well, i have been an absent.
halloween has passed. we were simon and garfunkel, eli was scooby doo and ida was a hot pink metallic super girl. they had fun trick or treating. we went to an adult halloween party and everybody's costumes were primo. funny thing, everyone thought cj was gallagher. i guess he scored and did double duty on the halloween costume. he should have had a watermelon and sledge hammer under one arm and his guitar under the other.
life is stressful. the other day, sitting in the bathroom.... i found a goofy looking book stashed under the sink. a frazzled lady with storm clouds above her head, a broken umbrella, groceries falling out of a ripped bag standing in a puddle was on the cover. i'm not going to tell you the title {it was that cheesy} but the subtitle was "Strategies for Simplifying Life". the book was an easy read, written in point form. i feel bad about ignoring the blog over the last month or so. just not sure what to say or how to inspire. so, here you go, i am going to include snippets from the book everyday. it's good info, good to think about, good to implement, good to share. enjoy.
**quit complaining.
little causes people {and their intimates} more stress than indiscriminate complaining about life and its loads. yes, it's all right, though not particularly productive, to complain once in a while about something. in fact, at the one end of the complaint continuum resides the "once-in-a-very-long-time" complaint about a truly annoying problem. at the other end resides the perpetual "sick-and-tired-of-everything-most-of-the-time" complaint establishing that everything is always awful. we all can afford to move further toward the judicious but just occasional complaint -- aiming to make complaining a luxury rather than a lifestyle.
p.s. don't you just love eli's class picture? i got it back the other day. i laugh every time i look at it. what is going on there? just look at that cast of characters. it's still killing me. eli is looking very napoleon dynamite-esque. throw a pair of glasses on that kid...
4 comments:
The girl lovingly gazing at him is what's killing me. This picture is priceless. You should send it in to Ellen.
I have tears a-flowing from laughing at your costumes, the BEST. AND obviously that girls' got a thang for Eli... p.s. what's that kid right underneath of that girl thinking, he looks like he's real pleased in whatever it is.
Wow....you better submit that photo to awkwardfamilyphotos.com
oh my goodness...thanks for putting that picture up! gave me an awesome laugh to start my day! for sure send it in to Ellen!!!
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