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August 2006
Day 31 of the August Happiness Challenge
Thursday, 31 August 2006 12:26 P GMT-06
I'm happy today for at least two reasons (there are a whole lot more, but there a two specific ones that cause me to be happy). 1. Today is the last day of the Happiness Challenge. I've liked doing this for myself and because I was able read what
Category: The Present
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Day 30 of the August Happiness Challenge
Wednesday, 30 August 2006 6:30 P GMT-06
I'm glad that Call Me Grandma took up the August Happiness Challenge. I've enjoyed reading her entries. The one she wrote yesterday was one of the best I've read. Her entry made me happy. I agree with her and maybe that is the basis of why a lot
Category: The Present
Day 29 of the August Happiness Challenge
Tuesday, 29 August 2006 2:47 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because after about a month and a half it rained this morning!!
Category: The Present
Day 28 of the August Happiness Challenge
Monday, 28 August 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
Yesterday and today I've been thinking about my daughter's in-laws, which she calls her anti-in-laws because they are great people. They welcomed her into their family from the beginning and have always been very nice to her. It is nice to know that
Category: The Present
Day 27 of the August Happiness Challenge
Sunday, 27 August 2006 6:12 P GMT-06
Today I made up the beds in our two other bedrooms. I'm getting ready for a visit from our daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters next weekend. I know that I'm starting a bit early, but when I'm excited about something, I can't help it. Our
Category: The Present
Day 26 of the August Happiness Challenge
Saturday, 26 August 2006 8:02 P GMT-06
Before I retired, I spent most Saturdays doing chores about the house. I didn't really spend my Saturdays doing nothing. Oh, sometimes I would do nothing, but there was always the thought of needing to get things done on the weekend. Now that I'm
Category: The Present
Day 25 of the Happiness Challenge
Friday, 25 August 2006 6:12 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because we went to the Pizza Hut buffet for dinner. Now I'm ready to watch one of my favorite TV shows--Monk.
Category: The Present
Day 24 of the August Happiness Challenge
Thursday, 24 August 2006 9:05 A GMT-06
Last night my goal was to walk as soon as I got up today. But when I awoke I still felt tired. I also felt sluggish. I think it is the Fosamax that I have been taking for low bone density. Then I was hungry and ate breakfast. Then I thought that it
Category: The Present
Day 23 of the August Happiness Challenge
Wednesday, 23 August 2006 5:50 P GMT-06
I finished my walk around the neighborhood about the time our next door neighbor was leaving for work. She asked me if I had the day off. I said that I had retired last April. She congratulated me and said she had five more years. I told her that
Category: The Present
Day 22 of the Happiness Challenge
Tuesday, 22 August 2006 8:02 P GMT-06
After running errands during 98-degree weather, one being putting gas in the Jeep, I'm happy that we have air-conditioning.
Category: The Present
Day 21 of the August Happiness Challenge
Monday, 21 August 2006 4:42 P GMT-06
Today for dinner I made a shrimp dish. I change it a bit, but it basically has green onions, garlic, crushed red pepper, basil, can of tomatoes, lemon zest and juice, linguine, Parmesan cheese, and shrimp. It is easy to fix and tastes good. I'm happy
Category: The Present
How We Met
Monday, 21 August 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Here is the best way to tell you about meeting my husband Bill in May 1970. In 1998, our local newspaper had a weekly feature written by readers called “How We Met.” I submitted the following story and it was published! In 1970, when I was teaching
Category: The Past
Day 20 of the August Happiness Challenge
Sunday, 20 August 2006 8:25 P GMT-06
I don't have anything specific that I'm happy about, but I'm happy with life in general. That counts for a lot, don't you think?
Category: The Present
Day 19 of the August Happiness Challenge
Saturday, 19 August 2006 8:51 P GMT-06
I'm happy today thinking about my telephone conversation with my mom last night. It was good talking to her. We didn't talk about anything profound; we just caught up on what is going on in our lives. After I talked to my mom, I tal
Category: The Present
Day 18 of the August Happiness Challenge
Friday, 18 August 2006 6:58 P GMT-06
My husband and I went to Case Ole for dinner. We had a $5 off coupon. We shared a dessert called Cherries Royale with a cherry-filled burrito covered with a rum sauce and topped with vanilla ice cream. I'm happy because we saved
Category: The Present
Being a Twin Has Its Problems
Friday, 18 August 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
I dated several guys during my two years of teaching. One of the guys that I dated I met through my father. He had come to my parents’ house for some reason that I don’t remember. He eventually asked me out. What I'm going to tell you is a case
Category: The Past
Day 17 of the August Happiness Challenge
Thursday, 17 August 2006 7:27 A GMT-06
Like on day 10, I was sitting in my glider on the patio eating an English muffin after walking almost 40 minutes. My mind was wandering. (I also use my walking and sitting time to pray.) I thought it was very nice to have a house, a yard and water to
Category: The Present
Day 16 of the August Happiness Challenge
Wednesday, 16 August 2006 7:21 P GMT-06
Today was ordinary for a fairly recently retired person. As soon as I got up, I went walking, but not before turning on the sprinklers to water the yard. After that I went over to the church to proofread the bulletin for Sunday. (Yes, I showered
Category: The Present
Strange Thoughts While in the Kitchen
Wednesday, 16 August 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
The other day I was putting our plastic salad fork and spoon in the drawer. I didn’t get the fork down in the drawer enough and when I closed the drawer, one of the tines broke off. When I looked at the fork with the tine missing, I
Category: No Point Whatsoever My Thoughts
Day 15 of the August Happiness Challenge
Tuesday, 15 August 2006 6:59 A GMT-06
Today I didn't have to think very much to find something for the happiness challenge. I just read what my daughter wrote about her dad (my husband) in honor of his birthday yesterday. She wrote it for him last year, but it made me cry all
Category: The Present
Day 14 of the August Happiness Challenge
Monday, 14 August 2006 2:32 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because my husband turns 61. That means that he will retire in one year. That means we'll be moving up to be near our kids and grandkids. That means we'll be able to be around them more. That means I'm very hap
Category: The Present
Summer of 1969, Part 2
Monday, 14 August 2006 5:55 A GMT-06
Here are more things that happened during my summer in California: -On July 20, we watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon (on TV). -A church family hosted a barbeque for some of the volunteers. For dessert, they served cake that had
Category: The Past
Day 13 of the August Happiness Challenge
Sunday, 13 August 2006 8:26 P GMT-06
I'm happy because I watched a good movie on TV tonight. It was called The Ron Clark Story with Matthew Perry. The movie is about a small-town teacher who relocated to one of the toughest classrooms in the country. It made me cry, laugh, and smile at
Category: The Present
Day 12 of the August Happiness Challenge
Saturday, 12 August 2006 5:59 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because my husband replaced the ceiling fan in our bedroom after the old one shorted out. During a hot Texas summer, one needs a ceiling fan! I'm double happy because he fixed dinner. He made fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy,
Category: The Present
Summer of 1969, Part 1
Friday, 11 August 2006 6:56 A GMT-06
I spent the summer of 1969 volunteering in California. I worked with the SOLVE Summer Service Project for the Synod of Southern California, Department of Urban and Specialized Ministries under the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Whew! Okay,
Category: The Past