‎”If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces,
never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.”
~Flavia Weedn

(Thank you Cousin Terri for this post)

‎”Happiness is like a butterfly.
The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.
But if you turn your attention to other things,
It comes and sits softly on your shoulder.”

Henry David Thoreau

Positive Inspirational Quotes ( PIQ)

Wow!! I’m sitting next to Dread Lock dude. I have seen him on the train before trying to do the double dutch off the train and now he is talking a mile a minute. He started off talking about “circumcised”” to Korea to Marshall Arts. Then to Germany and then to church. Then he start talking about Michael Jordan and Kobe. Who’s the best and the advice he gave them. Then he was talking about the right foods to eat and how it will make you healthy. This time he didn’t have his hair in two pony tail so I can’t say his dreads were too tight. WOW, Just saying!!

Wishing  my Daddy Cecil (RIP), my husband Robert, my brother Daryus and my Step Dad Richard Driver “Happy Father’s Day!!” I thank God for them being in my life.  Also Happy Father Day to all of  my family and friends and Mothers who had to be a mother and a father.  That’s  not an easy job doing both jobs and I applaud you all!!

Note to self: Remind Donovan not to drink Pepsi after Pepsi.  He went to a graduation party and had all the Pepsi he could drink.  Pepsi and Coke is off limit for my kids but when Mom’s not around uh oh!!  I picked Donovan up from the party and WHOA Poppa!!  He was talking a moving a mile a minute.  I was ready to drop him off on the side of the road and let him walk it off.  LOL LOL LOL.  Just say NO to Pepsi.

Note to self:

Use the “have to go” phrase more when you are in conversations with toxic people.

The longer we stay in their presence, the more danger of being caught in their web.

Talknology Tips

Remember making an apron in school?

 Read below:

The History of ‘APRONS’

I don’t think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.

And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.  After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that ‘old-time apron’ that served so many purposes.

Send this to those who would know (and love) the story about Grandma’s aprons.

REMEMBER:

Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron.

I don’t think I ever caught anything from an apron — but love…

‎Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is a beauty, admire it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is life, fight for it.

– Mother Teresa

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can be aroused by two things:

– An idea which takes the imagination by storm

– A definite, intelligible plan for carrying that idea into action.

— Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975)

• Keep your Car in Good Shape – Before you head out-of-town, check your vehicle’s tire pressure and change the oil and the air filter if need be. Cars with clean air filters can get up to 14 percent better gas mileage.  Using the grade of motor oil that the auto manufacturer recommends adds efficiency as well; look in the vehicle’s manual to see which type to purchase.
• Click on the Cruise Control – Leave your lead foot at home!  According to the fuel economy.gov, aggressive driving–speeding, rapid acceleration and hard braking–can lower your vehicle’s gas mileage by as much as 33 percent at highway speeds and 5 percent around town.  Using cruise control can help you stay under the speed limit when you’re on the highway.
• Plan your Fuel Stops Ahead of Time – Gas prices vary widely from state to state–and even from one side of town to the other.  Check websites such as fuelgaugereport.com and gasprices.mapquest.com to compare costs before you run your errands for the day.
• Cool Efficiently – Don’t crank up the air-conditioning as soon as you get in the car.  Start by rolling down the windows.  Keep them open as long as you’re driving  than 40 mph.  Then, when you enter the freeway, close the windows and switch on the AC.  The wind drag caused by open windows at high speeds makes the car burn more fuel than it does when the AC is running.
• Save at the Pump – If you suspect you’re not getting optimum gas mileage, consider cleaning your car’s fuel intake system with a product such as STP gas treatment (about $2 at most service stations).  Simply add it to the gas tank when you fill up.  And remember to secure the cap.

‎”When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo