“No matter what you’ve done for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given the love and attention to your own family, what have you accomplished?” – Lee Iacocca
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A 2-year old
Mom said it’s easier to clean up if I remove my clothes.
“Having a two year old is like having a blender without the lid.” – Jerry Seinfield
Good Moms
Good Moms have
sticky floor,
dirty ovens &
happy kids.
Let kids be themselves
“A lot of parents will do anything for their kids except let them be themselves.”- Banksy
Quote of the day – Jimmy Carter
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"Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing… you are talking about the internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world." Jimmy Carter
You might be a mom if…
1. Your feet stick to the kitchen floor, and you don’t care.
2. When the kids are fighting, you threaten to lock them in a room together and not let them out until someone’s bleeding.
3. You can’t find your cordless phone, so you ask a friend to call you, and you run around the house madly, following the sound until you locate the phone downstairs in the laundry basket.
4. You spend an entire week wearing sweats.
5. Your idea of a good day is making it through without a child leaking bodily fluids on you.
6. Popsicles become a food staple.
7. Your favorite television show is a cartoon.
8. Peanut butter and jelly is eaten at least in one meal a day.
9. You’re willing to kiss your child’s boo-boo, regardless of where it is.
10. Your kids make jokes about bodily functions, and you think it’s funny.
11. You’re so desperate for adult conversation that you spill your guts to the telemarketer that calls…and HE hangs up on YOU!
12. Spit is your number one cleaning agent.
13. You buy cereal with marshmallows in it.
14. The closest you get to gourmet cooking is making Rice Krispie treats.
15. You’re up each night until 10:00 P.M. vacuuming, dusting, wiping, washing, drying, loading, unloading, shopping, cooking, driving, flushing, ironing, sweeping, picking up, changing sheets, changing diapers, bathing, helping with homework, paying bills, budgeting, clipping coupons, folding clothes, putting to bed, dragging out of bed, brushing, chasing, buckling, feeding (them, not you), PLUS swinging, playing baseball, bike riding, pushing trucks, cuddling dolls, roller-blading, basketball, football, catch, bubbles, sprinklers, slides, nature walks, coloring, crafts, jumping rope, PLUS raking, trimming, planting, edging, mowing, gardening, painting, and walking the dog. You get up at 5:30 AM and you have no time to eat, sleep, drink, or go to the bathroom, and yet…you still managed to gain 10 pounds.
Quote of the day – Christopher Reeve
Don’t give up. Don’t lose hope. Don’t sell out.
– Christopher Reeve
Cleaning tips and tricks
Attack stains with these secret weapons:
Lemon juice removes garlic or onion odors from a chopping board.
Use banana skin to polish plant leaves. It’ll pick up dust and provide a shiny film on leaves.
White vinegar gives sparkle to mirrors, glassware and windows, and makes lime scale disappear.
Remove crayon marks off walls by scrubbing with toothpaste. While white bread can dab away finger marks on walls.
WD-40 removes the stickers you once put on your bedroom door and keeps them shiny. The oily film makes subsequent cleaning easier.
Quote of the day
“The difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’ is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was ‘involved’ – the pig was ‘committed’.” – unknown
Happiness Poem
~ Help Yourself To Happiness ~
Helen Steiner Rice
Everybody, everywhere
seeks happiness, it’s true,
But finding it and keeping it
seem difficult to do.
Difficult because we think
that happiness is found
only in the places where
wealth and fame abound.
And so we go on searching
in palaces of pleasure
Seeking recognition
and monetary treasure,
Unaware that happiness
is just a state of mind
Within the reach of everyone
who takes time to be kind.
For in making others happy
we will be happy, too.
For the happiness you give away
returns to shine on you.
