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I'm praying. How sad for your community yet somehow I know ya'll must be so proud at the same time. Bittersweet. We have a friend that has been in Iraq for over a year now, with hopes of coming home in October. We are so proud of the sacrifices he is making. This war does not make much sense but these service men and women being sent to Iraq, deserve our deepest respect and gratitude. God bless them.

Thank you for sharing your link of business. Welcome to Mrs. Survival and please do share your introduction in the Sunporch as Snowmom suggested.

Hi Friend! Nice to see your friendly face! I see you are putting that digital camara to good use

me, too! God bless our dear Fran and make her well again soon!

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I live in beautiful scenic Northern Michigan; 3 hours North of Detroit

Sadly Nancy R lost Ronald a long time ago due to alziemers. During my 2 years of home-nursing, I got to see firsthand the tradgedy this disease does to a family. My patient was 93 then, now she's 96 and her family still endures the pain of her not knowing them. It is very sad.

A Wife's Job > > > > It's a wife's job to listen to her husband...There was a man who had worked all of his life and had saved all of his money. He was a real miser when it came to his money. He loved money more than just about anything, and just before he died, he said to his wife, "Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all of my money and place it in the casket with me. I wanna take my money to the afterlife." > > So he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when he died, she would put all the money in the casket with him. > > Well, one day he actually died. At the funeral parlor, he was stretched out in his casket, and his wife was sitting there, dressed all in black, next to her closest friend. When the ceremony was finished, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said "Wait just a minute!" > > She had a small shoebox with her. She approached her husband's casket and gently placed the shoebox into the casket with him. Then the undertakers locked the casket down and rolled it away. > > The widow's friend said, "I hope you weren't crazy enough to put all that money in there." > > To which the widow replied, "Yes, I promised. I'm a good Christian, and I can't lie. I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him." > > "You mean to tell me you put every cent of his money in your husband's casket?" > > "I sure did," said the widow. "I got it all together, put it into my checking account, and wrote him a check."

Thank you, Mare, for sharing your thoughts on this time of grief for America. As I watch the news of late, I am moved to tears at the amount of honor and respect towards a president of the United States. Truly God Bless America! No other words can express how I feel about the honor I've I've seen in our country.

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Thanks all for places/ideas I can look for pinenuts! We don't have a healthfood store but I may have to go out of town. I have scoured the 2 grocery stores with no avail.. Mare, thanks for the lowcarb recipe link...I'll be sure to spend some time there! The spinach salad my favorite restaurant makes is simply a bed of tender baby spinach topped with pinenuts and feta cheese. They have a home-made bacon dressing that they lather all over it. But I think any favorite dressing would be just as good.

Yummy! Sounds like the perfect low-carb desert for very special occasions. I'll make some real soon! Thanks Mare!

Happy Birthday Caveman!!! Hope you are having fun wherever you are today Blessings!

Famous Celebrity Passes Away It is with the saddest heart that we must pass on the following news. Please join us in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Cap'n Crunch. The graveside was piled high with flours. Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very 'smart' cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky in his youth and a crusty old man, he was considered a roll model for millions. Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children, John Dough and Jane Dough; plus the bun they had in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

Consider a vacation in your own backyard!!! Are you feeling jittery about taking a family vacation this summer? You're not alone. Whether it's your family's safety abroad, the high cost of gasoline or a thin bank account that has you unsettled, this might be a great time to consider a dramatic alternative: a stay-at-home vacation! You can become tourists in your own town by uncovering local gems and taking advantage of the burgeoning number of children's activities offered by state and county cultural and environmental organizations. Contrary to what your kids and travel agent may want you to think, the true definition of vacation is to abandon your normal routine of life. Do everything differently and you're on vacation. Here are suggestions to help you get a new look at your old environs without breaking the bank. TOURIST BROCHURES: Stop by the lobby of the nicest hotel in your city and pick up tourist brochures. Don't assume you already know about everything there is to do in your city. You may be pleasantly surprised. TRAVEL GUIDES: Get the American Automobile Association (AAA) Tour Book for your area. These books are free to AAA members and contain exhaustive tourist information about possible attractions in every city, town and burg in the nation. LOCAL EVENTS: Start paying attention to the calendar of events in your local newspaper. Summer is the time for festivals, shows, county fairs and concerts in the park. CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS: There are more than 250 children's museums in the United States, most of them offering free admission on a certain day of each week or month. The Association of Children's Museums (www.childrensmuseums.org) will give you information on a museum in your area. Make plans to visit, even if you're not a kid. FIELD TRIPS: Every city has a post office, firehouse, police station, factory or manufacturing business that offers a free tour. If you call ahead, most of these community facilities will be thrilled to take your family on a tour. Many of these tours will send you home with samples or other souvenirs. LIBRARIES: Some of kids' best summer memories are of long, lazy days navigating through a stack of books. Librarians can guide kids anywhere in the universe through books. Libraries are a goldmine of children's activities, frequently offering reading programs, story hours and movies. GET CREATIVE: There's no doubt that parents' attitudes and moods set the tone for the family. Your excitement about new kinds of adventures and entertainment can become infectious. Consider new possibilities: Camp in the backyard for a few nights while taking a special local outing each day; sleep out under the stars or in a tent and tell stories around the barbecue; roast marshmallows and drink hot chocolate; turn your home into a "hotel" -- offer room service complete with menus; have an all-night movie extravaganza. You can simply unplug the answering machine and take the phone off the hook. Take lots of pictures and put together a vacation photo album. The possibilities are endless. Whether planning a vacation of a few hours or several weeks, at home or thousands of miles away, the most important thing is that you and each member of your family take an interlude from customary duties for a special time of recreation and rest. Mary Hunt is the creator of The Cheapskate Monthly newsletter.

Lowie's Bee post has inspired me to write down my thoughts of things in life I'd like to accomplish before I die. Now that I am 39 and my children are nearly grown, I have been pondering on what *I* want to do with the rest of my life. All my interests, especially those creative ones, that I have put on the backburner while tending to my families needs and working are still very much a part of who *I* am as a woman. Once in awhile, a subject will come up and I'll think to myself, I am going to do/learn/accomplish that someday! When the kids are grown, when I have more free time, when I'm retired etc. etc.. Who knows maybe tomorrow if the opportunity arises....

Thank you, Lois!! Beautifully said!

I've always been interested in keeping bees. It's on my "to do list" in life. Keep us updated on how it goes and especially the honey harvests. Also thanks for the recomended reading on the subject. buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Ummm....dear Snow, isn't it Wednesday today? I know with the holiday yesterday did seem like Monday. Thank you for keeping us updated about Fran. She is in my prayers. It is cloudy here again today. I gotta go to work today. Have a good one all

Does anyone know where pinenuts are sold. A favorite restaurant here makes a spinach salad to die for I may have to travel to the city....

((((((teri))))))) I'm so glad you found us! You sure have been through alot and have much to teach us about frugality. When I have some spare time, I'll be sure to check out your site. Thanks for thinking of us and the kind words to describe our site and the members here! Bless you!

Its not often, I get to start the day in here