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August 2007
August Happiness Challenge - Day 30
Thursday, 30 August 2007 5:52 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because the movers came. Last month when we found out the cost of the move, we decided to move more things ourselves. After that, every time we came to the new house for Bill to mow the grass, we loaded up the van. Today after the
Category: August Happiness Challenge
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500th Entry (August Happiness Challenge - Day 29)
Wednesday, 29 August 2007 10:31 A GMT-06
I can't believe it! At first I didn't even think about it or think that far into the future. When I started my blog, I wanted to share my past with my grandchildren and children. I've told them and you about my past up to the time of my daughter's
Category: My Thoughts August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 28
Tuesday, 28 August 2007 8:01 P GMT-06
Today there was a luncheon at a local restaurant to celebrate my husband's retirement. A lot of people came, including four long-time friends. I'm happy that so many people came to honor him and to say good bye.
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 27
Monday, 27 August 2007 7:18 P GMT-06
It is a minor thing, but I'm happy that I was able to have a good, long nap this afternoon after having several nights of not sleeping well. Usually when I sleep during the day, I only sleep about 10 minutes. * * * Pain is inevitable. Suffering is
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August Happiness Challenge - Days 25 and 26
Sunday, 26 August 2007 5:48 P GMT-06
I'm happy because I've spent yesterday and today with my children and grandchildren. Yesterday we spent the day with our daughter and family. They went with us to shop for a stand for the new TV in the living room. Then we went to lunch at one of our
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 24
Friday, 24 August 2007 6:40 P GMT-06
Our house is almost empty. Today I packed up most of the things in the kitchen cabinets and pantry. The counters are bare. All the closets are empty except ours. They have very little clothes and shoes in them.& There is nothing on the walls except
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 23
Thursday, 23 August 2007 2:18 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because I had a nice chuckle this morning. When running an errand, I passed a van that had the name and address of a business painted on the back. I thought it said, "300 Millers Crossing Smithville." What a strange name! Then I
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Days 21 and 22
Wednesday, 22 August 2007 5:50 P GMT-06
I couldn't think of anything particular yesterday, except maybe the anticipation of today. I went to lunch one last time with the ladies that I used to work with. They are a fun bunch. We laugh a lot. We spent time catching up, too. When I retired,
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August Happiness Challenge - Day 20
Tuesday, 21 August 2007 7:11 A GMT-06
I'm happy because I have time to explore. Because we are moving, I've been driving to different places around town to see them one last time. I was talking to friends, and one had been trying to find a particular store. Someone had told her it was on
Category: August Happiness Challenge
Update On Our Move to be Near Family
Sunday, 19 August 2007 5:33 P GMT-06
It has been a while since I've given you an update on our move north. Things are going very well. Everything is on schedule, except for the sale of our house in the south. We've had eight people look at the house. One couple liked the house very
Category: The Present
August Happiness Challenge - Day 19
Sunday, 19 August 2007 3:43 P GMT-06
Today I am sad, but happy. For the last time, we went to our church where we've lived for 17 years. It was sad saying good bye to our church family, but I'm happy that they have all been a part of my life.
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 18
Saturday, 18 August 2007 4:42 P GMT-06
I'm happy today to just be doing nothing. My husband and I are at home "vegging out," like in the movie, Pretty Woman. Oh, Bill went to get our vehicles washed, and I did the laundry. Doing nothing is nice after several months of having to do
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 17
Saturday, 18 August 2007 4:28 P GMT-06
Okay, I'm a day late again. I just couldn't think of anything in particular that made me happy. I guess life in general is happy. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I wrote about two things that made me happy. I guess I could carry those over to the 17th.
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 16
Friday, 17 August 2007 6:39 A GMT-06
I'm happy today because it rained. After all our hot, dry weather, it was a nice change. Plus we didn't have to water the yard.
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August Happiness Challenge - Day 15
Wednesday, 15 August 2007 6:53 P GMT-06
This is another day with two things that make me happy: Someone came to look at the house today. No one has wanted to buy the house yet. But this may be the one. If not, that's okay too. I went to visit the ladies in the office where I used to work.
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 14
Wednesday, 15 August 2007 6:57 A GMT-06
I'm happy about two things on August 14th. It is was my husband's 62nd birthday. He'll be drawing Social Security pretty soon. More money for me to spend! Ha, ha, ha! Also, when my husband's oldest sister called to wish him happy birthday, I talked
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August Happiness Challenge - Day 13
Monday, 13 August 2007 7:16 P GMT-06
Texas is very hot in the middle of August. Even the wind is hot. So I am happy to have air-conditioning. * * * Inflation means that your money won't buy as much today as it did when you didn't have any.
Category: August Happiness Challenge
You Decide
Monday, 13 August 2007 4:50 P GMT-06
Today when my husband and I were out and about, I saw three people wearing t-shirts with messages on them. At a restaurant I saw a slender, twenty-something woman wearing tight-filling jeans. Her t-shirt showed more than her midriff; you could see
Category: No Point Whatsoever
August Happiness Challenge - Day 12
Sunday, 12 August 2007 9:31 P GMT-06
I'm happy to have a daughter who helps me out when I forget something. * * * What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die? ...............Nothing
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August Happiness Challenge - Day 11
Saturday, 11 August 2007 7:43 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because my daughter and her family came over for dinner. This morning I put chili in the crock pot. This evening when they came over, they bought hot dogs. It was an easy and informal meal. We had ice cream for dessert. I'm thankful
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 10
Friday, 10 August 2007 7:13 A GMT-06
I'm happy today because my husband and I tried out a new restaurant and liked it. In the new town, there are lots of places to eat. Then there's restaurants in the surrounding cities and towns. We have lots of places to try. In the end, we'll
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 9
Thursday, 9 August 2007 6:59 P GMT-06
This post may not appeal to the guys out there, but here goes. I had my annual mammogram today. In the rest room was a sign that said, "Why Compression...it reduces the amount of radiation absorb by the breast, separates overlapping tissue that may
Category: August Happiness Challenge
August Happiness Challenge - Day 8
Wednesday, 8 August 2007 7:13 P GMT-06
Things have been slow since we put our house on the market. Even the guy with the moving company that is going to move us up to our new house said business has been down 20 percent in the last several months. In my opinion, the reasons for the
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August Happiness Challenge - Day 7
Tuesday, 7 August 2007 4:40 P GMT-06
I'm happy today because I was able to go out to lunch with friends from church. Because of our prepartion to move, I haven't been able to join them every week. After lunch, we played a type of dominoes called chicken scratch. I always enjoy it. It
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August Happiness Challenge - Day 6
Tuesday, 7 August 2007 6:54 A GMT-06
I'm happy because I accomplished everything that I wanted to do. As you know, we are trying to sell our house, and we have to keep it clean and neat. I vacuumed and dusted the entire house--upstairs and downstairs. Of course, it is easy to do with an
Category: August Happiness Challenge