Gentle Lessons of Life

When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.

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A penny saved is obviously the result of a government oversight.

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The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.

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The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a new replacement for it.

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He who hesitates is probably doing the right thing.

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Did you ever notice:  The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are 'XL.'

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If you think there is some good in everybody, you obviously haven't met 'everybody'.  

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If you can smile when things go wrong, you must have someone else in mind to blame.

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The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so that he can tell when he's 'really' in trouble.

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There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.

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Did you ever notice:  When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs.'  

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Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

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Some people try to turn back their life's odometers. Not me, I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long, long way and some of the roads weren't paved. 

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When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

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You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.

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One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.

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Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

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First you forget names, then you forget faces. Then you forget to pull up your zipper.  It's even worse when you forget to pull it down.

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Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today, it's called golf

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Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth...AMEN..!!

I know there is no manule on how to rais kids not even the best doctors get it right all the time but the thing I found that really helped was to make something out of a bad sitution my kids remember when we went up the canyon to have a little cookout the sky was blue and so I got the little fire going to cook the chicken.

After 20 minutes the wind started to pick up but I still kept on cooking. then it started to sprinkle I kept on cooking. Then it started to rain I kept on cooking. then it started to pour down but  kept on cooking then it started to snow but then the chicken was done and we had a wonderful picnic in the car.

years later thats what they tell me is that they remember things like that.

I was a little dispointed because I didn't have any sons and a good friend of mine told me why should you treat your daughters any different than you would a son. that got me to thinking. so this is what did.

I tought them what I could about my shop tools and when I finished off there rooms downstairs they where with me to to sand do the wiring and paint I let them chose what colors but they where happy that they helped. then when they turned 16 and wanted to borrow the family car they had to go to my class on keeping up the car. they had to rotate the tires by themselves change the oil check the air in the tires check the rateator battery break fluid and windsheld water. 

after all that I would give them a piece of paper that I printed of the computer saying they passed my class.

word got out and mothers where calling me and ask if I could teach their kids. I had to set it up for 1 weekend a month. my first class I had three girls and one boy my second class there was eight six girls and two boys. I had a hard time with that many so I put a limit of six students a month. plus they had to bring the family car. because I didn't need it done to mine.

the girls where shocked when I told them they had to get the tire out of the trunk and put it on by themselves and I told them how to use the jacks and all the safty stuff. I did that for about three years when I got real sick and had to go have a by pass done.

but the men in our subdivision found that I was sick they said they would teach there own kids. so I gave the fathers a copy of what was to be done in my class. I felt that in the long run I was saving a kids life and girls wouldnt be stranded out on a dark highway.

I did fun things with my kids as well like when my oldest turned 16 I let her plan her own suprise birthday party.

Now I'm sure your saying now " RIGHT ". I'll tell you what I did my daughter sent out invations and told me what she was planning to have for the party and what they where going to do. so I got a hold of my daughter's best friend and told her to call all the kids that where invited and tell them the party was moved up one day but not to tell my daughter.

It worked like a charm and thats another good memory that my girls have.

Well I think this is to long and I need to go to bed.

P.S. it also works on grand children.

I see that several people read my journals but I am trying to finish my profile it’s at 80% and it says i need to add a friend to my profile. The problem is I am really shy about some things but once I get to know people I am really out going.

I understand how things work and I can fix them but people are different they don’t move the way a machine does.

My dad always says no one can do it better than him but at 86 he still says it. even though everyone has a different Opinion I really like to meet people as long as someone that I know, knows them. I’ve been in the military and you can’t trust anyone unless you get to know them.  If you ever have a run in with the police you know they won’t tell you the truth and then they say its their job. If you ever get in an accident it always seams that the other person will tell a different story if there in the wrong. Now you know why I say I’m shy. I just don’t trust people.

animals are so different they let you know right at first if they don’t like you. Most animals are just curios and want to see how you will treat them. Once they get to know you it’s easier to get them to do things.

my biggest thing is that I write stories not to be published but to let frends and family see how i can turn things around for the endings. My daughters say that when I die they will publish my stories. But I figure that will be another 20 years down the road who knows by then I might have one published.

Life is like a box of Chocolates, when things heat up it gets real messy.

When people ask why I like to cook I tell them that my mother said when I was young you might not marry a woman that can cook so you better learn now so you wont starve.

When people ask where do I get all my ideas for cooking I tell them when I cook I never tell people that I didn't do something right I just figure that what ever I do they just might like it and so a new dish is born.

Those 2 rules of cooking has really helped me in my 50 + years and I raised two beautiful girls that has never complained on what I fixed.

I trust everyone complely. I trust some people do exactly what they say they are going to do. and I trust most to not do what they say they are going to do.

 a sin is not only what you do is wrong but what you don't do what is right

 a good mate and a long peacefull drive in the country are both hard to find. and if you can

find both life is worth living

 animals are better friends than people are put a friend in a trunk and your dog in a trunk

and after an hour see whoes glad to see you