HMMMM Something to ponder

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his tem per at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.'

Another Thought from my friends at London Properties

Good Morning. Here is a great thought for the day:

Bill Gates once gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.


Rule 1: Life is not fair — get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year your first year.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping — they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine and make excuses, learn from your mistakes.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes, and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, have respect for your elders.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Have awonderful day.

Good Morning.

Here is a great thought for the day brought to me via London Properties:

A man happened upon a limo broken down along the roadway. "I can't figure out what's wrong," the driver confessed, so the Good Samaritan took a look under the hood. He quickly spotted and repaired the trouble. The driver offered to pay him, but the man refused saying he was just glad to help out.

As he started back to his truck, a backseat window of the limo opened.
"Thank you very much for your help," the passenger called. "How can I repay you?"
Looking inside, the man was surprised to see wealthy entrepreneur Donald Trump. Again, the man refused payment, but asked one favor: "Could you send my wife some flowers? She'd be thrilled."

"Consider it done," Trump replied, then asked the man for his address. They parted company, and the man only half expected to ever hear from Trump again.
But the next day, a florist arrived with flowers for the man's wife and a note that said: You're lucky to be married to such a caring person. When I offered to pay him for his act of kindness, he thought only of you.

Then there was a postscript: By the way, I've paid off your mortgage. You now own your house free and clear.

Have awonderful day.

3rd grade already

Steven is so excited about 3rd grade and his new school. We went to meet his teacher and check out his class today and he just can't wait to get started. I really like his teacher this year. She actually read all of the info on file from my notes and the plans from his prior school. She and Steven have already worked out hand signals for when he is having issues and when she needs to remind him not to shout out. I think he will have a very good year. We have adjusted his meds. over the summer a bit and I think that will really help. I hope to get him involved in some after school programs this year and if he can demonstrate focus, follow direction, and not argue....then we will get him signed up for swimming lessons and we will get he and Scott signed up for karate.

Our new kitty Pismo is feeling better and actually putting on some weight. I am glad because we were pretty worried that we were going to lose her. The other two kitties have embraced the little pest and they actually snuggle instead of growl at each other. ahhhhhh. Now we have 3 kitties in our bed. Scott or I will usually cart them off to Steven's bed in the middle of the night because he loves having the little buggers in there.

We are hosting a huge open house at our newest listing on Saturday. We are bbqing tri tip steaks, hot dogs, and all of the goodies that go with it. We should have a great turn out (since we called 237 people within 1/4 mile of the house and invited them to join us) I have no doubt that we will have an offer sitting on our fax at the office Monday morning. :) Here is a picture of the home

This is the fun part of the job......other then handing over the keys to the buyer and the fat check to the seller :)

Well I better go pack Steven's lunch for tomorrow because it's almost story and bed time.

Good Morning.

Here is a great thought for the day:

Milt, who lived at the time in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a trainer and consultant who periodically has worked with our company. At the end of a week of training, he and his wife, Jane, took a walk on Friday night. Jane said to him, "Milt, you missed my anniversary this week." Surprised, Milt said, "What anniversary?"

"Five years cancer free," said Jane. Five years earlier Jane had had a mastectomy. She and Milt celebrated every year that she was cancer free.

Milt felt awful. He couldn't believe he had forgotten. The week before, when he and Jane had been talking one night, they'd decided that she needed a new car. Since their son was still in college in Australia, they'd decided to wait a year until he graduated. That night, Milt said to himself, "Why am I waiting? I am so lucky that Jane is still in my life."

The next morning he called the Saturn dealership in Albuquerque and talked to one of their salespeople. I'm not kidding — the salesman's real name was Billy Graham. Milt explained the situation to Billy, saying that his kids had told him Jane really wanted a white car. "Could you get me a white Saturn by next Saturday when I get back home from training?" Milt asked.
Billy told Milt that white Saturns were hard to get. "But if you're going to come in next Saturday, I'll have one ready," he said.

The next Saturday morning Milt told Jane that he was running a bunch of errands, but he invited her to come with him so they could go out to lunch. During their drive, they passed the Saturn dealership. Milt told Jane he had to stop in for some materials because he was giving a speech about Saturn to the Chamber of Commerce. When they entered the dealership, they saw only one car; a white Saturn in the center of the showroom.
"Milt, that's the kind of car I'd love to have!" Jane said. She ran over to the Saturn and, with a big grin on her face, got in. When she got out of the car and walked around the front of it, she let out a scream and begin to cry.

Milt had no idea what had happened. When he got to the front of the car, he saw a beautiful sign on the hood of the car that read:
Yes, Jane, this is your car! Congratulations on five years cancer free.Love, Milt, Billy and the whole Saturn staff.

When Billy saw them coming, he got everyone out of the showroom and into the parking lot, so that Milt and Jane could be alone. As they were crying in each other's arms, all of a sudden they heard applause. They looked up to see everyone giving them a hand.

"We do not remember days. We remember moments in our lives." Make them!

Have a wonderful day

Another inspiration sent to me from a dear friend at a local office.

Something to think about

Here is another inspirational story I received from my good friend at London Properties. I hope it makes an impact for you as well.

Good Morning. Here is a great thought for the day:

"And love the people in our lives like we've never loved before."

I recently had dinner with someone who told me that one of his best friends had been killed in a private plane crash, and something happened at the service that he'll never forget. He shared the story with me.

At the memorial service, his friend's wife walked to the podium to speak to the gathering. She said a friend had asked her the best memory she had of their life together. At the moment, she had been too grief-stricken to answer, but she had thought about it since and wanted to answer the question. They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a time in their life almost twenty years earlier. She had quit her job to obtain her master's degree, and her husband never wavered in his support. He held down his own job and also did the cooking, cleaning, and other household chores while she studied for her degree.

One time they both stayed up all night. She was finishing her thesis, and he was preparing for an important business meeting. That morning, she walked out on their loft, looked at him over the railing, and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this meeting was to his career, and she was feeling guilty that she didn't even have time to make his breakfast. He grabbed his briefcase and hurried out. She heard the garage door open and close, but much to her surprise, she heard it open again about thirty seconds later. From above, she watched her husband dash into the house and walk over to the neglected coffee table. Tracing his finger through the dust, he wrote the words, "I love you." Then he raced back to his car.

The new widow then looked out at her audience and said, "John and I had a wonderful life together. We have been around the world several times, we've had everything money can buy... but nothing comes close to that moment.

"Our lives move with lightning speed. Although I'm very proud of my business accomplishments, in the end my life comes back to loving and being loved.

Good Times

The 4th for us was wonderful. We stayed home, watched all 3 netflix movies we have neglected, our computers stayed off, and we ate all of our favorite things. Then we had some firework fun.

Here is some video from our 4th. Remember to hit play twice for it to play.

Here is a video I took a few minutes ago of our kitten in her new favorite place.

$150.00 for a new cat tree and she gets a kick out of this. sheesh.