GirlFriends...How True!

Sisters > > > > > > > > A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, > > > > drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As > > > > they talked about life, about marriage, about the > > > > responsibilities of life and the obligations of > > > > adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her > > > > glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance > > > > upon her daughter. > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Don't forget your Sisters,' she advised, swirling > > > > the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll > > > > be more important as you get older. No matter how > > > > much you love your husband, no matter how much you > > > > love the children you may have, you are still going > > > > to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now> > > > > > and then; do things with them.' > > > > > > > > > > 'Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women... > > > > your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other> > > > > > women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women> > > > > > always do.' > > > > > > > > > > What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman > > > > thought. Haven't I just gotten married? > > > > Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a > > > > married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely > > .> > my husband and the family we may start will be all I> > > > > > need to make my life worthwhile!' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But she listened to her Mother. She kept contact > > > > with her Sisters and made more women friends each > > > > year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, > > > > she gradually came to understand that her Mom really> > > > > > knew what she was talking about. As time and nature > > > > work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman,> > > > > > Sisters are the mainstays of her life. > > > > > > > > > > > > After more than 50 years of living in this world, > > > > here is what I've learned: > > > > > > > > > > > > THIS SAYS IT ALL: > > > > > > Time passes. > > > > > > Life happens. > > > > > > Distance separates. > > > > > > Children grow up. > > > > Jobs come and go. > > > > > > Love waxes and wanes. > > > > > > Men don't do what they're supposed to do. > > > > Hearts break. > > > > > > Parents die. > > > > > > Colleagues forget favors. > > > > Careers end. > > > > > > > > > > > > BUT......... > > > > > > Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how > > > > many miles are between you. A girl friend is never> > farther away > > > > than needing her can reach. > > > > > > > > > > When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you > > > > have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life > > > > will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, > > > > praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on > > > > your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the > > > > valley's end. > > > > > > > > > > Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk > > > > beside you...Or come in and carry you out. > > > > > > > > > > > > Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, > > > > daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, > > > > Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended> > > > > > family, all bless our life! > > > > > > > > > > > > The world wouldn't be the same without women, and > > > > neither would I.> > > > > > When we began this adventure called > > > > womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or > > > > > > sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we > > > > > > would need each other. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on > > > > to all the women who help make your life meaningful.> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just did. Short and very sweet: > > > >

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Gotta Get This...Tiny Tea Party

My Aunt got this little book for my daughter as a "big sister" present and I just have to tell everyone about this website http://www.klutz.com/ b/c my kids have been playing w/ this tiny tea set ever since (giving me lots of alone time). At first, I admit, i thought "so what's so great about a tiny tea set?" but then when you look inside--WoW! Who really has the time to make cute little stuff to eat at a tea party--not me--but w/ this they turn all your cereals into little donuts and mini-pastry platter, then a tiny cheese round into a cheese platter, and four blueberries, a few strawberry slices, and 3 mandarin orange slices into a fruit platter---my kids both think this is so much fun! If you go to the website there is so much cute stuff for birthday gifts for boys and girls! Go check it out! The book is by ChickenSocks as you see in the pic......

My Crying Baby Brx...

This is a picture of Brooks crying posted in response to Jennifer at Playgroups are no Place for Children... http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.blogspot.com/2007/07/better.html...here's to all us mom's listening to this...you can almost hear it, can't you? He just started smiling and an occasional "coo" over the past two weeks...which is soooooo fun! So I will post a smile pic if i can catch him--he's not very giving yet w/ the smiles...and they are priceless! :)
What is it about trying to get a baby to smile that becomes an obsession? I spend tons of time trying to bribe a smile out of him, and so does my whole family, and we all sound like crazies talking hi-pitch and cooing at him, but then when he gives it up--well, we melt! Nothin' like those first smiles!

TAG: I am tagging anyone who reads this to post your best SMILING baby pics (even if you don't have a baby now--post an older pic)--you'll get a warm fuzzy feeling, promise!

Brx meets the family...

Happy 4th of July!

They had so much fun waving Sparklers and burning those black snakes--you know all the old-school boring stuff. Then we drove 5 minutes and parked outside the baseball stadium and watched the fireworks show--I should have taken their pic watching w/their heads popped out the top of the minivan's sunroof--they thought that was the best part---so "wonder years",huh? Hope your's was nice!

love, Benjamin,Kayden, and Brooks!

"EVENING" at the Movies!

Went to see EVENING w/ Meryl STreep,Claire Danes,and Vanessa Redgrave.
It was so good.....I rate good movies as to whether or not i feel them...
this one lingered w/ me...i found myself continuing to wonder about certain
aspects of this film later...lots of hmmm? and what if and why's kept going
through my head. Go see it! Definitely a chick flick and you could even go see
it by yourself. Tell me what you thought?

plot: A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the 1950s and never forgets.