Today I am sitting here listening to the rain fall, the day that God has made for all of us. Yes, I do believe that anyone who is alive God made this day for us. It got me to thinking deep thoughts and this is what I came up with today.



The Penny Remember this every time you pass that little penny in the parking lot. I always thought that it was for Good Luck, but I love this version better:
I found a penny today
Just laying on the ground.
But it's not just a penny,
This little coin I've found.
Found pennies come from heaven,
That's what my Grandpa told me.
He said Angels toss them down.
Oh, how I loved that story.
He said when an Angel misses you,
They toss a penny down.
Sometimes just to cheer you up,
To make a smile out of your frown.
So, don't pass by that penny,
When you're feeling blue.
It may be a penny from heaven,
That an Angel's tossed to you.
So now pass this on to the people who you care about -
I just did.
An Angel is now watching over you.
Have A Great Day!
"Don't let your worries get the best of you, remember, Moses started out as a basket case"

Live Simply, Love Generously, Care Deeply, Speak Kindly, Leave the rest to God.....

Today is a good day for me. I have a day off tomorrow and I have so much to do here at the house I don't think one day is enough. I was checking my email and came across a joke that was titled unanswered questions. I then began to wonder how many unanswered questions did I have. There are way to many but this was a good start. I enjoyed them and I hope you enjoy them also.

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

1. Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00
apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try
spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE
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2. Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant
like making a peeing section in a swimming pool? (My
sentiments exactly)
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3. If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does
that mean that one enjoys it?

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4. There are three religious truths:
a. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
b. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the
leader of the Christian faith.
c. Baptists do not recognize each other in the
liquor store or at Hooters.
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5. If people from Poland are called Poles, then why
aren't people from Holland called Holes?
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7. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
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8. Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't
they just stale bread to begin with?
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9. Why is a person who plays the piano called a
pianist, but a person who drives a racecar is not
called a racist?
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10. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?
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11. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen
defrocked, then doesn't it follow that electricians
can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys
deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked,
and dry cleaners depressed?
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12. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call
it Fed UP?
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13 Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
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14. What hair color do they put on the driver's

licenses of bald men?
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! 15. I was thinking about how people seem to read
the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then
it dawned on me...they're cramming for their final
exam.
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16. I thought about how mothers feed their babies
with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered
what do Chinese mothers use. Toothpicks?
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17. Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the
Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to
them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the
postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them
while they deliver the mail?
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18. If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?
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19. You never really learn to swear until you learn
to drive.
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20. Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be
if it didn't zigzag?
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21. If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her
nose?
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22. Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
24. As income tax time approaches, did you ever
notice: When you put the two words "The" and "IRS"
together, it spells
"THEIRS"?

To me this would be one really good reason to visit here. It seems so beautiful from photos that I have seen it draws me to visit. Maybe one day I will make it over there. For the time being I will settle for reading and viewing photos. I got this from a friend and thought you would enjoy seeing it also.

The World's First All-glass Undersea Restaurant Opens The Maldives | 15 April marks the day that the first Ever all-glass undersea restaurant in the world opens its doors for business At the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. Ithaa* will sit five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views. "We have used aquarium technology to put diners face-to-face with the stunning underwater environment of the Maldives", says Carsten Schieck, General Manager of Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. "Our guests always comment on being blown away by the color, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives, so it seemed the perfect idea to build a restaurant where diners can experience fine cuisine and
take time to enjoy the views - without ever getting their feet wet." Created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultancy based in New Zealand, Ithaa's distinctive feature is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls and roof, similar to those used in aquarium attractions. "The fact that the entire restaurant except for the floor is made of clear acrylic makes this unique in the world," continues Schieck, "We are currently planting a coral garden on the reef to add to the spectacular views of the rays, sharks and many colorful fish that live around the area.

I am having feelings today about, how it use to be in my life and how it could be. I got this joke from a friend today and it reminded me of how single I am. To a point it is sad and depressing but in another way it could be better. Let me explain I got married back in the 70's and was divorce in the 80's. Let me just say my husband and I were together about 8 years. I had a very serious relationship that lasted about 5 years but other then that I really have been single for a long time. Now when I read this joke I thought to myself if I had been that woman back in the 80's I would of gone to the top floor. Now that I have been single this long I think I would of stopped on the 4th floor. Does this mean that I am getting older and willing to settle for less. Sometimes I think to myself there is nothing wrong with settling. At least I won't be alone and will have some company. So here is the joke that started all this and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. My smile for the day. :)))

The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the product increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!


So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.


The second floor sign reads:
F! loor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.


The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.


"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.


"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes on to the sixth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.


To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner also opened a New Wives store just across the street.


The first floor has wives that love sex.


The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.


The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

Government Health Care

I have so much to do tomorrow that I decided to post this today. For anyone that knows me at this point in my life with no insurance I can relate to this joke. I am not getting any younger, I will admit, I have quite a few problems health wise, I am dealing with. When I got this from a friend of mine I couldn't help but think how I would of ended this joke so here it is and in the bold at the end I have added.

NEVER HEARD CREATION EXPLAINED THIS WAY BEFORE !!!

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's

Ice Cream and Krispy Creme Donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?"

And Man said, "Yes!" and Woman said, "and as long as you're at it, add some sprinkles." And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled.

And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep

the figure that Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from

size 6 to size 14.

So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and

olive oil in which to cook them." And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.

God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it "Angel

Food Cake," and said, "It is good." Satan then created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food."

God then brought forth running shoes so that His children

might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds.

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and

brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.

God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer

calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald's and its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, "You want fries with that?" And Man replied, "Yes! And super size them!" And Satan said, "It is good." And Man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

Then Satan created HMOs.
We all know that Satan, in this joke, is the government. Which is why we couldn't ever accept Hillary Care.

Carnival photos of my granddaughter. Here goes my attempt at posting photos. I would think if it doesn't work it is because of this. :))) By the way, did I mention that she loves roller coasters, she got that from me. :)

*Murphy's Laws on Computers*

As soon as you delete a worthless file, you'll need it.
Installing a new program will always mess up at least one old one.
You can't win them all, but you sure can lose them all.
The likelihood of a hard disk crash is in direct proportion to the value of the material that hasn't been backed up. There are only two kinds of computer users: Those whose hard disks have crashed, and those whose hard disks haven't crashed - yet. Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it. If you fiddle with something long enough, you'll break it.

Sometimes I wonder, am I going to turn into a person like this grandmother in a joke I got from a friend. I have two great children who grew up despite all the pitfalls that we went through coming from a single parent family. I have a granddaughter now also. We have all made mistakes and hopefully we have learned from them and maybe my children learned those lessons. But this joke really hits home for me but maybe someone will get a smile out of it and have a great day.

GRANDMA's BIRTH CONTROL PILLS

A doctor who had been seeing an 80-year-old woman patient for most of her life finally retired. At her next checkup, the new doctor told the woman to bring a list of all the medicines that had been prescribed for her.

As the young doctor was looking through these, his eyes grew wide as he realized she had a prescription for birth control pills. "Mrs. Smith, do you realize these are BIRTH CONTROL pills?

"Yes, they help me sleep at night."
"Mrs. Smith, I assure you there is absolutely NOTHING in these that could possibly help you sleep!"
She reached out and patted the young Doctor's knee.

"Yes, dear, I know that. But every morning, I grind one up and mix it in the glass of orange juice that my 16 year old granddaughter drinks...... And believe me, it helps me sleep at night."

I decided today just to put down my thoughts in a joke. I hope you enjoy Bubba's visit to the doctors office.

Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should appreciate this! Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line??
Here's what happened to Bubba:
Bubba walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said "Shingles."
So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out
and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said "Shingles." So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining room.
A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said "Shingles."
So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, took a urine specimen and told Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.
An hour later the doctor came in and found Bubba sitting patiently in the nude and asked Bubba what he had.
Bubba said, "Shingles.
The doctor asked, "Where?"
Bubba said, "Outside on the truck. Where do you want me to unload 'em??"

I am so excited and looking forward to the "Pig Races". The reason I am so excited is we are all getting together to celebrate Wino's birthday and pass out the t-shirts to the winners. Which by the way did I mention that I won a t-shirt. :) I am really looking forward to seeing all my friends who I chat with online at some very popular blog sites. So here I am just babbling about nothing and trying to make a point to how much I have enjoyed reading and getting to know the diverse group of people that blog. There is Lee who lives in Australia, which is beautiful, and some day maybe I will make it there. Then there is Wino he is the budding author. I will say he is a great writer. Then there is Janine, she is such a sweet lady, but she is a woman who knows how to survive. Peg, now I can absolutely relate to Peg because she was one of the first of the group that became my friend. During a time in my life when I needed to enlarge my circle of friends she was the one. I will never forget Peg for the wonderful things that she has done for my self esteem. Well, that is my babbling for the day and I will end by saying go out and do something wonderful for this is the day that God gave you.