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I received the following in an email - actually, I've read it before, perhaps on this board. I thought it was so precious that it was worth sharing with you again, but there wasn't a forum, per se, to do so, since this was not a "joke" for the the "Jokes for the Ladies" thread (do we still have that one, Laura?), but more a cute, heart warming article.

Then I thought it would be nice to have a thread where all of us could post little items that warmed our hearts - from the news, quotations from books we're reading or anecdotes from our real lives. Please feel free to add your own.

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouths of babes.


What does 'Love' mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:




'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.

So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8



'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4



'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5




'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissie - age 6


'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4


'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7


'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that.. They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8


'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)


'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)


'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7


'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6


'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8


'My mommy loves me more than anybody

You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6


'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford..'
Chris - age 7


'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day'
Mary Ann - age 4


'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4


'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
Karen - age 7


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6


'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8


And the final one Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'


When there is nothing left, that is when you find out that love is all you need.

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received the following in an email - actually, I've read it before, perhaps on this board. I thought it was so precious that it was worth sharing with you again, but there wasn't a forum, per se, to do so, since this was not a "joke" for the the "Jokes for the Ladies" thread (do we still have that one, Laura?),

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I was looking for that thread yesterday as I had a "joke" to put on it. I think it might have dropped off!

Still this one certainly warmed my heart. Thanks Pat!


Dogs have owners, Cats have staff!

You're welcome, Laura! Here's another sweet tale, or should I say "tail".

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.


An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out..

The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.

Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.'

The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3. He's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?'

Awe sweet.

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Children Are Quick
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TEACHER: Why are you late?
STUDENT: Class started before I got here.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
(I Love this child)
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. '
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie.. Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree,
but also admitted it.
Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand..
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TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's..
Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.

(I want to adopt this kid!!!)
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people
are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
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So funny, Laura!


What Glasgow says today, the rest of the world tries to pronounce tomorrow

I know. I thought here was the best place to put it as our "Jokes" thread has dropped off.

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Subject: Fwd: Holy Humor

HOLY HUMOR
During these serious and troubled times, people of all faiths should remember these four great religious truths:
1. Muslims do not recognize Jews as God's Chosen People.
2. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
3. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian world.
4. Baptists do not recognize each other at the liquor store.

GOOD SAMARITAN
A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan.
She asked the class, "If you saw a person lying on the roadside, all wounded and
bleeding, what would you do?"
A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, "I think I'd throw up."

DID NOAH FISH?
A Sunday school teacher asked, "Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the Ark ?"
"No," replied Johnny. "How could he, with just two worms."

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most
quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter.
Little Rick was excited about the task - but he just couldn't remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line.
On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous. When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly, "The Lord is my Shepherd, and that's all I need to know."

UNANSWERED PRAYER
The preacher's 5 year-old daughter noticed that her father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day, she asked him why.
"Well, Honey," he began, proud that his daughter was so observant of his messages. "I'm asking the Lord to help me preach a good sermon."
"How come He doesn't answer it?" she asked.

BEING THANKFUL
A Rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy, "So your mother says your prayers for you each night? That's very commendable. What does she say?"
The little boy replied, "Thank God he's in bed!"

ALL MEN / ALL GIRLS
When my daughter, Kelli, said her bedtime prayers, she would bless every family member, every friend, and every animal (current and past). For several weeks, after we had finished the nightly prayer, Kelli would say, "And all girls."
This soon became part of her nightly routine, to include this closing. My curiosity got the best of me and I asked her, "Kelli, why do you always add the part about all girls?"
Her response, "Because everybody always finishes their prayers by saying 'All Men'!"

SAY A PRAYER
Little Johnny and his family were having Sunday dinner at his Grandmother's house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When Little Johnny received his plate, he started eating right away.
"Johnny! Please wait until we say our prayer," said his mother.
"I don't need to," the boy replied.
"Of course, you do," his mother insisted. "We always say a prayer before eating at our house."
"That's at our house," Johnny explained. "But this is Grandma's house and she knows how to cook."






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These were adorable, Laura!

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How To Decide Whom To Marry Just got this in my email today. Loved the cute photo that came with it.(Edit - trouble with link will try again)


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1.-You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
Alan, age 10

-No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
Kristen, age 10



2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
Camille, age 10

3. HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
Derrick, age 8

4. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
Lori, age 8

5. WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
-Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
Lynnette, age 8


-On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
Martin, age 10

6. WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
-When they're rich.
Pam, age 7

-The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
- - Curt, age 7

-The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
- - Howard, age 8

7. IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
Anita, age 9

8. HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
Kelvin, age 8

And the Favorite is

9. HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck.


Ricky, age 10

I love those alfa!

Dogs have owners, Cats have staff!

There's nothing as contagious as a baby's laughterand a cute kitty!

http://screen.yahoo.com/cat-snack-makes-baby-laugh-30288555.html

That was really cute Pat. That cat looks a bit like my Ollie.

Dogs have owners, Cats have staff!

How cute is that? It's interesting, the unexpected things that make a baby smile! Thanks for sharing, Pat.

Things to know

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife
with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'



Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented.
It was ruled 'Gentlemen OnlyLadies Forbidden'.. .
and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.



The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone




Coca-Cola was originally green.




It is impossible to lick your elbow.




The cost of raising a medium-size dog
to the age of eleven:
10,120.00



The first novel ever written on a typewriter,
Tom Sawyer.



Each king in a deck of playing cards represents
a great king from history:

Spades - King David

Hearts - Charlemagne

Clubs -Alexander, the Great

Diamonds - Julius Caesar



If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes




Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?

A. One thousand



Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?

A. All were invented by women.



Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey



In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.
Hence the phrase'Goodnight , sleep tight'



It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding,
the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink.
Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month,
which we know today as the honeymoon.




In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts.
So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.
It's where we get the phrase: 'mind your P's and Q's'



Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups.
When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.
'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.




At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!





YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2012 when


1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.


2. You haven't playedsolitaire with real cards in years.


3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and youturn around to go and get it

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no 9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a 9 on this list




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Well, I nevah.

I LIKE these, Laura! I particularly get a chuckle out of this one:

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?

A. All were invented by women.

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Aha! Going to store that little gem away for future use.

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It was bound to happen.

The Pope's Resignation Breakfast:

http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o624/alfagetti/PopesResignationBkf st_zps6de37455.jpg

That is hilarious, Alfa!

What do you mean find yourself a man? I've got Thornton, Darcy, Knightley, Wentworth

: Fw: PARAPROSDOKIANS

Paraprosdokians (Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous.

1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit.. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
9. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
10. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, Notify:' A 'DOCTOR'.
11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
13. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure..
14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
15. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
16. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
17. I'm supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

Laura, these are so FUNNY!

I'd heard the bald head and beer gut one before - so glad you reminded me of it.

May I use one of these as a new sig in the future?




Who knows where the time goes?

Thank you Laura, made my day. I love this type of humour but I haven't heard of the word PARAPROSDOKIANS before. Who on earth dreams them up? Some sound like a combination of Oscar Wilde and Groucho Marx.

Time to get this thread back up and running



HOW DO COURT REPORTERS KEEP STRAIGHT FACES?


These are from a book called Disorder in the Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.



ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?

WITNESS: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'

ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?

WITNESS: My name is Susan!

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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

____________________________________________

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?

WITNESS: No, I just lie there.

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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?

WITNESS: July 18th.

ATTORNEY: What year?

WITNESS: Every year.

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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?

WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.

ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?

WITNESS: Forty-five years.

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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?

WITNESS: I forget..

ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?

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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?

WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?

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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

WITNESS: He's 20, much like your IQ.

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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?

WITNESS: Are you kidding me?

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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?

WITNESS: Getting laid

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ATTORNEY: She had three children , right?

WITNESS: Yes.

ATTORNEY: How many were boys?

WITNESS: None.

ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?

WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?

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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?

WITNESS: By death..

ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?

WITNESS: Take a guess.

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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?

WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard

ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?

WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.

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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?

WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

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ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?

WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.

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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?

WITNESS: Oral

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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?

WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM

ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?

WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.

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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?

WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?



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And last:



ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?

WITNESS: No..

ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?

WITNESS: No.

ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?

WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?

WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

Those were hilarious Alfa!

I needed that, Alfa!!

OH my Gosh!! These are hilarious!!!

Love this thread!

The birthday one I remember from Hot Fuzz!

Just received this from my sister-in-law and I thought of y'all!


An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots,
each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her
neck.

One of the
pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always
delivered a full portion of water.

At the end of the long walks
from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half
full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman
bringing home only one and a half pots of water.

Of course, the
perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of
its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what
it had been made to do..


After two years of what it
perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the
stream.

'I am ashamed of myself, because this
crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your
house.'

The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that
there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's
side?'




'That's
because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds
on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water
them.'



For two years I have been able to pick
these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.


Without you being just the way you
are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.'


Each of us has our own unique flaw. But
it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so
very interesting and rewarding..




You've just
got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in
them.


SO, to all of my cracked pot friends, have
a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the
path!


And send this to any or all of your Cracked
Pot friends within 5 minutes and
see what happens!

Don't forget
the Cracked Pot that sent it to you!!

Awe! That's really beautiful Pat. I must pass it on to a few "cracked pot" friends of mine.

I think that is Pat's way of saying "she likes us, she really likes us!"

That was lovely, Pat, even though you think we're a little 'different'..

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Without you being just the way you
are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.'


Each of us has our own unique flaw. But
it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so
very interesting and rewarding..




You've just
got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in
them.

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AwwwI'm on the verge of tears. Good tears.
Thanks for that Pat.

We haven't had a smile since September 2nd???

Letsa do something about that right now






The Italian Man Of The House

Cesare had just finished reading a new book entitled,
"You Can Be The Man of Your House".

He stormed to Sena in the kitchen and announced,


"From now on, you need to know that I am THE MAN of this house


and my word is Law.

You'll prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished
eating my meal, you'll serve me a sumptuous dessert.

After dinner, we're going upstairs

And we'll have the kind of sex that I want.

Afterwards, you're going to draw me a bath so I can relax.

You'll wash my back and towel me dry and bring me my robe.


Then, you'll massage my feet and hands.


Then tomorrow, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"

His Sicilian wife Sena replied,
"The funeral director would be my first guess".

Hysterical!!!!

My parents had a plaque at our summer cabin that depicted a skinny man with glasses, an apron hitched up high under his arm pits, holding a broom and saying, "I'm the boss of this house, and I have my wife's permission to say so!"

Too funny!

Men! What do they knowLol

I just received this email and thought it was too beautiful not to share:


As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world, too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it, if I choose to read, or play, on the computer, until 4 AM, or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50, 60 &70 's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love, I will.

I will walk the beach, in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves, with abandon, if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And, I eventually remember the important things.

Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But, broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).

MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!

Laura, that is absolutely beautiful! The girls are going to love it. I can safely predict that Lois (even though she's still a spring chicken) is going to get mighty teary eyed, you know? ) But it's a good teary eyed.

Thanks for sharing this keeper.

Awww..that's beautiful!! *sniff*

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I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be.

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You know me by now Alfa!

AWWW

I particularly love this bit:

Sure, over the years, my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break, when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But, broken hearts are what give us strength, and understanding, and compassion. A heart never broken, is pristine, and sterile, and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

That was great, Laura. Thank you.

Thank you, Laura! What a encouragement to us as we transition from stage to stagethe best is yet to come if we adopt the author's outlook!

And that was a pretty nice friend that sent that to you, Laura.

Just received this email.

EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 - Not that I'm quite there yet!


1.Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

2.With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and
hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax.

3.Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of
weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags.

4.Then try 50-lb potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb
potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)

5.After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.

I was wondering what the catch would be.

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EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 - Not that I'm quite there yet!

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Oh, Laura, you're still a spring chicken!!