Monday, December 31, 2012

Pick o' the Day: 10 Things I Learned About Heaven From My Four-Year-Old Granddaughter

This is the way people in Heaven smile at you!

1.  People in Heaven don't walk... they skip!

2.  When people in Heaven are coming down the stairs, they don't step off the last step... they hop off!

3.  When people in Heaven take a bite of their Honey-Seared Chicken over rice, they immediately start to dance in their seats!

4.  People in Heaven love to cuddle their Nana while sharing a bowl of freshly-popped pocorn and watching scary movies like "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein."

5.  People in Heaven don't need to know all the words of a song in order to sing it. They just make them up and keep right on singing.

6.  People in Heaven make going to the grocery store a lot more fun by always allowing themselves to buy one special item that makes them happy.

7.  When people in Heaven see other people they don't know, they say, "Look! Friends!"

8.  People in Heaven always let their Grandpa know he's pretty darn important in their life by hugging him and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

9.  The #1 all-time favorite hit song of all the people in Heaven is "Jesus Loves Me."

10.  People in Heaven all know that some of the most important things they could ever learn are taught to them by little children.



BONUS VIDEO !

     There is one more thing I learned from my granddaughter this Christmas season:  If you are going to wish someone a "Merry Christmas," then you should do it from the bottom of your heart!  Just like this!



[Double-click on the video for full-screen]




Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Pick o' the Day: The Top 10 Reasons Why I've Had To Get Serious About Losing Weight


10.  Had a bit of a start a while back. I saw my own shadow, and for a moment I thought the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock was stalking me.

9.  I'm getting a little tired of kids accidently running into my stomach as I stand outside my classroom door doing hall duty.

8.  I want to get that "chisled mountain man" look back so my brother will stop calling me a "round-headed flatlander".

7.  I hate it when I'm mistaken for an escaped polar bear.

6.  I think my stomach ate my butt.

5.  My pants have filed a lawsuit against me.  They're claiming "elastic abuse".

4. I'm pretty sure belt buckles are supposed to fit snugly to one's body in a vertical position, not horizontal.

3.  Suspenders. I've come to understand why some men have to wear them. I'm not saying I would have actually started wearing them. It's just that I... understand.

2.  I have to be there for all of my grandkids.

1.  I want to be able to wear my wedding ring again.