Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
Mother Teresa


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41. ”The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” - Chinese Proverb

42. ”Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare.” - Japanese Proverb

43. ”If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a chance of being a prophet.” - Isaac B. Singer

44. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” - Jimmy Johnson

45. “When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’” - Sydney Harris

46. “The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.” - Foster’s Law

47. ”I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” - Winston Churchill

48. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” - Winston Churchill

49. ”Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” - Voltaire

50. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Abraham Lincoln

51. “Don’t go through life, grow through life.” - Eric Butterworth

52. “Positive anything is better than negative thinking.” - Elbert Hubbard

53. ”Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” - William B. Sprague

54. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” - Albert Einstein

55. “I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.” - Oprah Winfrey

56. “In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.” - Theodore Roosevelt

57. “Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.” - Charles F. Kettering

58. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

59. “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” - Dr. Denis Waitley

60. “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” - John Wooden

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Good morning boomies! There are Blueberry pancakes in the corner but they are a guilt free flourless blueberry/banana variety. Guaranteed to be your new fave Midgie!

I will be finishing up in the corner and getting caught up on some needed chores. I have Salsa Funk class in the morning too.

I hope you all have a fantastic day. Smile at someone today. Chances are they will pass it along.

Joe

Ana

Good morning Ana and all.
Have a great day.

Good morning Ana,Haroula We're in a heat wave here,hazy,hot,humid Coffee is ready to go along with Ana's blueberry pancakes!Wishing you all a sunny day

Good Morning Ana, Haroula, Sue and all on the way to the Diner. Ana sounds like a good day for you. Haroula maybe a walk on the beach today? Sue we are expecting temps in the 90s and high humidity till next Sunday. Thanks for the pancakes ana and the coffee Sue. Enjoy your day all.

Hello and goodbye. Have a great Tuesday, everyone.

Good morning everyone. A trip to the mall to get a new charging cable for SIL's IPAD. One of her cats chewed it. To all here and all who follow, have a Wonderful Tuesday. Danish, Omelets, French Toast, and Fresh Fruit in the NC.

Good morning Boomers!

Still enjoying some lower temps here but that has to change by the weekend when temps will soar...not looking forward to that as I'll be baking again, in more ways than one lol! Oh well, guess I'll be bringing out the fans to keep things cool!

Hope you are all well! Thinking of you Joe.

Have a great day guys!

Mary

Good Morning Boomers

Ana, enjoy your Salsa class.

Joe, still have you in my prayers.

Haroula, good day to you.

Sue, stay cool. This heat is scorching.

Gerry, welcome to the hot weather.

Venus, good morning.

Connie, have a great day!

Mary, stay cool.

Wishing everyone a super day! We're off to the beach today. It's too hot here.

Hey, Ana! Thanks for the openers, and for opening the Diner! Sounds like a busy day for you! Hope it's a good one!

Hugs to you, Joe!

Good morning, sweet 'Boomies!

Alrighty, gotta skoosh! See you later!

Good morning. Oooh thank you Ana Delicious! My new favorite kind of BB pancakes.Hi Haroula, Sue, Gerry, Venus, Connie, Mary, Gail, and all who follow me in the diner today. Work at 5:00 tonight. Easy day. I'm smiling Ana

Midgie

edit:
Oops! Sorry Darlene. I bumped into you on my out. Good morning.

Good morning my friends

Ana, I'am smiling too. Your No. 41 is absolutely true. Thank you for opening the Diner

Joe: thinking of you

It's medium hot here but very humid. I think there's a thunderstorm en route. Hubby is preparing BBQ. I hope the storm is waiting till we finished eating.

We all were desperate for the summertime, now it's here, with all the heat and humidity. Let's just enjoy it as long as it lasts...

I wish everybody a nice and relaxing day. Stay healthy, stay cool, keep smiling

Love!

Evelyne

Terrific Tuesday ya'll

Well, we are a house of plague today. Keoki has a torn ACL and is not allowed to walk at all except for a few leash walks to go potty. He is bandaged to his hip and then around his waist to keep the hip one on. However, the waist one must be pulling as he keeps trying to chew on it. This will go on for 2 weeks and then they will recheck it. The hope is it will reattach on it's on. If not, then it will be surgery.

Lil Soot decided today was an excellant day to eat wood...so he did....and then helpfully deposited it all on the kitchen floor.

Son's back and neck is totally wracked and he is, as a consequence, in a very bad mood. I do feel for him, but on the other hand, I've been saying for 3 weeks "call the chiropractor." He hasn't bothered as he says "it will take too long to get in" (and it will take a long time) and "he doesn't want us to spend the money" but the longer he waits, the worse it will get and he will end up at the Emergency Room eventually.

Boys are here....dad took them fishing at a friends house yesterday. I think it was the first time they've gone.

Soot is back at work. He's been carry Keoki up and down the stairs for me so I'm hoping his back holds out. Thankfully, Keoki is only about 57 lbs. I don't know what daughter would do if faced with the same situation.

Ana, I hope you got to your Salsa Funk

Mary, sounds like your cake baking business has been a huge success. Do you have one particular cake that is requested most often? Do you do gluten free stuff?

Evelyne, has the evil headache gone?

Back later

It is to be a hot and busy day here today!! Thay are taling 90's with high humidity. So will go and get things done before it is too hot to do them. Me and Sassy took a mile and a halfer early this morning so we only have to go out the door later.

Ana thanks again for helping out and opening the diner!! Have a fun class and hope the project goes well.

Haroula, Gerry, Cailyn, and venus have a lovely day!

Gail enjoy the beach and don't forget the sunscreen!! Have a lovely day!

Connie good thing the cord wasn't plugged in. Have a lovely day and thanks for the danish!

Midge enjoy the BB pancakes!!

Mary glad you are enjoying the cool while you can!!

Darlene may work fly and all go smoothly!!

Evelyne sounds like the head is better today!! Enjoy the BBQ!! That is what we are doing today also!!

L4l I don't know how you do it! Poor Keoki! Prayers that the wrapping does the trick!! HUGS!


Nan

Nan, have fun!

Right now everyone is quiet, but I'm starving. I'm thinking I may have to port Kman upstairs and go find food.

I also need to find something for side dishes tonight. I've had a flank steak marinating so that will be the main dish, but I need to figure out which veggies we'd like.

I also need to go begin my climb up Mt. St. Laundry. It has reached epic proportions.

Back in a bit

Oh Gosh L4 how awful!! but Andre Rieu said to never give up hope, never give up courage. This has surely changed you routine hasn't it. We all praying for you.

My kittie's morning dialogue:
"What's the olde lady doing, running around like that?"
"Well she has had a spurt of energy and is on a cleaning rampage".
"She has taken my bed and it's burning away in the hot sun. Oh woe."
"She's washing my food dishes -all our dishes."
"Saints preserve us said Mrs. Jervis."
Yeah kits, but our home looks better now so wipe off your feet when you come inside. Also little claws have ruined certain articles of furniture now little claws are eroding posts that support the porch roof.

Nice cool weather over . Back to the hotsky.
Why does hot coffee taste so good on a hot day? Some day I will post howI got my nice coffee maker funnyfunnyfunny.

Back to cleaning

Yankee, yep, we will hang in there with my Kman. He has been so sweet through all this. The vet was surprised yesterday that he didn't have to sedate him to check the knee. I'm sure I will be spending lots of time in the bed with him. We are accepting all prayers for a completely functional knee with grateful hearts.

But first, fooooood!

Ok, back....son is up now so I'm going to my room to rest for a bit. Back in a few

Good afternoon Boomers. Hot, hot, hot.

L4l prayers and cuddles on the way for Keoki.

My prayers are on the way too Looney.

L4L my prayers are headed straight for you and your kman.

Time for me to say good night. See you all in the morning. Have a good night.

Midgie

Thanks Guys, we so appreciate all the good thoughts and prayers.

Keoki is getting used to the 3 legged balance thing so it seems like the problem is going to be keeping him down. Especially as I never used to make him sit or lay when the other dogs did as long as he stood still. So he is not used to laying around all day.

Anyway, dinner is dined, kitchen is cleaned, son and boys are watching MegaMind, Soot has taken the 4 legged ones to bed, and I've swapped laundry so I'm off to bed.

Sweet dreams all

Sweet dreams all..I have some sleep to catch up on.

L4l hugs and prayers headed your direction!!!

Ana have a nice relaxing and rejuvinating sleep!!!

Joe......I have no words, just HUGS!!!! I know how it feels.

Well time here to find my pillow. Night everybody sleep well and pleasant dreams!!


Nan