RELAY FOR LIFE

Wanted to let everyone know that we have a multifamily yard sale scheduled for June 29 here at my house. All proceeds to benefit the Relay for Life. I've received a few donations lately from friends, so all is not lost. Granted with the economy what it is this year we are not doing as well as we did last year. I've changed the ticker on here to reflect the donations we have so far but also to update the goal. I had it set for a team goal but with being co captain instead of captain i really do not know where we are with it. I changed this to just reflect that which I have collected. Please remember you can mail donations to me at home made out to the Relay for Life or go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/peggi_yeager

That should hopefully take you right to my page with relay. Our relay is held this year July 12 -July 13. Everyone is welcome to attend. This is the luminaria I did in honor of Mike last year

Developing a growth plan

Most of you know that I love to read inspirational and motivational books. Two of my favorite authors are Joel Osteen and Jeffry Gitomer.

The following is a quote I received via email from Joel Osteen's site:

Do you have a plan for personal growth? Are you doing anything intentionally and strategically to better yourself? Understand today that growth is not automatic. You can have success but that doesn’t mean you’ve reached your highest potential. There is always room for increase. There are greater mountains to climb and new frontiers to be explored in life! So many people fall into "destination disease" where they think they have arrived just because they reached a certain goal. They think that since they accomplished something, or got their degree, or a certain position, that they can just kick back and coast on what they’ve already learned. But, in order to continue advancing in life, we have to take responsibility for our own growth. We have to have the attitude, “How can I improve. What can I do to make myself better? We have to stir up that desire to learn. We should have a goal to grow and learn something new everyday. It can be as simple as, “I’m going to get up every morning and spend the first twenty minutes meditating on God’s Word and thanking Him for what He’s done.” “I’m going to listen to a teaching CD on the way to work.” “At night, I’m going to turn the TV off a little bit earlier and read a book for twenty minutes.” “I’m gong to hook up with my mentor twice a month and go out to lunch.” “I’m going to be at church every weekend.” That’s a growth plan. As you take responsibility for your personal growth, God will honor your efforts. He’ll give you the right breaks. He’ll give you the right opportunities and He’ll help you rise higher and higher. As you continue to grow, you’ll see every dream and desire God has put in your heart, come to pass!

Neat Birthday Clock

Hey, check out this site. it is a link to a birthday clock that will tell you how many hours and how many seconds you have been alive on this earth and when you were probably conceived. How cool is that? Th is is cool. Aft er you've finished reading the info, click again, and see what the moon looked like the night you were born. This is neat. Who says our time clocks aren't ticking...

I hope this link works, its cool. http://www.paulsadowski.com/birthday.asp

Here are a few of the things it has to say about me. Your date of conception was on or about 30 July 1953 which was a Thursday.
You were born on a Thursdayunder the astrological sign Taurus.Your Life path number is 9.Your fortune cookie reads: Funny thing about humility. Just when you think you've got it, you've lost it. Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 7 & 11.You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 8 & 22.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Daniel Johns (1979)
Kim Elizabeth (1978)
Peter Frampton (1950)
Jack Nicholson (1937)
Glen Campbell (1936)
Aaron Spelling (1928)
Yehudi Menuhin (1916)
Eddie Albert (1906)
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870)Top songs of 1954
Sh-Boom by Crew-Cuts
Little Things Mean a Lot by Kitty Kallen
Oh! My Papa by Eddie Fisher
Wanted by Perry Como
Mr. Sandman by Chordettes
Make Love to Me by Jo Stafford
Hey There by Rosemary Clooney
Secret Love by Doris Day
This Ole House by Rosemary Clooney
I Need You Now by Eddie Fisher

Thanks to my sister, Cher, for sending this link. Hope you enjoy it!

Outside

Well, John got the sidewalk done on his 7 rainy days off. The weather could not have been worse for his time off work. Well, I guess maybe it could have been, it could have snowed. It did in the surrounding areas.

I worked outside all day long today, am burnt to a crisp and stilll not done. I planted marigolds in the front yard amongst the bushes, then decided to tear out the forget me nots under the tree and plant marigolds there too. Planted snap dragons under the flag pole and still have zinnias to plant somewhere out back. I filled more pots too while I was out there. Think on Wed when we are both off we are going shopping for the landscaping for the gazebo. So I will be digging again or still as the case may be.

I had a long list of things I wanted done today, didn't get it finished and back to work tomorrow. last year, they closed for Memorial Day but not this year, we work. Darn it. I'm tired, sore and stiff, think I am heading off to bed. Goodnight! Sweet dreams

Sunday, June 29

On Sunday, June 29 there will be a multi family garage sale at my house to benefit The Relay for Life. finally we will be doing something to help out those fighting cancer. My heart has not been in this this year. I haven't really done anything so this will surely help our team achieve our goals. We will be selling chances on the chair, accepting donations, having a bake sale, possibly chances on a gas card, plus of course the actual garage sale. Hope the sun is shining by then. Picture is one from last years garage sale.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Another damp, dark, dreary day here in Pa. A day off and I want outside. It is may and I have flowers to plant, weeds to hoe, fountains to fix, gazebos to stain, etc etc etc. When is this rain going to end? We have all noticed at work how cranky people are getting. Everyone wants outside to be doing things and it just isn't happening. We seem to be stuck in April, the beginning of April actually. Only hope is that it gets nice and stays nice well into about December. Wish my kids could box me up some heat and sunshine and ship it my way.

RELAY FOR LIFE

I haven't posted much about the Relay for Life this year. My heart is not in it and I haven't really done anything for it. I really do need to get off my butt and do something. I am going to send out emails with the picture of the chair Jeff made for us and see if we can get some donations coming in or some raffle tickets sold.

Quote

Thought this was appropriate, true and cute.

The present is what slips by us while we're pondering the past and worrying about the future.- Ziggy, cartoon foible

Crackpot friends

I received this is an email from a very good friend and wanted to share it with you, my crackpot friends.

All Of My Crackpot Friends

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. 'I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.' The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? 'That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them. 'For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.' Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.

The Pitts

Well, today is my first Sunday to work at BTR. This is the pitts, they have decided to open this store on Sunday from 1 to 5 and we have to take turns working. Today is my day, after working 9 to 8 yesterday I get to work again today. The nice thing though is that I then have 2 days off in a row, unheard of here. It really shouldn't be bad, just a pain that its in the middle of the day. think I am going to go downstairs and do my step aerobics, I haven't done any of that since last month and being in Arizona. I need to start getting back with the program I guess.

I've got three bluejays out here this morning in my bird feeders, they are not around often, but its kind of nice to see them as long as they leave the little birds alone, they can be meanies.

Lets dance

This was taken from a Sparkpeople mail received this morning. I think we all need to remember that happiness comes from within. Lets Dance.

We should consider every day lost in which we have not danced at least once.- Nietzsche, philosopher

Each day is a new chance to find joy and to dance. If you let it pass or think it useless, the chance is gone and you'll never get it back. When was the last time you played? Or just did something for the sheer fun of it? Joy is not found in the world around you, it's within yourself. You can make your own joy, especially during those dark times when you need to really feel alive again. Fun and play are healthy antidotes to taking life--and ourselves--too seriously. They're proven boosters of immune systems and mental health and make life worth the trouble. So do the twist. Sing in the shower. Learn a magic trick. Watch a cartoon. Challenge some kids to a game. Don't let a single day go to waste.