The Eclectic Company: Because It Is -

* "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon!"

* "Those who throw dirt only lose ground."

* "I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger."

* "The road to success is always under construction."

* "I fish, therefore I lie."

* "Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X, she's not coming back and I know Y."

* "Teamwork means never having to take all the blame."

* "I barely survived yesterday and now it's already today!"

* "Do you call Santa's helpers subordinate clauses?"

* "So, how many days DID it take to build Rome?"

* "Cancel my subscription, I'm tired of your issues."

* "Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."

* "Don't sweat petty things . . . or pet sweaty things"

* "Two wrongs are only the beginning"

* "Worrying works. 90% of the things I worry about never happen."

* "I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart."

* "When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone decide to play chess?"

* "Legend: A lie that has the dignity of age."

* "A diamond is forever: The payments are longer."

* "When in doubt, mumble: When in trouble, delegate: When in charge, ponder."

* "I don't have an attitude; I have a personality you can't handle."

* "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"

* "It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot."

* "An eye for an eye leaves the world blind."

* "Sports do not build character, they reveal it!"

* "Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture"

* "I'm in shape - round IS a shape."

* "Money talks, but all mine says is "good-bye."

* "If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?"

* "Love is blind but marriage is a real eye-opener!"

* "A dog has an owner. A cat has a staff"

* "I'd like to have more self-esteem, but I don't deserve it!"

* "Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is."

* "Nothing is fool proof to a talented fool."

* "Bacteria - the back door of a cafeteria."

* "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be."

* "Stressed spelled backwards is desserts."

* "As I said before, I never repeat myself."

* "Corduroy pillows: they're making headlines!"

* "Young at heart, slightly older in other places."

* "(I'm) proof that evolution can go in reverse"

* "My reality check bounced"

* "If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?"

* "I hate people who steal my ideas before I think of them."

* "I was uncool before uncool was cool."

* "Middle age: When your age starts to show around your middle"

* "Do not disturb, I'm already disturbed."

* "If an open door is ajar, is an open jar adoor?"

* "March Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change."

* "Telepath Wanted: You know where to apply!"

* "The information went data way"

* "I'm bilingual - I speak English and SMACK!"

* "Mental floss prevents moral decay."

* "Why use a big word when a diminutive one will do?"

* "Why is abbreviation such a long word?"

* "I can see clearly now, the brain is gone."

* "Every morning is the dawn of a new error"

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Quotes of Note

You're born a male but you have to CHOOSE to be a man" - Herm Edwards

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that" - Unknown

"They err who think Santa Clause comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart." - Mrs. Paul M. Ell

"Thankfully, our true roots are in heritage and not things. I just need to keep reminding myself that things are only reminders of heritage." - Keetha Broyles, June 21, 2010

"Tears lubricate the soul." - from "Finding Buck McHenry"

"Somehow you must come to understand that God is love, that love is the proof of God, and forgiveness is the proof of love." - The Priest in "Levi's Will" by W. Dale Cramer

"The truth about a man is in what he does, not what he says." - W. Dale Cramer in "Levi's Will"

"Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - G. K. Chesterton

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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Because It Is - - -

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Doing so much of this outside:

(graphic from wleotv.wordpress.com)

We are closing up school and going:

(graphic from ochealthinfo.com)

An hour and forty minutes early.

(graphic from advocacyinc.org)

I'm telling you - - - it is really coming down out there.

I just have one question - - - Mr. Secretary of Education for the State of Indiana: may we still count this as a day of school???? Please????

We HATE make-up days.

(For all nonHoosier blog readers - - - we have a new Secretary of Education who has done away with half days. He says, "Read my lips, a full day of school is a full day of school." BUT, he does allow a 2 hour delay. Isn't this the same thing????? I mean, really! Later addendum: YIPEE!! the state said it would count as a full day!)

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12 comments:

One Gal's Trash said...: Hi!
Happy snow day and thanks for stopping by.
xo
Pam; January 7, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Debby@Just Breathe said...: Drive safe! Maybe tomorrow you can sleep in....; January 7, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Denise Marie said...: yea, I bet no one's head is in it when you make up snow days. lol

Girl, can you imagine the fun that family has getting those trees out and setting up the wheel lights? What a magic in the air.

Blustery and really cold here in Texas but nothing like what you deal with.

Warm thoughts.; January 7, 2010 at 11:48 AM
Patti @ Pandoras Box said...: wow...8-10:30 is considered 1/2 day in NY for some...and it comes with a full day of state aid, too!!

Happy Snow (1/2) Day...we've been driving in crap all week. It hasn't stopped snowing in 8 days and we have over 30"

Aren't new Sup't.s fun?; January 7, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Vivienne @ the V Spot said...: Oh man. Keep safe and warm out there in Indiana! Yipes.
(I feel like a big baby, with a fire in the fireplace because it has dropped to 72....); January 7, 2010 at 1:13 PM
Kristin - The Goat said...: When I was a kid we never had half days LOL we had to walk 10 miles to school and stand in 5 foot high snow drifts for a bus that rarely ever came.

OK, so I'm being dramatic. Enjoy your nearly full day of school and I hope that you enjoy looking at that snow falling down while wrapped in your snuggie at home. :); January 7, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Anonymous said...: yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lucky you!; January 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM
Pat Harris said...: Would you believe they called off school because of a snow predicion. We had no snow on the ground at the time. Now tonight we might have an inch, but I doubt it. lol. Thanks for stopping by junkblossoms. Drop in again soon!; January 7, 2010 at 7:33 PM
Toevs said...: we left early today too. and they've already called a delay for tomorrow.; January 7, 2010 at 8:21 PM
Brenda said...: Aw, snow days, they were the best!
I homeschool Grace so she doesn't really get all the snow days the public schools may get. She does get to have snow ice cream every time there's a fresh snow tho'...does that count?!; January 7, 2010 at 10:49 PM
Ann in the UP said...: Here's a little ironic note. Here in the UP (on the southern border, near Wisconsin) we have had no new snow in many days. In fact someone remarked yesterday we could use a little to freshen up the dirty looking stuff.

Please know that I'm not complaining, but we surely have sympathy for those whose lives are disrupted; and we understand the joy of snow days too! Though we don't get many. Now they are more likely to call wind chill days, because it's so cold waiting for the bus.; January 8, 2010 at 9:25 AM
The Hollands said...: yay...I was hoping it would count for a full day. Had a "lengthy" conversation with my TEENAGE daughter that it would...she still wasn't convinced I knew what I was talking about...imagine that!; January 9, 2010 at 4:52 PM