tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14207137823861627292024-03-05T19:12:01.677-07:00Inspirational PathInspirational stories about living with ovarian cancer, incredible people who inspire us, encouraging quotes to live by and motivational thoughts to push us forward.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-46872365202259582952012-11-04T06:50:00.001-07:002012-11-04T07:57:02.599-07:00Lois in Cancerland<br />
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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When I was a little
girl I had a love/hate relationship with Lewis Carroll’s book, “Alice in
Wonderland."</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I loved the story, but nevertheless would
wake up, night after night, with nightmarish dreams. I dreamed I was falling down a rabbit hole,
where I ran as fast as I could with the madly grinning Cheshire Cat and the mean
Queen of Hearts chasing me, screaming “Off with her head.” <b>My
dear Irish Mom would come running to comfort me and I would fall asleep.</b> Strangely
enough the next day I would pull the book off the shelf and read it again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>A month ago I was a healthy 83 year old blogger and writer,
when out of the blue, I became a not so healthy 83 year old blogger and writer,
with cancer.</b> I was diagnosed with ovarian and abdominal cancer. That is when I
fell down Alice’s hole, but there was no grinning cat and no mean queen. That
is because I was not in Wonderland, I was in Cancerland. It was just as scary
though, because I was there alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>It didn’t take long for me to realize that I wasn’t really
alone. </b>My family, husband, daughter, son and three grandchildren were along for
my journey, living with cancer. There were many sweet moments, in the hospital,
with all of them gathered round my bed. A few tears were shed, but we shared
many laughs and hugs and love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I feel so blessed to have a strong faith, with a church
affiliation. I have been surrounded by, not only my family, but with a
multitude of great friends. I am also blessed with a lifetime of looking at the
glass and seeing it as half full, not half empty. <b>An outpouring of love has
filled my cancer life.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I decided I wanted to
share the story of my journey with others. Perhaps it will help someone else
along the same path. I invite you to come along for the ride.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lois Jamieson</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/10/when-things-go-wrong.html#more">When Things Go Wrong</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-44282809015772116222012-10-28T18:25:00.000-07:002012-11-04T07:57:28.901-07:00When things go wrong…<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Two years ago, my mom (Lois) and I started our blog </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Kids Without Stuff</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">, which eventually
became </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Inspirational Path</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">. We’ve posted over 400 articles and built up a loyal following of readers and fans. However,
towards the end of September we stopped posting, primarily due to the demands
of my new job and the fact that mom wasn’t feeling real well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Then on October 2, mom’s not feeling well ended up with her
in the hospital and during the next 4 days she was diagnosed with ovarian and
abdominal cancer, not good news, thus, the title of this article, “When things
go wrong…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I was visiting with mom yesterday and in her eternally
positive voice she said, “I think I’m going to write about my journey with
cancer.” I thought about her words for a long moment and said, “Let’s write
about your journey in our blog.” Mom thought it was a great idea. And so, a new
journey has begun, down a different and bumpy path, but hopefully for some an
inspirational one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We won’t be writing daily like we have in the past, but plan
to post weekly. Our posts will include mom’s journey, fight and wisdom and my
thoughts and feelings. Please take a moment to enjoy our posts and when you feel
it’s right, share the articles with others who are fighting their own battles
with cancer or other life threatening illnesses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Thanks to all of our readers, fans and supporters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Jan Shoop and Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-81746919522983320362012-09-21T06:00:00.000-07:002012-11-04T07:59:04.109-07:00For The Love of Chocolate<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I admit it…. I do love chocolate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My trouble is I only like milk chocolate. And - that is not
the chocolate that is good for you. It seems that I am not alone in my choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A few weeks ago, in Denver, Colorado, a black bear stopped by
the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and helped himself to some tasty
chocolate candy. The bear went in and out of the candy store multiple times,
only using the front door and didn’t break a thing. He was especially partial
to some chocolate-chip cookies dipped in caramel and milk chocolate called
“cookie bears.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The bear took the treats outside to eat them and then
returned for more. He made seven trips in about 15 minutes. He did not even
leave the wrappers, so it is assumed that he ate the paper as well as the
candy. The store owner did not appear to be terribly upset. She said, “He was
very clean and very careful. He ate a lot of candy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Gotta love that bear.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <i><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Fun%20Facts">Fun Facts</a></i></span><i>: </i></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/fun-facts-baby-boomers.html">Fun Facts - Baby Boomers</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/fun-facts-all-about-bras.html">Fun Facts - All About Bras</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/fun-facts-maps-vs-gps.html">Fun Facts - Maps vs GPS</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-88802404781125338162012-09-19T06:00:00.000-07:002012-09-19T06:00:08.275-07:00How to Achieve a Goal<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: lime;">6 Steps to Achieving Your Goal</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The first step in achieving your goal is to know exactly what
you wish to accomplish. Second, write your goal down. Third, see yourself achieving
your goal. Fourth, have confidence and faith in yourself. Fifth, know in your
heart that anything is possible. Sixth, declare your goal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Confidence comes not from always
being right, but from not fearing to be wrong.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Peter T. McIntyre<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“You can’t connect the dots looking
forward. You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that
the dots will somehow connect in the future. You have to trust in something:
your gut, destiny, life, Karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will
connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even
when it leads you off the well worn path.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Steve Jobs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Self-confidence is the first
requisite to great undertakings.” Samuel Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Getting ahead in a difficult
profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with
mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with
vastly superior talent.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Sophia Loren<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Believe in yourself! Have faith in
your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own power
you cannot be successful or happy.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Norman Vincent Peale<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“It is lack of faith that makes
people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Muhammad Ali<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“If you have a talent, use it in
every which way possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like a miser. Spend
it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Brendan Francis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read more <i><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Motivational%20Thoughts">Motivational Thoughts</a>: </i></span></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/how-to-be-happy.html">How To Be Happy</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-life.html">The Ebb and Flow of Life</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/01/its-okay-to-be-different.html">It's Okay To Be Different</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-78038538498378975172012-09-17T06:00:00.000-07:002012-09-17T06:00:00.201-07:007 Quotes on Friendship<br />
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Quotable Quotes on Friendship</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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is someone who knows you well and still likes you.” Anonymous<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are made by many acts, and lost by only one.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Anonymous</span></div>
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through one man a little more love and goodness, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">a little
more light and truth comes into the world, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">then that
man’s life has had a meaning.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Anonymous<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to keep company only with people who uplift you, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">whose presence
calls forth your best.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Epictetus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“With true
friends…even water drunk together is sweet enough.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Chinese Proverb<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Be slow to fall into friendship, but
when you are in, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">continue firm and constant.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Socrates<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read more <i><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Quotable%20Quotes">Quotable Quotes</a>: </i></span></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/5-of-best-quotes-by-famous-women.html">Quotes By Famous Women</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/inspiring-kindergarten-quotes.html">Inspiring Kindergarten Quotes</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/7-humorous-quotes-on-aging.html">Humorous Quotes on Aging</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-39215181624903210862012-09-13T06:00:00.000-07:002012-09-13T06:00:04.046-07:00Happy Birthday, Julia!<br />
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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I missed an important
date in August.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I usually write my posts 3 weeks or more in advance. Just the
other day I read that Julia Child would have turned 100 on August 15. Julia
Child was a remarkable woman, who, perhaps, was best known for bringing the art
of mastering French cooking to America. I believe that at least 100 chefs in
America celebrated her birthday by serving some of her wonderful recipes.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">One of my very favorite
movies, “Julie and Julia” came out in 2009</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. It was a great story and perked my interest in Julia
Child and French cooking. Later, a friend and I were discussing the movie and
she told me that she had the original recipe for Julia’s <b>Boeuf Bourguignon</b>. My friend shared the recipe with me. A few weeks
later, my husband and I were expecting guests for dinner, and I decided to
surprise everyone with this famous recipe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Two days in advance of the dinner party, I rolled up my
sleeves in anticipation of making the <b>Boeuf
Bourguignon</b>. Nine hours later, I
finished preparing the dish. I was almost too exhausted to entertain our
guests. Everyone said it was wonderful, but I honestly thought I could have
thrown the ingredients and a bottle of good red wine, in my crock-pot and it
would have tasted the same. In addition,
I could have had a long nap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I have decided I am
never going to cook anything I can’t pronounce.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Holidays">Holidays andCelebrations</a>:</span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/09/special-days-in-september.html">Special Days in September</a> </b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/august-holidays-and-celebrations.html"><b>August Holidays and Celebrations</b></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/06/july-holidays-and-websites.html"><b>July Holidays and Websites</b></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-37463068908703922932012-09-11T06:00:00.000-07:002012-09-11T06:00:05.971-07:00Remembering 9/11<br />
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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Today in honor of 9/11 take
a quiet moment to remember. On September 11, 2001 terrorists high-jacked four airplanes
and carried out deadly attacks on the United States.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I bet many of you remember exactly where you were and what you
were doing the moment you heard or saw pictures of the attack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I DO…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Jan </span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">– I was getting ready for work as I watched the news reports. I will
never forget the shock and disbelief of what I was watching.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lois</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> - I remember the day and the moment, on <b>December 7, 1941</b> when the Japanese Imperial Navy bombed the U.S. naval
base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. World War II began that day for the United
States. I was 12 years old. Within a few months both my step-father and my
uncle were sent off to war, and later, my older brother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lois and Jan</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> - We remember where we were and what we were doing on Friday,
<b>November 22, 1963</b>, the day President
John F. Kennedy was assassinated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lois and Jan</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> - We remember where we were and what we were doing on <b>April 4, 1968</b>, the day Dr. <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/01/top-12-martin-luther-king-quotes.html">MartinLuther King</a></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">, Jr. was shot dead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Let us hope and pray that
there are no more days, like these, to remember.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/labor-day-quotes-and-facts.html">holidays</a>: </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/09/special-days-in-september.html">Special Days in September</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/august-holidays-and-celebrations.html"><b>August Holidays and Celebrations</b></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/06/july-holidays-and-websites.html"><b>July Holidays and Websites</b></a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://youtu.be/twDz-VYnufY">9/11 Video Timeline:How the Day Unfolded</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-45696830070355730822012-09-10T06:00:00.000-07:002012-09-10T06:00:12.614-07:00Special Days in September<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I am sure we are all aware that <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/labor-day-quotes-and-facts.html">Labor Day</a> and the Day of
Remembrance of 9/11, fall in September. But …. Did you know about these special
days and monthly observances in September?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">National Honey Month<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Be Kind to Writers and
Editors Month<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Self Improvement Month</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Johnny Appleseed’s
birthday (9/2)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Grandparents Day (3<sup>rd</sup>
Sunday after Labor Day)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">International Day of
Peace (9/22)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Do you know that the
flower for September is the Astor? </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Astor is a talisman of love and signifies patience. The
Astor is named after a star.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Do you know the
birthstone for September is the sapphire? </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> It is believed
the birthstone concept arose from the breastplate that Aaron wore, as described
in the Bible. It had 12 stones that each
represented a tribe of Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more about September <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/labor-day-quotes-and-facts.html">Holidays and Celebrations</a>:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/international-day-of-peace-quotes-and.html">International Day of
Peace</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/international-day-of-peace-quotes-and.html"> </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/autumn-quotes-and-facts.html">Autumn Quotes and Facts</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/09/autumn-quotes-and-facts.html"> </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-27722623963171691362012-09-05T06:00:00.000-07:002012-09-05T06:00:02.195-07:00Motivation to Exercise More<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Agatha Christie<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Jan is always after me
to exercise more. </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
told her I walk a lot, (in the grocery store, the mall, and around the house.)
I also told her that I dance in the kitchen any chance I can get.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She hasn’t been too impressed by my answer, but I think I
just got her attention.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I recently formed the
Club 80.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> The club is
composed of me (83), her father (83), and a friend, Dick (88). Dick is my
husband’s golf buddy, a widower, who dines at the Jamieson table every Monday
evening. On one such evening, I realized that we were all moaning about our
lack of exercise.<b> I decided, right there and then, to stop our complaining and
do something positive about it. </b>I
challenged the men to join me in forming the Club 80. Dick was excited and
up-beat about the idea. While we chattered away planning our commitment, my
husband sat in his reclining chair, shaking his head and wondering if we had
lost our minds. We forced him to become a member, and he acquiesced. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We cleverly called, our
motivation to exercise, Club 80. Here is the plan. We agreed to exercise five days
a week. Two days we do TaiChi, one day a week we speed walk in the pool, one
day we walk, and one day we dance. How simple is that?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I think Jan should be
very proud of us. I am. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Motivational%20Thoughts">MotivationalThoughts</a>: </span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/quotes-reflection-on-teaching.html">Quotes and Reflection on Teaching</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/reflection-on-visualizing.html">Reflection on Visualizing</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/quotes-reflection-on-wow.html">Quotes and Reflection on WOW</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-84103594787645733082012-09-03T06:00:00.000-07:002012-09-10T17:14:23.527-07:00Why We Celebrate Labor Day<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Labor was the first price, the original purchase money that was paid for
all things. It was not by gold or silver, but by labor, that all the wealth of
the world was originally purchased.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Adam Smith<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Labor Day is the last major
holiday of summer and falls on the first Monday in September. </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Labor Day was created in the late 19</span><sup style="line-height: 150%;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> century and
became a Federal holiday in 1894. We celebrate the day as a tribute to the
contributions and achievements of American workers.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Today, most of us enjoy
the three day weekend, and celebrate by going on vacation, picnicking, and
watching parades</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Let’s not forget that in the late 1800’s, during the height
of the industrial revolution in the United States, the average American worked
12 hours a day, 7 days a week, for very low wages. <b>Children, as young as 5 or 6, worked in unsafe mills, factories and
mines across the country.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">One of the worst examples of this was the Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911. <b>The fire caused the death of
146 garment workers, mostly young immigrant women and some children.</b> They were
working on the 8<sup>th</sup>, 9<sup>th</sup> and 10<sup>th</sup> floors of the
building and were trapped in the fire. The doors to the stairway were locked to
keep them from stealing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Let us take a moment to
remember these workers, and be thankful that children today do not have to work
in factories.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Without labor nothing prospers.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sophocles<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Quotable%20Quotes">QuotableQuotes:</a></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/top-10-communication-quotes.html">Top 10 Communication Quotes</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/quotes-reflection-on-unity.html">Quotes and Reflection on Unity</a></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/7-quotes-for-simplify-your-life-week.html">Quotes for Simplify Your Life Week</a></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-44780879719122942662012-08-31T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-31T06:00:10.411-07:00Fun Facts – Baby Boomers<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I recently found an
interesting statistic on joint replacement. It seems as though ‘Baby Boomers’
are having joint surgery to maintain their active life styles. This is an
Arizona study.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Statistics for knee replacements:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 2000, there were 5,969 knee replacements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 2010, there were 15,133 knee replacements.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Statistics for hip
replacements:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 2000, there were 4,974 hip replacements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 2010, there were 9,545 hip replacements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The article I read suggested that the increase may be due to working
‘Boomers’ exercising too hard on the weekends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My husband had 2 knee replacements when he was in his 70’s
and I had one in my 80’s. This is pretty common among people our age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Be very careful
‘Boomers’ . It seems to me you are way too young to need joint replacements</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read More <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Fun%20Facts">Fun Facts</a>: </span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/word-play.html">Fun Facts - Word Play</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/fun-facts-friday.html">Fun Facts Friday</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/fun-facts-and-weird-news.html">Fun Facts and Weird News</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-43362005728999331772012-08-29T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-29T06:00:03.515-07:00Inspirational People – Gail<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I never seem to run out
of stories about inspiring individuals I know.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I would like to
introduce you to Gail, who is one of these exceptional people</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">. Gail is a friend and has been a
fellow volunteer at the school for at-risk kids, where I spent the past 7
years. She tutored the students and read to the kindergarten children and at
the same time, Gail, tutored students at another school. She plans to continue her
volunteer service to children this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Gail sits on the board of the Lillian Vallely School for
Native American children. The school is located in Blackfoot, Idaho. <b>Several
times each year, Gail is part of the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church team that travels
to Idaho to assist in improvements at the school and to mentor the students.</b> In
addition, Gail spends many hours in volunteer service at St. Barnabas in
Arizona.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Gail is truly a
dedicated, giving person, who inspires others.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Do you know inspirational people who should be included in our blog? We'd love to hear their stories. Take a moment and email us or comment below. Thanks!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Inspirational%20People">InspirationalPeople </a>stories: </span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/inspirational-people-mary.html">Inspirational People - Mary</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/inspirational-people-get-in-boat.html">Inspirational People - Get In The Boat</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/love-can-be-inspiring.html">Love Can Be Inspiring</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-27079559072042005892012-08-27T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-27T06:00:04.451-07:005 of the Best Quotes by Famous Women<br />
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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Famous Women and their
Quotes</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“To be successful. The first thing to
do is fall in love with your work.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sister Mary Lauretta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Roman Catholic nun<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Think wrongly, if you please, but in
all cases think for yourself.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Doris Lessing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">British writer</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“To live is so startling it leaves
little time for anything else.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Emily Dickinson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">American poet<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“You may be disappointed if you fail,
but you are doomed if you don’t try.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Beverly Sills<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">American opera singer<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Women are repeatedly accused of
taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Marya Mannes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">American writer<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Quotable%20Quotes">QuotableQuotes</a>:</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/inspiring-kindergarten-quotes.html">Inspiring Kindergarten Quotes</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/7-humorous-quotes-on-aging.html">Humorous Quotes on Aging</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/10/9-inspiring-quotes-by-eleanor-roosevelt.html">Inspiring Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-67292344533665795852012-08-24T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-24T06:00:13.399-07:00Fun Facts – All About Bras<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I have a habit of
reading the newspaper every day. I am amazed at the interesting, and sometimes
weird, articles I find. I found the following information to be amazing. This
will probably be more interesting to women, at least I think so.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Did you know?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">According to common belief, the invention of the ‘bra’
happened in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. The University of Innsbruck, just
recently, announced that archaeologist </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Beatrix Nutz discovered a gauze bra, that was worn at least 600
years ago. The bra, she uncovered was trimmed with lace and had two broad
shoulder straps, and probably a back strap.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The picture, of this 600 year old bra, was amazing. It looked very much
like today’s bra.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And that’s a fact.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read More <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Fun%20Facts">Fun Facts</a>:</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/fun-facts-maps-vs-gps.html">Fun Facts - Maps vs GPS</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/farmers-almanac-facts.html">Fun Facts - Farmers Almanac Facts</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/fun-facts-friday-green-thing.html">Fun Facts - It's a Green Thing</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-91268567165601803332012-08-22T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-22T06:00:02.259-07:00When Life Changes Direction<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">School has started and at this time of the year, I am usually
gearing up for yet another year of volunteering at a special school for at-risk
kids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But not this year…</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I will not be continuing with the most satisfying 7 years of
volunteer service I have ever experienced. <b>I
am left with good memories and great relationships with extraordinary children
and teen-agers.</b> I thank Jan, for believing in me and leading me to this
outstanding experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I will miss the students and wonderful teachers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">At the age of 83, I
don’t have the vitality I once had, but I am not ready to hang it all up yet. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">So the question is,
“What Do I Do Now?”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I keep busy, with two blogs and a book in the works. Most of
my adult life has been spent in volunteer service, and I find it hard to quit
now. I am finding, in my senior years, that many of my friends are in need of
phone calls, caring visits and small gifts of cheer. I think perhaps I can fill
that challenge, moving from the younger generation to the older generation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Who really knows what
the future will hold for any of us. I will let you know, when I figure it out.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read More <a href="http://www.inspirationalpath.com/">InspirationalPath</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/inspirational-people-mary.html">Inspirational People - Mary</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/inspirational-people-get-in-boat.html">Inspirational People - Get In The Boat</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/woman-named-helen.html">A Women Named Helen</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-51306470782035704512012-08-21T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-21T06:00:13.762-07:00Senior Citizen Day<br />
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Citizen Day</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“We can best demonstrate our gratitude and esteem by making sure that our
communities are good places in which to mature and grow older.” President
Ronald Reagan</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Thank you, President Reagan, for proclaiming August 21 as
Senior Citizen Day. It is hard for me to realize, that at the age of 50, you
are now entitled to senior citizen perks. It was not that way when I reached
50, a long time ago. In fact, I would have been insulted had anyone called me a
senior citizen. Of course, the U.S.
Government doesn’t proclaim you to be a senior citizen until age 65. You might
not enjoy being called a senior citizen when you reach 50, but you might as
well enjoy the perks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Perk – from the word
perquisite, meaning a privilege to which a person is entitled by virtue of
status, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">So, go ahead and enjoy
your perquisites. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lois: I was amazed,
when I was on the internet researching ‘old age’, to see my picture pop up. I
think it has to do with ‘cookies’ or something. I totally don’t understand all
there is to know about blogging. Where is Jan when I need her?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Jan: Jan is up to her
eyeballs in preparing and writing lesson plans for her new classroom. She loves
teaching at her new and ‘special’ school. But … is missing the time to write.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Holidays">Holidays</a>:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/august-holidays-and-celebrations.html">August Holidays and Celebrations</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/08/national-catfish-month.html">National Catfish Month</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-45916050598202161342012-08-10T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:52:42.679-07:00Fun Facts – Maps vs GPS<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It saddens me to read
that maps are being replaced by the GPS.
I think there is a place for both in our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A GPS is great for finding directions to a where you want to
go. It does serve as a map, directing you
to the place you want to be. A few years ago, Jan and I were in New York City.
She used her I-phone to find the way to almost any place we wanted to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>One day, after walking, what felt like 15 long blocks, we
decided we need a foot massage? Bingo!</b>
Jan found the closest salon and it was only 1 block away. It turned out to be a beautiful place and the
foot massage was heavenly and only cost $30 before tip. <b>So I do agree that having a GPS is well worth
the money.</b> I keep waiting for someone to buy me an I-phone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>However, I have a love for the paper map</b> – I have so many
wonderful memories of driving across the country with a map to guide us. I
loved consulting the map and charting our way. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">When traveling with our children or grandchildren, who
constantly asked, “Are We There Yet?”<b> I found the problem easily solved by
handing them a map and telling them to figure it out.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In our ‘travel’ car, if you look in the side door pocket you
will find maps of Arizona, Southern California, Mexico, Northern California,
and most Western states. <b>You never know
when you might need a map. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Yes, I think maps are great, but they can’t find you a nice
motel when you are traveling on the</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <i>road. You will need your GPS for that</i></span></b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Fun%20Facts">FUN FACTS:</a></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/fun-facts-friday-green-thing.html">Fun Facts - Green Thing</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/fun-facts-friday.html">Fun Facts Friday</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/fun-facts-and-weird-news.html">Fun Facts and Weird News</a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-68602440505740430682012-08-08T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:53:30.477-07:00Journaling, Inspiration from Your Pen<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>I am convinced that my personal inspirational path must
include journaling and meditation. </b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I am far from perfect in these practices, but I know the
importance of both, in living my life to the fullest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Jan has been remarkably helpful in both journaling and
meditation. I often wonder why my daughter is so much smarter and more
disciplined than I am. Over the years she has gifted me with beautiful
journaling books in which to write. I have written many pages, but there are
some empty pages as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I have a wonderful book, sitting on my desk, as I write. It
is called, <b>“The Artist’s Way,”</b> by Julia Cameron. This, once again, was a gift
from Jan. In Ms. Cameron’s book she writes about the importance of what she
calls, ‘morning pages’. <b>She suggests you write three pages, each morning, about
whatever comes to your mind. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Some years ago I attended a Writer’s Workshop, led by a
marvelous teacher. <b>At the start of each session, we were instructed to write
for 10 minutes, about anything that came to mind.</b> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I still have my 10 minute writings and it is enlightening to
read them ten or so years later. I find that both the ‘morning pages’ and the
‘ten minute writing’ exercises are a good way to begin journaling.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Congratulations, if you
are already journaling. If you are
thinking about starting to journal, Welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <b><i><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Motivational%20Thoughts">Motivational Thoughts</a></i></b>: </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/the-ebb-and-flow-of-life.html">The Ebb and Flow of Life</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/perception-is-reality.html">Perception is Reality</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/inspirational-thoughts.html">Inspirational Thoughts</a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-37892587230390962402012-08-07T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:54:01.266-07:00National Catfish Month<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I am not sure who
decided to name August the National Catfish Month, but it did set me thinking
about the last time I ate catfish and other fine foods.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Fried catfish falls
into the category of the best food I have had in the South.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The best fried catfish </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I ever ate was in Pompano, Florida.
There was this small shack of a restaurant in a very scary neighborhood. They
had great catfish and hushpuppies. My husband and our two children often ate
there, with my mother-in-law, when we visited her. As we got close to the area
of the catfish house, Jim’s Mom would shout, “Lock the doors and put up the
windows.” It was always worth the ride, in a tank, to eat that catfish.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The best conch chowder
I ever had </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">was a
specialty of the Pelican Pub (now closed) in Pompano Beach, Florida. I liked it
so much I always carried some back to Arizona. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The best turtle soup I
ever slurped, </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">was in
Key West, Florida. That was when I was single and not too smart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The best grits I ever
ate</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> can be found at
any restaurant from Georgia to Florida. Arizonians just do not know how to make
grits.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>Read more August <i><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Holidays">Holidays</a>:</i> </b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/august-holidays-and-celebrations.html">August Holidays and Celebrations</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/5-fabulous-quotes-for-national-vision.html">5 Fabulous Quotes for National Vision and Hearing Month</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/be-angel-day-quotes.html">Be An Angel Day Quotes</a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-69835789154708465552012-08-06T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:54:25.053-07:00Inspiring Kindergarten Quotes<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">1. "Teachers can change lives with just
the right mix of chalk and challenges.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Joyce A. Myers</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">2. “The first idea a child must acquire
in order to be actively disciplined is that in the difference in good and evil.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Maria Montessori</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">3. “I’m like the kid in kindergarten’ I
really do send valentines to everyone.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;">Susie Bright</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">4. “I started my career in kindergarten
playing a tube of tooth paste in a play about hygiene.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Henry Winkler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">5. “Children are great imitators. So
give them something great to imitate.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Anonymous<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">6. “Teach a child to choose the right
path, and when he is older he will remain on it.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Bible<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">7. “To bring up a child in the way he
should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Josh Billings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">8. “Every child is an artist. The
problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pablo Picasso<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
criticism, he learns to condemn.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
hostility, he learns to fight.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
ridicule, he learns to be shy.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
shame, he learns to feel guilty.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
tolerance, he learns to be patient.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
praise, he learns to appreciate.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
fairness, he learns justice.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
security, he learns to have faith.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
approval, he learns to like himself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a child lives with
acceptance and friendship, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">he learns to find love in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dorothy L. Nolte<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Quotable%20Quotes"><i>Quotable Quotes</i>:</a> </span></span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/great-kindergarten-quotes.html">Great Kindergarten Quotes</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/10/universal-childrens-week-8-great-quotes.html">Children’s Quotes</a> </div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/05/17-inspirational-teacher-quotes.html">Inspirational Teacher Quotes</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-19977755117112448422012-08-03T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:55:05.511-07:00Farmers' Almanac Facts<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Here are some <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Fun%20Facts">fun facts</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> I garnered from my copy of the 1975 Farmers’ Almanac:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Early Bird
Catches the Worm<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The mental efficiency of most people follows a course of rise and fall,
and it goes like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mornings:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> 105% at 8 am and 102% at 10 am <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Afternoons:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> 101% at 1 pm and 96% at 4 pm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Evenings: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> 98% at 8 pm and 97% at 10 pm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This is why surgeons plan operations during the morning
hours. Also, it is thought that the patient’s vitality is higher in the
morning.</span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I have made it a rule never to let the sun rise before me.” Thomas
Jefferson</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Farewell to the
friendly postmark!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">You have probably noticed, as have I, that the current postmark
does not say the name of the community from which it came. <b>But, do you know when that change was made?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In 1973, the U.S. Postal Service decided to eliminate the
name of the city or town of origin from the postmarks on mailing pieces. The
postal service substituted, “U.S. Postal Service,” plus a state abbreviation
and a three numeral ZIP number. A trained postal clerk can interpret this, but it
doesn’t tell the recipient of a letter very much. For instance, a letter from
Dayton, Ohio, became OH513.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I am not sure, what the
postmark on a letter, is today... That is because I never get letters anymore –
only emails. I long for the day when I receive a letter, and know right away
that it is from my cousin in Dayton, Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-76609959723339916902012-08-02T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:55:34.253-07:00Reflection on Habits<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Power of a Habit</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>Do you ever take time to think about or assess your habits? </i>Habits
come in two forms; good habits that keep us moving in a positive direction and
bad habits that pull us down or stall our progress. <b>Much of the time, we’re not
even aware of our habits, both bad and good. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>Think for a moment about your mornings.</b> Do you take time in
the morning to meditate or pray? Do you take time to exercise? Do you review
your day and your goals for the day before you actually start your day? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>Or… does your morning consist of leaping out of bed, </b>after whacking
the snooze button multiple times, racing to the shower, then quickly getting
dressed as you grab a cup of coffee before dashing out the door? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>What are your habits when you get home from work?</b> Is there
time in your evening for family conversation? Do you take time to exercise,
plan the next day and reflect on the current day? Do you spend time reading
inspirational or motivational books and magazines? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>Or… does your evening consist of take-out food eaten over the
sink</b> while watching the news.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Habits are life changing, in both good ways and bad. Reassess
yours and see if you can change some of those bad habits into good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <b><i><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Motivational%20Thoughts">Motivational Thoughts</a></i></b> posts: </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/07/quotes-reflection-on-feeling.html">Reflection on Feeling</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/07/quotes-reflection-on-being-quirky.html">Reflection on Being Quirky</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/07/quotes-reflection-on-responsibility.html">Reflection on Responsibility</a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-70096837150341053822012-08-01T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:56:03.693-07:00Inspirational People - Mary<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A Woman Named Mary</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When I became a member
of my church, St. Barnabas on the Desert, I had the pleasure of meeting many
interesting people</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.
At the same time, I began my seven years of volunteer service at an inner city
school. As part of my work at the school, I needed to find talented, dedicated
individuals, who would agree to volunteer. At St. Barnabas I found a gold mine.
<b>One of these nuggets of gold was a woman
named Mary.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mary is one of the extraordinary people who shared their time
and expertise with the at-risk students at this school. Mary tutored students
in math once a week. <b>How very fortunate to have such a talented person
volunteering her time, working with these below poverty level students.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mary’s background includes a PhD in Micro Biology and minors
in both math and chemistry. <b>For a period of her life, she was a professor at a
prestigious college.</b> She was able to move students along quite rapidly, and
they loved her because she made it fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In Mary’s words, “This
is a wonderful school where students respond to tutoring very quickly. It is a
lot of fun working with these kids.” <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">To understand Mary’s dedication to others, you need to know
that she spends many hours in volunteer service to other organizations.<b> Just one
of these is the St. Barnabas Annual Mexican Medical Mission. Mary coordinates the
mission, and once a year, Mary travels to Mexico, where she works with others,
providing medicine and other supplies to the needy.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mary is truly an
inspiring person.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <i><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Inspirational%20People">Inspirational People</a></i> stories: </span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/love-can-be-inspiring.html">Love Can Be Inspiring</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/07/woman-named-helen.html">A Woman Named Helen</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/06/inspiring-people-are-everywhere-tony.html">Inspiring People Are Everywhere - Tony</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420713782386162729.post-28919515333614955772012-07-31T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-19T17:56:27.973-07:00August Holidays and Celebrations<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">August Holidays and
Websites<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 12pt;">Holidays in the Month of August<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">National Inventors Month<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Get Ready for Kindergarten
Month<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">National Water Quality
Month<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Admit You’re Happy Month<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/5-fabulous-quotes-for-national-vision.html">National Vision and Learning Month </a></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August
Holidays – Day-by-Day<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 1-7 <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/05/first-lady-of-clowning.html"> International Clown Week</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 1 Anniversary
of the World Wide Web<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 2 Anniversary
of the Official Signing of the Declaration of Independence<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 3 Columbus
Sailed for the New World<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 4 Coast
Guard Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 5 National
Mustard Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 6 National
Kids Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 7 Anniversary
of the Purple Heart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 9 National
Underwear Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 10 Anniversary
of the Founding of the Smithsonian Museum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 12 United
Nations International Day of Youth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 14 Anniversary
of the Social Security Act<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 15 Anniversary
of the Completion of the US Transcontinental Railroad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 17 Sandcastle
Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 18 Anniversary
of the Mail Order Catalog<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 19 National
Aviation Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 22 <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2011/08/be-angel-day-quotes.html">Be an Angel Day</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 25 Anniversary
of the Wizard of Oz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 25-31 Be Kind
to Humankind Week<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 26 National
Dog Day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">August 28 Anniversary
of the First Radio Commercial<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aging Can be Fun</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Being an octogenarian,
I had a lot of fun with these quotes. I hope you,</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> <b>at
any age, will too</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“You know you’re getting old when you
stoop to tie your shoes, and wonder what else you can do while you’re down
there.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">George Burns<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“If I had known I would live this
long, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I would have taken better care of myself.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">H.J. Sprinston<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“The great comfort of turning 49 is
the realization </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">that you are not too old to die young.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Paul Dickson</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“A class reunion is when everyone
gets together </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">to see who is falling apart.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Anonymous<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And from my 1975
Farmers’ Almanac:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“You’ve reached middle-age when all
you exercise is caution.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“By the time a man realizes that
maybe his father was right, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Keep laughing, it’s
good for you.” Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Lois Jamieson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Read more <a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/search/label/Quotable%20Quotes">QuotableQuotes</a>: </span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/06/7-humorous-birthday-quotes.html">7 Humorous Birthday Quotes</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/06/quotable-quotes-on-aging.html">Quotable Quotes on Aging</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.kidswithoutstuff.com/2012/05/quotes-on-aging.html">Quotes on Aging</a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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