Happy Mother's Day Weekend!... :) Shangy! >Here are the details on our Yahoo ShangyFunList: To Subscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UnSubscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangyFunList Through no fault of my own we suddenly became an adult club in the love and romance directory so you will have to confirm that you are an adult when you go here. I still have no idea how to change this back as it sends me around in a circle when I try! or Web Site: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html Group email address: ShangyFunList@yahoogroups.com or email me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net ================ *~* Hope Everyone Has a Safe And Blessed Mother's Day Weekend :) _____ ."` `". __ / \ __ / & /"""""\ & \ / /\ /` 9 9 `\ /\ \ | | /` ^ `\ | | / / \ '-' / \ \ /.-' `-._____.-` `-.\ _\\ //_ /' `~|\\/|~` `\ / , | \ | , \ / /| \__)/ |\ \ \ `-._ ~Y~__.-' / `-.__/```).-\_.-' / `~~|/`~` \ / -. | \ jgs / \| \ / | \ / . . . . . . . . . \ `"`"`"`"|"|"|"`"`"`"` | | | | | | |~|~| |-|-| /`/`/J `~`~` =+= Mother's Day Links! =+= Animated Mother GIFS http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs_k-o.html Give Me Flowers! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/poems/flowers.html For All Mothers And Fathers! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/mum.html Miracle Baby! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/smellofrain.html Price Of Children! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/child.html Animal Moms! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/animalmoms.html Baby Thoughts! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/babythoughts.html Best Parents! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/bestparents.html Kid Lessons! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/kidlessons.html Kids Being Kids! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/kids.html Mother Horses Love! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/motherslove2.html Mother Squirrel's Love! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/motherslove.html Pucker Up Baby! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/babypucker.html -<>- >-->HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press :) This super hottie is from our friend Linda. We often see cars from our past but these bikes took me by surprise - especially the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Truck! Check this one out here... r== _ // |_)//(''''': // \_____:_____.-----.P // | === | / \ .:'//. \ \=| \ / .:'':. :' // ': \ \ ''..'--:'-.. ': '. '' .' \:.....:--'.-'' .' ':..:' ':..:' Jürgen Gröner Bikes From The Past! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/pastbikes.html --- ...Pretty Amazing! Thanks Linda! -<>- >-->From our Friends At TruthOrTradition.com , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' Summer Fest 2012 - July 12-14 - Free Registration http://tinyurl.com/d4lw8cc Spirit & Truth Fellowship International | 180 Robert Curry Drive | Martinsville, Indiana 46151 =========================================================== >-->From Heartwarmers: Thank you all for pushing our hometown to the top spot in the USAToday/Rand McNally contest for "Best for Food" in small town America. But the competition is tight and voting lasts until May 15. And YES -- you can vote again! (Once every 24 hours.) So, if you haven't voted yet, or if you would be kind enough to vote again, it would be very much appreciated! This is a 100% volunteer effort, and not being organized by any trade or business association. This is about regular citizens getting together to help promote their hometown. This will only take a couple of minutes, but could mean all the difference. Just follow these simple steps: 1) Click here: http://goo.gl/w9qw5 2) Click the green button, Review and Vote 3) Put in your information to register to vote. (If you don't want email updates, uncheck that box.) 4) You will be taken back to the Lewiston page automatically after you register. Once there, click on the Review and Vote button. Put in a short and sweet one sentence comment (for example, "I've heard that the Lewiston restaurants are great and I can't wait to visit someday!") and then go to the voting section below and select "Best For Food" and click the green Review and Vote button again, and you're done. (You may get a box pop-up that asks you if you want to share your review on a social network like Facebook. Just click the "X" and make the box disappear.) We REALLY appreciate your support and hope you can take a just few minutes to vote for Lewiston for "Best for Food." THANK YOU! Now here is a special and touching Mother's Day story from James. It was so good that we also published it in our sister publication, Petwarmers. Thanks James, and happy Mother's Day! __________________________________________________ _ _.;_'-._ {`--.-'_,} {; \,__.-'/} {.'-`._;-'; `'--._.-' .-\\,-"-. `- \( '-. \ \;---,/ .-""-;\ / .-' )\ \,---'` \\ jgs \| >ALWAYS BY MY SIDE by James Colasanti Jr. "Hey Mom, I'm on my way." The florist had your Mother's Day bouquet of white roses ready for me -- bundled in bright blue tissue paper. I will put them in water immediately when I arrive. I know they are your favorite and these are especially grand. I picked them out myself. And you know, there's nothing quite like the sweet scent of rose petals perfuming the car as I drive. I can remember our house at 15 South Chase Street being the showplace of our neighborhood. The tall three-story house with gray asphalt shingles and white painted trim was kept immaculate by you and Dad. Tulips of various colors bloomed early every spring -- tall gladioluses were in blossom during the summer, and patches of big brightly-colored orange pumpkins filled the side yard in the fall. People would slow down to a crawl in their cars and sometimes stop just to get an eyefull of the splendor. And they would always see you out there with your scissors, cutting a fresh bouquet for the house. Every Sunday afternoon I would sit with you and Aunt Tina in the kitchen eating lemons -- still one of my favorite fruits. It was always a calming and reflective time when we would talk about the problems in the world and we would then devise a plan to solve them. Often a simple solution would be found for what we thought was an insurmountable problem. And you would often tell me, "There is not a problem that doesn't have a solution." Do you remember the Dracula cape you made for me for Halloween when I was 12? Your best friend, Minnie, helped you cut it out, fit it, and sew it up for me in our dining room/sewing room two weeks before the day I was to wear it to school. The black satin lining on that cape looked especially scary during trick or treat. I can still wear it but the collar is too small for my neck without an extender. And then there was the time I was the mummy in third grade and my bandages unravelled long before the school day had finished. That ancient Singer sewing machine cranked out a slew of costumes for me, dresses for you, and shirts, coats, and even a tie or two for Dad. Halloween was always one of my favorite holiday occasions with Christmas being the first. And you always did your best to make them special for us. And who could forget the Halloween night that Karl and I spent sleeping in the Johnstown Cemetery with my first dog, Butchy. I don't think two guys and a dog have ever been more scared. But most of all, Mom, I remember the food. The great Sicilian country-style meatballs with the cheese centers that oozed in your mouth when you bit into them. The many, many layers of lasagna stuffed with different meats and cheeses and smothered with homemade tomato sauce. I miss the pickled pepper salad, also homemade, with hot peppers, cauliflowers, carrots, broccoli, and celery stalks -- all freshly picked for our backyard garden. It was the fitting appetizer to any meal you served. I miss the melt-in-your-mouth breaded veal cutlets as well as your hazelnut canoli-cream cake. My mouth is beginning to water just thinking about them. But most of all, I miss the "culinary smells." I miss the pungent aroma of garlic wafting under my bedroom door early on Sunday mornings; the tangy steam of freshly-made tomato sauce bubbling on the stove; and the hearty smokiness of meats and bacon roasting in the oven. Over the years, all of these have made an indelible impression on my mealtime memories. I can remember the day I left for Syracuse University. I was the only one in our family to ever attend college. You took me aside and whispered in my ear, "Everything you do is a self-portrait of the person doing it. Make it a picture you'll want to hang in your gallery forever." Thank you for sharing that, and I want you to know that I have always tried to live up to your expectations. And Mom, I know I have told you this many times before, "Thank you for getting me Butchy." She was the best dog a fella could ever have. She was my big sister, my best friend, and a companion like no other. I always cherished the moments growing up with her. She was always by my side -- my guardian and my shadow. I waved to Mr. Parker as I pulled into the drive. It's good to see he is still here taking care of the place for you. He does a wonderful job keeping the grounds manicured neatly with everything in its place. I am always impressed every time I come here. He has left some water in your vase so I can quickly unbundle your roses and freshen them up. I know they will shimmer and sparkle against the cool gray granite headstone. It has been so many years since I last saw you but every time I'm here I get that uplifting feeling of joy as though I had just been talking with you and solving any problems that I might have had when I arrived. And Mom, I'm sure you really do know what I mean when I say, "I miss you and your love will be in my heart forever. Thanks, Mom, thanks." -- James Colasanti Jr. __________________________________________________ James is the recipient of the Maxwell Medallion given by the Dog Writers Association of America for the Best Essay for 2010. A past president of the Animal Rescue & Foster Program of Greensboro, NC., James shares his home with a housemate and 9 dogs. He is a lead clerk with Barnes & Noble Booksellers. His stories have appeared in Cesar's Way Magazine and many others including the archives of Petwarmer and Heartwarmers. ========================================================== >-->From Our Friend KarenF :) .-. ,-"""-, / \__ \ | / `\ | \( ^.^ )/ \ - / .-'|;---;|-. (\/ ||___|| `\ \\__/ \__| C|`----`|D __//| | | |====( | | | | _/_/___.---- .===| |====\ /===. | ('------') ( '----' ) | jgs | | >Mama's Kitchen Mama's kitchen wasn't fancy Just simple and homespun She would cook up many things And always make it fun. A kitchen filled with laughter Luscious smells would fill the air A cookie jar I could reach If I stood upon a chair. Chicken fried a golden color With gravy thick and brown Strawberry shortcake for dessert Now who could turn that down! Lesson's learned at her knee Will always stay with me In her kitchen she taught best The important things you see. ~ Charlotte Anselmo ~ --- ...Sweet poem! Thanks KarenF ============================================================== >-->from BoysLifeMagazine: sSSSSSSs SSS'\\\\SS SSS` - -'SS SS(, a \a S SSSSS -' |S For Mom's Day 'SSS\ '= /S/| 'S|`-. __.' / | .-'| `-.__.' .-\ / /-. | | { _/ \_ } | | `| | | | | '. | | .' jgs '-.| |.' `"` Mom No. 1: How do you get your sleepy-head son up in the morning? Mom No. 2: I just put the cat on the bed. Mom No. 1: How does that help? Mom No. 2: The dog’s already there. Baby snake: Mommy, are we poisonous? Mother snake: Yes, son.Why? Baby snake: I just bit my tongue! Chris: Why is a computer so smart? Mom: It listens to its motherboard. Son: Dad, do you know the difference between a pack of cookies and a pack of elephants? Dad: No. Son: Then it’s a good thing Mom does the grocery shopping! Sunday school teacher: Tell me, Johnny. Do you say prayers before eating? Johnny: No, ma’am, I don’t have to. My mom’s a good cook. Doug: I think my mom’s getting serious about straightening up my room once and for all. Dan: How do you know? Doug: She’s learning to drive a bulldozer. Ryan: Why did you chop the joke book in half? John: Mom said to cut the comedy. A mother mouse and a baby mouse are walking along when suddenly a cat attacks them. The mother mouse shouts “BARK!” and the cat runs away. “See?” the mother mouse says to her baby. “Now do you see why it’s important to learn a foreign language?” From: http://boyslife.org/features/29557/20-funny-mothers-day-jokes/ ============================================================ >-->The Vocabulary of a Mother _ .-' '-. / \ |,-,-,-,-,| ___ | _)_(_ | (/ \) | _\_/_ /) / \_/ \// |( )\/ ||)_( |/ \ n| | / \ | |_|___| \|/ jgs _/L\_ Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the children would care to order a dessert. Feedback: The inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots. Full Name: What you call your child when you're angry with him. Grandparents: The people who think your children are wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right. Independent: How we want our children to be for as long as they do everything we say. Puddle: A small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes into. Show Off: A child who is more talented than yours. Whodunit: None of the children who live in your house. Bottle-feeding: An opportunity for Daddy to get up at 2 am. ============================================================= >-->From Archives InspiredBuffalo: ___ .' '. / / \ |___/'._| || . . || ( ) ) |\ = /| ) '._.' ( ;--' _ '--; / (_) \ | < | > | \ '._|_.' / jgs_'.__/___\__.'_ | | | | | | | | THE OLD PATHS I liked the old paths, when Moms were at home. Dads were at work. Brothers went into the army. And sisters got married BEFORE having children! Crime did not pay; Hard work did; And people knew the difference. Moms could cook; Dads would work; Children would behave. Husbands were loving; Wives were supportive; And children were polite. Women wore the jewelry; And Men wore the pants. Women looked like ladies; Men looked like gentlemen; And children looked decent. People loved the truth, And hated a lie; They came to church to get IN, Not to get OUT! Hymns sounded Godly; Sermons sounded helpful; Rejoicing sounded normal; And crying sounded sincere. Cursing was wicked; Drugs were for illness; And divorce was unthinkable. The flag was honored; America was beautiful; And God was welcome! We read the Bible in public; Prayed in school; And preached from house to house To be called an American was worth dying for; To be called a Christian was worth living for; To be called a traitor was a shame! Preachers preached because they had a message; And Christians rejoiced because they had the VICTORY! Preachers preached from the Bible; Singers sang from the heart; And sinners turned to the Lord to be SAVED! A new birth meant a new life; Salvation meant a changed life; Following Christ led to eternal life. Being a preacher meant you proclaimed the word of God; Being a deacon meant you would serve the Lord; Being a Christian meant you would live for Jesus; And being a sinner meant someone was praying for you! Laws were based on the Bible; Homes read the Bible; And churches taught the Bible. God was worshiped; Christ was exalted; And the Holy Spirit was respected.. Church was where you found Christians on the Lord's day, rather than in the garden, on the creek bank, on the golf course, Or being entertained somewhere else. I still like the old paths the best! -<>- >Links for Your Enjoyment Our Valuable Anchor http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/ouranchor.html Which Parts Are Written To You! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/whichparts.html Junk Car Parts Art! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/junkcarart.html Veggie Art! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/veggie.html Amazing Bike Car! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/bikecar.html Balloon Party! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/party.html Elephant Rescue! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/elephants.html Extraordinary Photos http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/extraordinary.html -<>- >From Our Friend Linda :) This is an amazing video on life from conception to birth using the newest x-ray scanning technology, which won these guys the Nobel Prize. This is a video that every person should see. .---. //"""\\ (( '_' )) _))-_-((_ /.-.' `\))\ /( " ) (, \ \)`"`() / / (___) (\/ | |` | | | | | | | | jgs | | """"""" Birth http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=fKyljukBE70 --- ...sweet! Thanks Linda! -<>- >From Our Friend PatDeE :) Turn on full screen and sound on full blast - it's worth it! STUPENDOUS Might of the sea http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=T4FIS1FnOQg --- , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' ...Wow, reminds me of the apostles when they cried for Jesus help and he calmed the seas and walked on the water. Also makes me think of the Apostle Paul when he wrote of being confronted by many perils of the seas... 2 Cor.11 [25] Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; [26] In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; Makes this all the more vivid to understand - Thank You PatDeE! -<>- Visit Melissa's Online Store You can get anything you want (except for Melissa ) at the online store http://pdhomes.net/mall/babylissa/mySTORES/ISELL4.html If You haven't joined LynnLynn's mailing List yet, send a blank e-mail to LynnLynns-links-subscribe@Yahoogroups.com ========================================================== >-->From CupO'Cheer: , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >HOW YOU CAN ENDURE HARDSHIP THROUGH OBEDIENCE However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? - 1 Peter 4:16-17 Arabian horses go through rigorous training in the deserts of the Middle East. The trainers require absolute obedience from the horses, and test them to see if they are completely trained. The final test is almost beyond the endurance of any living thing. The trainer forces the horses to go without water for many days. And when he turns them loose, they, of course, start running toward the water. But just as they get to the edge, ready to plunge in and drink, the trainer blows his whistle. These horses that have learned perfect obedience simply stop. They turn around and come pacing back to the trainer. They stand there quivering, wanting water, but they wait in perfect obedience. And when the trainer is sure that he has their obedience, he gives them a signal to go back to drink. Now many may say this is severe, but when you are on the trackless desert of Arabia and your life is entrusted to a horse, you had better have an obedient horse. In much the same way, we must accept God’s training and obey Him, even if that means we should suffer for His namesake. Obedience must come first in our lives. So when you’re tempted to find the easy way out through disobedience to God, remember to obey. Trust that He knows what’s best for you and that even if it means suffering, He’ll care for your every need! Prayer Challenge Pray that God would give you the strength to obey Him even when it results in hardship. as seen in Daily Living For Seniors -<>- ,{{}}}}}}. {{{{{}}}}}}}. {{{{ {{{{{}}}} }}}}} _ _ {{{{{ }}}} m m }}}}} {{{{C ^ {{{{{ }}}}}}\ '=' /}}}}}} {{{{{{{{;.___.;{{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}}) (}}}}}}}}}} {{{{}}}}}': :{{{{{{{{{{ {{{}}}}}} `@` {{{}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{{ jgs {{{{{{{{ }}}}}} }}}}} {{{{ {{{ }} >THE POWER OF SOFT ANSWERS hosted by Les Lamborn READ: Proverbs 15:1-4 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. —Proverbs 15:1 My car broke down in a tunnel during rush hour in downtown Boston. Angry drivers expressed their frustration as they struggled past me. Eventually, the car was towed to a station for repairs. Later it broke down again, stranding me along the Interstate at 2 a.m. Back to the shop it went. Unfortunately, the repair shop also doubled as a parking lot during Red Sox baseball games. When I arrived after work the next day to pick up my car, it was hemmed in by 30 other vehicles! Let’s just say I was less than Christlike in my initial reaction. I ranted and raved, and then, realizing it was only making them less willing to help me at the close of their day, I decided to give up. I stormed toward the glass doors and struggled to get them open. My anger increased when the station workers laughed at me. I had barely made it out when I realized how unlike Christ I’d been. Chastened, I rapped on the locked doors and mouthed “I’m sorry” to the staff inside. They were stunned! They let me back in, and I meekly told them that Christians shouldn’t behave as I had. Minutes later, they were shifting cars to free up mine. I learned the truth that soft rather than harsh words can change circumstances (Prov. 15:1). —Randy Kilgore O may I find in anger’s grip The strength to temper tongue and lip; But failing that, may God grant me The courage for apology. —Kilgore A soft answer has often been the means of breaking a hard heart. as seen in Our Daily Bread -<>- _ _ /_) (/| __|___ ./ \. ./) (\. (______________) ((( ))) ((( ^ ^ ))) (( @ @ )) (c C o)> \ ___, / \_ _/ jgs `--' >I AIN’T DONE NOTHIN’ An old-time revival preacher announced that Thursday was going to be “Quitter’s Night” at the tent revival. It was public confession time. A child stood and said she was going to quit telling lies. A teenager rose to his feet and said he was going to quit smoking. Even adults were making these public confessions. They were going to quit drinking or gambling or cussin’, etc. And then it happened. A saintly silver-haired lady stood up. It was real quiet and folks were wondering what this “model” Christian had possibly done. “Well now, Mrs. Jones,” said the preacher, “what are you repenting of?” Mrs. Jones cleared her throat and said, “I ain’t done nothin’ and I’m gonna quit it.” Perhaps we should all be reminded that sometimes our most prevalent sin is something we were supposed to do, but didn’t. If we’re doing nothing, it may be time to quit! (The Timothy Report, www.timothyreport.com) -<>- __...__ .--""``` ```""--. ':--..___ ___..--:' \ ``` / .-` ___.....___ '-. .:-""`` ~ ~ ``""-:. /`-..___ ~ ~ ~___..-'\ / ~ '`""-----""` \ ; ; ; '::. ' .:' _. ; |~ .:' . _ ':. | | ':. . ~ . _ .: | ; '::. _ /|| .;' ; ; ': ( } \||D ; \.'.:':. | /\__,=_[_] / \ ':. ~ |_\__ |----| ` / '.'::._| |/ |--. | ~.' '.-' | /_ | |`'.' jgs (`'--..._____...--'`) `"--...__ __...--"` >NO HOPELESS SITUATIONS There is a wonderful urban legend circulating about a man who is trying to land a job as an assistant professor in a university. His application was rejected and he writes the following response: "Herbert A. Millington Chair - Search Committee 412 A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University College Hill, MA 34109 Dear Professor Millington, Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me an assistant professor position in your department. This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals. Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then. Best of luck in rejecting future applicants. Sincerely, Chris L. Jensen" If it is true that you can tell how big someone is by what it takes to discourage that person, then this is a man who must be massive. I might say the same thing about a boy who, in real life, was not so big. But he was difficult to discourage and so he showed himself to be a giant on the inside. Some 40 years ago, when he was only 11 years old, Morgan Rowe lost his left arm and much of the use of his right arm. It happened when he fell off a tractor at his father's fence company in Valdosta, Georgia, and was dragged beneath the machine. Morgan's left arm was destroyed and his right, mangled. Young Morgan was released from the hospital after three-and-a- half months. The first thing he set out to do was to help pay the bills -- $30,000 worth. That was a lot of money back then as it is now. For a boy of 11 to accomplish such a task, the situation seemed hopeless. For five years Morgan scoured roadsides picking up cans and bottles. He collected thousands of cans and collected and sold newspapers. He never gave up hope. First, he paid off the $455 ambulance bill. Then he put $2,500 down on the hospital bill. He was still a long way off though his parents raised another $9,000 toward the debt. People began to hear about the injured boy and eventually some 2,000 donations poured in, totaling $25,000. The bill was paid in full! Morgan set aside the additional money for future education. What then? Though the bill was paid up, Morgan kept his projects going to collect money for the hospital so he could help others. Someone forgot to tell the boy he was too injured for that kind of work. Someone forgot to tell him that the situation was hopeless. Somehow young Morgan didn't realize that an 11-year-old boy could never pay off a hospital bill so large. Church reformer Martin Luther once said, "Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful." And entertainer Dinah Shore observed, "There are no hopeless situations - only people who are hopeless about them." Morgan Rowe should know. I will not always be young and strong. My life circumstances can change in an instant. My health may leave me and I may lose people who are important in my life. But there are no hopeless situations. So I won't easily turn loose of my hopeful outlook, even when things seem bleak. Without hope, I'm lost. But with it, I suspect that any situation can be creatively redeemed. -- Steve Goodier as seen in Life Support -<>- To SUBSCRIBE: Send an e-mail with SUBSCRIBE CUP O'CHEER in the subject line to cheer316@sc.rr.com =========================================================== >-->From Our Friend KarenF :) sSSSSSs SS;; SSSS S< ?SSS S> SSS ___)(____ ( \/ ) \||, )( ( / ( \\/ /\ / \ \ \./ )==( / / / \//' ( '|\` \ / \ / ) ( / \ jgs / \ / \ `-........-' / ) / ) /_/|/_/| >Famous Mothers COLUMBUS' MOTHER: "I don't care what you've discovered, You still could have written!" MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER: "Can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to Get that stuff off the ceiling?" NAPOLEON'S MOTHER: "All right, if you aren't hiding your report card Inside your jacket, take your hand out of There and show me." ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S MOTHER: "Again with the stovepipe hat? Can't you just Wear a baseball cap like the other kids?" MARY'S MOTHER: "I'm not upset that your lamb followed you to school, But I would like to know how he got a Better grade than you." GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOTHER: "The next time I catch you throwing money across The Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!" THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER: "Of course I'm proud that you invented the Electric light bulb. Now turn it off and get to bed!" PAUL REVERE'S MOTHER: "I don't care where you think you have to go, Young man, midnight is past your curfew." ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER: "But it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? OY! Styling gel, mousse, something...?" --- ...HaHa! Thanks KarenF! =================================================== .---. (_---_) (_/6 6\_) ( v ) `\ /' .-'': ;``-. / \,Y./ \ / (:)___ \ : .-'XXX`-.`\_; `.__.-XXX-.__.'\_ / / XXX \ \ `\_ / XXX \ `\ / XXX \ _`\___ jgs / \ (`--"""-') / \ (=-=-=-=-) `--...___ ___...--' (________) ``` >--->Here's some more - Mother Quotes: COLUMBUS'S MOTHER: I don't care what you've discovered, Christopher. You could have written. MICHELANGELO'S MOTHER: Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling? NAPOLEON'S MOTHER: All right, Napoleon. If you aren't hiding your report card inside your jacket, then take your hand out of there and prove it. GOLDILOCKS'S MOTHER: I've got a bill here for a broken chair from the Bear family. Do you know anything about this Goldie? ALBERT EINSTEIN'S MOTHER: But, Albert, it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...? THOMAS EDISON'S MOTHER: Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb, Thomas. Now turn off that light and get to bed!HUMPTY DUMPTY'S MOTHER: HUMPTY DUMPTY'S MOTHER: Humpty, If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times not to sit on that wall. But would you listen to me? No! ============================================================= __ .---. __ / ` .-.7,--. / `. .-''. -, , \ '--.- -; | ) / ,` / \ ,_) / '-. / ( ( | / .' ) \ '. `--,/ .---' ,-.| `--. / '-, -' .' .==,=; `-,.;--' / ,' _;--;| /_...=' || jgs || .==,=. ||/ '.\ ,||`'=...__\ || || ||, || || || >Eleven Roses Story Editor: by Katherine E. Lockwood Joyce Schowalter New York, USA My two-year-old daughter and I often get smiles from strangers as we walk through town with Clara riding in her backpack, singing and swinging her feet. I felt extra grateful for my sunny little girl on one walk at the end of April, 2006. Just three days before she woke up from her nap with a fever of 106 degrees. We spent a traumatic evening in the emergency room. Any parent or child is frightened by such an experience. So it was a great feeling that Clara was so happy that day. We were heading home from a local grocery store, which wisely gives out free balloons to children. Clara always looks forward to getting a balloon there. She had done an especially nice job being patient at the store, after waiting a long time for a prescription. She was thrilled when the selection included pink balloons. Pink looms large in her philosophy, especially these days, since the antibiotic she is taking for the infection that caused the high fever is bubble-gum pink. Clara was singing "Mister Golden Sun" to her balloon, as we walked under a tree, when POP! There went the balloon. Clara immediately burst into tears. "My pink balloon popped!" She has had many balloons before, but is always very careful with them. This was the first time she experienced this minor trauma of childhood, and she was inconsolable. A college-aged young man, about 21, with light brown hair, who was walking behind us noticed Clara's tears. He was clearly preparing for an important date, as he was carrying a bouquet of a dozen long-stemmed roses. He stopped and talked to Clara. "Your balloon popped, that's very sad." "What's your name?" Unfortunately, Clara was too shy and upset to answer, but I filled in for her, touched that a young guy, probably hurrying home to get ready for a date, would stop to comfort a little child. "Clara is a pretty name," said the young man. "Would you like a flower? It's pink, just like your balloon." Clara was still crying inconsolably, unable to say that she would really like the rose. The young man said jokingly, "Uh-oh, I'm in trouble if girls don't like these!" He tucked a pink rose into Clara's backpack, and went on his way. Shortly after the young man was too far away to hear, Clara said "Thank you for my rose," in a quiet voice. She carried the rose in her hand the rest of the way home, finally waving at the young man, who was much too far away to see. A block later, Clara was singing to her flower. Somewhere in Ithaca, a lucky young lady is receiving a bouquet of eleven roses. I hope she asks why one is missing! =======HeroicStories======= __ _,, /\\\ sSSSs \_ ( s\_SS (\/`"`\.__/`"`\/) \/|_(\/'-')=(\/ /,| |__\ /\ //||__ ||\\//` \\'--.) \\`` jgs (/ (/ >-->Ten Amusing One-Liners and Interesting Facts About Mother's Day 1. I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids. 2. 80.5 million are the number of mothers of all ages in the USA. 3. 81% of women between 40 and 44 are mothers. 4. Women expect to have 2 children in their lifetime. 5. Working mothers are guinea pigs in a scientific experiment to show that sleep is not necessary to human life. 6. Parents often talk about the younger generations as if they didn't have anything to do with it. 7. A mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. - Peter De Vries 8. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. - A Jewish Proverb 9. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. - Chinese Proverb 10. A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. - Irish Proverb ================================================================ >-->From Kidwarmers: >THE FUNNY THINGS KIDS SAY _._ _._ //\\\ ///\\ |. . ) ( . .| \_=_/ \_-_/--' `\ /_) `\-| | \ /_| |_\| |_| \\___// |---|/ | | | | | | | | | | | |_|_| |_|_| jgs (__/__)(__\__) Taylor, 3, went to the Dairy Queen where her aunt purchased a quart of ice cream to take home and a small dish of ice cream for Taylor. Taylor dug into it as soon as she got it. When Taylor asked her aunt if she was going to eat her ice cream, her aunt said, "I'm going to wait until I get home and eat it with peaches." Taylor made eye contact with her aunt and said, "Don't be silly. You eat ice cream with your mouth, not peaches!" -- Grace Hermetet (aunt of Taylor) of Beardstown, Illinois .--..-""""-..--. ///`/////////\`\\\ ||/ |///""\\\| \|| ## ( 6. 6 ) ## /_\ \ _. / /_\ _`) (`_ /` '--' `\ / _,,_ \ / /` `\ \ /\_/ / 6 6\ \_/\ \ \/\ Y /\/ / \ \/ `'U` \/ / \( \ / )/ |\_/ \_/| / ____ \ \ ( || ) / (__)||(__) | || | |__||__| jgs |==||==| /~`//~`/ / // / `""` `"` Sue's 3-year-old grandson Jesse was visiting. He wanted Sue to help him draw some stick figures, but Sue was busy in the kitchen. Jesse started whining about needing Sue's help. His grandpa came into the kitchen to get an apple and he asked Jesse if he wanted one, too. Jesse put his hands on his hips and said, "NO. I'm whining!" -- Sue Strausbaugh of Gas City, Indiana Caroline's mother was frying bacon. Her daughter asked, "What are you doing, Mom?" Her mother replied, "I'm frying turkey bacon." Little Caroline replied, "I didn't know that turkeys liked bacon!" -- Joe Reese (proud grandpa) of Escanaba, Michigan | . | "-._ || : '. `~~`~88`~~^`~~`~^88~^`~~`~~`~^~`. `> ' . 88' ". _ '-"88` . ` ' . | .' ,'~^~8^~^`^~~^`^~8`~~~^~~~^~`; ' .-' 8 8 \ ` : ` 8 8 | : | 8 8 || ' 8 8 | | : 8 8 `| . ' 8 8 | .' | 8 \ 8 | . \ 8 8 || : 8\, ___ ,/8 | \ 8 \\//"\\// 8 `| | .' 8 \('_')/ 8 | .' (8'---`-'---'8) | | ' " 8`"-. .-"`8 | : | 8###|===\###8 | .' jgs #####\ \ \### | \ \ \ | | : ' \()() | | . | ' " -'-"_'"-'_"'-_'"-_''_"-"-_"-\ \/' ' "-_ --"-"_'"-_""-_'"--"'_-"-'\\/.\\' / /". "'"-"-'_-"_-"-_"-"'_'-"-"_``"-`"_`'""-`''"" When Jay's grandson Clayson was about 5, they were driving by Hill Air Force Base which has a museum and several aircraft on display that can be seen from the highway. After checking them out as they drove by, Clayson asked, "Papa do those airplanes still work?" Jay told him they were just for display and they didn't work anymore. After he thought a minute Clayson said, "I'll bet those planes are just like my toys -- all they need are some good batteries!" -- Jay Miller of Slaterville, Utah .--..-""""-..--. ///`/////////\`\\\ ||/ |///""\\\| \|| ## ( 6. 6 ) ## /_\ \ _. / /_\ _`) (`_ /` '--' `\ | _ _ | /\_/(.)(.)\_/\ ( / / \ \ ) \ \/\ -- /\/ / \__)`''`(__/ |\u u/| |/ /\ \| / .' '. \ \ ( || ) / / |_||_| \ / | || | \ '-'-|` || `|-'-' jgs |==||==| /~`//~`/ / // / `""` `"` Alicia was driving in the truck with her kids. Jordan, 4, said, "When I grow up I'm going to work at a bank!" His dad asked him why he wants to work in a bank. He said very matter-of-factly, "So I can give people suckers." -- Alicia Snow of Kendallville, Indiana Reymond's Grampa told him that he had a picture of a meadowlark and that he was thinking of framing it. Reymond said, "Cool!" Reymond's mother asked him if he knew what a meadowlark was and he said, "Uh huh, it's like Noah's Ark, only it's made out of metal!" -- Melissa (mother of Reymond) of Lynnwood, Washington / )%.===.%( \ | // ,,, \\ | \/ \/o.o\/ \/ /\ ( _ ) /\ ^^ /`"""`\ ^^ ( (_@_) ) /'-.Y.-'\ / | \ /___________\ jgs _|_|_|_ (___|___) Lisa's brother Marty was teaching MJ who the President was. Marty thought he had successfully taught MJ so Marty asked him to tell his mother who the president was. MJ proudly said, "George Tree!" Here's another MJ mix-up... While attending Sunday school, his teacher was trying to teach him the names of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John. MJ called them Peter, Andrew, Jesse James and John. -- Lisa Stormer (MJ's aunt) of BlackLick, Pennsylvania While on a visit to the local game preserve, Patty and her son, Michael, 8, were feeding and petting the sheep and goats. Each animal, of course, had been tagged and the tags were generally placed about the ears. A big sheep approached Michael for some food. Michael looked at the sheep and said, "Mom, this one here has a hearing aid!" -- Patty DeFazio of Orefield, Pennsylvania .-""""-. / / \ |.--'"`\_| ( '/ ' ) \ - / _`) (`_ /` '--' `\ / _,,_ \ / /` `\ \ /\_/ / 6 6\ \_/\ \ \/\ Y /\/ / \ \/ `'U` \/ / \( \ / )/ |\_/ \_/| / ____ \ \ ( || ) / (__)||(__) | || | | || | jgs |__||__| / |/ | / // / `""` `"` When Autumn was 3 and her little sister was a baby, their "Mama Ruthie" and "Daddy Bob" kept them for a few days while their parents were out of town. It was Ruthie's 53rd birthday and after stopping two or three times on the way to meet their mother, Ruthie said, "I will be glad to see your mama because I am about worn out." Autumn asked, "Is it because you are so old?" Ruthie asked, "Do I look old?" Autumn immediately answered, "Just your face and tummy do." -- Ruthie Garvin of Humboldt, Tennessee .-""". ///. | )- \__/ \_ / .-)_;-. / \ /_/| |\_\ \ \|___|/ / )|\ /|\ | | |_____| | | | |-|-| \ | / jgs /-T-\ (_/ \_) Marlene was with her niece, Michaiah, 5, at a Dodge dealership. They had a PT Cruiser convertable on display, so they were looking at it, and Marlene pointed out that it only had seating for four. Michaiah proceeded to designate seating for her family by pointing at each spot saying, "Daddy, Mommy, Kyndra, Kelsie, and I'll stay at Grandma's!" -- Marlene of Kansas WINNING STORIES: Aubrey, 3, recently painted a picture with pretty purple lines and colors. Her mother, Erin, was very proud of the picture until she asked Aubrey what it was and Aubrey replied, "It's your stretch marks, Mommy!" -- Terri P. Jones (great-aunt of Aubrey)) of Louisville, Kentucky Aubrey, 2, lives in a household with a yellow lab puppy. They have been teaching the puppy tricks. Aubrey must have been observing the process because one day Aubrey held up a piece of bread in front of her mother and said, "Speak, Mommy! Speak!" -- Terri P. Jones (aunt of Aubrey's mother) of Louisville, Kentucky _.---._ .' / '. / _/ \ / .-'` '. \ .' | ^ _ ^ | '. .' \ _ / \ / '.___.' '. | _.' '._ \ | .' `"---"` '. | \ | | / \ | , , | / \ | |_....._| | /` ) | | | | ( / \ \-.....-/ / \ / .'\ \__ __/ /'. | .-._ \_.-' . \/__\__\/'. '. / | \``` .' ; \ `: \ \ ' '. .--'\ | ' ' . `-._ /`;--' /_.' . `-. | `--` / \ \ \ .' ' '-. | \ ' ' __\ | '. . _.-' `) / '-._ _.-' `| .-` _.' `'--....____.--'| (` _.-' jgs / | | \ `"` \__/ \__/ Morganne, 3, was riding in the car with her grandmother to pick up her Aunt Kaitlin at school. They were singing "Jesus loves me, this I know..." Morganne sharply yelled, "No! Jesus loves ME! Not you! ME!" -- Kaitlin Weiser of Vancouver, Washington With Easter coming up, many Sunday School teachers are spending a lot of time trying to tell the story of the crucifixtion. Deenie tells about her grandson Corbin, 5, who listened intently as his Sunday School teacher told about the soldiers offering Jesus vinegar when he said, "I thirst." The Sunday School teacher then let the children taste vinegar if they wanted to. Corbin gleefully asked to be the first one. However, instead of tasting it, he drank it and promptly threw up. Then he messed his pants. Later when the family was talking to Corbin about his experience, they asked him if any of the other children threw up. Corbin replied, "Nope. After they saw me throw up none of them would try it." Then Corbin's dad asked, "Well, do you think Jesus threw up when they tried to give it to him?" Corbin replied, "Nope -- he died!" -- Deenie Daugherty (grandmother of Corbin) of West Des Moines, Iowa. ============================================================== ____ .' `". / | \ | \__.-, (_, \ /` 9 `\ / ,_ )| 9 . |` \'. '.\ ,_/ / _\ \.--.'.___.' `'. .-' _` a \.--, .' | `""` \ a K ; ,-'\ _.;_ '.__,. (__.'`-._ ) (_/\ '-. /_ ;-._)-._/ _) / `` \ '-._______.-' |_ |_ | | | | |__|__/ jgs .-"'-'|--| '.___,_|""| \__/ >-->COLOR MY DAY God must have some favorite colors, I'm sure one of them is blue. For as we look toward Heaven, we see every shade and hue. And green must be very special, just look around in May. It's as if the green says Go, to usher in a summers day. God knows we need the soft gray, in the clouds ,that bring the rain, to satisfy the thirsty fields , and gently tap the window pane. I know He loves to send us flowers, and I'm sure He loves them too. He planted them in fields and meadows, where they multiplied and grew. In Fall God floods the country side, with many colors to remember, As we start to miss the growing things, In the short dark days of December. Even when the snow grows deep, God winks His eye and sends, the flash of bright red cardinals, And blue jays to be our friends. But a sunset, now, there's something else, who can describe it right? No one but God, can make it so. A touch of beauty before the night. There's nothing like a morning, in a kitchen filled with sun. Please color this day with sunshine, Lord. We'll pass it on, till day is done. 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