alley-oop!

it’s the monday giggles…

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Life isn’t just about keeping score.
It’s not about how many people call you
And it’s not about who you’ve dated or haven’t dated at all.
It isn’t about who you’ve kissed,
What sport you play,
Or which guy or girl likes you.
It’s not about your shoes or your hair
Or the color of your skin,
Or where you live or go to school.
In fact it’s not about money,
Clothes, or colleges that accept you or not.
Life isn’t about if you have lots of friends or if you are alone,
And it’s not about how accepted or unaccepted you are.
Life isn’t about that.
But life is about who you love and who you hurt.
It’s about how you feel about yourself.
It’s about trust, happiness, and compassion.
It’s about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance
And building confidence.
It’s about what you say and what you mean.
It’s about seeing people for who they are and not for what they have.
Most of all it is choosing to use your life.
In a way that could have never been achieved otherwise.
These choices are what life’s about.
– Nike

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.  By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”  John 13:34-35

May you find a special way to alley-oop your love ‘into action’ today…and may it have a giggle attached with it!

hugs n’ slam-dunked blessings filled with love for (all of) you !

Chicken Little goes to school.

it’s the monday giggles…(with Helen!)

Beef & Turkey,

Meatloaf too.

Chili-dogs,

Ice Cream Bars,

but only

Fried Chicken

will do!

(with giggles on the side.)

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“Chicken-Protector,” Helen!

these hugs n’ blessings are for all those brave enough to tell the truth…i honestly applaud you!

(no chickens were harmed in the drafting of this article and Helen successfully avoided the principle’s office!)

road-tripping with flat-gayle (who turned golden this year!)

it’s the monday giggles:

i took one of my bff’s on a birthday-road trip to VA with me this past weekend,

(well…kind-of.)

On the road with the birthday girl!
On the road with the birthday girl! (So far this is the oldest she has ever been.)

she turned fifty and that’s gettin’ old,

(well…kind-of.)

Coffee to increase stamina for the trip ahead!
Coffee to increase stamina for the trip ahead! (Coffee is nice…but cake frosting would be better.)

Potty-stops become important at a golden age.
Potty-stops become important at a golden age! (One step closer to adult underpants.)

if anyone else wants a similar birthday-treat I promise it’s lots of fun,

(well..kind of.)

Birthday Camel Ride!
A Birthday Camel Ride! (and it wasn’t even Wednseday.)

A birthday dinner Fiesta!
A birthday dinner Fiesta! (Because hot flashes are just your inner child playing with matches.)

A Mama-riding-llama!
A birthday-Mama riding-llama!

Feeding the llama hAy??
Feeding the llama 50 shades of hay???

Everyone knows...llamas eat tots!!
Everyone knows…llamas eat tots!

Just a friendly reminder...you are now older than dirt!
Just a friendly reminder…you are now older than dirt!

Because At 50 you need a daily dose of iron!
Because at 50 you need a daily dose of iron!

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A good LAUGH & a long sleep are the best cures in the world! (And tonight I fell asleep with you in my heart!)

I know there were no presents

and no ice cream & cake,

but… AT LEAST this trip WAS WRAPPED IN LOTS OF LOVE with A SLICE OF HUGS AND SCOOPS OF BLESSINGS,

(and I think that’s kind-of neat!)

Thanking God for this birthday-road-trip with my bff!
Thanking God for this birthday-road-trip with my bff!

hugs n’ blessings with hopes it doesn’t take another 50 before we go on our next road-trip together!

You are only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime!

John P. Grier

Dear Friend, I'm sorry if this was a little
Dear FLAT-GAYLE,
I’m sorry if this was a little “cheesy,” but I hope it made you smile! (While you still have teeth, lol!)