Lets Jump Together

Live now.
Life has an expiration date.

- author unknown

I don’t know who wrote this quote. I researched it online and still couldn’t come up with an author.
It came as part of an email I received a couple of weeks ago.
It was short and to the point, and I thought it deserved to be shared.
If anyone knows [...]

Happiness is not something ready made.  It comes from your own actions.
-by the Dalai Lama

As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.
-by Helen Keller

My boys spend a lot of time working on projects - whether it be cars, house repairs, or building things from scratch.
They are very resourceful and use what tools and materials they have available - and that helps us save our pennies.
Over the years my husband has amassed quite a collection of tools.
In addition to [...]

We have all heard about cow manure and how much methane gas it produces.
Until now there has been no way to capture this gas and use it - it was wasted into the atmosphere - contributing to the greenhouse effect on the planet.
Listening to NPR, as I enjoy doing, they were talking with a dairy [...]

Although she was very excited about the new job, it took all of a millisecond for my daughter to realize she didn’t have the required clothes that were needed for her position.
She turned to me in despair, and when I mentioned I had some tops and pants from my office days still hanging in [...]

This poem is on a plaque that was given to my husband many years ago. It has always meant a great deal to him.

IF
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their [...]