New Employee Policy

My boss sent this to everyone in the office. Enjoy!



New employee policy...




If you wake up in the morning, and you look like this,








don't come to work!

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Good Eats!

I was going to post this on my other blog, but felt it was more appropriate for this one.

Last night, hubby offered to take our family out to dinner. Never one to turn down such an invitation, I suggested we go to Bob Evans.

When we arrived, the sign in the entryway showed all the new appetizers they offer. We decided to try the apple pie fries. Okay, friends. Apple pie fries are just too yummy! And what did they put in the little basket? (I say "little" only because just a few apple pie fries for a family of four is just not right!) There was a small dish of warm caramel dip in that little basket! Whew. Apple pie fries and warm caramel dip...too delish for words!

I have a new favorite!

One of My Latest Fave Songs

Check out this YouTube link.
The Motions

New Pictures to Show Off!

My great nephew and great niece. Aren't they precious????

Wow!

My niece, Kate, did the pencil drawing (left) from the picture on the right. Isn't that amazing? Way to go, Kate!

Shameless Bragging

Just a few cute pics of the youngest nephew...and his older siblings! (Thanks to the permission of my wonderful sister-in-law!)Isn't this priceless? Micah and his daddy!

Big sis, Rachel, got to be in "Beauty and the Beast!"
(Love those curls!)



And then...Miss Kierstyn also lost a tooth!

Aren't they beautiful kids??? I can't wait to see them in a couple of weeks! Many hugs from Aunt Joni!

If You Haven't Seen This One...

I got this in an e-mail, then looked it up on YouTube. It started out as someone videotaping some boys who were skateboarding. Then...well, you'll see... Watch the air bag!!!

Do Not Hit Her!

Let me know what you think!

***SORRY ABOUT THAT! The link changed up on me! Try it again!***

A Modern-Day Parable

My oldest son recently posted a piece about abortion on his blog. I am so proud of him!

Check it out here...

Letter to Tech Support

I got this one in an e-mail. Very cute!

INSTALLING A HUSBAND*

Dear Tech support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and
Noticed a distinct slow-down in overall system performance,
Particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which
Operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable
Programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and
then installed undesirable programs such as NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0
and Golf Clubs 4.1.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply
crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these
Problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed, Desperate

DEAR DESPERATE,

First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package,
while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.htm l and try to
download Tears 6.2 and don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0
update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0
should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and
Flowers 3.5.

But remember, overuse of the above application can cause
Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or
Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that
will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a
virus in the background that will eventually seize control of
all your system resources.)

Also do not attempt to reinstall Boyfriend 5.0 program. This is
an unsupported application and Husband 1.0 will cause it to crash.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have
limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You
might consider buying additional software to improve memory and
performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck,
Tech Support

Bathtub Meditations

As I was hurriedly getting ready to get out the door this morning, I spent a few minutes in the tub (very few!) pondering some things. I'd like to share a little of that with you.

I was realizing that, as age continues to creep up on me, I have the biblical mandate from God to share some of what I've learned with women younger than myself. That's a daunting task, as I often feel I haven't learned much. Please feel free to click on my "comments" below and add some of your own!



~Most important of all...enjoy them while they're young. It sounds very cliche', but it's true: they grow up too fast. I now have a teenager. When did that happen? It seems that just yesterday he was a little tow-headed toddler, following me around the house, and incessantly quoting Veggie Tales videos.

~Potty training does not last forever! Really! It seems like an eternity when you're laundering another pair of messy underpants. But seriously, it does not last "to infinity, and beyond." As someone wiser than myself once said: on college applications, they do not ask what age the student was when they were potty trained!

~It's okay that you don't know all the answers to every question. What a relief!

~Shower them with love. Don't spoil them, but shower them with love. There's a big difference.

~As much as you love them and long for a close relationship, your object is not to be their best friend. You are their PARENT. That is the role God gave you.

~Along that same line, boundaries are tough to enforce, but are absolutely necessary. Stick to your guns, mom. Someday, they will actually appreciate it.

~Save special things. I have a file for each of my boys, with all sorts of special keepsakes. Funny pictures, special things they've written (even things written for punishment--quite humorous at times!), grade cards... Of course, we can't save everything. But certain things are definitely "keepers". One day, you can hand those over to them. They will cherish those items.

~Show your love for Christ by example. It's a fact of life that little ones are going to interrupt your quiet times with God, unless you are up in the wee hours of the night (and sometimes even then!). But you know what? Even when they interrupt that time, they are seeing your example. They know that Mommy is spending time with God, even when they are begging for a drink or another pbj.

~Enjoy a good bubble bath now and then. It's a sanity saver! (Or a good caramel macchiato, or whatever is a good getaway for you.)

~Listen to advice from older moms. Some of it, you'll use. Some of it, you can set aside for later. Some of it, you'll simply discard in the recycle bin of your mind. But listen to it all. Even the most overbearing advice-givers can give you gems of wisdom.

That's all for this post...I look forward to what others will add!