Archive for June, 2009

Precious Kid Moments

I go into the basement and there are red lights flashing in the dark laundry room.  I go in and see little figures.  Natalie and Andrew are playing with their torch light and their flickering red bike lights.  I can’t help but laugh, they can be so ingenious.  To think, I was just wondering why [...]

family, kids

Kids can be so logical

After dinner tonignt, I wasn’t feeling too well so I decided to lie down and fell asleep.  Kyle took care of the kids and got them ready for bed.  When it was time to go to bed, Matthew came into our room to get me to go say prayers.  Since I was still not feeling [...]

kids

Slow Down – Live each moment

An excellent article to read and enjoy.

Personal Development, family, friends, kids

Forget work, play golf

In 1923, Who Was . . .

Personal Development

No One Can Make You Inferior Without Your Consent

Ok, I have to admit, I watched Princess Diaries last night.  Sometimes when you listen carefully there is always something that you can learn from these movies not just the happy endings.

Personal Development, go green, kids, work ethics

Imagine a Bank – Time?

Here is an important piece of wisdom, that if acted upon, could make a huge difference in your life. Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during [...]

Personal Development, go green, nature

Happy Birthday Mummy

May is birthday month in the family and Mum just had her birthday on the 26th of May. Kyle asked her how old she was and she said 37, that is why the candles on the pineapple cheese cake says 37.

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People Remember You For How You Made Them Feel

Have you heard the saying “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”? This is from the gospel of Luke in the Catholic Bible. I read the following story and it depicts this idea really nicely. I really enjoyed the touching story and am sharing it with others. It might help make [...]

Finance, Personal Development, family, friends, go green, nature, real estate

Spending time with Grandkids

Today was a great day.  Natalie, who is three doesn’t like going to any males including her grandfathers, went out with my dad to Erin’s(cousin) musical recital.  I asked her if you wanted to go, earlier in the morning and she said no.  When time came to leave, my dad asked her again and she [...]

Personal Development, family, kids

Live Life Fully

“Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. [...]

Personal Development