


CANNIBAL:
Someone who is fed up with people.


CHICKENS:
The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.


COMMITTEE:
A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.


DUST:
Mud with the juice squeezed out.


EGOTIST:
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.


HANDKERCHIEF:
Cold Storage.


INFLATION:
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.


MOSQUITO:
An insect that makes you like flies better.


RAISIN:
Grape with a sunburn.


SECRET:
Something you tell to one person at a time.


SKELETON:
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.


TOOTHACHE:

The pain that drives you to extraction.


TOMORROW:
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.


YAWN:
An honest opinion openly expressed.


and MY Personal Favorite!!

WRINKLES:
Something other people have, similar to my character lines.

Crazy 8's

I got this from Sariah. You can play, too. Just copy and fill in your own answers. If you don't have a blog, email it to me, or how big a comment will this blog take, anyway?

Crazy 8s

Crazy 8s

8 things I'm passionate about:

1. I could finish this right now by listing my 8 children by name - then there's the children-in-law and the grands

2. the atonement of Jesus Christ

3. membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

4. being an citizen of the United States of America

5. the Priesthood and Boy Scouts of America

6. animal/child cruelty

7. plumbing

8. reading

8 Songs I can listen to over and over again and never get sick of:

1. I Stand All Amazed

2. the songs from Fiddler on the Roof

3. theme song from Exodus

4. Desert Rose by Sting

5. Called to Serve

6. the songs from Man of La Mancha

7. How Great Thou Art

8. I Love Trash

8 books I've read:

How to choose?! I have read hundreds of books! several of them more than once, among those:

1. The Book of Mormon

2. The Bible

3. The Pearl of Great Price

4. The Doctrine and Covenants

5. Jesus the Christ

6. nearly all the Dick Francis books

7. I think all the James Herriott books

8. I recently finished the Anne of Green Gables series

8 Things I say often:

1. Pretend you're camping.

2. Well, you're not dead yet.

3. Keep it Simple

4. Fiscal Services, Barbara speaking.

5. I should have gotten the minivan.

6. Nothing, I'm just tired.

7. Hug your mother, brush your teeth, say your prayers.

8. Assume the position.

8 Things that attract me to a friend:

1. someone who actually likes me (which requires a lot of # 4, 5, and 8)

2 moral character

3. faith in God

4. sense of humor

5. kindness

6. a little spark and spirit

7. trustworthiness

8. understanding

8 Random things about me:

1. I wrecked my car alone in an empty parking lot.

2. I hate to exercise.

3. I like to sing, but I cannot carry a tune.

4. I can get an excellent grade without comprehending the material -3 Accounting classes (one at a time!) all with As. Were they all easy teachers? Must have been.

5. A part of me is always lurking to punish me which has caused me great pain. I must learn to recognize and control it.

6. I like to drive.

7. I wish I could dance. I would like to learn to line dance.

8. I love being a mom more than anything except God (and it is dangerously close there).

8 Things I want to do before I die:

1. raise my children

2. see each of my children in the temple of the Lord

3. get my financial (and other) affairs in order

4. repent

5. lose enough weight that I won't be humilated (and they won't be disgusted) when my daughters dress me and my sons TRY to carry my coffin

6. have a clean house

7. scrapbook and journal

8. let my loved ones know

8 Things I've learned this past year:

1. I already knew it, but now I REALLY know it – being a "working mom" is HARD

2. Having to be away from home almost all the time is worth it if you are happy to be there when you are home.

3. My children will stand up for me.

4. My joints will probably never let me go hiking with Ryan. (unless, MAYBE, I lose a LOT of weight)

5. How to use a credit card and how to epay.

6. I cannot do as much as I used to.

7. Camellia City Ward Troop 40 was a truly awesome troop.

8. I have wonderful children. Again, I already knew it, but I gratefully realize it again and again.

When the Music Stopped

Thank you, Gail.
note - I verified this on TruthorFiction.com. http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/i/iraq-anthem.htm
This really happened. - B

Here's one more reason to be proud of our military.

From a Chaplain in Iraq :

For those who are unaware, at all military theaters, the National
Anthem is played before every movie. I recently attended a showing of "Superman 3," here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial services and other large gatherings.

As is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature.

All was going as planned until about three-quarters of the way through The National Anthem, the music stopped. Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the States?

I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude
comments; and everyone would sit down and call for the movie. Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the first place.

Here, the 1,000 Soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed
forward. The music started again. The Soldiers continued to quietly
stand at attention.

And again, at the same point, the music stopped.

What would you expect to happen? Even here I would imagine laughter, as everyone finally sat down and expected the movie to start. But here, you could have heard a pin drop. Every Soldier continued to stand at attention.

Suddenly there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers, finishing where the recording left off:

"And the rockets red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there. Oh, say
does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."

It was the most inspiring moment I have had here in Iraq . I wanted
you to know what kind of soldiers are serving you here. Remember them as they fight for you!

Pass this along as a reminder to others to be ever in prayer for all
our soldiers serving us here at home and abroad. For many have already paid the ultimate price.

Written by Chaplain Jim Higgins.
LSA Anaconda is at the Balad Airport in Iraq , north of Bagdad

Happy Great American Grump Out Day

note - May 8 - Oh, man! I forgot to publish this yesterday. I guess you can celebrate late. And/or mark your calendar for next year.

You might think and hope that Grump Out means that the Grumps come out in the open today, but, no, today we are supposed to try to go all day without being gumpy, crabby or rude.

Learn more here: http://www.smilemania.com/Grump_Out.html including "Just how nice do we have to be?"

Happy Grump Out Day!

Matthew 18:20

Thank you, Cyndi



Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered together in my name,



There am I in the midst of them.

Does this count?

"If I Die Before You Wake"

According to the email I received,

Three soldiers wrote the song and put this together in their 'free time' over there.

http://www.flashdemo.net/gallery/wake/index.htm

Some funnies past on to me by someone too young for several of these

Thank you, Allison S -


A penny saved is a government oversight.

The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then
your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a
replacement.

He who hesitates is probably right.

Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are ' XL.'

If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's
really in trouble.

There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for
it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that
wrinkles don't hurt.

Did you ever notice: When you put the two words 'The' and 'IRS'
together it spells 'Theirs.'

Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about
your age and start bragging about it.

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to
know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the
roads weren't paved.

When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.

Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.