Your Valuable Friends ... :) 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 ================ *~* A REMINDER: PLEASE Send me sweet, interesting, funny, inspiring, family type forwards ANY TIME here... bcrsystems@earthlink.net I Need them, Love them, Use them, and Share them! THANK YOU!! 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'. `"`| |';-;_` DRIVING `_;-;'| |`"` jgs |/ /-)))))) ((((((-\ \| >Halloween Pages/Links: Fear: Feeling Kind Of Buggy http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/fearfeelingkindofbuggy.html Haunting http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/haunting.html Chapel With Bone Art! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/chapel.html Casa Batllo - House Of Bones http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/hbones.htm Extreme Pumpkin Art http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/pumpkin.html Darvaza - Door To Hell! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/darvaza.htm Farmers Gone Wild! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/farm.html Strange Tombstones! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tombstones.html Sweet Baby Overload http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/sweetoverload.html Horse Costumes http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/horsecostumes.html Tricks For Treats http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tricksfortreats.html Tricks For Treats 2 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tricksfortreats2.html Tricks For Treats 3 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tricksfortreats3.html Tricks For Treats 4 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tricksfortreats4.html Halloween Cakes http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/hcakes.html Halloween Cakes 2 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/hcakes2.html Enter At Your Own Risk! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/risky.html Maxine On Halloween http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/maxineonhalloween.html Tricks For Treats 4 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tricksfortreats4.html World's Largest Web http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/web.html WORMS! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/worms.html Tech Horror Stories! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tech.html Scientists Unveil New Species http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/newspecies.html Bats, Bones, Boo, Devil, Dracula: http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs.html Fall, Frankenstein, Ghost, Halloween, Haunted House http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs_f-j.html Monsters http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs_k-o.html Vampire, Vulture, Witch, Wolf, Words:Hal-boop, Words:Hallo http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/agifs_u-z.html -<>- >-->In The "Shangy' News :) Our friends DL and Fran have been working to get our group off the blackballed list at AOL. Fran was finally able to get someone at AOL to pay attention to her and take the group off this list that was preventing all our AOL group members from receiving the group emails. I never send unsolicited emails. Only people who are members of our group and have indicated they want the emails get them sent by Yahoo's group robot. I cannot even sign any one up. People must subscribe from their email direct to Yahoo groups. So banning group emails to AOL members was a certainly not right. DL and Fran did a great job fighting for us! SO, To our AOL Members a big - WELCOME BACK! We missed you! :) A big heartfelt Thank You to DL and Fran for all their help and determination on making this happen! -<>- >-->HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press :) Today we have another super adorable cute one. This comes from a forward from our friend Bunni. Please give it plenty of time to load and refresh to get the images up if need be. Check it out here. Dogs Vs Cats http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/dogcat.html --- ...Lots of Smiles here! Thanks Bunni! -<>- \|||/ (o o) ----ooO-(_)-Ooo-------- **** READER COMMENTS **** I keep finding out that God has given some really great people on this list! I am seeing this come to light ... I Peter 2: [9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Not only did Fran go to bat for us with AOL, but she commented on our site troubles with Google - which, by the way, I am still dealing with. We are experiencing one-eleventh the revenue we were before they shut us down. Getting them to recognize there is a problem has been difficult. I will have to go through their whole form process again today since they do not allow calls and no reply to an email. Fran shared her own inspirational story with me to encourage me not to give up. she wrote: "I admire someone who will stand up to these big companies and win. I filed a complaint against Pacific Telephone on or about 1969. I was the first woman to be promoted to a mans job in Southern California in 1966 or so. Over 300 women took the test and two passed it, Veronica and me. Turns out right after the test she found she was pregnant and had to tell them when they were to interview us to see who got the job. So I won by default, her pregnancy." "I got merit raises for the first two years and that was only given to the top ten percent of Management. Then I got a new boss,. he started January second.. A little banty rooster type guy that had a chip on his shoulder. The first day he was there I knew I had a problem, he came to my desk and asked me to follow his to his office. I walked by his side and chatted with him. He closed the door and told me to Never walk beside him again, only to follow and also don't speak unless he asked me to. I thought about it when I got back to my desk and got me a big blue lined tablet and dated it and wrote it down and signed it. I would take it home with me every night and bring it to work the next day and kept tract of everything. He was nasty to even the male managers but worse to me." "In September he told me to meet him at the District Managers Office. I did and they demoted me. I was mad!! I went back to the office and got my blue line pad with 64 pages of stuff he had done and said. They had just started the discrimination of women and I called the government office. I had refused to be demoted to a job in their area and instead commuted to Orange County taking the lesser job there. I think it was in May I got a call from the company discrimination section and they said they wanted to settle. They offered me back wages including vacations and various other things totaling $9280 and I would get my old job back but in an office nearer my home. I told them NO. They asked what it would take to settle. I told them I didn't want him to be fired or demoted because he had a family but I want it put on record that he could never, ever have anyone reporting to him. It would have to be a staff job and he could never jeopardize anyone else's job. I said that was more important to me than the money or getting my job back. " "She said she would get back to me because she was unable to make decisions. She did and I got every thing they offered up front plus they sent him up to San Francisco where the cost of living is high and put him into a staff job and he could never be promoted. He was stuck there for his entire career. I write stories and never thought to write up that one in a better format than just quickly putting it together quickly. But I still have the papers agreeing to my request. I had a happy career. So I am a tough kid like you......(smile)" - Fran --- ...Such a wonderful story of strength, character and determination! It is most inspiring! Thank you Fran! If you have a story of your own, like Fran, please share it with the group. We'd love to learn about it. =========================================================== >-->From Heartwarmers: ,-----. W/,-. ,-.\W ()>a a<() (.--(_)--.) ,'/.-'\_/`-.\`. ,' / `-' \ `. / \ / \ / `. ,' \ / / `-._.-' \ \ ,-`-._/| |=|o |\_.-< <,--.) |_____| |o____| )_ \ `-)| |// _ \\| )/ || |' | `| || | | | || ( )|( ) || | | | || | | | || |_.--.|.--._| || /'""| |""`\ [] `===' `===' hjw >SPEND AN EXTRA MINUTE by Frank P. Cotter They crossed in front of me as I was driving out of the store parking lot. My first reaction was anger at being delayed for a whole ten seconds. I was quickly jarred back into reality when I realized that this was an elderly couple who briefly delayed my departure. The man was large in stature but bent over from a lifetime of hard work. He leaned on his wife who walked in front of him. He not only used her for support but it was obvious that he was visually impaired as well. She was his eyes and his crutch, not just in the emotional sense, but literally as well. The two of them worked as one -- each needing the other to function in this fast changing world. That little example of true strength changed my whole personal, perception of life that day. Suddenly, I wasn't so mad about having to work a few extra hours on Saturday. I had my strength and I was still relatively young. That's the term most of us "Baby Boomers" use for growing old gracefully. That picture of those two elderly people, walking with dignity and strength, stayed with me the entire week. My life wasn't so bad after all. I had my health and a good job. I had a wonderful supportive wife. I started to think, not only was I lucky to have it all, but so was that wonderful old couple, who despite the trials and tribulations of a long life, still had the love and support of each other to carry them through this world. You can't put a dollar value on true love and emotional support. There are so many people out there just like that couple. We should all have a little extra time and patience when it comes to helping our elder friends. My wife and I sometimes picture ourselves in our old age, walking arm in arm into the sunset. That image always gives us a warm feeling of comfort. Just remember, none of us would be here if it wasn't for our elders. Spend that extra minute to listen, learn and help. -- Frank P. Cotter ____________________________________________ Frank says, "I am married to the most wonderful woman on this earth. I have been blessed with three beautiful children and my life is pretty darn good." ========================================================== >-->From Our Friend LouiseA :) _.- -._ <--> <--> /\ __ / \ \__/ fl >Cry Out or Lose Out "In my distress, I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears." (2 Samuel 22:7, NKJV) Problems are a fact of life for all people. Sorrow and grief will enter our lives at some point whether we are young, old, rich, poor, etc. No person is immune to pain and no person, other than Christ, can totally relate to how another feels during his or her time of pain. When these troubles strike our lives, we have two choices to make. We can cry out to Jesus to help us, or we can turn against God and try to fix the problems ourselves. Mark 10:46-52 describes the experience of a blind man named Bartimaeus. Jesus was on His way out of Jericho, preparing for his crucifixion when Bartimaeus cried out to Him, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" (Mark 10:47). Many in the crowd harshly called for him to hush, but Jesus commanded them to bring him forward. Bartimaeus threw aside his garment, which was possibly the only thing he possessed. In verse 52, it is recorded that because Bartimaeus had the faith to cry out to Jesus, his sight was restored. How many of us need an experience like that of Bartimaeus? We may have 20/20 optical vision, but our spiritual vision is blurry, vague or non-existent. We have lost our first love and we've hardened our heart against God and His people. Have we yet figured out that turning against God only leads to more blindness and eventual death? Bartimaeus was healed because he recognized who was passing by and responded with faith by crying out to Jesus. Let us all seek to repent of the sin that we hold on to and turn our eyes upon Jesus. As we do this, He will restore our spiritual vision and the healing process will begin. --- ...Amen! Thanks LouiseA! When it gets to be way too much, give it to God and let him take care of it. 1 Pet.5 [7] Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. A simple thing we need to practice more often! ============================================================ >-->From Our Friend Johanna :) , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >Enlightened Or Endarkened A sample of Daily Encounter by Dick Innes "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." You may recall that several years ago Mel Gibson was bitterly criticized for his movie, "The Passion of the Christ." Much of the criticism was apparently by people who didn't even see the movie. But that's not my point. What if Mel Gibson, or any other actor for that matter, were doing a movie glorifying homosexuality and/or gay marriage, or promoting the liberal and legal use of marijuana? Chances are many of these same critics would praise such a movie as being enlightening. One cannot help but wonder if the accelerating moral decline in the U.S.A. didn't begin "in 1947 when the Supreme Court ruled on the 'Separation of Church and State,' opening the door for Madalyn Murray O'hair and her 1962 lawsuit which literally kicked God out of our schools. Furthermore, in 1973, the Supreme Court ruled to make abortions legal, and since that time some 50 million babies have been killed."2 Even many churches today have also gravely lowered their standards of biblical morality. Not so long ago, an openly gay bishop was appointed to the Episcopal Church. Does this also mean that a single bishop would be accepted and appointed if he were an openly practicing fornicator? More recently the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) lowered its standard thereby opening the door to allow homosexuals to be ordained as pastors. One cannot help but wonder at how far we have moved as a society from the light and how much are we now walking in darkness? Years ago former president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, posed the same question: "In the swift rush of great events, we find ourselves groping to know the full sense and meaning of these times in which we live. In our quest of understanding, we beseech God's guidance. We summon all our knowledge of the past and we scan all signs of the future. We bring all our wit and all our will to meet the question: How far have we come in man's long pilgrimage from darkness toward the light? Are we nearing the light--a day of freedom and of peace for all mankind? Or are the shadows of another night closing in upon us?" I am also reminded of the words of President Ronald Reagan who said, "If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under!" With God's help let us make sure that you and I walk in the light--the light as revealed to us in God's Word, the Bible. Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help us as a nation to see the folly of our ways when we turn from the light of your Word and walk in darkness. In your mercy please send a great spiritual awakening to our country ... and let it begin in me. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen." --- ...Excellent! Thanks Johanna! ========================================================= >-->From Archives InspiredBuffalo: ,-`"-=') =/////// ,== _,_(((((-`6\ ==.| /,,...\\\C _| .--. ((((\\\\\` _, /;_| )9 )))))./ `. / } _\,_ ,-'))) \ / /=-. ,-./ \/ '))) . /\_/ / \ (,-.%\ / /-' ') \/\ / ( \ (/ \ ' /( ' `-/ \( \ ,- / ( `-' \ . / / \ \ &_) /\ \ | ( /--.- \ \----,------=;% | _/ _); `. ` `-. .`\ ) +++/ \ ,," %&-. ; \\| `-` `-=.;_,.__.__\_,/ )_/___+_/_________\,"(_//_(__)______:-._) gpyy >Your Valuable Friends I heard a story about an older woman who stood in line at the Post Office. She struck up a conversation with a young man next to her. He noticed that she had no packages to mail, and asked why she was standing in line. She said that she just needed a few stamps. "Ma'am, you must be tired standing here. Did you know there's a stamp machine over there in the corner?" He pointed to the machine built into the wall. "Why yes, thank you," the lady replied, "but I'll just wait here a little while longer. I'm getting close to the window." The customer became insistent. "But it would be so much easier for you to avoid this long line and buy your stamps from the machine." The woman patted him on the arm and answered, "Oh, I know. But that old machine would never ask me how my grandchildren are doing." She had a need greater than the need for postage stamps -- a need to feel connected to other people. And it was a need that could not be met by a stamp machine. When Harry Truman was thrust into the U.S. presidency at the death of Franklin Roosevelt, a colleague and friend -- Congressman Sam Rayburn of Bonham, Texas -- gave Truman some fatherly advice. Rayburn said, "Harry, from here on out, you're going to have lots of people around you. They'll try to put a wall around you and cut you off from any ideas but theirs. They'll tell you what a great man you are, Harry. But you and I both know you ain't." Friends can say those things to each other. Later, when Sam Rayburn discovered that he was seriously ill, he told his friends in Congress that he was going home to Bonham for medical tests. "But there are excellent doctors and medical facilities in Washington D.C." some of them argued. "Why would you want to go to Bonham?" "Because," the congressman replied, "Bonham is a place where people know it when you're sick, and where they care when you die." Rayburn had a need greater than good medical assistance. He needed friends. Someone to ask how his grandchildren were doing. Someone to sit by him and stop by his home. Someone to care. A few close friends meant more than the best medical facilities in the world. Who is such a friend to you? That person is more valuable than your greatest possession. Have you said ... thanks? ~ Steve Goodier ~ -<>- , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >A Word From Billy Graham "There is a story about a boy flying a kite. The kite was so high that it had disappeared into the clouds. A man came by and asked, `What are you doing, son, holding onto that string?' The boy answered, `I've got a kite up there.' The man looked up and said, `I don't see it.' The boy replied, `Well, I know it's there because I can feel the tug.' That's like the witness of the Holy Spirit within us. We may not see the evidence, but we feel a tug in our hearts constantly, letting us know that we are in touch with God. That is the witness of the Holy Spirit." Quiet Nudges "I have determined that throughout each day I will be alert to the Holy Gpirit's working in my life. For example, one Sunday afternoon when I was about to sit down and relax with the newspaper, I suddenly remembered a relative whom I knew was lonely. I silently thanked the Lord for the quiet nudge and proceeded to follow through by visiting with my relative for part of the afternoon. I have come to realize that there is an effort required of us if we are to progress in the Christian life. But we need to trust God and rest in Him so that we can be aware of His quiet nudges" (Lorraine Joy Burt). -<>- >Links for Your Enjoyment: Straying From The Light http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/straying.html The Giver and The Gift http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/givergift.html Never Give Up! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/nevergiveup.html Attitude Is Everything http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/attitude.html Moon Photography Art http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/moonart.html Just Have Faith http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/faith.html Identity Theft http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/identitytheft.html Leopard Vs Crocodile http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/leopard.html Life's Little Oops 4 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/whoops4.html Amazing Horse Trainer! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/horsetrainer.html Did You See That? http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/seethat.html World's Largest Things! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/largest.html -<>- >From Our Friend Linda :) On Top of Eiffel Tower scanning Paris! http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/paris.htm --- ...Sweet! Thanks Linda! -<>- >From Our Friend LouiseA :) A tribute to Planet Earth. http://tinyurl.com/knukxx7 To promote the upcoming release of the 'Carrie' remake, fake telekinetic event was staged in front of unsuspecting customers at a New York City coffee shop. How would you react? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlOxlSOr3_M&feature=player_embedded --- ...we can be easily fooled. We must be vigilant! Thanks LouiseA! 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 ========================================================== _____ _.'_____`._ .'.-' 12 `-.`. /,' 11 1 `.\ // 10 / 2 \\ ;; / :: || 9 ----O 3 || :: ;; \\ 8 4 // \`. 7 5 ,'/ '.`-.__6__.-'.' ((-._____.-)) _)) ((_ '--'SSt '--' >Take a Moment Story Editor: by Christine Schowalter Joyce Schowalter California, USA They say the average work commute in the USA is 24 miles daily. Well, try commuting in Metro Los Angeles with 15 million other people, where every mile feels like ten. Too much sitting in traffic wears your patience thin, and after eight years, cutting people off had become reflexive for me. Driving home from work during rush hour in spring 2006, I was running on fumes from sitting on the freeway. I stopped to fill up at the cheapest nearby gas station, which is difficult to drive out of. You have to cross a right-turn-only lane onto a major road. During green lights, people rush by over 35 miles per hour. At red lights, people pack in behind the light, effectively blocking any chance to infiltrate the throng. The only way across was to gun it while turning into your lane, crossing the right-turn lane in the process. And I was heading home after a doctor appointment at the worst possible time to drive, especially near five colleges with students in the midst of finals. After filling up I was poised to make my sudden dash for the northbound lane, when the guy behind me started honking insistently. I glanced back in my side mirror and saw an unshaven, bushy-haired 20-something driving an ancient Toyota -- a college kid car. I couldn't discern what color the paint had been; the rear windshield was covered with rock band stickers. No doubt he wanted to turn right and I was in his way, so I thought, "He'll just have to wait." Though not yet 30, I didn't want to move for this scruffy kid in a beat-up car. Imagine my surprise when I saw the kid, complete with torn up jeans and rock band T-shirt, jump out of his car, jog up to my rear end, grab the gas cap sitting on my trunk lid, twist it in place, close the gas flap, and jog back to his car. It only took a moment. I was floored, and ashamed. I got a goofy grin and started waving to him energetically, but I don't know if he saw, because he was turning right. Even better, people in the northbound and right-turn lanes, whose attention had been grabbed by the honking, paused in their scramble and let me out. For a year since, whenever I'm at that gas station pulling out, I think about that guy. Was he on his way to final exams? Did he make it in time? He could've just handed me the cap. It seemed so much to do for an ungrateful stranger. I now make a conscious effort to let people into traffic, and I've seen those people let other people in -- all thanks to that thoughtful college kid. That's one person's small, conscious act of kindness spreading geometrically -- making busy, preoccupied people take a moment, wake up, and think beyond themselves. A little bit sure does go a long way! =======HeroicStories======= >-->From Kidwarmers: ___ ___ .'` `""--.._..--""` `'. / .-""-"-""-. \ | / \ | \, | .--.-.--. | ,/ (_'- |` > `| -'_) / | < | \ | (__..---..__) | | (`|\o_/ \_o/|`) | Happy Halloween! | \( > )/ | | [>=| --- |=<] | | ,\__\ /__/, | |.____.|\==='-'===/|.____.| \_____;_\=======/_;_____/ | _)'.===.'(_ | ; \-._\_/_.-/ ; /\_\_\_\ () /_/_/_/\ '-.._____.-'-._____..-' | /`\ | |_ | | _| _.;____ | | ____;._ jgs /` `| |` `\ '------'--' '--'------' >THE FUNNY THINGS KIDS SAY Brian just turned 4. When Aunt Barb asked him what he wants to be for Halloween he proudly told her, "I want to be the Booger King!" He meant Burger King. Later he changed his mind. He now wants to be Santa! -- Aunt Barb of Warrington, Pennsylvania When Linda was growing up a neighbor boy named Randy said his "f" like an "s." One day Randy came to visit. Linda's mother went to the door and said, "Hi, Randy, how are you?" Randy said, "I am sine." Linda's brother, with his hands on his hips, said, "It's not sine. It's pine!" He had a speech impediment, too. Linda is happy to report both boys outgrew their speech problems. -- Linda Diehl of Avilla, Indiana Here are more stories from Linda. Her brother Bruce was not used to going to the doctor because he was a healthy kid. When his mother took him for his middle school football physical they gave him a cup for a urine specimen. When he handed the cup back, they asked, "What did you do with the cup?" He replied, "I filled it up with water and washed out my ears. I thought I would have an ear inspection!" .--. .--. | = o\ | = o\ \= =_/ \= =_/ )= \____ )= \____ ; = _|__-\ ; = _|__-\ |= ----.\ |= ----.\ ('.==| ('.==| / \=\=\ / \=\=\ _.' /=/\=\_ _.' /=/\=\_ _jgs_..-' /__) \__)__..-' /__) \__) Linda's 5-year-old grandson when to the eye doctor. "Are you having double vision?" the doctor asked. "Do you know what double vision is?" The doctor then held up a pen. He said, "Here is one pen. If you see two that's double vision? Have you ever seen double vision?" Linda's grandson thought and then replied, "Well, when we're going down the road there are two yellow lines down the middle -- my Mom says that means don't pass." Then the eye doctor said, "I'm going to shine this light in your eye. Sit still and look at the light switch on the wall behind me." Linda's grandson then started wiggling. The doctor told him to sit still and look at the light switch on the wall behind him. Drew said, "I'm trying to look at the light switch but your head is in the way!" Cathy's husband had borrowed her SUV for a weekend getaway with friends, so Cathy borrowed her sister-in-law's smaller compact car. Nolan, 3, was not at all thrilled with the smaller car. When Lisa and Nolan went to visit Cathy with the new car, Nolan said, "Look Aunt Cathy's little car?. don't lose it." -- Lisa Billingsley (sister of Cathy) of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina __.......__ .-:::::::::::::-. .:::''':::::::''':::. .:::' `:::' `:::. .'\ ::' ^^^ `:' ^^^ ':: /`. : \ :: _.__ __._ :: / ; : \`: .' ___\ /___ `. :'/ ; : /\ (_|_)\ /(_|_) /\ ; : / .\ __.' ) ( `.__ /. \ ; : \ ( { } ) / ; : `-( . ^"^ . )-' ; `. \ .'<`-._.-'>'. / .' `. \ \;`.';/ / .' jgs `._ `-._ _.-' _.' .'`-.__ .'`-._.-'`. __.-'`. .' `. .' `. .' `-. .-' `. Koen, 3, was spending the night and having pizza for dinner. His hands were messy, so he said, "I need a wiper towel (paper towel)!" -- Dennis Smith (Koen's PawPaw) of Oak Ridge, North Carolina When Natalie was about 3 (she's 40 now) she owned a Mrs. Beasley doll. (Editor's note: The doll is from the 1960s television show "Family Affair.") Natalie attended a small church in New Mexico, and the reverend, Brother Cook, had extremely poor eyesight and wore very thick glasses. One Sunday morning Brother Cook was reading from the Bible and lost his place. It was very quiet as the congregation waited for him to continue, and at that time, Natalie pulled the string on her Mrs. Beasley doll. The doll could say about 10 phrases. The phrase that came out was "Would you like to borrow my glasses? You may if you wish!" -- Anne Coleman (sister of Natalie) of Las Cruces, New Mexico Katelyn, 5, loves babies. She has been the only girl on both sides of the family until recently her Aunt Rhonda had a baby girl, Macy. Katey was so excited and was telling Aunt Traci all about the new baby. Traci asked if she thought the new baby was cute, and Katie replied, "Oh yes, she is as cute as a snake!" -- Aunt Traci of Lebanon, Tennessee Sarah kissed John, 3, on the cheek. She saw him rubbing it and asked him why he was rubbing her kiss off. He said, "No, Mom, I am rubbing it into my memory!" -- Gary and Sarah Housholder of Avilla, Indiana ,____ |---.\ ___ | ` / .-\ ./=) | |"|_/\/| ; |-;| /_| / \_| |/ \ | / \/\( | | / |` ) | / \ _/ | /--._/ \ | `/|) | / / | | .' | | jgs / \ | (_.-.__.__./ / Here are some more from Gary and Sarah. John was playing in some piles of ice cubes on the ground at a tailgate party at a football game. The ice had been dumped out of coolers when people were packing up to leave. His shoes got all muddy. About half way home John said to himself, "I didn't know that." Then he said, "Dad, did you know that mud turns to dirt?" John was looking at the bottom of his shoes that were drying. One night late this summer John couldn't get to sleep because the crickets outside his open window were making too much noise. So he went to his parents' room and fell asleep in his parents' bed. They carried him into his room later. At about 3:30 in the morning John came back into Gary and Sarah's room and said, "Dad, the crickets are still cricketing!" Shawn had gained a few pounds, so his mother told him no McDonalds. Alice fixed him a roasted chicken leg and pears, instead of a McDonalds meal. After he finished, Shawn looked at Alice and asked, "How much weight did I lose?" -- Alice Riley of Nashville, Tennessee , , /\ /\ /( /\ )\ _\ \_/ /_ |\_||_/| < \_ _/ > \______/ \|0 0|/ _\/_ _(_ ^ _)_ ( () ) /`\|V"""V|/`\ {} \ \_____/ / () /\ )=( /\ jgs {} / \_/\=/\_/ \ Andrew, 4, was visiting his Nana. She noticed that while playing he would reach back and pull at the seat of his pants. Finally she asked, "Andrew what is wrong with your pants?" He replied, "I guess I have a veggie!" -- Joan Henry (aunt of Andrew) of Sulphur Springs, Texas This story comes from Sister Lita in Canada. It is from her friend Anne Harty, a Canadian volunteer in Thailand. Ann was expecting and her daughter Melanie was making her "secretest" prediction. Melanie was going to write her prediction on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope for Anne to open after the baby was born. After she started writing her "secretest" prediction, little Melanie asked, "Mom, how do you spell girl?" When Chris was just learning to read the family went on vacation. He would read all the signs and was doing well. All of a sudden he said, "Let's stay at the Ram a Day Inn." He meant Ramada Inn. -- Cathy Youngblood (mother of Chris) of Carthage, Texas Nolan was very nervous about his 3-year check up. They walked into the office and he refused to be weighed; then he cried when it was time to find out how tall he was. They were about to give up on everything when his mother remembered that he was obsessed with John Deere tractors. She asked Nolan if they could look in his ears for a tractor? and he agreed. Then they asked him if they could look down his throat for a tractor, and he agreed. Everything was smooth sailing after that. -- Lisa Billingsley of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina .:\:/:. .:\:\:/:/:. :.:\:\:/:/:.: :=.' - - '.=: '=(\ 9 9 /)=' ( (_) ) /`-vvv-'\ / \ / /|,,,,,|\ \ /_// /^\ \\_\ WW( ( ) )WW __\,,\ /,,/__ jgs (______Y______) Peyton, 4, climbed into my Joyce's car at the end of the day and announced that her friend Kallie was not at day care, but was in the hospital. "Why? What happened?" Joyce asked. Peyton replied, "Oh, Nana, she had her opinions removed!" -- Joyce Boswell of Lewisport, Kentucky The mosquitoes were really bad. One morning a mosquito got in their car. Jared, who had been bitten a lot despite mosquito spray, swells up a lot. He tried to reason with the mosquito. He said, "Mosquito, I know you and your brothers and sisters, and other family members like to bite us, but don't you understand it is not nice to bite people, and besides you leave really bad sores on me that itch and hurt. So could you please, please stop biting me, if you have to bite someone, can you please go to our neighbors across the street or something? We just don't like you flying around Mommy and Daddy's cars because we don't really want you there, and can you please, stop hanging out at our door to the house, we don't want you in the house either trying to get our blood, can you please, please just stay way from my family, you and your family can find someone else to get blood from and besides biting is NOT NICE!" -- Debbie Pipkin of Belleville, Michigan ========================================================== == <^\()/^> \/::\/ jgs /::\ `''` >-->I Am A Tiny Angel I'm smaller than your thumb, I live in peoples' pockets, That's where I have my fun. 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