"Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” Jill Savage

Friday, February 15, 2013

Fun Friday with a little help from my friends.





There are a lot of words in this search - what is the first word you see?

From Angela West Virginia's Treasures.


 






Shirley and Marcy

A mother was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn't want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe.
So she had an idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbor if she would please follow him to school in the mornings, staying at a distance, so he probably wouldn't notice her. She said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she agreed.

The next school day, the neighbor and her little girl set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor girl he knew. She did this for the whole week.

As the two kids walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, Timmy 's little friend noticed the same lady was following them as she seemed to do every day all week. Finally she said to Timmy, 'Have you noticed that lady following us to school all week? Do you know her?'

Timmy nonchalantly replied, 'Yeah, I know who she is.'

The little girl said, 'Well, who is she?'

'That's just Shirley Goodnest, ' Timmy replied, 'and her daughter Marcy.'

'Shirley Goodnest? Who is she and why is she following us?'
'Well,' Timmy explained, 'every night my Mum makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers, 'cuz she worries about me so much. And in the Psalm, it says, ' Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life', so I guess I'll just have to get used to it!'

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

May Shirley Goodnest and Marcy be with you today and always

Thank you Jerry at Asthecrackerheadcrumbles.


Wal Mart Cadillac - Thank you Joyce





A man was dining in a fancy restaurant and there was a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table..He had been checking
her out since he sat down, but lacked the nerve to talk with her.

Suddenly she sneezed, and her glass eye came flying out of its socket towards the man. He reflexively reached out, grabbed it out of the air, and handed it back.

'Oh my, I am so sorry,' the woman said, as she popped her eye back in place. 'Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you.'

They enjoyed a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they went to the theatre followed by drinks... They talked, they laughed, she shared her deepest dreams and he shared his. She listened to him with interest.

After paying for everything, she asked him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for breakfast. They had a wonderful, wonderful time.

The next morning, she cooked a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy was amazed. Everything had been so incredible!

'You know,' he said, 'you are the perfect woman.. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?'

'No,' she replies. . .....


Wait for it ..... ......


It's coming ...... ......


The suspense is killing you, isn't it?


She said .... ......:

'You just happened to catch my eye.'

                                                        Thank you Fran


Thank you Kelly

 


Childbirth at 65

With all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65-year-old friend of mine was able to give birth.
When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, I went to visit.
'May I see the new baby?' I asked
'Not yet,' She said 'I'll make coffee, and we can visit for a while first.'
Thirty minutes had passed, and I asked, 'May I see the new baby now?'
'No, not yet,' She said.
After another few minutes had elapsed,
I asked again, 'May I see the baby now?'
'No, not yet,' replied my friend.
Growing very impatient, I asked, 'Well, when can I see the baby?'
'WHEN HE CRIES!' she told me.
'WHEN HE CRIES?' I demanded.
'Why do I have to wait until he CRIES?'
'BECAUSE I FORGOT WHERE I PUT HIM,O. K.?'

Thank you Debbie at Just Breathe.






HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER - 35!

Daughter, grandson, son at grandson's confirmation last week into the church!!!


Love, chatty

Some thing to think about:

57 comments:

Gail Dixon said...

Cute jokes; made me smile and lol. The first word in the word search I spotted was KNOWLEDGE. What do I win? Just kidding. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Oh, and congrats on the confirmation. :)

Liz Mays said...

The first word I saw was Family.

That eye story made me laugh!

MadSnapper said...

great family pics to save priceless moments for sometime in the future. i rather be the tooth brush LOL

Elizabeth Edwards said...

word search - i saw "LOVE" - i wonder what it means?

i dislike squirrels - i really do.

great ones this week. have a great weekend. big big hugs. ( :

Jeanie said...

I saw KNOWLEDGE first.
Congrats to your grandson.
I love the story about childbirth at 65.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

Happy birthday to your daughter! And that squirrel seriously looks like he's pleading :)

Betty Manousos said...

happy, happy birthday to your precious daughter!!



i really liked that squirrel.
it made me smile.

...for now i'm gonna crawl back in bed.
argh..

Shelly said...

Great stuff, as always! Loved Shirley Goodnest...

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Cheri said...

First word: knowledge

OMGoodness, these were so funny this week. Love it.

betty said...

So true for thank you Lord for not giving up on us!!

Happy Birthday to Kelly! I love the picture of her, your son and GS together at GS' confirmation!!

LOL with the older mom forgetting where the baby was (I can see me doing that :)

betty

Connie said...

Very cute stories today! Happy Friday to you. :)

Nice picture of your daughter and family. Hope she has a happy birthday.

Linda @ A La Carte said...

Catch my eye, that's a good one! Happy Birthday to Kelly! We are so young Sandie how can we have children in their 30's??? hugs, Linda

Ginny Hartzler said...

Without looking too long, I found knowledge and family in the word search! Awesome confirmation pictures! I always said we do not have babies after 50 because we would put them down and forget where we left them!

jack69 said...

Good read. I am glad Shirley Goodness & Marcy takes care of folk..
Love the confirmation .
Late start today. Love from down here.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

And yet ANOTHER good reason for me not to be having babies at this time in my life! heeheehee! We are loving your Friday funnies! And happy birthday to your sweet daughter!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I saw Family first...and then LOVE!

Grandma Bonnie said...

First word i saw was love! I hope you have a great weekend.

Nancy said...

You always make me smile.....

Love the story of the kids walking to school......and my word in the words search is family.....

Have a great weekend...

Kathy ... aka Nana said...

Another Friday off to a good start thanks to your jokes. The first word I saw in the word search was LOVE. ;-) Happy birthday to your daughter! And congratulations to your grandson for his confirmation!

Debby@Just Breathe said...

I saw knowledge and love. Shirley Goodnest and Marcy....LOL! Love the toothbrush and TP. Have a great weekend Sandie. xoxoxo

Felicity Grace Terry said...

Such a great collection, thanks for sharing them. A happy birthday to your daughter, the first word I saw was Courage.

Dar said...

Shirley Goodness and Marcey are wonderful aren't they? I LOVED that story. The first word I spotted was LOVE. BlessYaKid

Dar said...

You have a beautiful family. Love the look of pride on your grandson's face.
Blessings

MunirGhiasuddin said...

It was hard for me to convince my son that he needed me to walk with him to the bus stop in first grade. KG was not too bad as the bus came to our house. I like the eye story too. I also like the toilet roll lesson. Thanks for sharing:)
Your daughter looks a lot younger for her age.

TexWisGirl said...

some cute jokes. i saw 'family' first.

Sr. Ann Marie said...

Love those stories--especially the Shirley Goodnest ones. I'll have to try to remember them to share at home!

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...

I saw the word LOVE first. Don't know how I missed family as most of the others saw that first. Happy birthday to your daughter. Hope you all have a fun time celebrating with her. Happy Friday!

barbara l. hale said...

Forgot where I put him.... ha, ha, ha, ha... I love that squirrel, too. They are about that cheeky.

Marie said...

I saw the word Love. Happy birthday to your daughter!
Great post! Hubby and I will be looking at it again later. :)
Hugs to you from me!

Unknown said...

Thank you for another very honorable mention!

Sandy said...

Great post! Funny jokes, Adorable family pictures, and the first word I saw was "Family". How cool is that? I wish your lovely daughter a belated Happy Birthday!

Beth said...

The first word I saw was love and I loved this post.

The Boston Lady said...

Happy Birthday to your daughter! She got an early present with her son's confirmation, didn't she? I love the story about the little boy walking to school - I hope Shirley Goodnest and Marcy follow me around like that. Ann

andy said...

Happy birthday to your daughter !!! Happy weekend to you !

Southhamsdarling said...

I saw the word love first. These were so funny today. My favourites were the one about catching her eye, the one about the little boy and the one about forgotten baby!

nancygrayce said...

As always you get a laugh out of me and that's not easy today. I love Shirley Goodnest and Marcy, but the 65 year old mama cracked me uo!

Kelly said...

I love your last quote on your blog.

Susan said...

hahahahaha Good post, Sandie. First word I saw was LOVE....very appropriate for Valentine's week, right?

The catch my eye joke was funny.

Well, all of them were, actually. Susan

Lynn said...

I LOVE the squirrel! I've spent many hours enjoying their antics at the bird feeders-Happy Weekend:@)

LL Cool Joe said...

The first word I saw was Love and the second was Family.That says it all to me.

Happy Friday to you!!

Angela said...

The toothbrush vs toilet paper was hilarious! Happy Birthday to your daughter and Congratulations to Andy!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Angela

Jackie said...

The 23rd Psalm has sweet meaning...and now, it's even sweeter! Thank you for sharing that.
I love the photo of your family at your Grandson's confirmation. Beautiful time for all...
Love,
Jackie

Paula said...

The first word I saw was LOVE and the second was knowledge. Happy birthday to your daughter. Hope she had a lovey day.

Dolores said...

I spotted love first....

The little squirrel is so cute. I know they're a nuisance, but I still love to watch their silly antics.

We both have grandsons going through confirmation..... a special time for all!

Dee said...

Congratulations to your grandson confirmation...a special time for him. And happy Birthday to your daughter. Odd how the kids grow older and we don't :)I got a big chuckle over the tooth brush and toilet paper joke. I also got a chuckle over the old woman losing the baby...I am sure that could have happened to me LOL

Mevely317 said...

Another great share ... thank you, Sandie! (I especially loved the Wal-Mart Cadillac!)

I hope your Kelly thoroughly enjoyed her HAPPY birthday! Great pix!

Catherine said...

Haha ~ love that squirrel!
Have a happy weekend my friend!
xo Catherine

Annesphamily said...

Oh Sandie! I noticed the word love right off the bat on the first post! But these really touched my heart and made me smile! Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs and Love Anne

Marie said...

I'm back...hubby and I just looked at this post together and laughed together! I forgot to tell you that I LOVE that squirrel!!!
Hugs,
Marie

Tweedles -- that's me said...

thank you for the smiles!
love
tweedles

Jim said...

Nice Friday post, Sandie. I can identify with a lot of it.

We had a Walmart Cadillac, a Walmart Mercedes, a Walmart BMW, and several other Walmart cars. Most of them had duct tape to keep the rain out and the wind from blowing in.

Oh yes, I saw "LOVE" first.
..

Granny Annie said...

Liked this:)

Ann said...

that squirrel is so cute. The first word I saw was courage.
Happy Birthday to your daughter

Lynn said...

A rite of passage - confirmation into the church. And love the Shirley Goodnest and Marcy story. :)

Unknown said...

The first word I saw was LOVE.
The eye story was hilarious, very good.
Happy Birthday to your Daughter, and hope you all will have a great weekend! Hugs x

jp@A Green Ridge said...

LOVE, KIDS, FAMILY, KNOWLEDGE....hmmm...me!...:)JP