The Eclectic Company: I'm Stll Alive, Though the Well Part is Questionable

* "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, July 28, 2011

I'm Stll Alive, Though the Well Part is Questionable

There's a perfectly good reason why I haven't been in blogland this week. At least WE think it is a perfectly good reason!!

Our grans are here, and they brought their mommy and daddy with them.

Oh what times we've had. We saw cranberry bogs, swam at Lake Wazeecha, played in a riverside park, and petted all the animals at the petting zoo. Well, little Miss Diva did more than pet - she adored holding the painted turtles and looking them right in their beady little eyes.

The turtles were almost as big as she was.

We only have a couple more days of all this fun, and then the grans will return to Indiana and I'll return to blogland.

Oh, and MONDAY will be my first day as a shelver at the local library.

15 comments:

podso said...: I was wondering where you were ---what a great reason to be absent from blogging! Enjoy .

Gitchee Gumee (sp)--we have friends that have worked at a camp by that name somewhere up in that area ... for as long as we have known them (which is many, many years ...); July 28, 2011 at 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...: That's the best reason ever not to blog!! And let us know how the shelving goes...I'm sure there will be stories!!!!; July 28, 2011 at 8:24 PM
42N said...: Have fun. Catch fish!; July 28, 2011 at 9:07 PM
Ann in the UP said...: Even a drop in at blog land is appreciated. You'll have pictures soon I know.; July 28, 2011 at 9:22 PM
nancygrayce said...: When grands are in town, everything must go on hold! Have fun shelving!!!! I know you'll make it fun!; July 28, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Rett said...: Hey Mrs. Broyles! Just thought I'd say I miss you. Hope things are going well. :); July 28, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Keetha Broyles said...: Rett! E-mail me please so I can talk to you! There's an e-mail link on my profile page.; July 28, 2011 at 11:58 PM
Theresa said...: Well, I have been missing you! Enjoy your time with the Grans:) Hugs!; July 29, 2011 at 7:08 AM
Unknown said...: A shelver at the library!!! What fun! As a librarian, I can promise you that you will find stacks and stacks of books that you will want to read while shelving. Then you will discover that all the time in the world will never allow you to read all those. So you will put them back, only to start a new stack the next time you put books away!

Have fun with the grands!; July 29, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Kristin - The Goat said...: Yay! The grans are with you :) That's great news! Enjoy the new job, too!; July 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM
lilmomma said...: I was wondering where you ran off to! I was beginning to wonder if you'd gotten lost on all your adventuring! P.s. good luck with your library job! I've always wanted to work in a library!; July 29, 2011 at 12:07 PM
RuthnJasper said...: WOW!! Sounds like you have had an AMAZING time (even if it was a bit tiring!). My little nephew is coming to visit next week - should be LOTS of fun.

Best wishes for the library job, it sounds great - I bet you'll meet all sorts of nice people.

LOTS of love, Jasper dog xxxx; July 29, 2011 at 2:21 PM
Lynn said...: Hey! You got the job! yea! Glad you are having fun with the grandies!; July 29, 2011 at 6:42 PM
Tonja said...: Sounds as if fun was had by all! Isn't it wonderful to see things from their eyes, and how they change their perceptions from year to year?

Hope you enjoy the shelving!; July 30, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Martin LaBar said...: Cranberry bogs! It's been too long since I've seen one.

Shelver, eh? Sounds good.; July 31, 2011 at 4:25 PM