19 More Days before I leave for Wisconsin and "The Lake"

I just realized that I left the I out of my preface yesterday. How careless! Sometimes I go back three or four times to change and fix things in my blog during the day (I am my most devoted reader....actually, I link from my site to other sites so I check to see if anyone has made any comments or if I want to make any changes before I head on to those sites.) but I don't see all the mistakes. Actually I should make the preface with a we instead of an I, because I'm not driving to Wisconsin all by myself. My husband and I share the driving and my son will probably do some of the driving this year too. Also, we tote along our two chihuahuas. They don't drive.

It's getting harder and harder to travel with our dogs. There are fewer and fewer hotels and motels that will let you stay with pets. It's becoming a bit of a challenge each year to find places to stop for the night on our yearly trek back east, but places still can be found and our reservations have been made. The "funny" below seemed appropriate for today. The ones that I highlighted (printed in bold) seemed especially appropriate for our struggle to make our reservations for our trip back to Wisconsin. The last one is because...I'm still on a diet. Dessert is very important to me right now.

Thoughts for Everyday

1. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

2. Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.

3. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

4. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

5. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

6. Do the math. Count your blessings.

7. Faith is the ability to not panic.

8. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.

9. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.

10. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day.

11. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

12. The most important things in your home are the people.....and your pets, they're people too, only shorter.

13. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.

14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

16. We do not remember days, but moments. Life is moving too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

17. Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it's just hearsay.

18. It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

19. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle -- it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

20. Life is uncertain; eat dessert first.